OLYMPIC 30 - 4- 2017.

Test 10-15

I.Choose a word or a phrase that best completes each sentence

1.It was not only when I saw Manhattan ...........into the distance beneath and behind me that i finally
began to relax.
A. abating B. withdrawing C. receding D. reversing
2.They spent their time fishing or ................through the woods.
A. ambling B. striding C. roaming D.treading
3. It was ..................possible to spend all of your life in this city.
A. purely B. perfectly C. starkly D. solidly
4. The birds are notorious for investigating and, in the..............often destroying everything from rubbish
bins to windscreen wipers.
A. procedure B. process C. measure D. technique
5.In France, where every...............provincial town, ringed by supermarkets, retains its specialist food
shops anh weekly stress market, the traditional co-exsits with the new.
A. self-regarding B. self-appointed C. self-conscous D. self-respecting
6. By creating in improved smile, a dental surgeon can drammatically alter a person's whole .............of
them selves.
A. perception B. observation C. discernment D. consciousness
7. The client list at his clinic ...............pop stars, actresses and even royalty.
A. proclaims B. brags C. trumpets D. boasts
8. The results of the..............research can be interpreted in many ways.
A. quality B. qualified C. qualifier D. qualitative
9.He was engrossed in the paperwork to the .............off his own interests and the annoyance of
everybody concerned.
A. damage B. harm C. detriment D. disadvantage
10. Products in supermarkets should be laid before customers as .......as possible.
A. adoringly B. enticingly C. magickingly D. dazzlingly
11. We giggled at the sight of Mrs. Brown.........down the road in her six-inch stiletto hells.
A. staggering B. reeling C. tottering D. stumbling
12. We put some ..........of bread everyday out for the birds.
A. chunks B. crumbs C. cubes D. chops
13. The removal men.................. the heavy piano up the stairs with great difficulty.
A. pushed B. shoved C. thrust D. heaved
14. The heavy rain lashed on............throughout the night without letting up.
A. continually B. cintinuously C. perpettually D. enternally
15. ...............scientists from around the world met in London to discuss a revolutionary new drug.
A. Eminent B. Renowned C. Notorious D. Revered
16. Everything included, the cost of our new living room came to a ............total of ₴10,000.
A. full B. great C. gross D. grand
17. She gets fifteen per cent...........on every insurance policy she sells.
A. salary B. commission C. bonus D. pension
18. Mr. Newrich invited his guests to an expensive restaurant. However, he felt ........at ease.
A. sick B. painful C. ill D. unwell
19. It was such a shock to receive a letter like that ...............
A. in the red B. out of the blue C. in the pink D. over the moon
20. On the Saturday, Vivian studied of the seven hours................
A. on end B. at one C. in full D. at length
21. The company seeks to................staff and has a generous package of benefits.
A. possess B. retain C. own D. grasp
22. All the members of the board were ..........................themselves to please the Chairperson.
A. coming about B. jumping over C. carrying off D. falling over
23. The.......workers were expecting thousands of refugees to turn up at the camps over the next fell week.
A. social B. concern C. relief D. agency
24. I don't know how George could ever find anything as his desh was always ..........
A. messed B. cluttered C. jumbled D. cramed
25. I'm afraid we got our ................crossed. I thought my husband would be picking up the children and
he thought I was dong it.
A. minds B. purposes C. fingers D. wires
26. Has the show finally jumped the..............?
A. salmon B. herring C. shark D. dolphin
27. After our disastrous holiday we put in a..........for compensation.
A. query B. plea C. demand D. claim
28. It took me a long time to get the.................of my new computer.
A. hang B. knack C. habit D. use
29. They managed to........... the pilot from the tangled control panel.
A. extricate B. enervate C. extirpate D. exacerbate
30. This report.............the current problems faced by commuters and suggests a number of improvements.
A. encapsulates B. encloses C. inspects D. involves
31. In response to growing criticism, the government modified its plans for education cuts, though only
very...................
A. barely B. fundamentally C. slightly D. faintly
32. The decision to site the nuclear power station next to the nature reserve..............widespread criticism
from opposition politicans and environmental groups.
A. expressed B. responded C. came in D. drew
33. Immigrants live in............conditions, with up to 15 sharing a small room.
A. spacious B. cramped C. restrained D. constrained
34.The Minister..................tribute to rescure workers for their '' courage in the face of adversity''
A. sold B. paid C. lent D. spent
35 Members of rock groups were asked to............their behaviour or else leave the hotel.
A. modify B. amend C. transfer D. convert
36. If she doesn't get what she wants, she throws a.............., stamping her feet and screaming her head off.
A. outburst B. tantrum C. steam D. rage
37.I do wish there documents were written in.............English- they are far too complicated to understand.
