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70 Questions

1. Find the best word to replace 'very interesting'.

a) delighted b) captivating
c) concious

2. Find the most suitable word to replace 'very angry'.

a) furious b) vigorous
c) extreme

3. 'very happy' can be best replaced with....

a) perplexed b) delighted
c) relaxed

4. 'very easy' is similar to...............

a) effortless b) flawless
c) efficient

5. Find the best word to substitute 'very big'.

a) extraneous b) massive
c) tiny
6. What is the word that has the same definition of 'very
confused'?
a) perplexed b) pungent
c) spicy

7. How do people define 'very beautiful'?

a) extensive b) exquisite
c) marvelous

8. Usually we try to replace 'very important' with ................

a) sophisticated b) crucial
c) complex

9. 'very long' =____________

a) extensive b) gigantic
c) huge

10. 'very funny' is equivalent to

a) vicious b) hilarious
c) generous

11. He couldn't __________ his father that he was telling the

truth.
a) convince b) confide
c) trust d) admit
12. The main road through Salisbury was blocked for two
hours today after an accident __________ several vehicles.
a) containing b) involving
c) connecting d) including

13. That old vase will __________ an attractive lamp - holder.

a) compose b) form
c) make d) assemble

14. The police are __________ the town for the missing
vehicle.
a) combing b) looking
c) investigating d) seeking

15. Armed terrorists are reported to have __________ the

Embassy.
a) taken up b) taken to
c) taken into d) taken over

16. He cannot __________ ignorance as his excuse; he should

have known what was happening in his own
department.
a) insist b) defend
c) refer d) plead

17. The Government's present policy is seen as a __________

to local democracy.
a) sneer b) harm
c) threat d) suppression
18. It was not easy to understand her __________ to the
situation.
a) feelings b) reaction
c) outlook d) conduct

19. He told his father a long and __________ story to explain

his lateness.
a) inconceivable b) incredulous
c) unimaginable d) unconvincing

20. After listening to all the arguments I am now of the

__________ that there should be no new road.
a) attitude b) opinion
c) thought d) idea

21. One condition of this job is that you must be __________

to work at weekends.
a) accessible b) capable
c) acceptable d) available

22. It was too late to __________ of the contract.

a) back out b) back down
c) back up d) back away

23. All his companies had been successful and he was

known to be __________ rich.
a) absolutely b) completely
c) extremely d) thoroughly
24. Religion and politics interest him almost __________.
a) equally b) the same
c) similarly d) alike

25. Employees who have a __________ are encouraged to

discuss it with the management.
a) hindrance b) grievance
c) disadvantage d) disturbance

26. Sparkling pools of water lay trapped among the rocks as

the tide __________.
a) removed b) refilled
c) retired d) receded

27. The police have been ordered not to __________ if the

students attack them.
a) combat b) challenge
c) retaliate d) rebuff

28. The woman was __________ from hospital yesterday only

a week after her operation.
a) ejected b) discharged
c) evicted d) expelled

29. According to the __________ of the contract, tenants must

give six months notice if they intend to leave.
a) terms b) rules
c) laws d) details
30. In spite of his poor education, he was a most __________
speaker.
a) attentive b) ambiguous
c) articulate d) authoritarian

31. Please accept our __________ congratulations!

a) finest b) dearest
c) warmest d) deepest

32. It is difficult for museums to find funds to protect the

nation's __________.
a) inheritance b) heritage
c) possessions d) legacy

33. A part - time job gives me the freedom to __________ my

own interests.
a) catch b) chase
c) seek d) pursue

34. In his first game for Newcastle, Keegan __________ a goal

after 58 minutes.
a) won b) scored
c) earned d) gained

35. The car skidded to a halt after _________ its headlights

smashed in the crash.
a) making b) letting
c) having d) doing
36. There were no lifeboats on the ship because it was
__________ to be unsinkable.
a) believed b) claimed
c) told d) argued

37. He said that the plane had already left and that I
__________ arrived an hour earlier.
a) must have b) had to
c) should have d) was supposed to

