Learning English: Sunday, October 21, 2007

Sunday, October 21, 2007

Level Advanced - Lesson 15

1. I really must go and lie for a while; I've got a ________ headache.
(A) cutting
(B) splitting
(C) ringing
(D) cracking
2. After a lesson or a course, the teacher may give you additional tasks to do. These are known as ________ activities.
(A) follow-up
(B) stick-on
(C) work-out
(D) stand-by
3. Only ________ journalists will be considered for the post of assistant editor.
(A) habitual
(B) experienced
(C) settled
(D) experimented
4. The murdered man was killed with ________ instrument.
(A) an unpointed
(B) a dull
(C) a twisted
(D) a blunt
5. The boy, wanting to be independent, ________ his father's offer to help.
(A) turned away
(B) turned from
(C) turned down
(D) turned against
6. The actual ________ by which coal is extracted is well worth watching.
(A) conduct
(B) process
(C) procession
(D) pattern
7. A car begins to ________ in value as soon as it is bought.
(A) depress
(B) deprecate
(C) depreciate
(D) deepen
8. His energetic efforts met with only ________ success.
(A) particular
(B) proportional
(C) partial
(D) entire
9. Although he was neat and well-groomed, he was slightly unattractive in ________.
(A) outlook
(B) look
(C) appearance
(D) expression
10. His country cottage ________ the amenities of his London flat.
(A) missed
(B) overlooked
(C) lacked
(D) ignored
11. He tries to ________ up his lessons by telling a few jokes.
(A) liven
(B) inspire
(C) stimulate
(D) snap
12. He made some ________ sketches which would serve as guides when he painted the actual portrait.
(A) primary
(B) preliminary
(C) fundamental
(D) introductory
13. Pools of water lay trapped among the rocks as the tide ________.
(A) removed
(B) refilled
(C) returned
(D) receded
14. His authority and ________ make him an excellent leader.
(A) self-consciousness
(B) self-confidence
(C) self-centredness
(D) self-regard
15. The machine needs a complete ________.
(A) haul up
(B) mending
(C) revising
(D) overhaul
16. The solution to this problem completely ________ me.
(A) bewitches
(B) baffles
(C) unhinges
(D) undermines
17. This memorandum will have to be duplicated. Could you possibly ________ a hundred copies for me, Miss Jones?
(A) run over
(B) run off
(C) run along
(D) run up
18. I don't think this newspaper cartoon is very funny, but I like the ________ under it.
(A) message
(B) writing
(C) caption
(D) text
19. When the manager returned from holiday he found a ________ of work waiting for him.
(A) backlash
(B) backlog
(C) backdrop
(D) background
20. The policemen asked the suspect to make ________.
(A) a declaration
(B) a deposition
(C) a report
(D) a statement

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Level Advanced - Lesson 14

1. It's hard to believe Brian and Steven are brothers, isn't it? They're as different as ________.
(A) Mars from Jupiter
(B) milk from honey
(C) chalk from cheese
(D) margarine from butter
2. You may not like what has happened but you cannot simply ________ it ________. It really happened, and you must face up to that fact.
(A) dream up
(B) wish away
(C) run off
(D) tone down
3. Children under the age of 16 are not ________ to enter for the competition.
(A) enabled
(B) empowered
(C) capable
(D) eligible
4. I fear you can't count on him: he's liable to ________ out when things become difficult.
(A) be
(B) let
(C) opt
(D) take
5. The anarchist banner was ________ defiantly in the demonstration.
(A) flown
(B) waved
(C) swung
(D) furled
6. The book proved to be very unreliable and so was quite ________ to him in his research.
(A) invaluable
(B) unimportant
(C) useless
(D) negligible
7. The ________ of the clock showed that it was time for dinner.
(A) hands
(B) pointers
(C) arms
(D) fingers
8. The kitchen was small and ________ so that the disabled woman could reach everything without difficulty.
(A) complete
(B) complex
(C) composite
(D) compact
9. When we shook hands I was conscious of his firm ________.
(A) fist
(B) handhold
(C) crunch
(D) grip
10. She didn't ________ doing the washing up, as she hadn't wanted to go out anyway.
(A) object
(B) care
(C) mind
(D) care for
11. After winning so much money, we went on a spending ________.
(A) tour
(B) spree
(C) ride
(D) thrift
12. The book should be well within the ________ of anyone who studied French for three years.
(A) possession
(B) performance
(C) competence
(D) equipment
13. Medieval travellers' tales of fantastic creatures were often fascinating but not always ________.
(A) credible
(B) creditable
(C) conceivable
(D) credulous
14. A great deal of the speaker's argument was ________ and irrelevant to the problem.
(A) out of hand
(B) off the point
(C) round the corner
(D) out of the question
15. In spite of the ________ they had suffered, the wrecked sailors did not seem to have been seriously affected by their ordeal.
(A) restrictions
(B) privations
(C) inflictions
(D) inhibitions
16. Paul has never learnt to read music; he only plays by ________.
(A) hand
(B) heart
(C) ear
(D) sight
17. That man is not to be trusted; he has a very ________ reputation.
(A) unsafe
(B) unsweet
(C) unsavoury
(D) unsteady
18. I could never watch a doctor performing an operation; I am far too ________.
(A) fastidious
(B) delicate
(C) squeamish
(D) fussy
19. As we could only get two seats for the opera, the six of us decided to draw ________ to decide who should go.
(A) names
(B) numbers
(C) papers
(D) lots
20. The new Ambassador drove to the Palace to present his ________ to the Queen.
(A) credentials
(B) papers
(C) documents
(D) testimonials

