Use of English Vocabulary Test P

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Question 1

(Please note: Questions 1-15 are part of a cloze test. They are interrelated, meaning that the information provided in each question is connected to the others.)

Bad News

The mass media nowadays are our main source of information about what’s happening in the world and the impression one __(1)__ from them about human __(2)__ is pretty depressing.

A	takes
B	collects
C	gets
D	draws

Question 2

The mass media nowadays are our main source of information about what’s happening in the world and the impression one __(1)__ from them about human __(2)__ is pretty depressing.

A	nature
B	character
C	species
D	persons

Question 3

My blood __(3)__ rises every time I switch the television on.

A	level
B	impression
C	pressure
D	temperature

Question 4

Apart from the gossip about __(4)__ personalities, the picture they paint of human __(5)__ is that they are violent and bloodthirsty.

A	film affairs
B	film business
C	show star
D	show business

Question 5

Apart from the gossip about __(4)__ personalities, the picture they paint of human __(5)__ is that they are violent and bloodthirsty.

A	beings
B	characters
C	personalities
D	people

Question 6

They just report crimes, violations of human rights and the way we are destroying our natural __(6)__.

A	wealth
B	springs
C	materials
D	resources

Question 7

They rarely report __(7)__ in science or medicine; it’s a bleak picture.

A	breakaways
B	break-ins
C	break-ups
D	breakthroughs

Question 8

Last night, there was a report about a mass __(8)__ from a prison in Chicago during which five prison guards __(9)__ dead as the prisoners were __(10)__ their getaway.

A	break-in
B	break-out
C	breakthrough
D	break-up

Question 9

Last night, there was a report about a mass __(8)__ from a prison in Chicago during which five prison guards __(9)__ dead as the prisoners were __(10)__ their getaway.

A	have been shot
B	have shot
C	were shooting
D	were shot

Question 10

Last night, there was a report about a mass __(8)__ from a prison in Chicago during which five prison guards __(9)__ dead as the prisoners were __(10)__ their getaway.

A	taking
B	making
C	trying
D	escaping

Question 11

Then there was the story of someone who __(11)__ gunned down by police when he went berserk and massacred ten innocent __(12)__ in a shopping centre somewhere - again - in the United States.

A	had
B	has been
C	got
D	was got

Question 12

Then there was the story of someone who __(11)__ gunned down by police when he went berserk and massacred ten innocent __(12)__ in a shopping centre somewhere - again - in the United States.