A. good B. avid C. plain D. rough
38. She sat back in a...........relaxed post, her hands trembling slightly in her lap.
A. trickily B. fraudulently C. deceptively D. deceitfully
39. There wasn't a...................of truth in what he said.
A. ray B. lump C. grain D. pinch
40. The giant will be paid in three equal.............over the course of the year.
A. occurrences B. episodes C. installments D. inversions
41. The gift, together with the flowers, was a ..........of his gratitude and appreciation.
A. coupon B. memento C. remembrance D. token
42. Hedgehogs, bears and other animals and hibernate remain................during winter.
A. deactivated B. dormant C. impassive D. inert
43. Despite the fog, we were able to discern a ..............of cottages in the distance.
A. cluster B. clutter C. congregation D. constellation
44. Medical privacy laws.............of health care providers that they that they be careful with protected
information.
A. conceive B. devise C. envisage D. require
45. I would ............ my colleague's wrath and displeasure by using his research without consent.
A. concur B. co-occur C. incur D. recur
46. Any business suspected of tax...............will deprive the nation of wealth and prosperity.
A. desertion B. evasion C. invasion D. retention
47. The police have been ............the district for the murderer, leaving no stone unturned.
A. brainwashing B. penetrating C. ransacking D. scouring
48.It was predicted that business would be destroyed and the town's economy would be in..............
A. fragments B. scraps C. segments D. tatters
49. The world was...............on the edge of nuclear catastrophe and cold wars were inevitable.
A. fluctuating B. oscillating C. stumbling D. teetering
50. A student on the............. of a new life at university killed himself with a massive tranquiliser overdose
A. inception B. kick-off C. portal D. threshold
II. Choose a word or a phrase that best completes each sentence.
1. You must learn to accept defeat...................good grace.
A. at B. with C. by D. for
2. They accepted what he had said ................default of any evidence to disprove it.
A. to B. for C. with D. in
3.The damage to the building is ...........over ₴1 million.
A. put at B. put in C. put up D. put forward
4. Much of discount is pocketed by retailers instead of being............. to customers.
A. called on B. passed on C. carried on D. taken on
5.You should............... the routine of saving the document you are working on every ten minutes
A. take in B.come about C. get into D. hold up
6. She was.................her promotion.
A. done in for B. done away with C. done out of D. done off in
7. Good instructors will.................early signs of failure in their students.
A. get through with B. come up with
C. think back on D. look out for
8. Many collectors are willing to pay- the odds for early examples of his work.
A. over B. above C. up D. beyond
9. She got the job....................virtue of her great experience.
A. by B. from C. in D. for
10. My mother ............that little matter of my prison record again.
A. found out B. brought up C. gave back D. did over
11. Her father ...............her when she came home two hours late from a party.
A. let in for B. let out C. laid into D. laid aside
12. They offered to by her a BMW but she's.................a Porsche.
A. holding on B. holding out for C. going on with D. going through
13. What are the children getting...........in the garden?
A.out of B. away with C. round to D. up to
14. I've been playing tennis for years. If this complete beginner beats me, I'll never.................
A. look up to it B. take after it C. cut down on it D. live it down
15. The problem with losing weight is that, if you succeed, all your clothes need to be .............
A. taken in B.let down C. made down D. shaken off
16. The old licensing system will have been ............... by the end of decade.
A. broken down B. set out C. phased out D. made off with
17. The smell of paint from outside................my breakfast, I'm afraid.
A. held up B. gave off C. came up again D. put me off
18.Two of the students in our class are identical twins and most of the teachers can't..................
A. see between them B. tell them apart C. see them through D. find them between
19.She played.............. the fact that I'd enjoyed studying Shakespeare at school and suggested that I
audition for a part.
A. off B. over C. by D. up
20. She should have been here but she's gone ...................flu.
A. throught with B. down with C. back on D. up with
21. It..............that he has to bring up his children.
 A. rests with B. dawns on C. clues together D. ranks in
22.The end-of- semester marks in each year all count...............your final degree.
