Upper Level Vocabulary Test 20
Question 1 |
If the fire alarm is sounded, all residents are requested to ________ in the courtyard.
A | combine |
B | assemble |
C | crowd |
D | mobilize |
E | unite |
Question 2 |
The acoustics in the concert hall were very poor, and it would obviously be necessary to ________ my voice.
A | exaggerate |
B | extend |
C | amplify |
D | develop |
E | increase |
Question 3 |
One rainy night the old bridge ______ into the river without warning.
A | submerged |
B | collapsed |
C | degenerated |
D | immersed |
E | relapsed |
Question 4 |
The people who objected to the new road were told that since work had already started there was no point in ________.
A | contradicting |
B | protesting |
C | provoking |
D | competing |
E | refusing |
Question 5 |
When they asked him about it, he said it was no ________ of theirs and wouldn’t tell them anything.
A | connection |
B | concern |
C | relation |
D | relevance |
E | influence |
Question 6 |
Nursery schools can be enormously ________ to socially handicapped children.
A | admirable |
B | beneficial |
C | invaluable |
D | meritorious |
E | praiseworthy |
Question 7 |
Corruption in the running of the city’s largest bank was ________ in the local newspaper.
A | found |
B | discovered |
C | detected |
D | exposed |
E | commented |
Question 8 |
The lad spent several years as ________ to a master-builder, so that he might learn the trade.
A | applicant |
B | apprentice |
C | learner |
D | student |
E | pupil |
Question 9 |
He said he couldn’t _____ to retire from work and live only on his pension.
A | accept |
B | afford |
C | compensate |
D | depend |
E | risk |
Question 10 |
After his heavy defeat in the local elections he decided to ________ from the campaign for the Presidency.
A | abandon |
B | renounce |
C | retract |
D | withdraw |
E | withhold |
Question 11 |
After the outbreak of a mysterious illness, investigation revealed ________ of the town’s water supply.
A | corruption |
B | infiltration |
C | contagion |
D | pollution |
E | eruption |
Question 12 |
She was very interested in the work of certain charities and made a regular ________ to them.
A | subscription |
B | contribution |
C | allowance |
D | subsidy |
E | tribute |
Question 13 |
The students visited the museum and spent several hours with the ________, who was very helpful.
A | commissioner |
B | bursar |
C | steward |
D | curator |
E | agent |
Question 14 |
As soon as the exams were over, the students all went their ________ ways.
A | homely |
B | perspective |
C | respective |
D | relative |
E | diverted |
Question 15 |
The council members were dissatisfied with the wording of the recommendation but passed it after ________ had been agreed.
A | innovations |
B | amendments |
C | advancements |
D | preferments |
E | refinements |
Question 16 |
He ______ his old car for a new model as soon as he had won the money.
A | interchanged |
B | exchanged |
C | replaced |
D | converted |
E | displaced |
Question 17 |
The brothers showed great ____ to their older sister, who had acted as the sole parent to them for many years.
A | compliance |
B | devotion |
C | subjection |
D | estimation |
E | allegiance |
Question 18 |
His poor standard of play fully justifies his ________ from the team for the match next Saturday.
A | rejection |
B | expulsion |
C | exclusion |
D | exception |
E | ban |
Question 19 |
Even a small dog in a house can ________ a thief.
A | deter |
B | arrest |
C | waylay |
D | counter |
E | forestall |
Question 20 |
His carelessness ________ the whole enterprise.
A | ventured |
B | risked |
C | jeopardized |
D | chanced |
E | hazarded |
Question 21 |
I congratulate you on your ________ in jewellery.
A | selection |
B | choice |
C | flavor |
D | taste |
E | likes |
Question 22 |
He ________ his rose bushes carefully with insecticide every evening.
A | distributed |
B | spread |
C | trickled |
D | strewed |
E | sprayed |
Question 23 |
Playing on strong national feelings, they ________ the crowd to burn down the Embassy.
A | animated |
B | inclined |
C | incited |
D | instigated |
E | impressed |
Question 24 |
Not knowing he had ________ out with his girlfriend, I made the mistake of inviting them both to the party.
A | fallen |
B | quarreled |
C | parted |
D | put |
E | separated |
Question 25 |
All visitors are requested to ________ with the regulations.
A | agree |
B | comply |
C | assent |
D | consent |
E | concede |
Question 26 |
My father had to take private pupils in order to ________ his salary as a teacher.
A | expand |
B | augment |
C | inflate |
D | enlarge |
E | complete |
Question 27 |
Even though the football match was not very exciting, the ________ managed to make it sound interesting
A | commentator |
B | newscaster |
C | announcer |
D | presenter |
E | narrator |
Question 28 |
The rain soon worked its way ________ the roof of the old cottage.
A | over |
B | in |
C | by |
D | through |
E | round |
Question 29 |
The Managing Director has asked to see the sales ________ resulting from our recent advertising campaign.
A | numbers |
B | calculations |
C | amounts |
D | quantities |
E | figures |
Question 30 |
TV, If properly used, can ________ a child’s imagination.
A | cause |
B | incite |
C | arise |
D | invoke |
E | stimulate |
Question 31 |
The country’s mineral resources have been ______ by foreign powers.
A | disused |
B | deprived |
C | worn out |
D | extorted |
E | exploited |
Question 32 |
He earns his living by ________ old paintings.
A | reviving |
B | restoring |
C | retrieving |
D | recovering |
E | renewing |
Question 33 |
Unless stricter hunting laws are introduced, seals will soon be ______.
A | defunct |
B | out-dated |
C | archaic |
D | extinct |
E | obsolete |
Question 34 |
Inflation is very hard on people of ________ means.
A | scarce |
B | impoverished |
C | limited |
D | needy |
E | shortened |
Question 35 |
A new system of quality control was ________ to overcome the defects in the firm’s products.
A | installed |
B | inaugurated |
C | introduced |
D | inserted |
E | invested |
Question 36 |
Ask the publishers to send you their latest _____ of English text-books.
A | catalogue |
B | prospectus |
C | brochure |
D | pamphlet |
E | booklet |
Question 37 |
It is easier to adapt to new situations if one has a ________ attitude.
A | changeable |
B | flexible |
C | moveable |
D | malleable |
E | pliable |
Question 38 |
He was smoking; I could see the tip of his cigarette _____ in the darkness.
A | shining |
B | sparkling |
C | gleaming |
D | glinting |
E | glowing |
Question 39 |
Although he was under no ________, the shopkeeper replaced the defective battery free of charge.
A | urgency |
B | guarantee |
C | obligation |
D | insistence |
E | authority |
Question 40 |
I haven’t the ________ idea what you mean.
A | lightest |
B | dimmest |
C | faintest |
D | furthest |
E | smallest |
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