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Level Advanced - Lesson 13

1. An industrial society which makes goods that are not designed to last is known as a ________ society.
(A) fallout
(B) takeaway
(C) set-aside
(D) throwaway
2. She carefully ________ the puddle by stepping sideways.
(A) missed
(B) avoided
(C) prevented
(D) escaped
3. Since we can't hear you at the back of the hall, you'll have to ________ your voice.
(A) lift
(B) increase
(C) raise
(D) speak up
4. Our new house is very ________ for the office as I can get there in five minutes.
(A) comfortable
(B) suitable
(C) available
(D) convenient
5. At full throttle, the motor-cycle engine ________.
(A) buzzed
(B) whirred
(C) ground
(D) roared
6. The sound of the water gently ________ against the side of the boat was very pleasant.
(A) creaking
(B) rapping
(C) surging
(D) lapping
7. The 1950s were the ________ of his cult but one still hears references to it today.
(A) top
(B) heyday
(C) summit
(D) pick
8. To a large extent slavery was ________ during the past century.
(A) stopped
(B) prevented
(C) abolished
(D) uprooted
9. A ________ woman is needed to take care of two small children.
(A) confident
(B) reliable
(C) confidential
(D) dependent
10. The tremor in his voice ________ his nervousness.
(A) affirmed
(B) revealed
(C) disguised
(D) represented
11. Tenants are ________ to beware of paying rent to unknown persons.
(A) commanded
(B) informed
(C) notified
(D) advised
12. I know him ________ but I have never actually spoken to him.
(A) by sight
(B) at sight
(C) on sight
(D) in sight
13. The student waited with some slight ________ while his teacher stood reading his exercise.
(A) dread
(B) terror
(C) apprehension
(D) horror
14. All members of the staff should ________ in the canteen for special instructions.
(A) assemble
(B) unite
(C) merge
(D) amalgamate
15. If you use ________ pencil, you won't be able to rub it out.
(A) drawing
(B) an unwashable
(C) an indelible
(D) an ink
16. He set one alarm-clock for five o'clock and the other for five past so as to ________ that he did not oversleep.
(A) assure
(B) ensure
(C) insure
(D) reassure
17. It's ________ time you stopped wasting your money on inessentials.
(A) full
(B) past
(C) over
(D) high
18. You can always rely on Max's Garage, they never ________.
(A) get you down
(B) take you down
(C) let you down
(D) send you down
19. In ancient Greece, Athens was considered to be the ________ capital of the world.
(A) civic
(B) cultural
(C) cultured
(D) cultivated
20. The publican ________ that his pub sells some of the best real ale in the country.
(A) crows
(B) brags
(C) rejoices
(D) exults

