Upper Level Vocabulary Test 8

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Alice is tall and slim and has a beautiful ________.

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

My father is very ________ with his hands.

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

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

He will pass his examination if he works ________.

Mary is very ________ because she has failed her examination.

My father told me never ________ a lie.

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

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

Peter has not got the right ________ for that job.

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

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

Three masked men ________ the city bank early this morning.

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

Can you tell the ________ between margarine and butter?

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

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

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

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

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

We arrived late because there was a traffic ________.

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

Call for me at any time that ________ you.

I am very ________ in architecture.

The Meeting has been ________ till next Thursday.

A circle is a different ________ from a square.

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

You can’t smoke here. It’s ________.

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

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