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YDS VOCABULARY TEST

1- India, which has a sense of community, tradition, culture and values that have been
---- over thousands of years, is not only a self sufficient economic and nuclear power but also
the world’s largest economy.
A) handed in B) passed down C) got on D) taken up E) set off

2- The new version of the Night Sky programme has various ---- that make it much more
enjoyable than the first version.
A) extracts
B) totals
C) additions
D) needs
E) disappointments

3- It was the only school for miles around and so all the children in the ---- went to the same
school.
A) situation
B) property
C) department
D) neighbourhood
E) circumstance

4- I was a ---- child and so I used to make up stories and hold conversations with imaginary
people.
A) painful B) selfish C) consistent D) charming E) lonely

5- Queen Elizabeth I established a strong central government that received the ---- support of
her people.
A) loyal B) favourite C) capable D) sensitive E) fluent

6- Stewart, a young and ---- talented British historian, has written a book on the impact of
World War II on British politics.
A) convincingly B) remarkably C) directly D) continually E) crucially

7- Fire-fighting and the training methods employed are becoming ---- complex.
A) previously B) plainly C) partly D) courageously E) extremely

8- Films quite often focus on journalism, and from time to time they have critically examined
and ---- this profession.
A) succeeded B) deserved C) denied D) influenced E) suspected

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9- Marathon-training schedules range from four to six months and they all ---- considerable
discipline.
A) require B) reduce C) imply D) combine E) improve

10- Every time we turn on our lights, cook a meal or heat our homes, we are ---- some form of
fuel to make it happen.
A) sending for
B) waiting on
C) relying on
D) making out
E) pulling through

11- Virginia was a brilliant young woman who ---- in a literary atmosphere.
A) took in B) put up C) held on D) grew up E) showed up

12. The detective ---- the suspect until it got dark , but lost his trace later on.
A) caught B) inspected C) pursued D) passed E) summed

13. The Democratic Party has ---- a new campaign for a more humanistic treatment in prisons.
A) launched B) compelled C) plucked D) screened E) resorted

14. Bob fell off his bike yesterday and had five ---- on his head.
A) balls B) scars C) pecks D) stitches E) injections

15. We are ---- with the working conditions here and aren't considering to change our jobs.
A) disgruntled B) dissatisfied C) content D) unjust E) hostile

16. Children ---- their mother tongues naturally and easily, but learning a second language is
much harder.
A) imply B) acquire C) imitate D) impel E) devour

17. He was a / an ---- supporter of an illegal ideology, so he was arrested and imprisoned
several times.
A) vague B) awkward C) scanty D) soft E) ardent

18. ---- is the process of taking in and using oxygen in muscle movements.
A) Ingestion B) Respiration C) Cognition D) Friction E) Digestion

19. After all his hopes of finding a job fell down, he applied to the city governor for help as a
last ----.
A) resort B) peck C) trace D) drunkard E) remedy

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20. ---- education lasts until students finish the primary school, that is for eight years.
A) Arbitrary
B) Compulsive
C) Compulsory
D) Concurrent
E) Secondary

21. Because the bodies burned badly after the blast, the police couldn't ---- several of the
people who had been killed.
A) identify B) clarify C) determine D) ensure E) shiver

22. When his daughter went down with a deadly disease, the King ---- all the talented
doctors to his residential palace.
A) benefited B) utilised C) promoted D) summoned E) yielded

23. The less ---- on a surface is , the easier any movement becomes across or along it.
A) gravity B) benefit C) trace D) content E) friction

24. Rabbits are ---- animals; they produce a lot of young every year.
A) prolific B) affective C) improper D) superior E) vigorous

25. Sheila ---- to marry the middle-aged man when she heard how rich he was.
A) accepted B) consented C) rejected D) obstructed E) anticipated

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YDS VOCABULARY KEY

1. B 2- C 3- D 4- E 5- A 6- B 7- E 8- D 9- A 10- C
11- D 12.C 13.A 14.D 15.C 16.B 17.E 18.B 19.A 20.C
21.A 22.D 23. E 24. A 25. B