38. You have to be rich to send a child to a private school

because the fees are __________.
a) aeronautical b) astronomical
c) astrological d) atmospherical

39. The mysterious case of the missing millionaire has

become the ____________ of considerable interest in the
press over the last few weeks.
a) middle b) target
c) pin - point d) focus

40. It's distressing to see small children ____________ in the

streets.
a) pleading b) imploring
c) begging d) entreating

41. Conversations you strike up with traveling

acquaintances usually tend to be ____________.
a) imperative b) perverse
c) insufficient d) trivial
42. Being described by the Americans as a homemaker
seems infinitely preferable to being referred to as a(n)
____________ housewife.
a) lone b) mere
c) only d) sole

43. The small box ____________ a tiny live terrapin.

a) contained b) comprised
c) consisted of d) included

44. Judy does not ____________ for Peter nearly enough to

thinking of marrying him.
a) love b) desire
c) care d) like

45. News items are ____________ to a stringent process of

selection.
a) subject b) reliant
c) determined d) dependent

46. A good teacher makes her students ____________ the

world from new perspectives.
a) to view b) view
c) to be viewed d) viewing

47. There are several means of mass communication. The

newspaper is one. Television is ____________.
a) the another b) the other
c) other d) another
48. The electorate will not easily forgive the government for
failing to fulfill its ____________.
a) promises b) vows
c) aspirations d) offers

49. I wish they _________ change their minds so often!

a) shouldn't b) couldn't
c) mightn't d) wouldn't

50. Many of the jobs which have been created in this area
can be directly _________ to tourism.
a) attributed b) dedicated
c) attracted d) supported

51. Thousands of people use the _________ of footpaths

across these hills.
a) grid b) network
c) circuit d) channel

52. Surprisingly, the frontier guards seemed _________ at our

presence.
a) unconscious b) uninterested
c) unconcerned d) uncritical

53. Whenever he had an important decision to make, he

_________ a cigar, supposedly to calm his nerves!
a) had lit b) would have lit
c) would be lighting d) would light
54. Despite the bad weather, he _________ get to the airport
in time.
a) could b) couldn't
c) was able to d) almost

55. Alan and Susie _________ an argument. They're not

speaking to each other.
a) must have had b) might have
c) must have d) might had

56. He _________ all his money, then closed the account.

a) took away b) took out
c) paid in d) paid off

57. There's been no _________ the weather for nearly three

days now. It's rained non - stop.
a) improvement of b) improvement for
c) improving d) improvement in

58. When the alarm went off, Mick just turned _________ and
went back to sleep.
a) down b) up
c) over d) out

59. I really like Joe's dad but I don't get _________ with his
mother at all.
a) on b) by
c) out d) through
60. Young children often express their anger by having
temper _________.
a) attacks b) tantrums
c) fits d) spells

61. He should have phoned the police. However angry he

was, he shouldn't have _________ the laws into his own
hands.
a) taken b) held
c) had d) grasped

62. The assistant suggested _________ the next day when the
manager would be there.
a) we are coming back b) we came back
c) we will come back d) to come back

63. Why don't you both come _________ for dinner on

Thursday? Kate and Bill are coming.
a) round b) in
c) through d) past

64. By cutting down trees we _________ the natural habitat of

birds and animals.
a) harm b) damage
c) hurt d) injure

65. People have different ways of preparing _________.

a) their exams b) to exams
c) in exams d) for exams
66. Many old people don't like change. They are very set in
their _________.
a) ways b) habits
c) routines d) life

67. The government plan to _________ the price of petrol.

a) ascend b) heighten
c) raise d) rise

68. I'll have to buy some new shoes. None of the ones I've
got _________ with the dress I've just bought.
a) combine b) go
c) match d) get on

69. The government are doing a _________ of people's

changing habits.
a) plan b) project
c) research d) survey

70. Amid your friends, there is an award winner. What is

"amid"
a) None of b) One of the ones among
c) Behind d) Between (physically)