Upper Level Vocabulary Test 9
Question 1 |
________ you hurry up, you’ll miss the bus.
A | Because |
B | If |
C | Also |
D | Except |
E | Unless |
Question 2 |
The man jumped out of the window and committed ________.
A | murder |
B | death |
C | sin |
D | suicide |
E | homicide |
Question 3 |
I was walking along the street when I accidentally _______ my friend.
A | bumped into |
B | moved into |
C | came into |
D | fell into |
E | saw into |
Question 4 |
The doctor took his temperature and felt his ________.
A | vein |
B | nerve |
C | blood |
D | pulse |
E | muscle |
Question 5 |
It’s my ________ that it’s going to rain.
A | option |
B | opinion |
C | intention |
D | decision |
E | thought |
Question 6 |
This book is too ________, I don’t understand it.
A | secret |
B | opaque |
C | dark |
D | obscure |
E | blank |
Question 7 |
She was very inquisitive and she didn’t ________ to hide her curiosity.
A | effect |
B | affect |
C | attempt |
D | discover |
E | find |
Question 8 |
She wanted to buy a modern dress, she didn’t want an old-________ one.
A | styled |
B | formed |
C | looked |
D | fashioned |
E | shaped |
Question 9 |
What ________ is your car?
A | manufacture |
B | construction |
C | make |
D | mark |
E | assembly |
Question 10 |
He was a very ________ driver and had a lot of accidents.
A | careful |
B | careless |
C | correct |
D | cautious |
E | conscientious |
Question 11 |
The ________ gave the new film a very good review.
A | critics |
B | reporters |
C | announcers |
D | interviewers |
E | translators |
Question 12 |
Grandmother lets the children do anything they like, so they are completely ________.
A | spoilt |
B | damaged |
C | hurt |
D | injured |
E | destroyed |
Question 13 |
The Manager asked me to ________ the contract for my new job.
A | write |
B | describe |
C | sign |
D | disagree |
E | design |
Question 14 |
______ for the post of Senior Clerk must be received by March 10th.
A | Proposals |
B | Descriptions |
C | Possibilities |
D | Applications |
E | Offerings |
Question 15 |
Mr. Hobson has had to ________ his job because of ill-health.
A | give in |
B | give up |
C | give away
|
D | give out |
E | give over |
Question 16 |
My English teacher ________ me to try for a place at University.
A | insisted |
B | persisted |
C | proposed |
D | convinced |
E | encouraged |
Question 17 |
I ________ you £5 that Peter will win the race on Saturday.
A | gamble |
B | bet |
C | offer |
D | give |
E | risk |
Question 18 |
Mary had to be taken to the hospital after her ________.
A | dilemma |
B | distraction |
C | happening |
D | accident |
E | occurrence |
Question 19 |
I shall never ________ the time when I was lost in London without any money.
A | remember |
B | recall |
C | forget |
D | recollect |
E | imagine |
Question 20 |
Mary is almost well again now, but she still looks rather ________.
A | faded |
B | light |
C | poor |
D | transparent |
E | pale |
Question 21 |
I feel so sleepy, I can hardly ________ my eyes open.
A | make |
B | keep |
C | pull |
D | take |
E | bring |
Question 22 |
After walking four miles in the pouring rain, the children were ________.
A | moist |
B | damp |
C | drowned |
D | humid |
E | drenched |
Question 23 |
The Grand Hotel ________ five pounds for a single room with bath.
A | pays |
B | prices |
C | charges |
D | expends |
E | spends |
Question 24 |
The thief ________ my handbag and ran off down the street.
A | caught |
B | snatched |
C | picked |
D | disconnected |
E | detached |
Question 25 |
I thought the problem of pollution would ________ at the meeting but no one mentioned it.
A | come in |
B | come over |
C | come to |
D | come up |
E | come round |
Question 26 |
Jane’s new blue dress ________ her coat perfectly.
A | likes |
B | matches |
C | colors |
D | resembles |
E | fits |
Question 27 |
When I came in, John and Mary ________ about the best way to learn English.
A | were saying |
B | were teaching |
C | were speaking |
D | were telling |
E | were talking |
Question 28 |
Let’s go into the garden and ________ some roses to take to your mother.
A | dig |
B | pick |
C | pull |
D | breadig |
E | detach |
Question 29 |
Would you go upstairs and ________ my handbag, please.
A | take |
B | bring |
C | carry |
D | fetch |
E | obtain |
Question 30 |
The houses with even numbers are on the left side of the street and those with ________ numbers are on the right.
A | odd |
B | unequal |
C | irregular |
D | level |
E | divided |
Question 31 |
There is an index ________ of this book.
A | in the end |
B | on the end |
C | from the end |
D | at the end |
E | with the end |
Question 32 |
It was so cold that the water in the lake ________.
A | chilled |
B | iced |
C | froze |
D | hardened |
E | boiled |
Question 33 |
John ________ his examination but his brother failed.
A | succeeded |
B | made |
C | resulted |
D | passed |
E | qualified |
Question 34 |
The Government will have to ________ this proposal very carefully.
A | look ahead |
B | look around |
C | look back |
D | look into |
E | look up |
Question 35 |
Every morning I do the crossword ________ in the newspaper.
A | problem |
B | puzzle |
C | question |
D | test |
E | theme |
Question 36 |
The Post Office is only a few yards ________.
A | in the road |
B | on the road |
C | above the road |
D | under the road |
E | up the road |
Question 37 |
Will you help me ________ this parcel, please?
A | tie up |
B | lie down |
C | tie in |
D | tie for |
E | tie with |
Question 38 |
If you didn’t keep scratching that spot on your face, it would soon ________.
A | remedy |
B | cure |
C | restore |
D | heal |
E | mend |
Question 39 |
Mary has given me a ________ for chocolate cake.
A | prescription |
B | description |
C | diet |
D | list |
E | recipe |
Question 40 |
Mrs. Simpson ________ £1000 to the Dogs’ Home when she died.
A | remained |
B | left |
C | presented |
D | offered |
E | permitted |
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