TEST YOUR VOCABULARY 15- If you do too much of anything, it can be bad for you, but few

l- I wish you wouldn't ....... me when I'm speaking; wait until I am things are harmful if you do them ......... .
finished if you ve something to say. A) loosely B) intensely C) wearily
A) discontinue B) interrupt C) pause D) moderately E) sharply
D) maintain E) refrain
16- Today parents with young babies use ....... nappies because they
2- Most people don't want to live in downtown neighbourhoods because don't like to wash them.
there is a lot of crime and so they don't feel....... . A) disposable B) adjustable C) arguable
A) sheltered B) inevitable C) stable D) acceptable E) reusable
D) secure E) voluntary
17- In order for a play to be any good, the actors and actresses have
3- The Tigris River is still quite narrow at Diyarbakır, but by the time to ............. together until they all know their lines and can
it reaches Baghdad, it is very ....... . interact perfectly.
A) high B) shallow C) winding A) memorise B) intensify C) repeat
D) steep E) broad D) visualise E) rehearse

4- The desert was completely ....... at night — there was not a single 18- Doctors are finally beginning to admit that traditional medicines
noise to be heard. are sometimes more ....... for curing certain ailments than
A) insistent B) windy C) silent modern drugs.
D) dormant E) hidden A) elaborate B) effective C) alternative
D) noticeable E) instinctive
5- An economic analyst's reputation is based on the ....... of his
predictions. 19- It is ....... that the refugees have adequate housing before winter
A) intelligence B) accuracy C) interaction sets in, or they could all freeze to death.
D) suspicion E) rejection A) vigorous B) trivial C) active
D) stable E) vital
6- The semester is ....... over, so you had better start studying for your
finals, or you will fail all your exams. 20- Young people who eat mostly junk food are likely to be
A) practically B) fortunately C) initially unhealthy because their diets are ....... in essential vitamins and
D) willingly E) distantly minerals.
A) bare B) plentiful C) deficient
7- Some listening devices used by the police are so ........ that they can D) pitiful E) demonstrative
pick up conversations at a distance from the people being bugged.
A) sensational B) sensible C) sentimental 21- While Greece and Turkey have become much more friendly
D) sensitive E) senseless recently, the problem of Cyprus is still likely to present a .......
to complete friendship.
8- My sister is too ....... to work around breakable things; she is A) security B) release C) depression
always bumping into things and knocking them over. D) barrier E) compartment
A) graceful B) intense C) ordinary
D) clumsy E) obsessed 22- Make sure you close the jar ....... because whatever is inside
will go off if air gets in.
9- Because Fred has been working ....... since he was 16 years old, he A) tightly B) sharply C) exceptionally
is afraid that he won't know what to do with himself when he D) moderately E) ordinarily
retires.
A) barely B) dreadfully C) constantly 23- The connection of so many rivers to the Grand Canal in China
D) invariably E) uniformly greatly expanded the territory ........ through the canal.
A) accessible B) agreeable C) promising
10- I'm not a very ......... person and prefer sitting home with a good D) creative E) remote
book to going to parties.
A) sociable B) visible C) persuasive 24- The champion looked ....... at his opponent as he lay sprawled on
D) potential E) sincere the canvas unconscious.
A) visibly B) frightfully C) pricelessly
11- The artist Cezanne believed that becoming too interested in light in D) scornfully E) formerly
painting, as was done by the impressionists, could mean ....... other
important aspects, such as form. 25- The ....... caused by a nuclear explosion is difficult to imagine
A) interfering B) enterprising C) compiling even if you have visited the museums in Hiroshima and
D) confronting E) overlooking Nagasaki.
A) denial B) distillation C) compilation
12- The importance placed on the institution of marriage throughout D) resentment E) devastation
the world can be seen in the ....... and complex customs and rituals
that surround it. 26- Young people with unhappy family lives are usually the most
A) artificial B) elaborate C) resentful ....... to extremist propaganda.
D) punctual E) wanton A) negligible B) controllable C) susceptible
D) sociable E) debatable
13- Even when they are not actually working, doctors often have to be
