TEST YOUR VOCABULARY 1 1Being a doctor is not normally a dangerous .......

but working at the scene of a disaster, such as a mud slide or an earthquake, can be very risky. A) epidemic D) vacation B) disease E) prescription C) profession 13- They were completely lost, had no torch and the Sun was sinking ....... behind the hills. A) joyfully D) deeply B) rapidly E) smoothly C) noisily

14- An abnormally high body ....... is described as a fever. 2- After the landslide at the primary school, everyone in the village was ....... as they were all related to the victims either closely or distantly. A) burying B) mourning D) celebrating E) murdering C) injuring A) temperament D) weight B) atmosphere E) temperature C) climate

15- Your ....... for the new stadium includes a running track. How many lanes do you want the running track to have? A) objection D) survey B) election C) proposal E) accommodation

3- He founded a little business which eventually became quite ....... and, by he time he retired, he was a wealthy man. A) fruitless B) time-consuming C) creative D) prosperous E) logical 4- The Turkish drink Rak has an aniseed ....... similar to French Pernod or Ricard. A) feel D) flavour B) spice E) season C) liquid

16- As a cabin boy, every day Norman and the others ....... the deck of the ship until it was spotlessly clean. A) sank B) rowed C) laid D) shrank E) scrubbed

17- In the fifteenth century, South American Incas ....... many gods. They believed these gods lived high in the Andes mountains and they built their temples on the mountain peaks. A) envied D) worshipped B) worried E) cheated C) polished

5- According to the producer's claim, this emergency earthquake cage can withstand eighty tons of ..... . A) gravity D) depth B) volume E) pressure C) speed

18- When I make curry, I use coriander. I take the seeds and ....... them into a fine powder using a pestle and mortar. A) grind D) ground B) bound C) saw E) bind

6- A welder joins two metals by applying ....... heat to them so that the metal melts and, when solidifying, joins together. A) intense D) anxious 7B) deep E) vigorous C) wide

19- For foreign students, the university provides ........ very close to the campus. They charge extra money for this, of course. A) knowledge B) intellect C) accommodation D) intelligence E) recommendation 20- As I braked to stop at the traffic lights, one of the tyres ...... with a loud noise. A) rushed D) burst B) grew E) collided C) picked

Jeff was experiencing the kind of ....... that only someone who has lost a close friend can know. A) injury D) jealousy B) grief E) surprise C) hope

8- My sister's treacle tart was so hard that, when I tried to eat it, I ...... my fork. A) shaped D)creased 9B) folded E) wrinkled C) bent

As there was a sheer drop of 1000 metres on his right, the mountaineer ....... to the side of the mountain with his left hand as if his very life depended on it. A) rolled D)relaxed B) spilt E) clung C) pulled

21- The Ford company is designing a new small car. This week's issue of Autocar shows a picture of the actual ...... on display at the Frankfurt Motorshow. It will be available in showrooms across the country in four months' time. A) idea D) customer B) prototype E) promotion C) concept

10- Louise and Sophie ....... passed the security guards at the entrance unnoticed and mingled with the celebrity guests at the party. A) saluted D) encountered B) crept E) pushed C) bumped

22- Because my grandfather is a/an ........ he worries a lot about his bills and, as he only receives a small amount of money, he tries to conserve electricity and water. A) manufacturer D) employer B) criminal E) pensioner C) manager

11- The holiday company ....... the inconvenience the delay had caused us, but it was not very comforting. A) regretted D) bragged B) rehearsed E) committed C) applauded

23- Since police officers in London have cut down on the number of stop and searches they carry out, there has been a ...... increase in crime. Some types of crime have as much as doubled. A) light D) deep B) considerate E) significant C) doubtful

12- The shopkeeper only gave me change for a ten pound note, although I'd given him a twenty pound note, but I think it was not a deliberate but a/an ....... mistake. A) innocent B) false C) violent D) cruel E) intense

24- Because we haven't sold many vans this month, the manager has offered us an extra ...... . The person who sells the most vans this month will receive a colour TV. A) incentive B) wage C) punishment D) fare E) profession

25- My uncle owns a ........ catering unit. Wherever and whenever there is a large event, he takes it to the spot and sells hamburgers and hot and cold drinks. A) tasty D) complicated B) mobile E) multi-storey C) favourite

37- When Peter saw how ill his mother looked, he ...... . A) crept B) kept C) swept D) dealt E) wept

38- After their mother died, the children decided to hold a/an ......... and sell all her possessions to the highest bidder. A) party B) funeral C) exhibition D) auction E) gallery

26- The workers at the hospital coffee shop are not paid employees, but .......; that is, they devote their time free of charge so that hospital visitors can buy refreshments at reasonable prices. A) engineers D) volunteers B) patients E) relatives C) managers

39- After the pilot made a bumpy landing at Stanstead Airport, a new wheel had to be fitted to the plane. Because of the bad landing, many passengers suspected that it was the pilot's ...... . A) achievement D) cause B) fault E) calculation C) result

27- When Jean sold her house, she sold half of her garden separately as a building ....... for a new house. A) garage B) shed C) field D) farm E) plot

40- Before the Industrial Revolution, people in villages ...... most cloth on hand looms in their own homes. A) sewed B) wove C) threw D) drew E) sawed

28- When I attended this school, teachers used a cane to punish pupils, but now such ....... treatment of students is illegal. A) tender B) kind C) harsh D) immense E) calm

29- It's not easy to leave Vickie's farm in a hurry. First you have to unbolt the gate, then drive through and finally ...... the gate behind you. A) shut D) ring B) crash E) jump C) knock

test your vocabulary l.C 2.B 3.D 4.D 5.E 6.A 7.B 8.C 9.E 10.B 11.A 12.A 13.B 14.E 15.C 16.E 17.D 18.A 19.C 20.D 21.B 22.E 23.E 24.A 25.B 26.D 27.E 28.C 29.A 30.D 31.B 32.D 33.C 34.C 35.D 36.A 37.E 38.D 39.B 40.B

30- My son didn't have enough money for Metallica's new compact disc, so I ....... him ten pounds. A) owed D) lent B) borrowed E) held C) let

31- I didn't have enough money for Metallica's new compact disc, so I ....... ten pounds from my mother. A) owed B) borrowed C) let D) lent E) held

32- Because sugar ....... to the bottom of a tea cup, unless you want the last mouthful to be sickly sweet, it is a good idea to stir your tea well. A) floats D) sinks B) swings E) melts C) grinds

33- I....... off the minibus straight into a pile of snow, some of which went inside my boots. A) burst B) swung C) stepped D) drew E) crept

34- I often play 'snakes and ladders' with my niece, but due to the fact that she ....... she always wins. A) defeats D) competes B) bets E) participates C) cheats

35- The boys tied a rope between the trees and hung an old tyre from it. They ....... back and forth on this old tyre all afternoon until their mother called them in for dinner. A) spread D) swung B) fled E) ground C) bound

36- We would like to send you some information about our products and services if you have no ....... to us doing so. A) objection D) tendency B) fault E) competition C) suggestion