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Level Advanced - Lesson 12

1. Peter was born and brought up in Hastings and knows it like the ________.
(A) nose on his face
(B) tip of his tongue
(C) back of his hand
(D) hair on his head
2. Motorists ________ of speeding may be banned from driving for a year.
(A) convicted
(B) arrested
(C) charged
(D) judged
3. The lawyer gave advice to poor people for a very small ________.
(A) payment
(B) cost
(C) fee
(D) wage
4. It is hoped that the prisoner will be released through the ________ of the president himself.
(A) convention
(B) prevention
(C) intervention
(D) interference
5. The very idea of her winning the beauty competition is quite ________.
(A) abrupt
(B) absurd
(C) awkward
(D) abnormal
6. The train was ________ by a heavy snowfall.
(A) protracted
(B) postponed
(C) cancelled
(D) delayed
7. The unpleasant taste ________ in his mouth for hours.
(A) insisted
(B) prolonged
(C) waited
(D) lingered
8. There is a very ________ rule forbidding smoking in bed.
(A) severe
(B) strong
(C) strict
(D) hard
9. A few stragglers were ________ along behind the rest of the flock.
(A) falling
(B) trailing
(C) lurching
(D) chasing
10. After a short holiday, he ________ himself once more to his studies.
(A) applied
(B) converted
(C) engaged
(D) exerted
11. The police have asked for the ________ of the public in tracing the whereabouts of the escaped convict.
(A) partnership
(B) co-operation
(C) union
(D) association
12. You need have no anxiety about employing our local builders; they are an extremely ________ firm.
(A) reputed
(B) reputable
(C) renowned
(D) notorious
13. If you are sightseeing on your own, it would be a good idea to buy ________ guide of the district.
(A) a pictured
(B) an illustrative
(C) a pictorial
(D) a picturesque
14. I wonder if Tom Hughes will make as good a Sales Manager as his ________.
(A) forerunner
(B) predecessor
(C) ancestor
(D) forecaster
15. Since they built the car factory, a lot of new houses have ________ in the district.
(A) jumped up
(B) leapt up
(C) sprung up
(D) hopped up
16. I thought the other candidate was more suitable for the job, so I ________ in his favour.
(A) stood off
(B) stood out
(C) stood for
(D) stood down
17. I'm afraid Phillip ________ his father; they both have the same quick temper.
(A) takes over
(B) takes off
(C) takes after
(D) takes on
18. If you want a beautiful lawn, you will have to ________ it.
(A) hoe
(B) strip
(C) weed
(D) prune
19. The great philosopher lived till he was 94 and his life ________ both world wars and three reigns.
(A) included
(B) covered
(C) spanned
(D) measured
20. A certain ________ of horse, called Shire, was used for ploughing in the old days.
(A) race
(B) brand
(C) breed
(D) stock

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Level Advanced - Lesson 11

1. Some people can just ________ a cold, but my colds seem to linger for weeks.
(A) shrug off
(B) cough up
(C) pull through
(D) stamp out
2. The ________ cats that are still found in some remote places are distantly related to our friendly domestic companions.
(A) savage
(B) cruel
(C) wild
(D) fierce
3. The lorry was travelling at a high ________.
(A) rate
(B) quickness
(C) acceleration
(D) speed
4. Many countries have now succeeded in ________ the malarial mosquito.
(A) erasing
(B) eradicating
(C) abolishing
(D) obliterating
5. He came to inspect the house ________ buying it.
(A) in the event of
(B) with a view to
(C) with reference to
(D) on account of
6. The car salesman took the customer for a drive in the new model in order to ________ its improved features.
(A) advocate
(B) demonstrate
(C) exhibit
(D) reveal
7. As business increased, the Managing Director had to learn to ________ work.
(A) shun
(B) define
(C) delay
(D) delegate
8. As they watched the match, the crowd ________ in unison.
(A) chanted
(B) crooned
(C) crowed
(D) harmonised
9. A completely new situation is likely to ________ when the school leaving age is raised to 16.
(A) affect
(B) rise
(C) arise
(D) raise
10. He wrote the text book in ________ with his brother.
(A) harmony
(B) collaboration
(C) unison
(D) connection
11. My old aunt had a ________ passion for collecting useless objects.
(A) positive
(B) complete
(C) distinctive
(D) distinguished
12. The child who ran out into the road only missed being run over by a ________.
(A) long chalk
(B) short length
(C) short head
(D) hair's breadth
13. Paul has suffered from epileptic ________ ever since his accident.
(A) fits
(B) falls
(C) disorders
(D) disturbances
14. I shall ________ from voting for a new Chairman, as I have no confidence in any of the candidates.
(A) decline
(B) abstain
(C) refuse
(D) abdicate
15. Cable cars have been a ________ of transport in San Francisco since 1873.
(A) means
(B) condition
(C) convenience
(D) conveyor
16. Peter has always been interested in animals and wild flowers, so I'm sure he would enjoy this book on the ________ history of California.
(A) naturalistic
(B) natural
(C) initial
(D) savage
17. I am not prepared to sell you my house unless you offer a more ________ price.
(A) true
(B) realistic
(C) correct
(D) actual
18. The Minister was trying to avoid publicity so he kept ________.
(A) near the ground
(B) under cover
(C) a low profile
(D) out of favour
19. He had never been to Japan before and had only a ________ of the language.
(A) glimmering
(B) smattering
(C) flickering
(D) trickling
20. Inflation will never be brought under control while prices continue to ________.
(A) soar
(B) fly
(C) ascend
(D) hover