TEST 1 2015

1. The planning authorities gave the school the for an extension. (GO)
2. I want to make sure all my dependants will be financially secure if I’m
way. (CAPACITY)
3. He is a bad manager in that factory and everyone is in an attempt to him. (FAME)
4. The referee who will be at this year's F.A. Club final is one of my
relatives, you know. (OFFICIAL)
5. I was surprised by his to break the law. (PREPARE) '
6. It thrives in a vacuum of consumer information that might give
everybody a(n) reason to go somewhere else. (REFUTE)
7. She stood there completely so I had no idea at all what she was
thinking. (EXPRESSION)
8. Throughout the 1790s, he worked hard to secure the interest of wealthy patrons. Such
enabled him to concentrate on becoming a successful composer. (PATRON)
9. Children who grow up in time of war are more likely to be than others. (ADJUST)
10. The years in isolation and adversity have deepened his . (KNOW)
TEST 2
1. For one who has spent his life in town, a trip into the mountains could prove an
FORGET
2. He had been delayed at the office and was now in a hurry to keep his appointment
with the dentist. EXPECT
3. He’s completely his opponent and knocked him out in the seventh round. BOX
4. Children who grow up in the time of war are more likely to be. than other children. ADJUST
5. The museum was built in the middle of the last century in the _ style popular at
that time. CLASS
6. It is no use asking him about political system or the parties. He doesn’t know or care. He’s completely
c
7. It’s quite normal to complain if you think something is wrong, but I do feel that you are
sometimes . CRITICISM
8. Susan found the responsibility of taking care of her younger brother so _ that
she tried to avoid it. BURDEN
9. Let us get this clear: it is not Paul himself that I find but it is his idea that I cannot
accept. OBJECT
10. Martha has a attitude towards issues and thinks that things can be either black or white. SIMPLE

Test 3.
1. Gold is more precious than iron. In fact, there is no really comparison. (COMPARE)
1. Until the situation has settled down, it is to travel to the area hardly hit by ebola
epidemic. (ADVISE)
2. If looks could kill, I’d be dead because she just gave me a glare (MURDER)
3. Every Christmas, they donate some food and clothes to the_________________(NEED)
4. He lost his temper and used disgusting language. (REPEAT)
5. Politeness is one thing. Real kindness is another. You must learn to between the two.
(DIFFERENT)
6. This machinery has been coated with a certain chemical to make it...............................(RUST)
7. “This minor mistake is.....................Be more careful the next time,” said the teacher. (PARDON)
8. Film directors usually ask actors to the scene in their mind, (VISUAL)
9. The ship was off the coast of Sunmatera. (SHIP)
TEST 4
1. Travelling in big cities is becoming more................................................................everyday. (TROUBLE)
2. The situation is so........................................................................in some cities now that it is difficult to see
any
solution. (CHAOS)

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 3 It's...........................................................for them to pretend that they were shocked at the news
(HYPOCRITE)
4. Profits grew last year by a..............................................................5.7%. (HEAD)
5. You can say that she is a..........................................................because she works very hard and finds it
difficult
t,0 stop working and do other things. (WORK)
6. She speaks her lines very......................................................(WOOD)
7. It is really quite...........................................................that we should have been at the same college without
having met before. (ORDINARY)
8. Supporters w ere............................................................removed from the court. (FORCE)
9. The outcome of the vote is a ..............,.........................................discussion (GO)
10. Somehow he always manages to…………………………. his opponents. (WIT)

TEST 5
1. He has known Tom for a long time and valued his . (FRIEND)
2. After all he has done for us, it would be very of us if we didn’t do this for him now. (HELP)
3. The storm caused terrible along the coast. (DESTROY)
4. is one of the qualities required of a social worker. (FLEXIBLE)
5. The new leisure centre doesn’t quite come up to my (EXPECT)
6. The floor of the attic needs if we’re going to make it into a bedroom. (STRONG)
7. Is it possible to between a hobby aníỊ an interest? (DISTINCT)
8. This used to be a rural area but it has become . (INDUSTRY)
9. I’m surprised at what you’ve done. I hope my confidence in you has not been . (PLACE)
10. This jewel is not simply valuable. It is . (VALUE)

