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14. A good teacher should ……………… the weaknesses of his students and deal with them.
A. pinpoint B. advocate C. confine D. dissolve
15. The house was reduced to ……………… after being demolished.
A. rabble B. rubble C. pebble D. raffle
16. We managed to ……………… the last economic depression by cutting down our workforce.
A. weather B. surmount C. override D. float
17. It is essential to be on the ……………… for any signs of movement in the undergrowth since there are
poisonous snakes in the area.
A. guard B. care C. alarm D. alert
18. In order to explore the city ………………, I left my luggage at the station.
A. unladen B. unencumbered C. undeterred D. unrestrained
19. He left the meeting early on the unlikely ……………… that he had a sick friend to visit.
A. claim B. excuse C. pretext D. motive
20. Paul gulped down his drink so fast that he began to ……………… on it.
A. choke B. swallow C. gurgle D. sip
21. It is not easy to make friends with him, he keeps a ……………… between himself and other people.
A. barrier B. barricade C. border D. boundary
22. ‘What’s that awful noise?’ ‘It’s only the dog ……………… on a bone.’
A. nibbling B. teething C. gulping D. gnawing
23. I had a good chance of getting the job but I’m afraid I ……………… the interview by saying all the wrong things.
A. fumbled B. gambled C. bungled D. stumbled
24. I’m hopeless at making decisions. I even ……………… for ages over which toothpaste to buy.
A. totter B. dodder C. dither D. falter
25. The inspector reported that office staff were rather ……………… to their attention in security.
A. lenient B. lax C. loose D. limp
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26. You’ve done more of the work than I have recently so I’ll give up my day off in order to
……………… the balance.
A. redress B. compensate C. offset D. repair
27. The introduction of diesel engines sadly made the old steam trains ……………… .
A. archaic B. extinct C. derelict D. obsolete
28. My decision to leave university after a year is one I now ……………… regret.
A. painfully B. bitterly C. harshly D. keenly
29. The fire quickly ……………… the dry wooden buildings.
A. squashed B. consumed C. extinguished D. dissolve
30. She was leading a ……………… existence in the village.
A. drab B. dizzy C. droopy D. distorted
31. Once the air warms up, the snow should start to ……………… .
A. dissolve B. defrost C. liquefy D. thaw
32. The government has introduced ……………… new currency controls which will make it difficult to holiday
abroad.
A. striking B. extreme C. strong D. stringent
33. Let’s hope that the New Year will ……………… in a period of prosperity for everyone.
A. admit B. usher C. show D. introduce
34. I think I’ll ……………… out my father and see if he would lend me his car for a few days.
A. chance B. probe C. check D. sound
35. That successful company has used its huge economic ……………… to exert control over prices.
A. downturn B. clout C. slump D. turmoil
36. The news of the wedding was ……………… all over the papers.
A. pondered B. pitted C. pestered D. plastered
37. The flag ……………… in the light breeze.
A. fluttered B. spluttered C. stuttered D. clattered
38. Being ……………… means you are clever and amusing with words.
A. witty B. hilarious C. funny D. ironic
39. There have been a few complaints, but ……………… the restaurant has been a success.
A. far and wide B. now and again C. out and about D. by and large
40. Amy doesn’t trust lawyers. In fact, she’s ……………… of them all.
A. conceivable B. contemptuous C. comprehensible D. contemporary
41. From the way she’s ……………… at that sandwich, I’d say Kate doesn’t like it.
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51. He made money not as a(n) ……………… in itself but in order to carry out his
philanthropic schemes.
A. purpose B. end C. result D. ambition
52. The performance of Beethoven’s fifth symphony was ……………… by a weak violin section.
A. marred B. harmed C. reduced D. lessened
53. The hunter’s arrow hit the buffalo and blood ……………… from the wound.
A. spurted B. dropped C. drained D. hurled
54. The ambusher’s victim walked ……………… into the trap.
A. blindly B. shortsightedly C. ignorantly D. subconsciously
55. If the boat is unevenly loaded, there is a danger it will ……………… .
A. invert B. resume C. reverse D. capsize
56. The market is dominated by two large corporations but there are some small but very aggressive companies
……………… at the edges.
A. biting B. snapping C. nibbling D. scratching
57. The chairman tried to ……………… criticism by freely admitting that the company had not performed well in
recent years.
A. anticipate B. forestall C. forewarn D. dodge
58. The scientist’s claim to have visited other planets was greeted with ……………… laughter.
A. appalling B. derisive C. amusing D. ludicrous
59. Elaborate ministerial answers just tend to ……………… the basic facts of the case.
A. darken B. obscure C. cloud D. cover
60. Simon never has any ……………… about pursuing his own interests at the expense of other people.
A. fears B. doubts C. qualms D. pretensions
61. Purists will always ……………… when they encounter grammatical uses they consider inexact.
A. shudder B. shake C. tremble D. quake
62. Mary is taciturn whereas her sister is a ……………… talker.
A. stammering B. meticulous C. voluble D. bulky
63. The ……………… reason given for the war was that Germany wanted to expand its borders.
A. supercilious B. superfluous C. ostensible D. ostentatious
64. They put us up in a ……………… hotel room.
A. disheveled B. distraught C. dinghy D. dingy
65. He ……………… over his misfortunes for a long time.
A. bounced B. floundered C. pampered D. pondered
66. She gave a(n) ……………… reply to my question.
A. intent B. inert C. terse D. thrifty
67. I was ……………… by its high price.
A. put off B. put over C. put up D. put down
68. They took no ……………… of my warning.
A. hide B. seek C. heed D. prick
69. ……………… is part of a monk’s life.
A. Fasting B. Feasting C. Carousing D. Debauchery
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