PRACTICE TEST 17

PART 1. MCQs
Choose the best option to each of the following questions.
1. Brain cancer requires _______ treatment such as surgery.
A. aggressive B. confrontational C. malignant D. rigorous
2. He praised his wife for her dignity under the _______ of the tabloid press.
A. onslaught B. assault C. onset D. offensive
3. Buying a car was an important _______ for them.
A. transformation B. translation C. transaction D. transportation
4. She’s _______. She tends to think a lot and not to say a lot.
A. an introvert B. inverted C. an extrovert D. subdued
5.It’s _______ that he never mentioned our argument; I wonder why he didn’t.
A. special B. rare C. curious D. eccentric
6. In all _______, he’s already left.
A. odds B. probability C. certainty D. possibilities
7. Many people don’t use their computers to their full _______.
A. future B. expectation C. potential D. hope
8. When our friends have bad fortune, we try to show _______.
A. love B. sympathy C. affection D. pity
9. There’s no doubt about the outcome of the trial. The man is a _______ criminal.
A. self-conscious B. self-contained C. self-confessed D. self-centered
10. The job you’ve been offered is a(n)_______ opportunity to travel and meet people.
A. sole B. only C. unique D. single
11. Now that my summer vacation has just begun, I feel free as _______.
A. a bird B. a cucumber C. a pie D. a pig
12. The whole building collapsed, but fortunately there were no _______.
A. wounded B. hurts C. casualties D. victims
13. I have got a _______ headache. I need to take a rest and some aspirin.
A. spitting B. raving C. splitting D. burning
14. Martha has been hard _______ to it to organize a fancy dress party for the younger children.
A. forced B. ordered C. put D. made
15.It was a daring robbery, which took place in ______ daylight.
A. broad B. total C. wide D. absolute
16. Their choir stood in four rows according to their ________ heights.
A. respected B. respective C. respectable D. respectful
17. Stop fighting you two; shake hands and ________ your peace with each other.
A. set B. do C. make D. bring
18. Legal matters are not my ________. You will have to consult a lawyer.
A. prospect B. excess C. domain D. aspect
19. Our hosts had prepared a ______ meal with seven courses to celebrate our arrival.
A. generous B. lavish C. spendthrift D. profuse
20. Many children who get into trouble in their early teens go on to become ________ offenders.
A. persistent B. insistent C. inverted D. innate
21. Don’t read in such dim light; it will _______ your eyes.
A. dwindle B. contract C. impair D. decrease
22. Making private calls on the office is severely _________on in our department.
A. frowned B. criticized C. regarded D. objected
23. I must go to bed early tonight; I sat up till the _______ hours to finish that report.
 A. late B. deep C. last D. early
24. An education system that benefits bright children _________ of those who are slower to learn.
A. at the expense B. at the limit C. at the cost D. at the loss
25. He kept his marriage for years, but eventually the truth ________.
A. came out B. went out C. came through D. fell out
26. Helen was ________ disappointed when she learned that she hadn’t won the beauty contest.
A. seriously B. bitterly C. strongly D. heavily
27. Doctors are often ________ to accidents in rural areas.
A. called up B. driven out C. called out D. rung up
28. To his own great _____, professor Howard has discovered a new method of bulimia treatment.
A. reputation B. name C. fame D. credit
29. We had to ________ the design of the car to take account of the rough terrain.
A. modify B. amend C. transfer D. convert
30. The escaped prisoner fought _________ before he was finally overpowered.
A. foot and mouth B. heart and soul C. head over heels D. tooth and nail
31. The plague, otherwise known as the Black Death, was a _______ disease.
A. contagious B. contiguous C. contingent D. congenial
32. The young man felt_______ in the presence of so many young ladies.
A. inhospitable B. hindered C. inhibited D. prohibited
33. The Conservatives declared their intention of_______ the whole Act once they came into power.
A. repulsing B. repelling C. impelling D. repealing
34. The Prime Minister will decide whether to release the prisoner or not; that's his_______.
A. prerogative B. derogatory C. abdication D. humanity
35. The new town development has begun to_______ on the surrounding green belt.
A. reach B. encroach C. enter D. intrude
36. I was informed by the police officer that he would be forced to take me into_______.
A. guardianship B. bail C. custody D. protection
37. They continued fighting despite all the_______ they met with.
A. adversities B. amenities C. properties D. liabilities
38. The media are always keen on reporting_______.
A. mishaps B. calamities C. reverses D. hardships
39. Not only is little Johnny's grammar incoherent and his spelling atrocious but also
his punctuation_______.
A. slothful B. sluggish C. hazard D. haphazard
40. The dealer wanted £40 and I was only willing to pay £30, but we finally agreed to_______ the