TEST 6
1. How dare they blame without knowing all the facts first? (PORTION)
2. You might find it hard to answer all the questions in the time. (LOT)
3. I know it’s a bit annoying but there’s no need to to such an extent. (ACT)
4. It's even trying. We'll never get to the hospital in time. (FRUIT)
5. As I told Rose how 1 felt she was completely , so ] had no idea at all what she was
thinking. (RESPOND)
6. Maybe I am an but what’s wrong with wanting every human being to have access to
clean drinking water? (IDEAL)
7. Being director of the National Gallery is a n responsibility but thankfully I have a
number of highly experienced experts to help me. (AWE)
8. Don’t throw away consumer packaging. Most of it’s if you use a little creativity. (USE)
9. Marvin used to be quite wild, but he’s calm these days. (RELATE)
10. Theo and his brother arc always together. They’re completely (SEPARATE)

TEST 7
1. A agreement between the UK, France and Ireland allows horses to travel between the
three countries without health certificates. (PART)
2 People can decide how to care for their children, by interference from
the state. (CUMBERSOME)
3. We were amazed by her wonderful skill in the of crying infants. (PEACE)
4. Like many of his generation, he was fascinated by the Internet. (TECHNOLOGY)
5. A strike is unlikely, but some forms of are being considered. (OPERATE)
6. The last recession the economy. (VITAL)
7. The results had been by five independent scientists in the same field, (REVIEW)
8. Similar changes are happening . (INDUSTRY)

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9. Some experiences in early life have _ effects. (ERADICATE)
10. Several dead birds had been washed . (SHORE)

TEST 8
1. Even if you are Rood at a game, you shouldn't be . CONFIDENCE
2. Tests are often carried out to detect genetic before birth. NORMAL
3. Various _ by police officers were brought to light by the enquiry. PRATICE
4. As a result of her Ethel has strong sense of the difference between right and wrong. BRING
5. In one shop, 1 a wonderful collodion of 1 920s toys. EARTH
6. The tsunami has caused damage to the Japanese. CALCULATE
7. There are people whose begins from the moment of their death. MORTAL
8. The planet Mars is, at present, INHABIT
9. They never dare to leave their only child for even a moment. ATTEND
10. He is a bad manager in that factory and everyone is in an attempt to him .FAME

TEST 9
1 Do you think these children arc (NOURISH)........................? They look very thin.
2. Don’t be so (DRAMATIC)................................
3. Now I can still feel the (GLOW)....................................................of our victory.
4. We bought legal protection as an (ADD)................to our home insurance policy.
5. Attempts to communicate in a foreign language can easily (FIRE).....................
6. tie cast his eyes (HEAVEN)...........................as if imploring God for help or pity.
7. Going to the unemployment office to wait there for hours is (DESTROY)................................experience.
8. Liskeard and Callington are basically (DISTANT)...................................from here, so it’ll take about the same
time
to get to either of them.
9. The workers who were (SIZE)................................during the recession badly need . help from the government.
10. I was (TIMID)..............................by Jane’s loud and aggressive voice and so, chose to remain silent
throughout the discussion.

TEST 10
1. The stock market crash of 1929 left my great-grandfather (PENNY).
2. Every time I think I've beaten you, you (DO) me!
3. He will (CORK) the wine as soon as we arc ready for dinner.
4. She thinks that with a little (FLATTER). She can persuade her husband to change his mind
5. Man really wants to live forever, so he believes in (MORTAL).
6________(NUTRITIOUS) is one of the most serious problems to the .developments of the children that arc taken
into consideration.
7. We arc determined to get rid of poverty ạnd not to suffer _ (BACKWARD).
8. He is a(n) ( POLITIC) man because he is not interested in politics.
9. The expert system can do all the mundane operations and still_______________(FACE) with the users in the
friendliest manner.
10. The ministry of education and training decided to organize a(n) (COLLEGE) football championship to create a
common playground for all student.

