Upper Level Vocabulary Test 13
Question 1 |
When he was questioned by the police, the thief didn’t ________ the truth.
A | say |
B | reply |
C | answer |
D | tell |
E | respond |
Question 2 |
When their mother died, the children were _____ by their Aunt Mary.
A | brought in |
B | brought round |
C | brought to |
D | brought forward |
E | brought up |
Question 3 |
Don’t touch that wire or you may get an electric ________.
A | shock |
B | current |
C | attack |
D | feeling |
E | surprise |
Question 4 |
Mr. Brown thinks he knows ________ about football, but he doesn’t.
A | anything |
B | everybody |
C | everything |
D | somebody |
E | nobody |
Question 5 |
The High Street is so narrow that the Council have decided to ________ it.
A | increase |
B | extend |
C | widen |
D | lengthen |
E | shorten |
Question 6 |
Your brother is very tall. What is his exact ________?
A | size |
B | length |
C | breadth |
D | measure |
E | height |
Question 7 |
If Maria comes to England, it will be a good ________ for her to improve her English.
A | possibility |
B | opportunity |
C | advantage |
D | probability |
E | experience |
Question 8 |
Please, ________ your hand if you want to ask the teacher a question.
A | rise |
B | pull |
C | push |
D | lift |
E | raise |
Question 9 |
________ 100 if you want to speak to the telephone operator.
A | Ask |
B | Hear |
C | Dial |
D | Describe |
E | Turn |
Question 10 |
Our school ________ for the summer holidays on 10th July.
A | breaks up |
B | breaks down |
C | breaks in |
D | breaks off |
E | breaks through |
Question 11 |
If you’ve got a ________ of cards, I’ll show you some tricks.
A | packet |
B | collection |
C | pack |
D | set |
E | parcel |
Question 12 |
This church was ________ by the famous architect Archibald Sparrow.
A | outlined |
B | designed |
C | produced |
D | composed |
E | made |
Question 13 |
It’s Grandmother’s birthday tomorrow, so don’t forget to wish her many happy ________.
A | returns |
B | days |
C | anniversaries |
D | years |
E | congratulations |
Question 14 |
The ________ from the airport was very tiring as we had to drive through the fog.
A | travel |
B | voyage |
C | flight |
D | journey |
E | crossing |
Question 15 |
If I bought a ticket in the lottery, I might ________ £1000.
A | bet |
B | buy |
C | sell |
D | win |
E | let |
Question 16 |
John hopes to ________ his examination in September.
A | make |
B | take |
C | do |
D | offer |
E | present |
Question 17 |
When you come to London, I can ________ for the night.
A | put you down |
B | put you off |
C | put you up |
D | put you right |
E | put you away |
Question 18 |
Your new flat ________ me very much of the one we had in Birmingham.
A | remembers |
B | recalls |
C | recollects |
D | receives |
E | reminds |
Question 19 |
The deer is one of the shyest ________ animals in existence.
A | savage |
B | untamed |
C | wild |
D | strange |
E | free |
Question 20 |
Do open the window; this room seems very ________.
A | moldy |
B | stuffy |
C | smoked |
D | rancid |
E | breathless |
Question 21 |
There is a ________ on the suitcase, but it has no name on it.
A | paper |
B | ticket |
C | sign |
D | stamp |
E | label |
Question 22 |
The air hostess told the passengers to ________ their seat belts.
A | tie |
B | attach |
C | fasten |
D | fix |
E | set |
Question 23 |
My sister works at a home for the deaf and ________.
A | mute |
B | dumb |
C | silent |
D | speechless |
E | voiceless |
Question 24 |
The price of this TV set is not listed in the ________.
A | catalogue |
B | guidebook |
C | directory |
D | record |
E | schedule |
Question 25 |
The police were able to trace the criminal because he left his ________ on the door handle.
A | fingerprints |
B | finger-nails |
C | fingertips |
D | ringer ends |
E | finger-marks |
Question 26 |
Ann refused to take _______ in the preparations for the school concert.
A | place |
B | part |
C | notice |
D | leave |
E | offence |
Question 27 |
Any candidate caught ______ in the examination will be disqualified.
A | deceiving |
B | deluding |
C | conjuring |
D | swindling |
E | cheating |
Question 28 |
The farmer put a ________ in his field to frighten the birds away from his crops.
A | scarecrow |
B | monster |
C | demon |
D | goblin |
E | corpse |
Question 29 |
He has been making money ______ since he started his new business.
A | head over heels |
B | hand over fist |
C | head to foot
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D | ear to ear |
E | top to toe |
Question 30 |
It was so cold my fingers were quite ________.
A | senseless |
B | numb |
C | insensible |
D | unconscious |
E | paralyzed |
Question 31 |
You should take more exercise if you want to keep ________.
A | fit |
B | fat |
C | fine |
D | fresh |
E | flat |
Question 32 |
The twins are so alike that I can never ________ the difference between them.
A | tell |
B | say |
C | decide |
D | make |
E | find |
Question 33 |
I took the doctor’s prescription to the chemist’s to be ____.
A | made out |
B | made up |
C | made over |
D | made into |
E | made for |
Question 34 |
My boss has ________ playing golf three afternoons a week.
A | taken over |
B | taken to |
C | taken for |
D | taken out |
E | taken in |
Question 35 |
The Prime Minister made an excellent ______ in the House yesterday.
A | discourse |
B | discussion |
C | lecture |
D | speech |
E | talk |
Question 36 |
I have never been on good ________ with my sister-in-law.
A | responses |
B | exchanges |
C | terms |
D | feelings |
E | affections |
Question 37 |
The ________ on this tombstone is dated 1742.
A | description |
B | inscription |
C | recording |
D | outline |
E | engraving |
Question 38 |
Have you had any ________ of John lately?
A | enquiries |
B | news |
C | details |
D | particulars |
E | facts |
Question 39 |
Did you notice the ________ on Walter’s face when he heard Hugo had been made Manager?
A | appearance |
B | description |
C | expression |
D | disposition |
E | exposition |
Question 40 |
Children usually ________ after an illness much more quickly than adults.
A | pick up |
B | pick over |
C | pick on |
D | pick out |
E | pick off |
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