Many poets have ________ the beauties of the countryside.
B) enthused C) enamored
E) extolled
When the student graduated, he got his ________.
B) degree C) license
E) bachelor
She didn’t ________ doing the washing up, as she hadn’t wanted to
B) care C) matter
E) mind
The tremor in his voice ________ his nervousness.
B) pronounced C) disguised
E) revealed
Although I tried to concentrate on the lectures, I was ________ by
B) averted C) repressed
E) interfered
I ________ what her name is; I’m sure I know her face.
B) wonder C) guess
E) suppose
‘I ________ that one’, said the tourist, pointing for the benefit of the uncomprehending shopkeeper.
B) wish C) take
E) become
I do not ________ to be clever but I am not stupid.
B) classify C) confess
E) compare
After the Cabinet reshuffle, the Minister wasn’t very happy at his
B) post C) work
E) place
. Children under the age of 16 are not ________ to enter for the
B) empowered C) capable
E) permissible
. I was so ________ in my book that I didn’t hear the doorbell ring.
B) concentrated C) absorbed
E) occupied
. Motorists _____ of speeding may be banned from driving for a year.
B) arrested C) charged
E) condemned
. In the medical profession, men ________ women by five to one.
B) outnumber C) supersede
E) outclass
. He has told us so many lies that we can no longer place any ________
B) reliance C) reputation
E) regard
. Pools of water lay trapped among the rocks as the tide ________.
B) refilled C) returned
E) retired
. He bought that house, ________ that he would inherit money under
B) considering C) assuming
E) allowing
. A ________ change in policy is needed if relations are ever to
B) violent C) drastic
E) wide
. He wrote the text book in ________ with his brother.
B) collaboration C) unison
E) communion
. His country cottage ________ the amenities of his London flat.
B) overlooked C) neglected
E) lacked
. The victory was ________ annually by a ten-gun salute.
B) commemorated C) reminded E) remembered
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He ________ the figures carefully before making any comment.
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estimated B) scrutinized C) watched
D) remarked E) visualized
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‘He couldn’t explain the problem well, as he had only a ________knowledge of the subject.
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profound B) primary C) rudimentary
D) fundamental E) superfluous
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His account must be true, because the evidence he gave ________that of two other witnesses.
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collaborates B) consists C) coincides
D) condones E) corroborates
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We must hear the ________ of the last meeting before we proceed.
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minutes B) protocol C) reportage
D) agenda E) items
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Many road accidents occur because motorists cannot ________ thespeed of approaching vehicles.
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conclude B) count C) gauge
D) value E) number
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The rainbow ______ as the sun came fully out from behind the clouds.
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dissolved B) removed C) dispersed
D) retired E) disappeared
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The boy, wanting to be independent, _____ his father’s offer of help.
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turned away B) turned from C) turned down
D) turned against E) turned up
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It is not profitable to provide bus services in districts where thepopulation is widely ________.
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scattered B) dismissed C) separated
D) spaced E) divided
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There is a ________ of a thousand pounds offered for the capture ofthe murderer.
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reward B) prize C) price
D) grant E) credit
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They always kept on good ________ with their next-door neighborsfor the children’s sake.
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friendship B) relations C) intentions
D) terms E) will
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She had clearly no ________ of doing any work, although she wasvery well paid.
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desire B) ambition C) willingness
D) intention E) meaning
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The car salesman took the customer for a drive in the new model inorder to ________ its improved features.
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advocate B) demonstrate C) exhibit
D) reveal E) expound
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The actual ________ by which coal Is extracted is well worth watching.
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conduct B) process C) procession
D) pattern E) fashion
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If we ______ the plan you suggest, we are more likely to be successful.
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decide B) elect C) command
D) vote E) adopt
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The child was ________ for getting his shoes and socks wet.
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corrected B) remonstrated C) suffered
D) scolded E) complained
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Certainly man must ________ the future, and find ways of providingfor his needs.
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look to B) look up C) look after D) look for E) look on
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He took the day off work to ________ his aunt’s funeral.
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accompany B) regard C) assist
D) attend E) follow
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His energetic efforts met with only ________ success.
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