on call in' case there are any ....... cases. 27- People who think of the United States as a rich country are often
A) gradual B) social C) urgent surprised at the ....... that exists in the inner cities.
D) distorted E) neglected A) affluence B) poverty C) consistency
D) devotion E) validity
14- Although long plane flights are generally unpleasant, the flight
attendants try to make sure that the passengers suffer as little ....... 28- Extremists among both Israelis and Palestinians are .......
as possible. opposed to any reasonable peace agreement.
A) nuisance B) embarrassment C) discomfort A) suitably B) cautiously C) possibly
D) bewilderment E) sensitivity D) smartly E) violently
29- The defeat of Iraq following its ....... of Kuwait in 1991 has resulted D) selective E) delicate
in a tremendous amount of suffering for the Iraqi people.
A) occurrence B) attitude C) awareness 44- People usually go to the seaside in the summer for a few weeks
D) invasion E) allowance in order to get some ....... after working hard all year.
A) relaxation B) revelation C) tradition
30- This software may not be exactly what you need, but it can be D) interruption E) celebration
easily .......... to suit your needs.
A) intervened B) demonstrated C) relieved 45- The workers have decided to do the night shifts ....... so that no
D) modified E) postponed one has to work nights all the time.
A) alternately B) approximately C) fortunately
31- The president showed his ....... with the questions about his personal D) defensively E) principally
life by walking out of the press conference.
A) annoyance B) confidence C) hindrance 46- Animal lovers think it is ....... to animals to kill them for their fur,
D) preference E) resistance so they often attack people who wear mink coats.
A) steady B) weak C) instinctive
32- The privatisation of several....... state-run airlines, particularly D) unwise E) cruel
British Airways, led the way towards greater competition within an
economically "borderless" Europe. 47- Sudden weather changes help to keep insect numbers down. In
A) deliberately B) formerly C) permanently some areas, for example, a very cold winter kills many insects
D) sufficiently E) formally that would otherwise ....... in the spring.
A) divide B) allege C) exclude
33- As I knew how ......... it was to argue with lan, I didn't want to waste D) multiply E) alter
my time trying to dissuade him from applying his plan.
A) encouraging B) barren C) futile 48- Even in modern times, many people do not realise that leprosy is
D) dispensable E) profitable a disease that is only mildly contagious and not ........ as it used
to be.
34- In spite of the government's efforts, few people believe that a A) rare B) fatal C) tedious
significant reduction in inflation is .......... D) credible E) sparse
A) collapsible B) avoidable C) available
D) explicable E) attainable 49- He was furious with his daughter for marrying someone poor
and illiterate and ....... that he would never speak to her again.
35- She was so ........ beautiful that everyone in the room was looking A) appalled B) relieved C) swore
at her. D) provided E) threw
A) unevenly B) alternatively C) strikingly
D) steeply E) extensively 50- Though it is ........ for many people to live in the suburbs because
the houses are newer and there is more space, others would
rather be closer to where they work.
36- So far the economy has not shown enough ....... to justify the A) defensive B) useless C) desirable
Minister of Finance's optimism. D) formidable E) interactive
A) size B) intensity C) orientation
D) growth E) structure 51- Moroccans and Iraqis both speak a language called "Arabic", but
they have difficulty speaking with one another because the
37- Although French was a difficult language for him, he kept working spoken dialects are ....... incomprehensible.
at it and in the end, his ....... paid off when he met a beautiful A) moderately B) intentionally C) optionally
French girl who spoke no English but who became his wife. D) supportively E) mutually
A) perseverance B) generosity C) originality
D) intensity E) expansion 52- The man was so ....... dressed, in an old patched coat and torn
trousers, that no one would realise that he was a millionaire.
38- High and illogical taxes in Britain are often the greatest ....... to A) stylishly B) voluntarily C) impressively
running a successful business. D) excessively E) shabbily
A) hindrance B) assistance C) alternative
