TEST 33

I. Choose the words that best complete the sentences in the text.
Those who (1) for a vegetarian diet must usually (2) up a variety of aspects concerning the nutritional (3) of vegetables
and the adequacy of vegetarian meals in terms of the number of (4) provided to the body. Vegetarianism is not a new
concept, rather an ancient custom which evolved in the Far East cultures on ethical or religious grounds.
In today's world, it has been undertaken by many followers who for a variety of reasons believe the vegetarian diet more
preferable to that containing meat. For example, there's the theory that animal meat wasn't originally a component of
the staple human diet as mankind evolved from foragers who later (5) a taste for flesh. Hence, our (6) ancestors are
alleged to have had a substantial (7) of proteins and vitamins from natural vegetation rather than from the meat of hunted
(8). What's more, human teeth don't (9) much resemblance to those of animal carnivores, and neither is our digestive
system (10) to the meat eaters’ one.
Apart from the enforced vegetarianism of underdeveloped communities where populations deprived of animal protein
(11) the natural vegetation, there's a rising acceptance of the vegetarian diet which (12) to be regarded as an eccentricity
(13) from animal food, be it for religious, economic or humanitarian reasons, has been a quickly spreading custom as,
surprisingly, the vegetarian diet needn’t be dull or deficient. Yet, it does involve taking good (14) to supply the body
with a sufficient quantity of nutrients (15) from corn, seeds and cereals.
1. a) prefer b) opt c) select d) favour
2. a) judge b) weigh c) confer d) survey
3. a) profit b) rate c) value d) esteem
4. a) nutrients b) foods c) cuisines d) condiments
5. a) generated b) acquired c) instituted d) accustomed
6. a) primeval b) antiquated c) archaic d) obsolete
7. a) output b) offset c) upturn d) intake
8. a) load b) game c) toll d) beat
9. a) infer b) assume c) bear d) pertain
10. a) equivalent b) reminiscent c) evocative d) synonymous
11. a) play down on b) come in for c) fall back on d) get on for
12. a) terminates b) ceases c) concludes d) finishes
13. a) Resistance b) Defiance c) Hindrance d) Abstention
14. a) precautions b) resolutions c) proceeds d) measurements
15. a) comprising b) deriving c) procuring d) providing
II. Put the words in the correct form.
1. Amanda's father works as a general ………………………. (PRACTICE) in the Hamsworth hospital.
2. ………………………. (PREVENT) measures should be taken to provide maximum security to the heads of state
arriving for the summit meeting on Sunday.
3. The deficiency of vitamins during the pregnancy period may lead to serious ………………………. (FORM) of the
infant's body.
4. He says he had no intention of hurting me, but I'm sure he hit me ………………………. (PURPOSE).
5. Stop ………………………. (FANTASY) about being rich and get down to some serious work.
6. The specialists have been busy working out the new technologies of water ………………………. (PURE) which
will be more efficient and less time consuming.
7. Dozens of automobiles have been ………………………. (MOBILE) en route to Salisbury because of the heavy
snowstorm.
8. Many years had gone by until the Africans captured by the English colonizers managed to break free from
………………………. (SERVE) to their masters.
9. The strict principles of free market have brought about a complete ………………………. (COMMERCE) of life
even in the most conservative societies.
10. I understand you don't like aunt Pamela, but you shouldn't be so ………………………. (DIFFER) to her polite
questions.
11. Irregular meals can surely lead to chronic ………………………. (DIGEST) or even stomach ulcers.
12. There has been a long-standing ………………………. (RIVAL) between Mr Gore and his brother-in-law about
superiority in the family business.
13. The spokesman’s answers were more than ………………………. (EVADE). He didn't even explain the cause of
the dissolution of the government.
14. The officers preferred to keep the infuriated man in ………………………. (DETAIN) until he calmed down.
15. Aren't you going to attend the conference? What if some ………………………. (MOMENT) decisions are taken
without your contribution?
III. Add the suitable verbs to make the correct phrasal verbs.

