VOCABULARY / TEST 1 (60 ADET SORU)

TEST 1

1- Wasps are horrible creatures. If you annoy them, they 11- The twins were building a castle in the back garden and
will........... you, and that really hurts! they wanted to dig a .......... around it, but their father
stopped them as he didn't want his grass dug up.
A) beat B) sung C) lead
D) swing E) float A) wrinkle B) citadel C) peak
D) fence E) trench
2- Their mother warned Peter and David not to go near the
.......... mine as some of the old mine shafts had not been
properly sealed. 12- When Joe saw the thief take Mrs Smith's handbag, he
chased and caught him ......... . If he had stopped and
A) abundant B) sensible C) irrelevant thought about it logically, he probably wouldn't have
D) disused E) disabled taken the risk.

3- Pauline's exam results were nothing short of .......... . It A) reluctantly B) restfully C) constantly
was as if an angel had been guiding her hand. D) longingly E) instinctively

A) miraculous B) precious C) meticulous 13- I bought these pens for l0p each and sold them for 20p.
D) vigorous E) ridiculous That means I've made a ......... of l0p on each one.

4- The crowd at the demonstration last week showed a great A) profit B) loss C) win
deal of ............. . They attacked police with bricks and D) venture E) prediction
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bottles.
14- The rash on Claudia's back was very sore. The doctor
A) hostility B) tenderness C) assumption gave her some cream to .......... on it, but applying it was
D) maintenance E) silence quite an ordeal.

5- Guy Fawkes was executed as a/an .......... in 1606 for A) roll B)hurt C) push
trying to blow up the King and parliament. D) rub E) pull

A) detective B) defender C) traitor 15- The water from the spring is 100% ........... . There are
D) conqueror E) acquaintance absolutely no chemicals or preservatives in it.

6- The temperature in the foundry has to remain ......... . If A) nasty B) tasty C) bitter
the heat goes up or down even slightly, then the whole D) pure E) certain
process has to be aborted.
16- Setting fire to the cat's tall was a terrible thing to do and
A) indifferent B) instant C) content the boys should be thoroughly ........... of themselves.
D) probable E) constant
A) shy B) cruel C) ashamed
7- Sometimes I can't understand what Lionet says as he D) guilty E) sinful
often .......... and doesn't speak clearly.
17- The chemical company dishonestly tried to .......... the
A) screams B) mumbles C) reckons report about how the chemical they produce is polluting
D) stumbles E) anticipates the environment.

8- The most important, and also the strongest, bone in the A) suppress B) reset C) upset
human leg is the ........ cap. D) receive E) repel

A) knee B) wrist C) elbow 18- David's beard was getting very untidy, so he got a pair of
D) ankle E) skull scissors and ........... it, which made him look much
smarter.
9- idi Amin, who declared himself President of Uganda for
life, was a .......... ruler, who treated his people brutally A) sealed B) trimmed C) shaved
and some 300.000 citizens are believed to have been killed D) sliced E) dyed
during his rule.
19- Mona always dressed untidily and dull when she was at
A) explanatory B) undeniable C) treacherous work. The bosses ordered her to stop dressing so .........
D) ruthless E) miserable and smarten herself up.

10- Ever since the sales clerk left, they have been desperately A) colourfully B) bravely C) elegantly
looking for someone to fill the .......... but so far, they D) boldly E) shabbily
haven't been able to find anyone suitable.
20- We are planning to open a cafe in Bolton, but first we
A) residence B) store C) vacancy have to obtain a licence from the council to sell food and
D) accommodation E) tolerance ......... .

A) medicines B) impurities C) beverages

D) nourishment E) solids

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21- Now that John was retiring he felt that he could be .......... 30- It took the explorers a lot of courage to .......... into the
about all the things he thought were wrong at the factory, jungle. Many others before them had gone in and never
whereas before he had not been so outspoken. come out.

A) humble B) spiteful C) envious A) celebrate B) stand C) ascend

D) frank E) suspicious D) participate E) venture

22- The dentist warned that if Denişe ate too much chocolate, 31- Steven had forgotten that Rose had lent him £20 the
her teeth would begin to .......... . He explained how plaque previous week. Therefore, it came as quite a shock when
would cause them to rot. she said that he .............. her the money.

A) destroy B) decay C) retard A) deceived B) commented C) owed

D) plot E) compose D) tempted E) owned

23- He ........... the new manager so much that he left his job 32- The project to build a prison on the hill outside the town
before finding another. has come up against a lot of .......... from the local
residents. They don't want to have one in the vicinity.
A) appreciated B) approved C) loathed
D) envied E) praised A) resistance B) redundancy C) acceptance
D) destiny E) moderation
24- After the tour around the brewery, we were allowed to
.......... the beer. In fact, we were allowed to taste all of the 33- You are supposed to wear your tie around your ...........
different brews. and not around your waist to keep your trousers up!
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A) eat B) cook C) sample A) head B) throat C) knee

