Upper Level Vocabulary Test 2

Although I spoke to him many times, he never took any _______.

The house was sold for £60000, which was far more than its real _____.

This morning, drivers were warned of _____ fog in all industrial areas.

I can’t find the scissors anywhere. What have you done ______ them?

You couldn’t _______ any secrets even for an hour in that little town.

The workers went on strike because they thought their wages were too ________.

The explorer ________ all the way to the source of the river by boat.

When the bill came, he had to _______ money from his brother to pay it.

Because the company was doing more business it was necessary to ________ the factory.

The farmer had to wear heavy boots in the winter because the fields were so wet and ________.

Very few scientists ________ with completely new answers to the world’s problems.

When John _____ in London, he went to see the Houses of Parliament.

He climbed up into the tree and picked all the fruit _______ reach.

I was not ________ that I had cut myself until I saw the blood all over my hand.

Tropical diseases are comparatively ________ in Britain.

If you want to telephone him you will have to ________ the number in the book.

She began to feel nervous when the train pulled up at the ________ between Austria and Yugoslavia.

Margaret proudly showed her mother the toy cat she had ________ in the competition.

He asked us if we would ________ to share a room.

Students are expected to ________ their classes regularly.

The _____ charged by the lawyer for his services was unusually high.

He was pleased to have the ________ to hear such a fine musician play his favourite piece of music.

He tried to ________ his daughter of the dangers of spending more than she earned.

We had a marvellous holiday: only the last two days were slightly ________ by the weather.

Dearer electricity will mean ________ bills for most families.

These figures give a rough guide to the cost of ________ your car.

It was the longest film I’ve ever seen; it ________ four hours.

The information-office at the station ________ that all trains were running about one hour behind time.

Ann is so ________ to succeed that I am sure nothing will stop her.

It takes six weeks to ________ a man to do this job.

On Sundays, the business centre of the city was usually quite ________.

In today’s paper, it _____ that there will be a new government soon.

Before you sign anything important, pay careful _____ to all the conditions.

When I came through the customs at the airport I had to pay ________ on a clock I had bought.

It was after dark when the two children were both ________ on the safety-crossing by a lorry.

The rising _____ of living is as hard on country families as on city families.

When it was time for our tickets to be _______, I couldn’t find mine.

Will you _______ my essay, please, to find out whether I made any mistakes?

At the moment my car is at the garage being made ready for a ________ across Europe.

He asked an artist to ________ some drawings to illustrate what he had written.