Upper Level Vocabulary Test 8
Question 1 |
Yesterday, the pound fell to a ________ low level against the dollar, according to this morning news.
A | final |
B | major |
C | record |
D | remote |
E | last |
Question 2 |
Even the most detached and indifferent spectator can be ________ away by enthusiasm at a horserace.
A | carried |
B | moved |
C | excited |
D | stirred |
E | swept |
Question 3 |
The young performers ________ and held the audience’s attention from the moment the curtain went up.
A | caught |
B | gathered |
C | snatched |
D | took |
E | trapped |
Question 4 |
She was very ________ when I told her my pet dog had died.
A | sympathetic |
B | just |
C | helpful |
D | pitiful |
E | friendly |
Question 5 |
What were John and Mary ________ about when you came into the room?
A | speaking |
B | discussing |
C | saying |
D | telling |
E | talking |
Question 6 |
I don’t smoke, but I don’t object to ________ people smoking.
A | different |
B | another |
C | other |
D | alternative |
E | unlike |
Question 7 |
I like your new red dress, the colour ________ you.
A | fits |
B | looks |
C | suits |
D | likes |
E | seems |
Question 8 |
Mr. Jones wants to know if he can have a ________ with you.
A | argument |
B | word |
C | lecture |
D | speech |
E | conversation |
Question 9 |
Mrs. Brown has cleaned the house from ________ to bottom.
A | attic |
B | first floor |
C | top |
D | roof |
E | upstairs |
Question 10 |
Alice is tall and slim and has a beautiful ________.
A | position |
B | shape |
C | form |
D | figure |
E | size |
Question 11 |
Mrs. Brown’s children have very good manners because they have been well ________.
A | brought out |
B | brought in |
C | brought together |
D | brought up |
E | brought round |
Question 12 |
My father is very ________ with his hands.
A | curious |
B | interested |
C | interesting |
D | intelligent |
E | clever |
Question 13 |
Mrs. Brown is offering a ________ of £50 to anyone who finds her diamond ring.
A | prize |
B | price |
C | reward |
D | money |
E | total |
Question 14 |
I should be ________ if you would answer my letter by return.
A | nice |
B | good |
C | glad |
D | cheerful |
E | kind |
Question 15 |
He will pass his examination if he works ________.
A | quietly |
B | strongly |
C | hard |
D | cleverly |
E | loudly |
Question 16 |
Mary is very ________ because she has failed her examination.
A | excited |
B | afraid |
C | sensitive |
D | sensible |
E | upset |
Question 17 |
My father told me never ________ a lie.
A | to do |
B | to make |
C | to tell |
D | to recount |
E | to relate |
Question 18 |
Mrs. Brown’s children are always as good as ________.
A | butter |
B | gold |
C | milk |
D | silk |
E | silver |
Question 19 |
My cousin, who lives in France, is ________ me French.
A | learning |
B | teaching |
C | helping |
D | assisting |
E | instructing |
Question 20 |
Peter has not got the right ________ for that job.
A | knowledge |
B | learning |
C | qualifications |
D | abilities |
E | examinations |
Question 21 |
The Stephenson’s’ house was ________ by thieves last night.
A | broken into |
B | broken up |
C | broken off |
D | broken down |
E | broken in |
Question 22 |
The fishermen said that the high wind had made the sea very _______.
A | calm |
B | uneven |
C | undulating |
D | rough |
E | hard |
Question 23 |
Three masked men ________ the city bank early this morning.
A | robbed |
B | attacked |
C | stole |
D | took |
E | spoilt |
Question 24 |
I can’t remember ________ told me Mary had gone to Spain.
A | which |
B | what |
C | that |
D | who |
E | whose |
Question 25 |
Can you tell the ________ between margarine and butter?
A | opposite |
B | change |
C | alteration |
D | difference |
E | sameness |
Question 26 |
Could you give me a ________? I’ve forgotten my matches.
A | flame |
B | light |
C | fire |
D | illumination |
E | flare |
Question 27 |
The Company gave my father a gold watch when he ________.
A | replaced |
B | reformed |
C | retired |
D | retreated |
E | rearranged |
Question 28 |
You can’t ________ how frightened I was when I first saw an elephant.
A | suppose |
B | assume |
C | propose |
D | wonder |
E | imagine |
Question 29 |
When my sister was in the hospital, she was ________ by a well-known surgeon.
A | worked on |
B | carried on |
C | operated on |
D | turned on |
E | passed on |
Question 30 |
If you ask Martin, he will explain ________ of cricket to you.
A | the orders |
B | the arrangements |
C | the regulations |
D | the preparations |
E | the rules |
Question 31 |
We arrived late because there was a traffic ________.
A | stop |
B | jam |
C | holding |
D | suspension |
E | confusion |
Question 32 |
I had to wait ________ for an answer to my letter.
A | a long day |
B | a period |
C | an interval |
D | a stage |
E | a long while |
Question 33 |
Call for me at any time that ________ you.
A | fits |
B | likes |
C | suits |
D | docs |
E | meets |
Question 34 |
I am very ________ in architecture.
A | interested |
B | interesting |
C | concerned |
D | informed |
E | intelligent |
Question 35 |
The Meeting has been ________ till next Thursday.
A | put by |
B | put off |
C | put over
|
D | put in |
E | put away |
Question 36 |
A circle is a different ________ from a square.
A | shape |
B | shade |
C | sign |
D | style |
E | number |
Question 37 |
Could you ________ me £5? I’ll pay you back tomorrow.
A | pay |
B | borrow |
C | lend |
D | provide |
E | donate |
Question 38 |
You can’t smoke here. It’s ________.
A | prevented |
B | allowed |
C | stopped |
D | prohibited |
E | ceased |
Question 39 |
I don’t believe you, you must be ________ my leg.
A | grasping |
B | holding |
C | handling |
D | pulling |
E | stretching |
Question 40 |
It’s very cold, the temperature is several ________ below zero.
A | ounces |
B | inches |
C | numbers |
D | degrees |
E | figures |
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