V. Choose the correct answer.

1. I don’t like Anthony, he seems to take too much _________ in criticizing everyone.
a. joy b. fascination c. pleasure d. entertainment
2. My family has gone to Edinburgh to pay their last _________to uncle Tony who died last
Thursday.
a. sympathy b. respects c. love d. honours
3. It ________ us only a quarter of an hour to reach the residence from the bus stop.
a. needed b. lasted c. required d. took
4. If you’re planning to leave the officer earlier, ________ in mind to tell me about it in advance.
a. bear b. put c. hold d. carry
5. ________ who wish to ask for the writer’s signature stand in a line, please.
a. These b. They c. Those d. There
6. A few passengers were ________ after the liner overturned in a storm.
a. plunged b. drowned c. watered d. submerged
7. Hats like this may have been fashionable in the 60’s, but now they are ________ the times.
a. beneath b. under c. over d. behind
8. Who else is of the ________ that we should break the camp?
a. conclusion b. opinion c. remark d. theory
9. The sergeant was furious because he hadn’t been ________ of the mamoeuvres.
a. notified b. announced c. referred d. communicated
10. The local press has been pouring ________ on the mayor for dissolving the council.
a. blame b. hatred c. disapproval d. scorn
11. I’m ________ too keen on visiting the Parkers again so soon.
a. that b. none c. such d. very
12. It’s no wonderthe children felt disappointed because first their parents promised to take them
to Disneyland and then they ________ on their word.
a. played down b. drew out c. came off d. went back
13. The army suffered very heavy ________, yet, their victory was imposing.
a. losses b. victims c. wounds d. harms
14. It’s a chance of a lifetime for me to see Tokyo, so I’ll try to ________ the most of it.
a. catch b. do c. fulfill d. make
15. The smiths have been ________ guilty of kidnapping their neighbor’s child and have been
sentenced to ten years in prison.
a. confessed b. affirmed c. found d. established
16. They are as like as two peas. It’s amazing how their parents can________ them apart.
a. tell b. mean c. distinguish d. see
17. Do you think this kind of meat ________ itself to stewing?
a. allows b. gives c. offers d. lends
18. It was Martin who ________ the initiative in introducing our guests to the princess.
a. adopted b. took c. led d. pursued
19. Martha has been hard ________ it to organize a fancy dress party for the younger children.
a. forced b. ordered c. put d. made
20. Only one person who can aprovide the best solution to the question will be promoted and
________ a financial grant.
a. served b. equipped c. entitled d. awarded