TEST 11
1. helene won the discus event at the Olympic Games but was later.....................................................when a
medical
check proved that he had been taking drugs. (QUALIFY)
2. Those children look miserable because they’re...........................................................(PARENT)
3. English is a.............................................easy language for Swedes to learn. (COMPARE)

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4. Now, don’t tell anyone else what I've just told you. Remember, it's............................(CONFIDE)
5. The recent hurricane caused ..............................,.................damage. (WIDE)
6. Industrial robots work with far greater................................................than most men. (PRECISE)
7. A fan is an ardent devotee, an.................................................( ENTHUSIASTIC)
8. The...........................................need our help. (ADVANTAGE)
9. Although the splitting of the atom was one of the greatest scientific......................................................of this
century, there are many people who wish it had never happened. (BREAK) 10. She is. about music.
(PASSION)

TEST 12
1/. That little charming girl you met yesterday comes from a very family. (ART)
2/. He used to be an engineer before he came to work for this company. (ELECTRICITY)
3/. The doctor will be unless you call and make an appointment in advance. (AVAILABILITY)
4/. Those are the company’s strictly _ documents, so you mustn't let them leak out. (CONFIDENCE) 5/.
Since it was first produced at large scales, this traditional handicraft has attracted
attention worldwide. (COMMERCE)
ó/. Those street children performed _ well at the fund-raising dinner party. (SURPRISE)
7/. There are still about how they erected those huge stone on top of that hill. (CERTAIN)
8/. He dropped himself on the grass after shouting loudly again for help. There seemed to be
nobody around. (HOPE)
9/. That guy is absolutely as you never know what he is going to do or say. (PREDICT)
10/. That athlete was as soon as people found that he had used drug. (QUALIFICATION)

TEST 13
1. The company sent millions of dollars marketing their new wonder drug. (PHARMACY)
2. Although the drug is very effective, it does have some unpleasant (EFFECT)
3. This margarine is full of food - just look the label! (ADD)
4. Patients with diseases that are highly are isolated in a special f area. (CONTAGION)
5. The government has plans for new energy legislation. (VEIL)
6. Early man made use of the medical properties of insects and reptiles to treat common .
(AIL)
7. Scientists are convinced that, because crocodiles have such a long ;they
must have a natural ability to combat infection. (LIFE)
8. My friends started going out late to nightclubs so I decided to . myself from the group'.
(SOCIAL)
9. University professors both teach and _ research. (TAKE)
These material are highly . (FLAME)

TEST 14
1. The audience was small because of the heavy rain. (DISAPPOINT)
2. The thing I hate about John is his (RELIABLE)
3. He is very in everything he does. (SYSTEM)
4. Fruit as it ripens. (SWEET)
5. My brother lives in a area. (RESIDE)
6. She is extremely about art. (KNOWLEDGE)
7. They were brought up to behave in a way in public. (CIVILIZATION)
8. His plan is.............................good, but it won't work in practice. (THEORY)
9. He is..............................for his charitable activities than for his business in the steel industry. ' (KNOW)
10. It may be to force them into making a decision, and if you upset them they are quite likely to overact
(PRODUCE)

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 TEST 15
1. A list of events for the autumn is being prepared. COME
2. After 23 years of teaching, I had simply had enough of a job which is becoming increasingly _ PROBLEM
3. of your new energy-efficient domestic gas boiler is free of charge, and will be performed within 5 days of
payment. - INSTALL
4. Press continues over whether the Prime Minister is on the point of calling a General Election. SPECULATE
5. They struggled for a society based on democracy, peace and social . JUSTIFY 6. Several
banks are providing for the housing programme. FINANCIAL
7. The development of computers and the availability of the Internet will dramatically change the face of
the most popular home entertainment- television. STOP
8. Last week a housewife was by her washing machine. ELECTRICITY
9. Don’t be so critical of the boy. I myself didn't find his behaviour _ .. OBJECT
10. It’s a quiet fishing village with a habour. PICTURE

TEST 16
1. The idea that the sun 'rises' is a popular............(CONCEIVE)
2. Local people assembled to welcome back their.................army (TRIUMPH)
3. Hundreds of unemployed.........could be pushed back towards crime by the closure of job training programs.
(PRISON)
4. It is not harmful to take that drug because it is...............(ADDICT)
5. Girls tend to do better academically in single-sex schools than in...................ones. (EDUCATE)
6. Having made that morally terrible mistake, they are now...............(CONSCIENCE)
7. Do you really think you have enough...........to be in the school’s soccer team? (ATHLETE)
8. Children from a (n)............background are statistically more likely to become involved in crime. (PRIVILEGE)
9. It is very difficult to find Mrs.Burton’s shop, for it w as...............from all others in the street. (DISTINGUISH)
10. We could…………………….. the soil if we overuse it. (POOR)

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