D) repetition E) institution 53- Secondary school students enjoy televised sports, drama and
cartoons, but most of all, their interest in music and films
39- The weather has been so ....... this year that spring flowers began usually grows ........ during this period of their lives.
appearing at the end of January. A) presently B) wastefully C) debatably
A) ferocious B) mild C) inclement D) dramatically E) considerately
D) amiable E) sensitive
54- The soldiers had been ordered to capture the strategic hill, but
40- Junior doctors in England often suffer from ....... because they have they had to retreat because of the ....... of the enemy fire.
to work more than one hundred hours a week. A) failure B) intensity C) origin
A) deprivation B) rivalry C) tedium D) survival E) shrinkage
D) guidance E) fatigue
55- The word smokeless gunpowder can be ........ because it does
41- Products made in China are cheaper than those made in Japan, but produce some smoke; however, it causes much less smoke than
they are usually also ....... quality. the old kind of powder.
A) brief B) clumsy C) aesthetic A) misleading B) reliable C) ordinary
D) inferior E) infertile D) critical E) offensive
42- Politicians often seem nice at first if you meet them personally, but
it soon becomes apparent that their friendship is only ....... . 56- It is difficult to find ....... fruit juice these days; it usually has
A) sincere B) initial C) superficial sugar and preservatives in it.
D) tempting E) victorious A) clear B) absolute C) sanitary
D) pure E) entire
43- The Crown Jewels of England are .........; in other words, they are so
valuable that no one knows exactly how much they are worth.
A) expensive B) discounted C) priceless
57- In the race known as the "steeplechase", runners have to jump over 70- The enthusiastic audience was ....... by all the stars who came for
different kinds of ........ which make the race both more difficult the opening night.
and more interesting. A) trained B) perceived C) glued
A) casualties B) chances C) obstacles D) glared E) dazzled
D) complications E) hardships
71- After winning the lottery, he spent so ....... that soon he found
58- It is necessary to have a good eye and a/an ....... hand in order to himself with no money left.
shoot well. A) considerately B) elaborately C) constantly
A) even B) balanced C) constant D) wantonly E) delicately
D) steady E) immense
72- After you wash and iron the clothes, please ....... them and put
them away neatly.
A) stretch B) bleach C) rinse
59- After years of having his work turned down, he was totally shocked D) fold E) wrinkle
at the ...... of his novel by a respectable publisher.
A) rejection B) receipt C) diversity 73- Air bags inflate to cushion the driver or passenger within 40
D) captivation E) acceptance milliseconds after a high-impact collision. The inflation is ......
by sodium oxide, and nitrogen rapidly fills the air bag.
60- It is a/an ....... to say that Sir Richard Burton was "good at A) destroyed B) compiled C) depicted
languages" since he spoke twenty-nine languages well enough to be D) oriented E) initiated
mistaken as a native, so this ability of his requires a stronger
attribute than just "good". 74- Once it occurs, the only ........ for tooth decay is a visit to a
A) understatement B) probability C) encouragement dentist, who cleans and fills the cavity to keep decay from
D) confirmation E) benefit progressing.
A) survival B) earning C) remedy
61- During the 19th century, several Europeans sneaked into Mecca D) escape E) hardship
....... disguisei as Muslims.
A) foolishly B) cunningly C) unbearably 75- Some scientists say that dinosaurs began to die off after the
D) alternatively E) decisively Earth's continents, which had originally been a single landmass,
broke apart, causing ......... environmental changes, and radically
62- The antics of Charlie Chaplin have ....... audiences throughout the changing the climate.
20th century and into the 21st. A) minor B) tremendous C) capturing
A) occupied B) utilised C) captivated D) creative E) domestic
D) survived E) revived
76- In many parts of the world, ties of ....... are more important than
63- After not having exercised for months, I played football last week, any other relationship, and these family ties often lead to
and all my muscles were ....... for days afterwards. nepotism.
A) tender B) stiff C) stubborn A) kinship B) correlation C) society
D) awkward E) rough D) similarity E) eternity

