Vocabulary Test 1

1. Apart from those three very cold weeks in January, it

has been a very winter. You must obtain from the landowner to fish
6.
in this river.
A) plain
B) soft A) permit
C) pale B) freedom
D) mild C) permission
E) calm D) right
E) allowance

2. The best student in each class will a prize at

the end of term. The local tourist bureau will send you about
7.
hotels in the area.
A) catch
B) receive A) knowledge
C) possess B) information
D) prove C) news
E) reward D) notice
E) advertisement

3. There is real concern that food supplies will not be

to feed the increasing world population. 8. The use of plastic for shoes of leather has
ruined shoe repairing as a business.
A) sufficient
A) although
B) satisfactory
B) as well
C) equal
C) else
D) measured
D) instead
E) effective
E) outside

4. The police her for helping the murderer to

escape. 9. Her husband felt it would be silly to the color
of the curtains before they had painted the room.
A) caught
A) change
B) prevented
C) searched B) find
C) choose
D) brought
D) lose
E) arrested
E) charge

5. The children will not be allowed to come with us if

they don’t themselves better.

A) direct
B) accustom
C) behave
D) declare
E) compose
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10. The of ice-cream sold increases sharply in the 15. When he beat the carpet, the rose in clouds.
summer months.
A) dust
A) account B) soil
B) amount C) mud
C) count D) earth
D) number E) powder
E) size

16. of money prevented us from taking a holiday

11. It will time if we make the sandwiches the this year.
day before the picnic.
A) Limit
A) earn B) Freeze
B) spare C) Emptiness
C) lower D) Expense
D) save E) Lack
E) win

17. This blue-flower is known by names in other

12. I haven’t got enough string to up this parcel. parts of England.

A) stick A) severe
B) fold B) difference
C) close C) various
D) shut D) separate
E) tie E) usual

13. Bill doesn’t what people say about him. 18. Why can’t you do this small for me? I’ve
helped you often enough in the past.
A) concern
B) care A) command
C) matter B) demand
D) disturb C) effort
E) depend D) favor
E) influence

14. Although the false banknotes fooled many people,

they did not to close examination.
19. When there was a short in the conversation,I
asked if anyone would like anything to drink.
A) keep up
B) put up A) fall
C) stand up B) blank
D) pay up C) wait
E) look up D) pause
E) place
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20. While I am on holiday, ring me at my hotel only if 25. The garden as far as the river.
there are any messages for me.
A) advances
A) urgent B) extends
B) hasty C) lies
C) valuable D) develops
D) early E) enlarges
E) confident

26. It is time to the table for dinner. serve

21. This is not big enough to cut down a tree.
A) place
A) axe B) lay
B) hammer C) lay out
C) screw D) put out
D) knife E) serve
E) spade

27. I have always you my best friend.

22. He must give us more time we shall not be
able to make a good Job of it. A) regarded
B) considered
A) whether
C) trusted
B) otherwise
D) hoped
C) consequently
E) liked
D) therefore
E) doubtless

28. He lost his when the policeman stopped him.

23. I should be very if you would post this letter A) temper

for me. B) language
A) grateful C) spirit
B) pleasant D) character
C) accepted E) pride
D) pleasing
E) thanking

29. He won’t to buy some bread unless I tell him

again.

24. When you get to the motorway, follow the for A) remind
London. B) realize
A) masks C) remember
B) points D) forget
C) signs E) record
D) plans
E) ways
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30. Because of the fine weather, we had all our classes in 35. Let me know if any difficulties .
the air.
A) find
A) full B) arise
B) clear C) come
C) open D) rise
D) thin E) happen
E) outside

36. I can’t to have a holiday abroad on my

salary.
31. Will you be taking my previous experience into
when you fix my salary?
A) spend
A) possession B) think
B) account C) afford
C) mind D) help
D) salesmanship E) spare
E) scale

37. They are twins and look very .

32. If it wasn’t an accident, he must have done it on A) alike
.
B) same
A) mistake C) like
B) purpose D) likely
C) himself E) identical
D) fault
E) intention

38. It is a very popular play, and it would be wise

to seats well in advance.

33. Most things are now mass-produced rather than A) engage

.
B) book
A) hand-made C) buy
B) by hand D) occupy
C) single E) preserve
D) selected
E) detailed

39. He’s not of learning German in six months.

A) possible
34. The office lifts are out of again. B) interested
A) operating C) inclined
B) order D) able
C) work E) capable
D) working
E) movement
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40. There was a large box behind the door and John could
not falling over it.

A) prevent
B) avoid
C) fail
D) resist
E) save
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