difference.
A. drop B. decrease C. split D. divide
41. Money was short and people survived by _______and saving.
A. scrimping B. scavenging C. scouring D. scrounging
42. He left the meeting early on the unlikely _______ that he had a sick friend to visit.
A. claim B. pretext C. excuse D. motive
43. This is the _______ timetable for the conference. It may change later.
A. conditional B. indefinite C. provisional D. indeterminate
44. Drug-taking is a crime which society simply cannot _________.
A. approve B. acknowledge C. consent D. condone
45. The supervisor’s job is to _______ the work of his particular department.
A. overlook B. overrun C. oversee D. overview
46. Mr. Henson’s bitter comments on the management’s mistakes gave _______ to the conflict which
has already lasted for four months.
A. cause B. ground C. goal D. rise
47. I was scared _______ when I looked down from the top of the cliff.
A. tight B. stiff C. consent D. solid
48. There will of necessity be a ______ to the amount of money put at the new manager’s disposal.
A. ceiling B. roof C. hard D. solid
49. I was sitting on the bus when I heard this odd_______ of conversation.
A. lumps B. air C. snatch D. stab
50. Though he faced many difficulties, he could not be _______ from his goal.
A. hindered B. obstructed C. prevented D. deflected
51. “How come you didn’t tell me that you would quit the job?” - “____________”
A. I found the job so interesting. B. Because I am so bored with it.
C. I would love to. Thank you. D. Because I know you would have made a fuss.
52. Dreams are commonly _________both visual and verbal images.
A. made of B. made from C. consisted of D. made up of
53. From the _____expression on his mother’s face, Roy realized that he wouldn’t be able to persuade
her.
A. tall B. firm C. weak D. hasty
54. They are unlikely to find any new evidence because so much time has _____since the crime.
A. spanned B. postponed C. lapsed D. elapsed
55. ____________, she went back to her room.
A. There was no cause for alarm B. Without having cause for alarm
C. There being no cause for alarm D. Being no cause for alarm
56. _________to a new office with a salary half as much did he appreciate his former boss’s
generosity.
A. He had been transferred B. Having been transferred
C. Not until transferred D. Only when he transferred
57. The jury _________her compliments on her excellent knowledge of the subject.
A. paid B. gave C. made D. said
58. “It is raining outside” – “_________”
A. So is it B. So it is C. So it does D. Is it so?
59. We have all passed our final exams. We are going to _________the town red to celebrate.
A. color B. decorate C. paint D. make
60. Mr. Jones knew who had won the contest, but he kept it under his _________until it was
announced publicly.
A. cap B. tongue C. umbrella D. hat
61. Mary is an _________liar, You must take what she says with a small grain of salt.
A. incorrigible B. incurable C. irredeemable D. irremediable.
62. They live in a very _________populated area of Italy.
A. sparsely B. scarcely C. hardly D. barely
63. I_________ my best suit – everyone else was very casually dressed.
A. needn’t wear B. mustn’t wear C. needn’t have worn D.mustn’t have
worn
64. It is an _______ that the most talented artists often go completely unrecognized in their lifetime.
A. irregularity B. eccentricity C. anomaly D. abnormality
65. My husband told me in no _______ terms that I would have to economize on household expenses.
A. unsure B. uncertain C. vague D. unclear
66. “He’s not interested in Physics, is he?”- “_________”
A. No problem! B. No, he isn’t. I’m afraid.
C. Yes, he is not at all. D. I promise he isn’t.
67. My father supposes, _________, that he will be retiring at 60.
A. like most people did B. like most people do
 C. as do most people D. as most of people
68. After congratulating his team, the coach left, allowing the players to let their _________ down and
enjoy themselves.
A. hearts B. heads C. hair D. souls
69. The headmaster at my last school was a stern disciplinarian and made sure we________ the line.
A. drew B. touched C. faced D. toed
70. Unfortunately, their house _________while they were at the restaurant celebrating their
anniversary.
A. had burgled B. got burgled C. went burgled D. burgled
71. The pollution problems in the town have been _______ by mass tourism in the summer months.
A. exacerbated B. developed C. augmented D. contributed
72. Because of the dominance of retail chain-stores, most shopping centers show the same bland
________ and no imagination.
A. similarity B. likeness C. equality D. uniformity
73. The misunderstanding is thought to have ________ from an ambiguous article which appeared in
yesterday’s newspapers.
A. stirred B. steered C. strayed D. stemmed
74. The Red Cross is ________ an international aid organization.
A. intriguingly B. intrusively C. intrinsically D. intrepidly
75. Despite all the evidence, he wouldn’t admit that he was in the _________
A. fault B. error C. slip D. wrong

