Advanced Level Vocabulary Exercise – MCQ Test 7

On the foundry, liquid hydrogen must be stored in large stainless steel tanks with double walls filled with ------ and evacuated to a high vacuum.

That is our firm's ------ that the new law should be implemented immediately.

As she suffered from digestive troubles after too much eating and drinking during the holiday, the doctor insisted on a strict ------.

One should never ------ in the disputes of neighbours; the best policy is to keep out of other people's affairs.

The theme of that play is quite complicated, but the actual ------ of the story is quite simple.

When Newton arrived in Cambridge in 1661, the movement now known as the scientific revolution was well advanced, and many of the works ------ to modern science had appeared.

Physically speaking, the Pacific Basin includes not only all those countries bordering on the Pacific coast but also the Pacific island nations ------ across the ocean.

At the beginning of the 20th century, Albert Einstein developed the theory of relativity, ------ that Newtonian mechanics could not be applied to bodies moving at speeds close to the speed of light

The ambitious staff of the language learning centre have shown great ------ in performing their duties.

In the operation of nuclear reactors, great care is exercised to protect personnel in the area and to ------ instruments that are sensitive.

The field of statistical thermodynamics provides a deeper understanding of such ------ as temperature, vapour pressure, and diffusion.

Today's social security system is ------ popular, partly because it is universal and partly because retirement benefits are related to contributions, so most people feel the system is fair.

Census taking was not a widespread practice before 1800, so it is impossible to trace the history of world urbanization with any ------ until the 19th century.

It is a book rich in ideas and beauty, a material that ------ and tries to answer great fundamental questions and demands the most active reading one is capable of.

By the time the ------ child enters school today, he has already spent more hours learning about his world from TV than he will spend in a classroom learning a college degree.

Judging from her recent speeches to the public, the Prime Minister seems to be trying to ------ the confidence of her people.

In the 1990s and early 21st-century, chemical weapons became a growing ------ among many nations, as a result of which an international agreement called the Chemical Weapons Convention came into force in 1997.

Many local authorities are ------ opposed to the introduction of comprehensive schooling despite the disadvantage of having undereducated people.

Because he had researched the subject so ------, he was able to answer all the questions he was asked effortlessly.

The authors tried to meet the ------, nevertheless, there were only twenty-four hours remaining and they knew that it would be impossible to complete the novel.