Upper Level Vocabulary Test 16

The inspector was a very ________ man and rechecked the evidence several times.

My friend exercises regularly and is in much better _____ than I am.

Mr. Brown kept the ________ round his garden neatly clipped.

Tomorrow is a special ________ night for the guitarist who has injured his hand and can’t play again.

Mr. Jones was always interfering and poking his nose into everyone’s ________.

I can’t ________ the sound of a knife scraping on a plate.

I’m sure they couldn’t have arranged it; they must have met ________.

If you want to know how to wash that sweater, look at the ________ inside the collar.

Oh dear. I don’t seem to have my bag, I must have ________ it in the Post Office.

He had injured his arm badly and had to keep it in a ________ for several weeks.

Peter’s car ________ in the country so he had to walk to the nearest village for help.

She tied a scarf round her head to ________ her hair from the rain.

The telephone operator said she would put the caller ________ when the line was free.

When I’ve passed my driving test I’ll be able to get a permanent driving ________.

The train doesn’t leave for an hour yet. What shall we do to ________?

Most people think they pay too much ______ tax to the Government.

The post ________ hadn’t arrived by ten o’clock.

I ________ that you ought to apologize.

I’ve booked two seats in the front ________ for tomorrow’s concert.

He doubted if he would pass the examination as it was ________ whether he would even finish the paper.

My aunt used to pretend that she could tell fortunes from tea ______.

Mr. Sims has walked with a ________ ever since his car accident six years ago.

Oh, dear, my pen has ________; can you lend me yours?

Would it be possible to have these photographs ________?

Don’t forget to ________ your luggage clearly in case It gets mislaid in transit.

The ________ of living has risen by 10% in the last three months.

Marie often buys clothes at that ________ stall in the market.

Don’t eat those berries in case they are ________.

I’ve got such a _____ throat I’m sure I must be going to have a cold.

You can take a short ________ through the woods to the station.

I’m afraid it will be a long time before we get to the ________ of this unpleasant affair.

John has just passed his driving test, so now he’s on the ________ for a cheap car.

At the beginning of the war, every man under thirty was ________ to serve in the armed forces.

The sight of so much ice cream made the children’s mouths ________.

I’m not ________ but I never walk under a ladder if I can help it.

According to Charles Darwin, man is ________ from the apes.

The lighted candles on the altar ________ in the draught from the open window.

I am going to celebrate my wedding ________ on the 10th December.

When the volcano ________, several villages had to be evacuated.

All the crops on that farm have been ________ with insecticide.