A.for B. towards C. in for D. as
23. Sorry to interrupt! But can I .................a word?
A. fetch up B. go in C. bring in D. put in
24. We found a journalist.............. in our backyard.
A. leaking out B. nosing about C. climbing down D. hopping out
25. The princess's nanny's autobiography really gives the low-down..........life among the royals.
A. up B. into C. on D. off
26. What lies............this strange outbursr?
A. in B. at C. behind D.with
27. She rounded...........the tour with a concert at the Carnegie Hall
A. up B.into C. off D. along
28. After a difficult childhood, Jeannie bounced.....................when she was adopted by a caring family.
A. up B.off C. back D. over
29. He muttered a few words of apology and...............that he left.
A.with B.in C. at D. before
30. His confessions were made ...............torture.
A. under B. of C. up to D. from
31. When her father returned after nine year's absence, Sue did not have the heart to.........her backon him.
A. put B. keep C. turn D.get
32. He really gets...............my nerves. He never stops complaining.
A. down B. up C. in D. on
33. How could I have allowed myself to be..............by his lies?
A.fallen for B. taken in C. tricked into D. seen through
34. The forecast has revealed that the world's reserves of fossil fuel will have ..........by 2020.
A. run out B. taken in C. caught up D. used off
35. A retired woman has been tricked...................of her life savings by a bogus financial adviser.
A. into B. out C. on D. for
36. It is his versatility that...............him apart from others actors of his generation.
A. puts B. makes C. sends D. sets
37. Denise has just phoned from her sick bed - she's ...................down with a flu bug, apparently.
A. put B. come C. passed D. got
38. I know I ought to go to the dentist's, but I never seen to ....................round to making an appointment.
A. get B. come C. bring D. put
39. I polished..................the remains of that chocolate cake when I got home last night - I was so hungry.
A. at B. off C.up D. down
40. When using a treadmill, it is always advisable to...............on a slow setting.
A. maintain B. wait C. spend D. begin
41. The Premiership clubs have never disguised their antipathy..........those who oppose their principles.
A. over B. up C. to D. with
42. Could you possibly.............in for me at the next committee meeting? I'll be busy then.
A. be B. go C. put D. sit
43. We are fighting to make peace in the Vietnam Waters, but negotiations are...........with difficulties.
A. bedeviled B. beleaguered C. beset D. besieged
44. Serious things have happened and it't no good people letting .............that they didn't.
A. down B. in for C. in on D. on
45. Mauritius was a British colony for almost 200 years, ...............the domains of administration and
teaching, the English language was never really spoken on the island.
A. barring B. besides C. but saving for D. with the exception of
46. The pilot wasn't letting them get on if a passenger was late, but had.............pressure from others.
A. forked out for B. caved in to C. branched out into D. ploughed back into
47. Parent's fallins-out must be confronted in their private space .............the children.
A. detrimental much to whom without B. much as the detriment to
C. much to the detriment of D. without much detriment to
48. Teacher could get a feel of the polytechnic education and the kind of the traning.............the students.
A. indicted of B. conferred with C. imparted D. bestowed upon
49.Some self- help books can enable you to draw in line..............the past and concentrate on the future.
A. at B. between C. in D. under
50. In friendship we...............the embarrassment of a dissident disclosure.
A. are at pains to avoid B. are on pain of avoidance
C. are under pain of avoidance D. avoid for one another's pains
III. Give the correct form of each word in brackets to complete the sentence
1.A combination of boredom and, increasingly, ......................... ensured that the standard of the son's
work declined alarmingly. ( ABSENCE )
2. Distances between the stars are......................vast ( IMAGINE )
3.Although he is not a native speaker, his foreign accent seems almost.............................. ( PERCEIVE)
4. The movie has been criticized for apparently............................violence. ( LEGITIMATE )
5. A conspicuous indication of his promising career wrecked by scandal is that he has been ...................to
a lower range. ( PROMOTION)
6.The plan ................ the inner cities has been unanimously approved by the committee. ( VITAL)
7.She had had a...................of what might lie ahead ( PRESENT)
8. The impact on the environment of this massive oil spillage is............................. ( PONDER)
9. The box didn't look very ......................., but the necklace inside was beautiful. ( POSSESS)
10. Tuesday's news report of another baby mix-up case sadly lent.........................to last night's TV drama
on a similar subject. (TOPIC)
11. Many governments are ............................. after 50 years. ( CLASS )
12. The opening of the new theater a month ahead of schedule brought.........................all round. ( SLAP)
13. The government imposed a ...........................tax on some industries. (FALL)
14. The role of clouds is one of the big conundrums of...............................( CLIMATE)
15. My uncle is a ................, whose job is to advise people on what kind of food they should eat to keep
healthy ( DIET)
16. Diets rich in bean are used to helps with a variety of health issues including lowering cholesterol
level, improving blood sugar control in............................ ( DIABETES)
17. Tourists and many Vietnamese ........................in the France took part in a protest taking place at
Trocaclers Square near the Eiffel against China's illegal deployment of a giant oil rig to
Vietnamese Eastern waters. ( PATRIOT)
18. Actualy, scientists say that cloned animals will not be axact replicas of their.................... ( GENE )
19. He was one of the all-time great boxers with his quick jab and dazzling......................... (FOOD)
20. My friends started going out late to nightclubs so I decided to..............myself from the group.
(SOCIAL)
21. In buying their business, the company gains a major ....................in a market it considers critical to the
future of the industry. ( HOLD )
22.Although the U.S has recognised same-sex marriage nationwide, it doesn't mean we allies can rest on
our laurels and are .....................from responsibility to advocate our LGBT friends and families.
