TEST – 2
1. It is a book rich in ideas and thought, a book
that_____and tries to answer basic questions and
demands the most active reading one is capable of.
A) raises
B) attains
C) casts
D) alludes
E) accomplishes
2. Before the conference begins, it would be
advisable t
o remind him that he is not on any account
to_____the subject of unemployment insurance.
A) look though
B) bring up
C) take back
D) break out
E) make out
3. The 1990s have seen a general_____in aid to poor
countries, largely due to fiscal pressures in many
rich countries.
A) consumption
B) decline
C) contingency
D) conviction
E) expenditure
4. The complete business of having meals at
fixed_____is nothing but a social convention and, in
contemporary life, a matter of convenience.
A) approaches
B) substances
C) intervals
D) requirements
E) proportions
5 Space research is mainly a branch of pure science,
notwithstanding any applications which_____from it.
A) enforce
B) insure
C) reduce
D) restore
E) stem
6 The present social security system is____popular,
partly since it is universal partly because
retirement benefits are related to contributions, so
most people think the system is just.
A) extremely
B) likely
C) eventually
D) indispensably
E) favorably
7. The survival of those three passengers after the
plane crash was a(n) ....... for everybody.
A) miracle
B) spectacle
C) demonstration
D) sensation
E) illustration
8. Although it is .......... I would like to go on
holiday and leave my dog.
A) remarkable
B) sufficient
C) balanced
D) inconvenient
E) restricted
9. After meeting Mr. Teski at a lecture, he gained a
new ........... in life.
A) share
B) ratio
C) rank
D) interest
E) rate
10. Never forget that there are such important
accidents when such ....... measures are ignored.
A) confuse
B) partial
C) intent
D) pleasant
E) trivial
11. The photocopier in our office needs a complete
.......... These copies are terrible.
A) continuance
B) extension
C) provision
D) maintenance
E) requirement
12 Have you seen the ...... at that new gallery in
the High Street?
A) fair
B) exhibition
C) account
D) clarification
E) exposition
13. Advertising is essential for a manufacturer's
.......... nowadays.
A) casualty
B) fatality
C) slaughter
D) defeat
E) survival
14. This sunken ship was a danger to ........
A) intention
B) construction
C) navigation
D) erection
E) installation
15. Nevertheless, people will always remember
Newton's ........... to science.
A) contribution
B) ornament
C) glamour
D) satisfaction
E) irritation
16. Some musicians have a special ....... for
melodious interpretation.
A) gift
B) fine
C) elegance
D) purchase
E) acquisition
17. He used to do his work with great care and
........
A) application
B) operation
C) execution
D) thoroughness
E) absurdity
18. The government failed to win public ....... in
its plan for economic recovery.
A) attribute
B) confidence
C) virtue
D) property
E) pray
19. In this century people hate mice but today they
use them for the .......
A) appliance
B) device
C) experiment
D) resort
E) habitant
20. The teacher ordered Tom to tie his loose
.........
A) wipers
B) gloves
C) ornament
D) masterpieces
E) shoelaces
21. Our computers can give you all the .......
details.
A) spindling
B) ringing
C) relevant
D) plausible
E) genius
22. The country became very rich following the
...... of oil.
A) discovery
B) discount
C) mounting
D) subtraction
E) additive
23. The ...... we had this year was so little that
we couldn't earn enough money.
A) fatigue
B) weariness
C) default
D) product
E) oversight
24. It has been fixed that the new ...... should
come into force from the beginning of the new year.
A) regulations
B) values
C) estimations
D) appraisals
E) judgments
25. The manufacturers will pay the ....... of any
repairs in the first two months.
A) cost
B) output
C) turnout
D) volume
E) posture
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