bring book get go jot

jump lag own root see
set string strip turn wear

1. I was promised a good job from June, but it's August now and I'm afraid they are just ………………………. me
along.
2. The chief receptionist says that all the rooms in the hotel have been ………………………. up by the conference
participants and there will be no vacancies until next Monday.
3. My purse has just ………………………. up behind the sofa even though I thought I'd lost it for good.
4. It was Tony who would always ………………………. behind the rest of the party. He would stop at every window
display and gaze for hours.
5. He's a nature enthusiast and he will certainly ………………………. at the opportunity of visiting the wildlife
reserve in Ohio.
6. It is said that the corruption can hardly be ………………………. out especially among top officials.
7. Her bad mood ………………………. off immediately she saw her dear cat back.
8. In spite of our most humble requests, we were ………………………. of all our valuables by the merciless robbers.
9. Keep talking while I ………………………. down my notes.
10. Unless your wife stops leading her extravagant lifestyle, you won't ………………………. by on the poor salary
you obtain.
11. This year the crop failure was ………………………. on by the torrential rains.
12. The first impression he had made was of a resolute man and that's why I couldn't believe he had
………………………. back on his promises out of sheer irresponsibility.
13. The teacher asked who had broken the window, but none of the boys would ………………………. up to it.
14. Mr Johnson planned to have his house finished by April and he didn’t expect that the legal procedures would
………………………. back the construction work until December.
15. He probably wanted to leave me penniless, but I ………………………. through him and managed to avert this
course of action.
IV. Rewrite the sentences using the given forms so that they retain their original meaning.
1. What right have you got to give me orders?
................................................................................................................................................................. about?
2. Should you come across the missing files, let me know at once, please, (happen)
................................................................................................................................................................................
3. The direct aim of the statement is to make the public aware of the present situation.
The statement boils ..............................................................................................................................................
4. Sally distrusts modern technology strongly.
Sally has ................................................................................................................................................................
5. He will have to spend seven years in prison, (sentenced)
................................................................................................................................................................................
6. We were all convinced Tom would succeed in passing his final exams, (confidence)
................................................................................................................................................................................
7. Julia won't speak to the boy first as she is too shy.
Being .....................................................................................................................................................................
8. Michael painted his last picture three years ago.
It was ....................................................................................................................................................................
9. My precious life was saved by the lifeguard.
I owe ......................................................................................................................................................................
10. We have a debt of gratitude to pay to all those who gave us their support, (indebted)
................................................................................................................................................................................
V. Choose the correct answer.
1. Frank said his brand new Ferrari could do 250 kph and Tony, not to be ………………………., claimed his Porshe
could drive at 300 kph.
a) overriden b) outdone c) downgraded d) outspoken
2. The comforting news from my sister was a real ………………………. off my mind.
a) stone b) deal c) load d) mass
3. Our company was ………………………. for twenty thousand pounds by a rival on the grounds of an alleged
duplicating of their produce.
 a) sued b) sentenced c) accused d) tried
4. The protesters occupying the streets have ………………………. the traffic in the centre of the city.
a) dispelled b) dislocated c) disturbed d) disrupted
5. The number of the victims of the plane crash has been ………………………. at 53.
a) amounted b) counted c) estimated d) scored
6. He was claimed to be an unskilled writer, but his latest works have definitely ………………………. witness to his
great talent.
a) constituted b) borne c) dealt d) displayed
7. Judging by the casual clothes he is wearing, he doesn't ………………………. much significance to being elegant
at work.
a) devote b) assign c) entrust d) attach
8. Has anyone managed to ………………………. the meaning of the declaration?
a) seize b) snatch c) grip d) grasp
9. About two hundred illegal immigrants have been ………………………. from the country this year.
a) expelled b) enforced c) evicted d) expired
10. Any further details of the language course will be sent on ………………………. to all our subscribers.
a) request b) appeal c) plea d) wish
11. Albert was praised for having ………………………. with his research work in spite of terrible difficulties.
a) insisted b) lasted c) sustained d) persevered
12. Since the new machinery was purchased in 2001, the old type has fallen into ……………………….
a) decrepit b) damage c) disfunction d) disuse
13. It has never ………………………. my mind that Jane might be a notorious liar.
a) passed b) entered c) crossed d) reached
14. It's obvious each of us would like to have their ………………………. in such an important question as the company
privatization.
a) talk b) word c) claim d) say
15. She says she's been on a diet for so long that she's enormously ………………………. of any kind of sweets.
a) wishful b) desirous c) tasty d ) requisite
16. ………………………. smart he was, he couldn't figure out how to solve the puzzle.
a) Although b) However c) Much as d) Despite
17. The fire that broke out in the opera house has dealt a severe ………………………. to the performance of The
Figaro, which was due next month.
a) blow b) failure c) hitch d) drawback
18. It required a harsh reprimand to………………………. Joshua from leaving the camp at night again.
a) detain b) defy c) deter d) deprive
19. Has it been decided who is going to ………………………. the orchestra yet?
a) govern b) handle c) guide d) conduct
20. Will it make any ………………………. to them if we deliver their equipment tomorrow?
a) difference b) alteration c) conflict d) displeasure

