Upper Level Vocabulary Test 8

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Question 1

Yesterday the pound fell to a ________ low level against the dollar, according to this morning news.

A	final
B	major
C	record
D	remote
E	last

Question 2

Even the most detached and indifferent spectator can be ________ away by enthusiasm at a horserace.

A	carried
B	moved
C	excited
D	stirred
E	swept

Question 3

The young performers ________ and held the audience’s attention from the moment the curtain went up.

A	caught
B	gathered
C	snatched
D	took
E	trapped

Question 4

She was very ________ when I told her my pet dog had died.

A	sympathetic
B	just
C	helpful
D	pitiful
E	friendly

Question 5

What were John and Mary ________ about when you came into the room?

A	speaking
B	discussing
C	saying
D	telling
E	talking

Question 6

I don’t smoke, but I don’t object to ________ people smoking.

A	different
B	another
C	other
D	alternative
E	unlike

Question 7

I like your new red dress, the color ________ you.

A	fits
B	looks
C	suits
D	likes
E	seems

Question 8

Mr. Jones wants to know if he can have a ________ with you.

A	argument
B	word
C	lecture
D	speech
E	conversation

Question 9

Mrs. Brown has cleaned the house from ________ to bottom.

A	attic
B	first floor
C	top
D	roof
E	upstairs

Question 10

Alice is tall and slim and has a beautiful ________.

A	position
B	shape
C	form
D	figure
E	size

Question 11

Mrs. Brown’s children have very good manners because they have been well ________.

A	brought out
B	brought in
C	brought together
D	brought up
E	brought round

Question 12

My father is very ________ with his hands.

A	curious
B	interested
C	interesting
D	intelligent
E	clever

Question 13

Mrs. Brown is offering a ________ of £50 to anyone who finds her diamond ring.

A	prize
B	price
C	reward
D	money
E	total

Question 14

I should be ________ if you would answer my letter by return.

A	nice
B	good
C	glad
D	cheerful
E	kind

Question 15

He will pass his examination if he works ________.

A	quietly
B	strongly
C	hard
D	cleverly
E	loudly

Question 16

Mary is very ________ because she has failed her examination.

A	excited
B	afraid
C	sensitive
D	sensible
E	upset

Question 17

My father told me never ________ a lie.

A	to do
B	to make
C	to tell
D	to recount
E	to relate

Question 18

Mrs. Brown’s children are always as good as ________.

A	butter
B	gold
C	milk
D	silk
E	silver

Question 19

My cousin, who lives in France, is ________ me French.

A	learning
B	teaching
C	helping
D	assisting
E	instructing

Question 20

Peter has not got the right ________ for that job.

A	knowledge
B	learning
C	qualifications
D	abilities
E	examinations

Question 21

The Stephenson’s’ house was ________ by thieves last night.

A	broken into
B	broken up
C	broken off
D	broken down
E	broken in

Question 22

The fishermen said that the high wind had made the sea very _______.

A	calm
B	uneven
C	undulating
D	rough
E	hard

Question 23

Three masked men ________ the city bank early this morning.

A	robbed
B	attacked
C	stole
D	took
E	spoilt

Question 24

I can’t remember ________ told me Mary had gone to Spain.

A	which
B	what
C	that
D	who
E	whose

Question 25

Can you tell the ________ between margarine and butter?

A	opposite
B	change
C	alteration
D	difference
E	sameness

Question 26

Could you give me a ________? I’ve forgotten my matches.

A	flame
B	light
C	fire
D	illumination
E	flare

Question 27

The Company gave my father a gold watch when he ________.

A	replaced
B	reformed
C	retired
D	retreated
E	rearranged

Question 28

You can’t ________ how frightened I was when I first saw an elephant. imagine

A	suppose
B	suppose
C	propose
D	wonder
E	imagine

Question 29

When my sister was in hospital, she was ________ by a well-known surgeon.

A	worked on
B	carried on
C	operated on
D	turned on
E	passed on

Question 30

If you ask Martin, he will explain ________ of cricket to you.

A	the orders
B	the arrangements
C	the regulations
D	the preparations
E	the rules

Question 31

We arrived late because there was a traffic ________.

A	stop
B	jam
C	holding
D	suspension
E	confusion

Question 32

I had to wait ________ for an answer to my letter.

A	a long day
B	a period
C	an interval
D	a stage
E	a long while

Question 33

Call for me at any time that ________ you.

A	fits
B	likes
C	suits
D	docs
E	meets

Question 34

I am very ________ in architecture.

A	interested
B	interesting
C	concerned
D	informed
E	intelligent

Question 35

The Meeting has been ________ till next Thursday.

A	put by
B	put off
C	put over
D	put in
E	put away

Question 36

A circle is a different ________ from a square.

A	shape
B	shade
C	sign
D	style
E	number

Question 37

Could you ________ me £5? I’ll pay you back tomorrow.

A	pay
B	borrow
C	lend
D	provide
E	donate

Question 38

You can’t smoke here. It’s ________.

A	prevented
B	allowed
C	stopped
D	prohibited
E	ceased

Question 39

I don’t believe you, you must be ________ my leg.

A	grasping
B	holding
C	handling
D	pulling
E	stretching

Question 40

It’s very cold, the temperature is several ________ below zero.

A	ounces
B	inches
C	numbers
D	degrees
E	figures

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2 thoughts on “Upper Level Vocabulary Test 8”

Waheed
May 11, 2018 at 10:43 am | Reply
Question 22
The fishermen said that the high wind had made the sea very _______.
A calm
B uneven
C undulating
D rough
E hard
Sir this qs seems to have some problem. I wht about opt. C?
- ETO
  May 11, 2018 at 6:45 pm | Reply
  The words “rough” and “undulating” have different meanings. “Rough is especially used for weather and sea. Please, check the definitions and examples below.
  ROUGH: WEATHER/SEA with strong wind or storms (OPPOSITE: calm)
  – The ship went down in rough seas.
  UNDULATING: Having a smoothly rising and falling form or outline.
  – ‘the undulating country lanes of Northern Ireland’
  – ‘the valley’s undulating contours’

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