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Actual Test 1 (Vocabulary)
Actual Test 1 (Vocabulary)
VOCABULARY
12. A : It took seven hours to paint the whole fence around the swimming pool.
B : Oh, what a !
(a) time
(b) length
(c) job
(d) size
13. A : Why does Mrs. Grady live alone at the house on Smith Street?
B : She’s a . Her husband passed away in 1986.
(a) spinster
(b) divorcee
(c) dowager
(d) window
16. A : Did you decide to stick with the new insurance policy?
B : No. I think I need to around for another one.
(a) shop
(b) beat
(c) haggle
(d) rally
17. A : You got straight A’s on your card!
B : Well, I put in what effort I had like you told me to.
(a) test
(b) class
(c) course
(d) report
21. A : Did you see how many mourners came to respect to the movie star?
B : Yeah, that says something about his popularity while he was alive.
(a) pay
(b) have
(c) make
(d) carry
24. A : It’s almost midnight. Why don’t we leave these dishes until tomorrow?
B : Good idea. I’m .
(a) full
(b) tiring
(c) done
(d) beat
25. A : Do you think they’ll be able to live a normal life after such a tragedy?
B : No. I imagine they’ll live in fear.
(a) temporary
(b) rational
(c) consistent
(d) perpetual
26. Please keep in mind that you are solely for keeping track of library due dates.
(a) responsible
(b) traceable
(c) qualified
(d) reminded
27. In general, schools in America close for the Christmas holiday on December 24 and on
January 3.
(a) fall
(b) resume
(c) celebrate
(d) commence
28. This unique matchmaking service will help you discover the kind of you are looking
for.
(a) field
(b) chemistry
(c) relationship
(d) correlation
29. Until recently, this convincing theory about human minds had surprisingly not found much
Among professional psychiatrists.
(a) acceptance
(b) understanding
(c) admission
(d) excellence
30. The World Cup soccer games will be internationally via television satellites.
(a) aired
(b) illustrated
(c) advertised
(d) announced
31. I wish I had the nerve to tell the woman she would look much better if she didn’t such a
dark lip liner.
(a) spread
(b) brush
(c) wear
(d) put
32. He consulted his , because he could not find the word he was looking for.
(a) timetable
(b) bible
(c) thesaurus
(d) atlas
33. As well as managing his law firm, Gregory liked to devote his time to causes such as
care of the elderly.
(a) phonetic
(b) pharmaceutical
(c) phenomenal
(d) philanthropic
34. Your children should get back to and learn how to do tasks without the help of
others.
(a) home
(b) the start
(c) basics
(d) one
35. This is the same way nature creates the colors seen in bird feathers, fish , opals and
even the color seen on an oil slick an water.
(a) skins
(b) scales
(c) shells
(d) crusts
36. They thought about their marriage, but prudently decided to think it over with time.
(a) enhancing
(b) revealing
(c) nullifying
(d) indulging
37. Why do many people to beliefs that are harmful to themselves as members of
devalued groups?
(a) acquiesce
(b) replenish
(c) coerce
(d) acquit
38. Unlike the decimal system, only two digits-0, 1-suffice to represent a number in the
System.
(a) double
(b) secondary
(c) binary
(d) split
39. Further restrictions would do nothing but tarnish the of the nations’ trade
agreements.
(a) priority
(b) velocity
(c) propensity
(d) reciprocity
40. Reverend Henry Bateman is by his loving wife and two sons.
(a) parted
(b) persisted
(c) survived
(d) lasted
43. The girls felt that the shopkeeper was kind of and decided not to buy anything at the
store.
(a) resolute
(b) magnanimous
(c) revered
(d) stand-offish
44. More measures need to be taken to weed out the corruption among government
officials.
(a) mediocre
(b) drastic
(c) pathetic
(d) preliminary
45. Somebody has already checked out the latest of that magazine.
(a) edition
(b) publication
(c) issue
(d) printing
46. It’s interesting that all the writers are looking for some motive rather than just
accepting the obvious.
(a) aimless
(b) neglected
(c) digressed
(d) ulterior
47. The lawyers all the red tape required in getting the job completed quickly.
(a) untangled
(b) attested
(c) deposited
(d) replaced
48. The tune of the talk show became famous among TV viewers.
(a) beginning
(b) melody
(c) character
(d) signature
49. The message of the advertisement seemed to have an effect on the shoppers.
(a) jovial
(b) ludicrous
(c) overview
(d) subliminal
50. John is having a hard time getting over the of his wife’s death.
(a) condolences
(b) incompatibility
(c) bereavement
(d) instigation