Upper Level Vocabulary Test 12
Question 1 |
They managed to _____ all their unwanted things at the jumble sale.
A | get rid of |
B | get even with |
C | get away with |
D | get over to |
E | set out of |
Question 2 |
There was a terrible storm at sea last night and one of the sailors ________.
A | floated |
B | drowned |
C | dived |
D | sank |
E | swam |
Question 3 |
Let’s continue the meeting by discussing the next ________ on the agenda.
A | item |
B | factor |
C | passage |
D | piece |
E | bit |
Question 4 |
I’m paying for my car by monthly ________ as I didn’t have enough money to pay cash.
A | deposits |
B | receipts |
C | amounts |
D | percentages |
E | installments |
Question 5 |
Schubert didn’t finish one of his symphonies so it will always be ________.
A | defective |
B | undeveloped |
C | incomplete |
D | unready |
E | deficient |
Question 6 |
Suddenly I understood perfectly and everything ________ place.
A | fell down |
B | fell out |
C | fell in |
D | fell into |
E | fell for |
Question 7 |
The Director of the Company ________ some figures from the report in front of him.
A | spoke |
B | said |
C | told |
D | quoted |
E | referred |
Question 8 |
He was one of the ________ people I’ve ever known; he never stopped eating.
A | greediest |
B | laziest |
C | proudest |
D | angriest |
E | shyest |
Question 9 |
The men ________ the millionaire’s small daughter and demanded a large sum of money for her return.
A | eloped |
B | stole |
C | removed |
D | kidnapped |
E | hi-jacked |
Question 10 |
You must be careful what you say to Susan; her feelings are easily ________.
A | damaged |
B | injured |
C | broken |
D | hurt |
E | cracked |
Question 11 |
You keep ________ the same subject, and I’ve asked you not to mention it again.
A | bringing forward |
B | bringing up |
C | bringing to |
D | bringing about |
E | bringing together |
Question 12 |
That shop down the road always ______ its goods well in the window.
A | shows |
B | reveals |
C | uncovers |
D | exposes |
E | displays |
Question 13 |
Please wipe your feet on the door ________ before you come in.
A | mat |
B | rug |
C | carpet |
D | tile |
E | blanket |
Question 14 |
Although most of the children in the class were rather dull, there were one or two ________ ones.
A | light |
B | bright |
C | skilful |
D | wise |
E | thoughtful |
Question 15 |
The ________ with Charles is, he doesn’t know his own mind.
A | upset |
B | trouble |
C | puzzle |
D | complication |
E | inconvenience |
Question 16 |
I hate January when all the ________ start coming in. I never seem to have enough money to pay them all.
A | receipts |
B | accounts |
C | estimates |
D | bills |
E | lists |
Question 17 |
The workers were ________ in their demand for better conditions.
A | united |
B | combined |
C | joined |
D | stuck |
E | attached |
Question 18 |
The judge ________ the criminal to twenty years in prison.
A | condemned |
B | punished |
C | disciplined |
D | inflicted |
E | sentenced |
Question 19 |
I want to know the answers to these questions, so I shall have to look at the ________ at the back of the book.
A | index |
B | key |
C | register |
D | record |
E | table |
Question 20 |
I wouldn’t like to spend a night alone in that house. It is said to be ________ by a headless ghost.
A | obsessed |
B | tormented |
C | haunted |
D | infested |
E | upset |
Question 21 |
The girl in the shop was _____ how to use a new kind of electric cooker.
A | proving |
B | establishing |
C | exposing |
D | demonstrating |
E | teaching |
Question 22 |
That poor woman’s husband died a few weeks after they were married. It was a real ________.
A | sorrow |
B | tragedy |
C | wrong |
D | evil |
E | sadness |
Question 23 |
He didn’t seem to know what was happening at all, he looked completely ________.
A | doubtful |
B | bewildered |
C | undecided |
D | defeated |
E | doomed |
Question 24 |
The economy of this country is very unstable at the moment. It’s balanced on a ________ edge.
A | knife |
B | sword |
C | axe |
D | saber |
E | dagger |
Question 25 |
The little boy was ________ for breaking the window.
A | condemned |
B | sentenced |
C | penalized |
D | persecuted |
E | punished |
Question 26 |
There has been a lot of ____ about the housing shortage in big cities.
A | circulation |
B | advertising |
C | publicity |
D | communication |
E | instruction |
Question 27 |
I ________ my car badly when I hit a tree.
A | dented |
B | hollowed |
C | depressed |
D | impressed |
E | pitted |
Question 28 |
He is ________ to both those girls over there. One is his sister and the other is his cousin.
A | allied |
B | affiliated |
C | related |
D | identified |
E | classified |
Question 29 |
When he was left on a desert island, he was able to ________ for a year on fruit and water.
A | remain |
B | continue |
C | stay |
D | persist |
E | survive |
Question 30 |
If I were you, I’d put that meat in the refrigerator or it will ________ in this hot weather.
A | go off |
B | go on |
C | go over |
D | go against |
E | go by |
Question 31 |
To play golf well you must take lessons from a good ________.
A | conductor |
B | guide |
C | coach |
D | trainer |
E | leader |
Question 32 |
The Browns had to use all their ________ to buy their new house.
A | keepsakes |
B | savings |
C | reserves |
D | leavings |
E | remains |
Question 33 |
When I was staying in Germany last year, I ____ quite a lot of German.
A | picked out |
B | picked on |
C | picked up |
D | picked over |
E | picked upon |
Question 34 |
What are you cooking in that saucepan? It ________ good.
A | makes |
B | feels |
C | sniffs |
D | smells |
E | flavors |
Question 35 |
I know Mary has two brothers, but I don’t know which is the ________.
A | elder |
B | more aged |
C | more ancient |
D | lower |
E | higher |
Question 36 |
I hope the Government will ________ the rate of income tax.
A | increase |
B | decrease |
C | reduce |
D | deduct |
E | degrade |
Question 37 |
Jane’s school report last term was very ________.
A | satisfying |
B | satisfactory |
C | fulfilling |
D | full |
E | fortunate |
Question 38 |
Mary has gone to the baker’s to buy a ________ of bread.
A | piece |
B | packet |
C | bit |
D | pound |
E | loaf |
Question 39 |
When I was turning out my cupboard I ________ this photograph of uncle Harry.
A | came over |
B | came round |
C | came across |
D | came to |
E | came into |
Question 40 |
Lucy says she bought her new trouser suit in ________.
A | a disposal |
B | a sale |
C | a reduction |
D | an offering |
E | a production |
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