TEST YOUR VOCABULARY 16- Following reports that children had been mistreated in children's

1- The grass shouldn't be ....... today as the ground is too wet at the homes in Wales, the government ....... an official investigation
moment. immediately.
A) harvested B) mowed C) picked A) cancelled B) launched C) ascended
D) walked E)chopped D) happened E) rotated

2- According to health and safety ....... for hotels, there must be a fire 17- According to my ........ carpet for our living room, which
extinguisher on every floor. measures 3 metres by 7 metres, would cost £420 if we chose this
A) bookings B) reservations C) regulations carpet at £2O per square metre.
D) disasters E) accounts A) excavations B) tastes C) renovations
D) preferences E) calculations
3- The chemical spill ....... the river and killed a lot of fish.
A) combined B) demolished C) demoralised 18- Our bathroom is painted blue and it has blue and white ......
D) corrupted E) contaminated around the sink and bath.
A) ceilings B) gates C) pavements
4- There were two ....... for president of the club: the former president D) tiles E) chimneys
and last year's safety officer.
A) lighters B) wrestlers C) tutors 19- The ........ about the number of prisoners in jail in America in last
D) candidates E) pupils week's Guardian newspaper was written by Duncan Campbell.
A) volume B) photograph C) article
5- The present Queen ....... her father. King George VI, to the British D) documentary E) video
throne.
A) succeeded B) pretended C) derived 20- After the children have gone home, the caretaker ....... the floor in
D) ascended E) beat each classroom and locks up.
A) sweeps B) rinses C) lakes
6- Most of my credit card bill was the expenses for my business trip to D) folds E) messes
Paris — the ...... was for petrol.
A) remainder B) whole C) ruin 21- There was a man standing outside the shopping mall handing out
D) closure E) portion ........ about the new Italian restaurant.
A) bookings B) classes C) reports
7- The screws had been loose for ages, but yesterday the chair ....... when D) directories E) leaflets
Ali, who is really fat, sat on it.
A) deflated B) collapsed C) capsized 22- During the rescue operation that followed the earthquake, ........
D) blew up E)crashed hospitals in tents were set up in the area.
A) permanent B) fragile C) makeshift
8- We asked for a/an ....... from two companies for building an extension D) resort E) refuge
to our house. In the end, we chose the cheaper company.
A) quotation B) evolution C) receipt 23- The boy fell into the river, and unfortunately, he ........ . It was a
D) promotion E) auction terrible tragedy.
A) drowned B) dived C) skated
9- When the passer-by had a heart attack, Paula knew that she had to ....... D) floated E) swam
his clothing, so she immediately undid his tie.
A) wrinkle B) tighten C) enlarge 24- Mining is a very dangerous ........ as many people die doing it
D) loosen E) fold each year.
A) idea B) occupation C) vacation
10- The police chief announced that the pickpocket was not working D) construction E) possession
alone. He was a member of a street ....... .
A) post B) party C) band 25- When Bob learnt that he had to work on Saturday, he was ........
D) team E) gang because he had been looking forward to some time with his
family.
11- The shopkeeper was ....... by the Mafia until he agreed to pay them A) humorous B) furious C) hopeless
some insurance money every week. D) penniless E) powerless
A) threatened B) employed C) murdered
D) robbed E) praised 26- Olivia's house was ....... damaged in he flood, and it cost her
thousands of pounds to repair it.
12- Of course, I didn't enjoy my time in hospital, but the other ....... on my A) regularly B) offensively C) slightly
ward were very friendly, so at least, I didn't feel lonely. D) defensively E) extensively
A) employees B) patients C) relatives
D) enemies E) delegates 27- The insurance company ........ my car at £4,000, so if it gets
stolen, they will pay me this amount.
13- Students can get a ten percent ....... in this sports shop if they carry A) value B) sell C) buy
their student cards. D) praise E) drive
A) decrease B) affair C) discount
D) calculation E) reception 28- No one knows the ........ number of people who demonstrated in
the capital, but the police estimated that there were about
14- The original plan included a club trip to the Lake District, but as 125,000.
several other events exceeded their budget, they had to ........ this idea. A) average B) sizeable C) total
A) carry B) associate C) capture D) approximate E) possible
D) apply E) abandon
29- The rugby player had ........ his ankle so badly that he had to be
15- Geoff got ....... from Brown's Bradford branch to their head quarters in carried off the pitch on a stretcher.
Reading. A) wrinkled B) folded C) trained
A) sacked B) transferred C) divided D) sprained E) mended
D) altered E) resigned 30- I really liked the blue long-sleeved jacket, but they didn't have it
in my .......... .
 A) colour B) shade C) shape
D) volume E) size

31- Sheep shearers don't usually get paid per hour. They normally get a
certain amount for each ...... ,
A) fur B) rover C) scarf
D) fleece E) coat

32- Jessie's eye is ....... . Do you think someone has punched him in the
eye?
A) swollen B) short-sighted C) sharp
D) concentrated E) blinking

33- The grape ........ in the South of France was particularly good last year.
A) result B) harvest C) profit
D) bundle E) event

34- In order to apply for a UK passport, the authorities need to see a/an
........ birth certificate. They will not accept a photocopy.
A) master B) anonym C) primitive
D) primary E) original

35- I'm really sorry, but I was very clumsy and ........ broke this vase.
A) purposely B) cautiously C) accidentally
D) strongly E) carefully

36- Last year's earthquake was an awful ....... that most residents will
never forget.
A) mishap B) casualty C) adventure
D) catastrophe E) accident

37- I'm ....... to my neighbour, who takes me to hospital for tests whenever
it is necessary.
A) humoured B) opposed C) forced
D) obliged E) distressed

38- The managers were very ....... with Roy's performance and promoted
him to area sales manager.
A) impressed B) involved C) disappointed
D) covered E) discouraged

39- The station is ...... to the airport by a special mono-rail link.

A) equipped B) limited C) provided
D) furnished E) connected

40- Jimmy bought his computer ........ for work, but he finds it quite useful
for writing personal letters, too.
A) occasionally B) absolutely C) primarily
D) suitably E) sufficiently

TEST YOUR VOCABULARY

l.B 2.C 3.E 4.D 5.A 6.A 7.B 8.A 9.D 10.E
11.A 12.B 13.C 14.E 15.B 16.B 17.E 18.D 19.C 20.A
21.E 22.C 23.A 24.B 25.B 26.E 27.A 28.C 29.D 30.E
31.D 32.A 33.B 34.E 35.C 36.D 37.D 38.A 39.E 40.C