D) examine E) investigate D) neck E) belly

25- ........... we were not allowed to go into the room at the top 34- Our new neighbours are very .......... people, who drink
of the stairs. Later on, however, our aunt opened the door the best wines and eat foreign food.
and showed us around her pottery workshop.
A) irregular B) sophisticated C) common
A) Intentionally B) Superficially C) Ironically D) plentiful E) suffocating
D) Eventually E) Initially
35- Luckily, the tide began to .......... just before it got to
26- The tower in Pisa, Italy, is fascinating. It......... over so Emily's deck chair. If it had come in any more she would
much to one side, over 5 metres in fact, that I am have got wet.
surprised it doesn't fall down.
A) persist B) assist C) collapse
A) falls B) stands C) crawls D) precede E) recede
D) leans E) bows
36- The newly-fallen snow lay deep and .......... on the ground,
27- I didn't actually accuse Tim of stealing the money. I until the children started to play in it and rough it up.
............ said that he was there at the time that the money
went missing — that's all! A) heavy B) silent C) even
D) sticky E) eventual
A) totally B) furiously C) merely
D) horribly E) financially 37- Two of the most........... criminals in US film history were
'Bonnie and Clyde'. In the film, they portray a young
28- By building a dam on the river, the men managed to couple who rob banks and shoot people.
......... a disaster. Without it the village would have been
flooded for sure. A) stable B) notorious C) grateful
D) navigational E) miserable
A) cause B) avert C) promote
D) urge E) predict 38- Ginger flew the plane very .......... along the narrow
valley. It was obvious that he was a well trained and
29- I went to New Zealand in July last year and, .......... Peter experienced pilot.
was there at the same time. We didn't bump into each
other, though. A) loosely B) accidentally C) moderately
D) eventfully E) capably
A) coincidentally B) accurately C) questioningly
D) appropriately E) bluntly 39- The siege had lasted for about three hours when hostages
began to .......... . They came out slowly, one by one, but
eventually they were all let out.

A) resign B) occur C) emerge

D) struggle E) amend

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40- John made one major .......... from his history dissertation 50- We make the housework easier by doing the tasks .......... .
about llth century Europe, missing out the battle of Helen does them one day, and I do them the next.
Hastings. A) scornfully B) alternately C) exhaustively
D) menacingly E) incessantly
A) inclusion B) exhibition C) inhibition
D) omission E) inclination 51- The surgeon didn't seem nervous when he performed a
delicate operation last week. He ........ chatted with friends
41- At first, the Vikings did not settle on the British Isles, but just moments before beginning.
they often ........... villages on the coast stealing valuables A) nervously B) irritatingly C) jerkily
and taking slaves. D) casually E) recklessly

A) raided B) fled C) treated 52- I have just ......... at a new gymnasium. I joined now
D) tolerated E) traded because they are offering a generous discount.
A) cultivated B) founded C) encased
42- The acting world is full of ........ for actor Dermot D) enabled E) enrolled
Morgan, who died on Saturday. He was a very popular
man and was still very young. 53- Richard hasn't washed his hair for a week. As a result, it
is very .......... .
A) hesitation B) gravity C) grief A) lengthy B) hasty C) gloomy
D) hatred E) perception D) greasy E) soapy

43- The fireplace in the old Victorian mansion is very .......... . 54- To avoid trouble during Euro '96, the English police took
It is beautifully painted with flowers and birds and is several ......... . One of these was to arrest many well-
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meticulous in its detail. known hooligans.

A) pleasures B) hostages C) treasures
A) dull B) displeasing C) warm D) postures E) measures
D) minute E) ornate
55- Samuel doesn't tell jokes as such, but he always keeps
44- The suggestion that we can use the library as a classroom dinner guests amused with his .......... stories of things that
is ........ . For a start, it doesn't even have a blackboard. have happened to him on his travels.
A) witty B) fictional C) anxious
A) Utopian B) miraculous C) hazardous D) moving E) tactful
D) absurd E) diligent
56- The earthquake in Mexico City in 1985 was a
45- The produce from Haystack Farm is all .......... grown. monumental catastrophe. News footage showed scenes of
There are absolutely no chemicals or pesticides on them. total ........... as people searched the rubble for signs of
survivors.
A) ornately B) organically C) artificially
D) seemingly E) superficially A) hesitation B) collision C) disease
D) devastation E) involvement
46- At last week's council meeting, there were scenes of total
.......... . The, disruption was caused by protesters in the 57- The dog's barking is .......... . The owner has locked it on
public gallery. the balcony and it will not stop barking.

A) disorder B) tolerance C) contest A) melodious B) tuneful C) ceaseless

D) tranquillity E) massacre D) inestimable E) coherent

47- Sonia thanked the family ........... as she knew in her heart 58- Harry felt .......... after his ride on the roller-coaster at the
that they would not have all survived without their help. fun fair and immediately wanted to go on another ride.

A) sincerely B) actually C) hastily A) menacing B) stunned C) exhilarated

D) uselessly E) sarcastically D) timid E) obedient

48- There is a man threatening to jump off the Eiffel Tower. 59- The government knows that if they introduce the new
People are trying to .......... him, but he seems determined tax, there will be a ......... . The people won't tolerate it
to go over! and will cause trouble.

A) persuade B) misuse C) attempt A) tremor B) revolt C) diligence

D) dissuade E) salute D) array E) recognition

49- The fitness test for the new sports centre is very .......... 60- As the big dog barked ........... Roberta ran and hid behind
but the facilities are so good that it is worth all the hard a tree, but then she noticed that the dog was on a chain.
work.
A) fiercely B) reasonably C) hastily
A) precious B) sneaky C) stingy D) predominantly E) wisely
D) inadequate E) stringent

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VOCABULARY / TEST 1 (60 ADET SORU)

CEVAP ANAHTARI
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l. B 2. D 3. A 4.A 5.C 6.E 7.B 8.A 9.D 10.C
11.E 12.E 13.A 14.D15.D 16.C 17.A 18.B 19.E 20.C
21.D 22.B 23.C 24.C 25.E 26.D 27.C 28.B 29.A 30.E
31.C 32.A 33.D 34.B 35.E 36.C 37.B 38.E 39.C 40.D
41.A 42.C 43.E 44.D 45.B 46.A 47.A 48.D 49.E 50.B
51.D 52.E 53.D 54.E 55.A 56.D 57.C 58.C 59.B 60.A
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