V. Choose the correct answer.

1.Ann’s encouraging words gave me ........................ to understand the demanding task once
again.
A. a point B. an incentive C.a resolution D.a target
2.You should at least ......................... an effort to find the boy’s address is you don’t want to lose
yours last hope.
A.do B.work C.put D.make
3.We are going to build a fence around the field with ..................... to breeding sheep and cattle.
A.a goal B.an outlook C.a reason D.a view
4.Once .......................... a time there was a king so selfish and mean that no princess would agree
to become his wife.
A.of B.at C.upon D.within
5.The open-air party had to be ....................... because of a heavy rainfall.
A.postponed B.detained C.refused
D.extinguished
6.You may feel sure the casting will be done perfectly, just ...................... your trust in me and
you will see I’m right.
A.lay B.forward C.grant D.allow
7.It’s too hard to determine whether the disease has already begun to ......................... or not.
A.enlarge B.circulate C.spread
D.transmit
8.By next year, y son will have ......................... his education at Cambridge University.
A.realized B.completed C.graduated D.terminated
9.The van driver said he couldn’t ........................ us a lift home as there were no free seats in his
vehicle.
A.make B.give C.drive D.take
10.If it hadn’t been for the hint that the professor ........................, nobody would have found out
the correct answer.
A.dropped B.cast C.threw D.draw
11.Why don’t they ........................... their attention on scrutinizing the evidence instead of
questionning the passers-by ?
A.attract B.devote C.focus D.draw
12.The Wilsons have found it terribly hard to make .................. meet ever since they both lost
their job.
A.end B.strings C.coins
D.limits
13.At first, Mark thought it would be great to build his own ranch, but he was forced
to ...................... the idea wen the bank refused to give him a loan.
A.depart B.leave C.ceases D.abandon
14. Don’t .................. to phone mrs Whitman, I’ve already talked to her.
A.concern B.bother C.mind D.worry
15.The neighbours said they hadn’t got a ...................... who could have broken into our garage.
A.clue B.view C.point D.hint
16.Just change your approach towards the assignment. The way you are dealing with it now will
certainly ................... you nowhere.
A.pass B.put C.get D.reach
17.The ................ boards in the staicase would always wake us up whenever somebody climbed
up at night.
A.screeching B.cracking C.roaring D.creaking
18.The .................... the hard times hoping that things will change for the better in the future.
A.maintain B.endure C.persist
D.outlive
19.His parents have always wanted Phillip to set a good ......................... to his younger brothers
both at school and at home.
A.form B.model C.pattern D.guodance
20.The internet conference of the Cardiological Association has been ...................... in Cairo to
discuss the revolution discovery of doctor Gonzales from Mexico
A.deployed B.collected C.mobilizes D.summoned
V.Choose the correct answer.
1.Almost one hundred people have died as a direct result of flood ..................... in the capital.
A. lacking B. farmine C. desire D.
shortage
2.It was Tony who ........................ in asking for another glass of brandy and got drunk in the end.
A. specified B. kept C. persisted D. maintained
3.What is the verdict of the report! Has the cause of the catastrophy been .................... yet?
A. specified B. informed C. accounted D. judged
4.I don’t need any medicine. I’m as right as ......................... .
A. clouds B. a ray C. rain D. a haze
5.Betty says she cannot stand looking at the rat, ......................... touching it.
A. even so B. let alone C. what if D. as far as
6.Any thing he does is in ..................... with the law and that’s why I have suggested him for the
post.
A. compliance B. obedience C. commitment D.responsibility
7.Why don’t you put on the red tie as much ....................... from the one you wore last time?
A. other B. various C. apart D.
different
8.Beyond all ........................... , it was Alice who gave away our secrets.
A. fail B. conclusion C. dispute D. contraction
9.According to the captain, his special units can take an immediate action against terrorists
should such a need .............................. .
A. arise B. originate C. evoke D. experience
10.To his own great ................... , professor Howard has discovered a new method of bulimia
treatment.
A. reputation B. name C. fame D.
credit
11.We were ...................... by the officers’ decision to divert the whole traffic from the main
route.
A. rambles B. baffled C. stumbled D.
shuffled
12.Something began to go ........................... with the experiment when the two scientists were
forced to retire.
A. wrong B. stale C. ill
D. faulty
13.The book says that the revolution was ...................... off by the assassination of the state
governor.
A. launched B. cropped C. triggered D.
prompted
14.I was awfully tired. However, I made up my mind to ..................... myself to the tedious task
once again.
A. involve B. absorb C. engross
D. apply
15.Seldom dose she refuse to do her friends a good ....................... , but on that occasion she was
too busy to pay attention to other people’s problem.
A. assistance B. turn C. aid D. backing
16.It was ....................... from the new minister to introduce more changes in the foreign policy.
A. expected B. hoped C. believed D. awaited
17.Before we set on the excursion, we were ..................... with sandwiches and some hot tea in a
thermos flask by the owners of the hotel.
A. distributed B. provided C. granted D. assigned
18.Let’s not buy anything from this man. I’ve lost my ...................... in him since he mentioned
something about an illegal passport.
A. certainty B. assurance C. confidence D. respect
19.Only those who have scored more than a hundred points will be ................ a prize.
A. attributed B. supplied C. devised D. awarded
20.The hacker have demanded a ....................... to be paid for releasing the civilian hostages
from the plane.
A. currency B. revenue C. deposit D.
ransom