64- It is difficult to take a sailing vessel through the Straits of Magellan 77- I would advise you to think carefully about your decision,
because both the winds and the currents are so ....... . because once you have made it, it will be .........: you will not get
A) unfaithful B) influential C) predictable a second chance.
D) expansive E) treacherous A) simultaneous B) irreversible C) exchangeable
D) affordable E) instantaneous
65- Although the police arrested the thieves, they never ....... the stolen
goods. 78- All his life he carried the emotional scars caused by his father
A) forfeited B) revived C) defeated ....... his family when he was only six years old.
D) recovered E) burgled A) maintaining B) evacuating C) abandoning
D) discharging E) deserving
66- One method of ........ fire is by eliminating or diluting the oxygen.
This is usually done by smothering or blanketing the fire using 79- In an unstable economy, it is often wisest to put your money into
sand, foam, steam or a nonflammable chemical. ....... metals like gold or silver.
A) intimidating B) excavating C) extinguishing A) precious B) shiny C) mediocre
D) evacuating E) revolving D) delicate E) fragile

67- So many students are ....... American high schools that most of them 80- Protesters opposed to the ....... of historical buildings to make
have to employ full-time security staff to prevent destruction of way for a highway have camped on the roof of one of the
valuable property. buildings.
A) vandalising B) considering C) registering A) extinction B) enhancement C) offence
D) overthrowing E) displacing D) demolition E) resistance

68- We were expecting old Mr Eames to pass away first because he had
serious heart problems, but he ......... his wife, who died suddenly of
a blood clot on the brain, by seven years.
A) ordained B) outlived C) continued 81- I hope the price of the new water heater includes ........ because I
D) endured E) persisted have no idea how to put it in myself.
A) disposal B) delivery C) installation
69- This year's gross national product was ....... smaller than last year's, D) revival E) investment
leading to a crisis of economic confidence.
A) normally B) intentionally C) internally 82- When the politician was asked to state his position on the
D) substantially E) agreeably economy, he answered so ....... that no one understood him.
A) decisively B) vaguely C) defensively
D) ultimately E) attentively
83- We've had this bread for days and it is ....... ; let's feed it to the 88- A good artist or writer first needs ........ but he or she has to
birds. follow this with a lot of hard work.
A) rough B) stale C) lumpy A) perspiration B) preference C) tendency
D) solid E) stiff D) inspiration E) addiction

84- A famous singer was arrested last night after he beat his wife so ....... 89- We were unable to continue our climb up the hill because it was
that she was taken unconscious to hospital. too ....... to tackle without ropes and other special gear.
A) tamely B) cunningly C) proportionally A) brief B) steep C) exclusive
D) savagely E) desirably D) curt E) hollow

85- You have been ....... a lot this morning. Didn't you get enough sleep 90- I couldn't get any books out of the library because my library
last night? card had ........ I should have renewed it last month.
A) stretching B) sneezing C) yawning A) expired B) shrank C) deceased
D) galloping E) whining D) intensified E) extended

86- Frank explained the reason for his absence at the meeting so .......
that soon the boss forgot how angry he was and began laughing.
A) defensively B) offensively C) grimly
D) implicitly E) humorously

87- When he put on the brakes, the car ....... out of control and bumped
into the cliff.
A) underwent B) limped C) overtook
D) rolled E) skidded

TEST YOUR VOCABULARY

1. B 2. D 3. E 4. C 5. B 6. A 7. D 8. D 9. C 10. A

11. E 12. B 13. C 14. C 15. D 16. A 17. E 18. B 19. E 20. C

21. D 22. A 23. A 24. D 25. E 26. C 27. B 28. E 29. D 30. D

31. A 32. B 33. C 34. E 35. C 36. D 37. A 38. A 39. B 40. E

41. D 42. C 43. C 44. A 45. A 46. E 47. D 48. B 49. C 50. C

51. E 52. E 53. D 54. B 55. A 56. D 57. C 58. D 59. E 6O. A

61. B 62. C 63. B 64. E 65. D 66. C 67. A 68. B 69. D 70. E

71. D 72. D 73. E 74. C 75. B 76. A 77. B 78. C 79. A 80. D

81. C 82. B 83. B 84. D ' 85. C 86. E 87. E 88. D 89. B 90. A