TEST 34
I. Choose the words that best complete the sentences in the text.
Very few of us would ………………………. (1) putting much trust in horoscopes and the fact that the movements of
astronomical bodies ………………………. (2) to earthly occurrences affecting peoples' everyday lives.
We all know about the zodiac signs which reflect the position of the sun, the moon and the planets at the moment of a
man's birth and about the peculiar characteristics ………………………. (3) to them by astrologers. We say we will take
these phenomena with a ………………………. (4) of salt while we keep ………………………. (5) our eyes over them
in every tabloid we ………………………. (6) our hands on. Most frequently, we expect horoscopes to
………………………. (7) the future, to ………………………. (8) our optimistic mood with a piece of comforting
information or to ………………………. (9) our ego by confirming the superlative features that we tend to attribute to
our zodiacs.
However, there's no scientific evidence to ………………………. (10) the assumption that human existence is so closely
………………………. (11) with the parametres of the celestial bodies. Our curiosity in horoscopes may, then,
………………………. (12) our sheer fascination with the unexplained or the unpredictable as well as in the enticing
insight into the future that the horoscopes offer, thus establishing the sense of our ………………………. (13) an extreme
power over our own lives. An additional explanation is that humans tend to have a soft ………………………. (14) for
any form of flattery, which is the fact to which astrologers and the horoscope writers seem to ……………………….
(15) the greatest deal of weight.
1. a) ensure b) grant c) state d) admit
2. a) rely b) correspond c) match d) compare
 3. a) identified b) associated c) incorporated d) ascribed
4. a) speck b) pinch c) grain d) scrap
5. a) running b) sending c) fixing d) putting
6. a) settle b) draw c) grab d) lay
7. a) notify b) predict c) acquaint d) convey
8. a) restore b) adjust c) upgrade d) reassure
9. a) boost b) escalate c) revitalize d) improve
10. a) conclude b) concede c) corroborate d) confound
11. a) fused b) adhered c) coalesced d) intertwined
12. a) stem b) crop c) rear d) dawn
13. a) disposing b) wielding c) effecting d) committing
14. a) pit b) dot c) spot d) nick
15. a) instil b) consign c) fasten d) attach
II. Put the words in the correct form.
1. Substantial damages will be paid to the ………………………. (ABLE) who suffered from the worst injuries during
the war.
2. Alan never stops laughing and it's great fun to be in his company simply for his ………………………. (FAIL)
sense of humour.
3. What‘s your ………………………. (POINT) on whaling? Do you think it should be banned at all?
4. Jim's really gone to the dogs. He looks shabby and his ………………………. (SOBER) usually leaves much to be
desired.
5. I wouldn't go so far as to punish them. By and large, their behaviour wasn't that ………………………. (OBJECT).
6. Fred hopes his paintings will ………………………. (MORTAL) his fame. So far, he's painted about two hundred
as he believes they will also ensure his popularity.
7. Her ………………………. (COWARD) is unbearable, indeed. She wouldn't even say boo to a goose.
8. My grandfather's great ………………………. (INVENT) is a feature to be jealous of. This week he has completed
a new model of a peeling device.
9. First, they threw bottles at the police wagon and then beat the police officers with wooden clubs
………………………. (SANE) like this unquestionably calls for severe consequences.
10. Nothing else interests him so much as his future promotion. He's been ………………………. (OCCUPY) with it
since he was told he might take over the chairman's seat.
11. The nuclear tests were carried out in this area for twelve years, but it will certainly remain ……………………….
(INHABIT) for dozens more because of the high radiation.
12. There's no excuse for your idleness. You'd better admit your ………………………. (WILL) to do any kind of job
instead of pretending to be a dedicated worker.
13. How much longer are we supposed to wait before they ………………………. (KNOW) the receipt of our mail? Is
it possible that they haven't received it as yet?
14. It soon turned out that the similarity between the two testimonies was only ……………………….
(CIRCUMSTANCE) and that the two cases had nothing in common.
15. ‘Which of your successes do you consider the most ………………………. (REMARK)?’
‘Well, for me the construction of the Rockwell tower was the most outstanding one.’
III. Insert the correct prepositions.