PART 2. WORD FORMS

Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the space.

TEST 1:
1. Actually, scientists say that cloned animals will not be exact replicas of their__. (GENE)
2. _Abdominal_pain or pain in the belly is the reason for around 5% of all emergency department
visits. (ABDOMEN)
3. The _chivalry_between the two champions was emulating for both. (RIVAL)
4. The painting was of ______ value and it was carefully guarded. (CALCULATE)
5. I think my last statement _encapsulates_ the situation pretty well – at least, I can’t think of any
better summary! (CAPSULE)
6. It's true that _reflexology_originates from the Orient. (REFLEX)
7. The clerk _________the banknote with a magnifying glass. (SCRUTINY)
8. My friends started going out late to nightclubs so I decided to _dissociate_myself from the group.
(SOCIAL)

TEST 2:
1. That the child behaved __dearly_____made the couple happy. (DEAR)
2. In Scotland, there is greater emphasis on _valuations_____ by individual schools. (VALUE)
3. It was_____unforgivable__________of me to mislead you like that.(FORGIVE)
4. The price of the house includes many existing _____fixed_______ and fittings. (FIX)
5. There has always been a deep _cleavage_________ between the rich and the poor. (CLEAVE)
6. Suppliers have to pay a 10% ___extra-charge_____ on imported goods. (CHARGE)
7. As the disease progressed, his speech degenerated from being difficult to understand to being
completely __incoherable______. (COHERE)
8. The reckless driver was imprisoned due to his ___observant______ of the traffic jam. (OBSERVE)

TEST 3:
1. My friends started going out late to nightclubs so I decided to _dissociate__ myself from the group.
(SOCIAL)
2. An alarm sounds when the temperature reaches a _determinative_ level. (DETERMINE)
3. Please place your cigarette ends in the _receipts_ provided. (RECEIVE)
4. If the participation mode is adopted, the farmers will be kept away from the disappointment
or___delusion___. (ILLUSION)
5. In the end our fears proved _groundless__ and we calmed down. (GROUND)
6. We can say that the colours of her clothes _harmonize_ nicely. (HARMONY)
7. Didn’t you know that his __obstinacy_ was proverbial? (OBSTINATE)
8. His mates used to mock at his _booklet__ but now they look up to him. (BOOK)

TEST 4:
1. There is no significant _________ between modern and primitive societies.(CONTINUE)
2. Worse, it is making unforced errors which make it look ________ and incompetent.(AMATEUR)
3. He achieved _________ for failing a drug test after winning an Olympic final. (NOTORIOUS)
4. He made a _________ attempt to climb the tree to recover his kite. (FOOL)
5. After a successful career, he retired in 2004, but now he’s making a _______ and he’s released a
new CD. (COME)
6. Mum’s fine after her operation, although she’s still a little _______ on her feet. (STEADY)
7. My father is a strict _________who always believes in 'spare the rod, spoil the child'.
(DISCIPLINE)
8. How awful! What an _________ thing for anyone to do! (OUTRAGE)

TEST 5:
1. British universities are ___undeniably_____ good, but the pool of top scientific talent trickling
from them amounts to 0.01% of the working population. (DENY)
2. They paid little attention to the _fragmentation_______ of the pieces. (FRAGMENT)
3. This involved some __even-handed______ dealings with the chief of the police. (HAND)
4. My house is ____long-distance______ from the two pubs in the village.(DISTANCE)
5. Research showed a clear ____relationship______between recession and levels of property
crime.(RELATE)
6. The plan to __vitalize_______the inner cities has been unanimously approved by the committee.
(VITAL)
7. My house is __long-distance_______ from the two pubs in the village.(DISTANCE)
8. Women who are slimming can never enjoy a meal without being afraid of ____organizing______
their diet. (ORGANISE)

PART 3: ERROR IDENTIFICATION

Each passage below contains 7 errors in spelling, grammar, and word formation. For questions
1-35, underline the errors and write the corrections in the corresponding number boxes. There
are THREE examples at the beginning (0, 00, 000)

PASSAGE 1

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1.lie suspended (line 5) 2. truthful (line 7) 3. their -> its (line 9)
4. hides (line 10) 5.waits (line 11) 6. doing (line 13)
7.

PASSAGE 2

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8. misused (line 1) 9.awarity ( line 3) 10.present (line 4) 11.hotest (line 5)

12.informing (line 11) 13.leaves (line 12) 14.
PASSAGE 3

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15. difficulty → 16. concluding → 17. distort → distorts 18. employees →

difficult (line 2) concluded (line 3) (line 4) employers (line 9)
19. stereotypes → 20. like → as (line 15) 21. greedy → greed
stereotypes (line 5)

PASSAGE 4

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(line 12)
26. divulges (line 9) 27. others (line 2) 28. are (line 4)

PASSAGE 5

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worked of-demanded for
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