(ONUS)
23. As the global warming looms large, more and more icebergs make the.......................journey from one
continent to another, resulting in the sea level rise. (POLE)
24. My mother was unable to get over her ................since she was never a part of the high-tech
generation, for whom computers must have been a living nightmare. ( PHOBIC)
25. People coming from the Sounthern Vietnam always enjoy home cooking, espectially the snakehead
fish done slowly in........................pots over fires the served with rice and vegetables. (EARTH)
26. The faura is becoming comparatively ....................due to the isolation, young geological age of the
island and forestry activities within habits. (PAUPER)
27. The jailbreaking of iOS is led by a(n)...........talented and pre-eminent group of hackers, whose jobs
are much more complex than its simple elements might imply.( PASS )
28. The mind-boggling TV series Sense8 has posed a serious question: what happens when our
convictions and calling clash ......................with those of ordinary people? (CONCILIATE)
29. Training for advanced English exams iss an opportunity to challenge yourselves , for it is quite
difficult to know your level if the consolidations are........................... ( BRAIN)
30. When children are biiten by poisonous snakes, initial treatment of.....................involves keeping them
collected anf preventing further toxin release until access to medical assistance. (VENOM)
31.While many people argue that talking a gap year and travelling before college is merely a waste of
time and money, others consider it a(n) ..................experience that provides insight into real life.
(EYE)
IV. Use the word provided in brackets and do not alter it in any way
1.You need to make sure that he has enough money to pay for the car before you sell it to him.
→ You need to see..............................................................................................( COLOUR)
2. I was determined to go despite any difficulties.
→ I was determined to go,...................................................................................( WATER)
3.He got promoted so quickly because he knew important people who could help him.
→He got promoted so quickly because he had .....................................................( FRIENDS)
4.He has an obsession about the dishonesty of lawyers. (BEE)
→He........................................................................................................................
5.The board met secretly to discuss changes in company policy. ( DOORS)
→The
6. Digging in the garden allows me to vents my frustrations.(OUTLET)
→Digging.................................................................................................................
7.In his new book the writer presens an interesiting theory of art.( FORWARD)
→In his .......................................................................................................................
8.The pop star insisted that there was no basis to the claims made against him.(UNFOUNDED)
→The pop star........................................................................................................
9. We are not responsible for valuables that are not left in the hotel safe. (DISCLAIM)
→We..........................................................................................................................
10.Sam's impressive speech helped her achieve very good results for her promotion. (MIRACLES)
→Sam's impressive speech helped her ...........................................................................
11.The secretary admires her manager so much that she doesn't see his faults, so she does everything he
orders.(TUNE)
→ The secretary dances..............................................................................................pedestal.
12.When the year is coming, all members are excited. (FEVER)
→ When the year is coming ,....................................................................................
13.The singer was willing to sacrifice her happiness to become famous. (ALTAR)
→..............................................................................................................................
14.I think we should not make the discussion last longer because we need to reach a decision. (DRAG)
→..............................................................................................................................
15.In the court, a lawyer made every effort to find mistakes in the witness's statement.(HOLES)
→..............................................................................................................................
16. I was not well enough to play football that day.
→ I didn't feel.............................................................................................................
17. I think John is planing to take over the business when his boss retires. (DESIGNS)
→I am..........................................................................................................................
18.John advised starting the project over again from the beginning to get it perfect. (SCRATCH)
→It was on..........................................................................................................perfection.
19.Making a fuss over such trivial things at this stage will get us nowhere.(MOUNTAIN)
→Making.......................................................................................................................avail.
20.People always hold fate responsible for whatever's going wrong in their life.( UNTOWARD)
→ People always pin........................................................................................... happens.
21.People say that Nguyen Chi Thanh was once an example of an exceptionally green stress.(SINGLED)
→Nguyen Chi Thanh.....................................................................................
22. Nowadays many doctor are too busy with their work, so they have less time for their children.
(BOUND)
→ Nowadays...........................................................................to have time for their children.
23. Managing the company will probably be much more complicated than they say.
→ Managing the company should not.......................................easy as they say.
24.I did not attend the farewell party last night because I had a lot of work to deal with.( NECK)
→ If I............................................, I would have attended the farewell party last night.
25.Despite having been very nervous at first, he completed the test successfully (STATE)
→ Despite..................................................................................................gas.