TEST – 12
1) Herman told his wife that she was the most
intelligent woman in the world, and she
didn't............... him.
A) invade
B) emit
C) abstract
D) contradict
E) refuse
2) For ages the government has ...................
the sale of alcohol to people twenty-one years old
and over.
A) predicted
B) restricted
C) selected
D) exerted
E) devoted
3) Chris learned driving after only ten hours
of.....................
A) instruction
B) construction
C) exertion
D) information
E) compulsion
4) The English teacher wasn't happy when a publisher
............. his novel because of its bad grammar
and faulty punctuation.
A) expanded
B) asserted
C) rejected
D) contradicted
E) astounded
5) Every summer Miami Beach is....... by thousands
of tourists.
A) invaded
B) reconstructed
C) excluded
D) restricted
E) conquered
6) The improvement of the atomic bomb during World
War II was a secret …………
A) project
B) edition
C) contract
D) assertion
E) restriction
7) Karen is such a .................... of rock
music that she possesses all the best records, knows
all about the latest stars and attends every concert
she can.
A) hater
B) dictator
C) constituent
D) demonstrator
E) devotee
8) Thomas Edison..................... his success as
an inventor to 15 % inspiration.
A) devoted
B) executed
C) attributed
D) dictated
E) contracted
9) If you see a doctor leaving a house, you
might................ that someone in the house is
sick.
A) reject
B) repress
C) suppress
D) radiate
E) deduce
10) . If you ................ yourself to sunlight
for too long, you may get a serious sunburn.
A) stimulate
B) isolate
C) induce
D) expose
E) show
11) . When you go to a new country, you
must..................... yourself to many new and
various customs.
A) alter
B) adapt
C) console
D) specify
E) change
12) . We would be wise not to .................. the
health warnings which were printed on each pack of
cigarettes.
A) assure
B) ignore
C) adhere
D) transcend
E) adapt
13) . Joe wasn't able to ..................... his
lead in the race.
A) maintain
B) condense
C) inherit
D) assist
E) adhere
14) . The pilot is trying to ..................
Alison that flying is safe.
A) precede
B) retain
C) persist
D) assure
E) console
15) . That paper towel can..... more water than this
paper towel.
A) perceive
B) obtain
C) absorb
D) achieve
E) acquire
16) . ....................... tools were made up of
animal bones or sharpened stones.
A) provincial
B) primitive
C) potential
D) proportional
E) punctual
17) . After they had analyzed the dust, scientists
found a small but definite ...........of radioactive
carbon.
A) plot
B) label
C) trace
D) shift
E) spot
18) . Mahatma Gandhi was loved by millions of
Indians. Their ................ for him was revealed
by their loving manner and their willingness to
follow his beliefs
A) effect
B) refusal
C) hatred
D) affection
E) indifference
19) . The supply of gasoline is in
......................... relationship to its price.
As the supply decreases, the price increases.
A) inverse
B) intense
C) insecure
D) insufficient
E) inefficient
20) . ...................... to his expectations,
Charles achieved to pass his English test.
A) contrary
B) circumstantial
C) elementary
D) appropriate
E) basic
21) . When Benjamin caught a .......................
illness, none of his friends were allowed to visit
him.
A) consequent
B) final
C) capable
D) cultural
E) contagious
22) . The matter of controlling inflation is more
.....................than most people realize.
A) risky
B) constant
C) chemical
D) dangerous
E) .complex
23) . One ......................... of Beth's
refusal to eat her roommate's cooking was a very
welcome loss of weight.
A) appropriateness
B) consequence
C) atmosphere
D) complexity
E) danger
24) . Charlie feels most ................... early
in the morning. That's when he likes to run around
the park for half an hour.
A) tired
B) sleepy
C) gravity
D) energetic
E) devoted
25) . In this recipe, the flour, sugar and water
should be added in equal........
A) spontaneity
B) proportion
C) potential
D) superiority
E) class
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