AT BEYOND BY FOR IN OF ON TO WITH WITHIN

1. She may seem to be crazy about fashion, but she certainly knows what is ………………………. vogue.
2. The doctors don’t give him much chance of surviving. In a word, his life is ………………………. the line.
3. I have been using her computer ever since she placed it ………………………. my disposal.
4. You do sound foolish ………………………. times, but your jokes may be tolerated as long as they are reason.
5. According to the barrister, Adam may be detained ………………………. virtue of the suspicious testimony he
gave in the court.
6. Do you think the director was ………………………. earnest offering us an apartment in his hotel for free?
7. Mrs Black has promised to be ………………………. service on Monday. I hope she keeps her word or else l
won't manage to prepare everything in time.
8. I'm really sorry I cannot lend you a single pound. I'm pinched ………………………. money myself these days.
9. It's rather ………………………. my comprehension how they have succeeded in growing fruit trees on this
barren soil.
10. We did our utmost to save the plants from being destroyed by the hail, but all that was ……………………….
 vain anyway.
11. Mrs Wright has no problems with her children; they are usually very attentive ………………………. her and
offer any help they can.
12. Willy was so engrossed ………………………. his reading that he didn't even hear the doorbell ringing.
13. The rescue brigade will be ………………………. standby in case something unusual should happen.
14. The general's strategy isn't by any means consistent ………………………. our aim of averting an open conflict.
15. 'Is the place that they inhabit ………………………. easy reach?'
'On the contrary, they live at the back of '
IV. Rewrite the sentences using the given forms so that they retain their original meaning.
1. How much money does he make a month?
.............................................................................................................................................................. income?
2. Have you got William Wharton's latest book? (possession)
.............................................................................................................................................................................. ?
3. Did Celia intend to invite her landlord to dinner? (an intention)
.............................................................................................................................................................................. ?
4. As far as I know, the building was set on fire deliberately.
To the best ............................................................................................................................................................
5. Everybody was honoured by the boss with the exception of one clerk.
All but ...................................................................................................................................................................
6. His mother claims that he can easily be infected with flu. (susceptible)
................................................................................................................................................................................
7. Who was driving the car when the collision occurred? (the wheel)
........................................................................................................................................................................... ?
8. I think those tools may prove useful, (come)
................................................................................................................................................................. handy.
9. It seems unbelievable, but he's learned that long poem by heart.
Unbelievable .........................................................................................................................................................
10. It doesn't matter how much you offer to pay, he'll never sell the family memorabilia.
However ...............................................................................................................................................................
V. Fill the gaps with the correct words.

arrears belt chalk dint jump

limb line miss nick quandary
ranks sleeve storm track whim

1. It didn't look like the weather was going to improve, so we were in a ………………………. about whether to go
surfing or stay in the club.
2. The sergeant ordered his unit to keep ………………………. until he came back from the mess.
3. You will be for the high ………………………. if your mother discovers you have played truant on so many
occasions.
4. His accusations were a bit below the ………………………. How could he have done it to me in front of my
superiors?
5. I seemed to be out on a ………………………. during the discussion; nobody, even Caroline, appeared to support
my point of view.
6. He only managed to stay alive by ………………………. of good luck when the huge rock fell onto him.
7. There were a few orders that I hadn't fulfilled before I was taken to hospital, so when I came back to the office, I
was a bit in ………………………. with my work.
8. I can tolerate your tricks, but you'd better draw the ………………………. at them when Mr Candy takes over.
9. Although we usually spend New Year's Eve in Vienna, we've decided to give it a ………………………. this year
and stay at home.
10. You are certain to spoil the child if you keep indulging his every ……………………….
11. The young violinist's performance must have taken the audience by ………………………. considering that she's
been asked to give another concert tomorrow.
12. The accident in the chemical laboratory wasn’t Arthur’s fault, not by a long ………………………. Somebody else
caused it.
13. Inform me please about the present situation. I've lost ………………………. of it since I left for Canada.
14. The child ran into the road and the driver only managed to step on his brakes in the ………………………. of time
to avert a tragedy.
15. The accused politician has been rather restrained in his comments so far, but I'm sure he keeps something up his ....