TEST - 13
1) . Since the mid-1960s, equal rights for women
have been a significant political
..................... in the United States.
A) issue
B) grant
C) interview
D) rebellion
E) inspiration
2) . Dr. McArthur considers himself .......to other
people simply because he has a higher education and
earns more money.
A) primary
B) substantial
C) vaster
D) superior
E) better
3) . I would like to ..... the arrangements again.
A) go about
B) go for
C) go over
D) go about
E) go by
4) . When his wife didn't have dinner ready until
the usual time, Mr. Mellon demonstrated an
incredibly childish..............
A) class
B) status
C) attitude
D) person
E) kind
5) . Smoking seems to be one of the most significant
........................ in the increasing number of
deaths from cancer.
A) factors
B) intervals
C) trends
D) ratios
E) effects
6) . The insect was so .............. that George
could barely see it.
A) rural
B) obvious
C) acute
D) tiny
E) tempting
7) . The council members weren't satisfied with the
wording of the recommendation, but passed it
after.......... had been agreed.
A) amendments
B) innovations
C) advancements
D) preferences
E) refinements
8) . Parents should........ the significance of
honesty and hard work on their children.
A) share
B) supervise
C) impress
D) participate
E) induce
9) . "The report I wrote was 50 pages; my boss asked
me to ........ it so that it wouldn't be more than
10 pages.
A) acquire
B) condense
C) denounce
D) conserve
E) vary
10) . Many stars are so far away that they are
....... to the naked eye. They can only be seen by
the means of a telescope.
A) inconceivable
B) unattainable
C) inconclusive
D) unachievable
E) imperceptible
11) . For our term papers, we have to list in
footnotes the diverse ........................ we
consulted for our information.
A) principles
B) spectrum
C) sources
D) perspectives
E) accessories
12) . Since the ...................... between the
first speech and the second was much too long, the
audience became restless.
A) instinct
B) interval
C) similarity
D) status
E) difference
13) . Any applicant for public office tries to
satisfy a wide range of voters: old, young, rich,
poor, black, white, Republican, Democrat, liberal,
conservative the whole............. of political
opinion.
A) spectrum
B) fragmentation
C) environment
D) doctrine
E) heredity
14) . Helen is very bad at cooking; for
....................... , she cannot even boil water
without burning the pot!
A) sample
B) interval
C) instance
D) occasion
E) consequence
15) . The study of the mysterious "black holes in
space" is a new ........................ of
investigation in astrophysics.
A) doctrine
B) factor
C) morale
D) area
E) study
16) . When their car broke down in a snowstorm,
Suzie kept up her husband's ...............by
singing, joking and assuring him that help would
come soon.
A) heresy
B) morale
C) equilibrium
D) version
E) moral
17) . Three dogs, four cats, a dozen fish and two
birds in a cage turned my aunt's house a
................... zoo.
A) virtual
B) previous
C) primary
D) positive
E) main
18) . When Suzanne married, she expected happiness
to come ......................, but it did not. It
took several years and many arguments before she and
her husband were truly happy.
A) externally
B) willingly
C) instantly
D) approximately
E) radically
19) . Since he couldn't read, the little boy drank
the medicine which was intended for...............
use only.
A) example
B) tiny
C) imperial
D) external
E) legal
20) . Because the operation was scheduled for 7:00,
it was ....................... for Dr. Richardson to
be at the hospital by 6:30.
A) imperative
B) ultimate
C) obvious
D) similar
E) likely
21) . Dogs have such an ..................... sense
of smell that they can follow a person after several
days.
A) ultimate
B) acute
C) instant
D) external
E) acceptable
22) . The employment office asked Jonathan to list
all the jobs he had before and to give the names of
his ........................... employers
A) previous
B) early
C) before
D) prior
E) subsequent
23) . "Do unto others as you would have them do unto
you" is a perfect............... to live by.
A) version
B) principle
C) spectrum
D) momentum
E) trend
24) . Even though the false banknotes fooled many
people, they did not............ to close
examination.
A) put up
B) keep up
C) stand up
D) pay up
E) look up
25) . He's a nice man, however, he's .......... to
drink too much at parties.
A) liable
B) capable
C) adequate
D) common
E) probable
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