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PRACTICE TEST 1

I. VOCABULARY
A. Choose the best word from A, B, C or D that fits each blank.
People who take on a second job inevitably …………..themselves to greater stress. A. offer B. subject C. field D. place
The building work must be finished by the end of the month …………..of cost. A. ignorant B. thoughtless C. uncaring D. regardless
Sarah`s friends all had brothers and sisters but she was a(n) …………..child. A. singular B. individual C. single D. only
…………..from being embarrassed by his mistake, the lecturer went on confidently with his talk. A. Distant B. Far C. A long way D. Miles
The increased pay offer was accepted although it …………..short of what the employees wanted. A. fell B. arrived C. came D. ended
The old lady`s savings were considerable as she had …………..a little money each week. A. put by B. put in C. put apart D. put down
His poor handling of the business …………..on negligence. A. bordered B. edged C. approached D. neared
After the accident, there was considerable doubt …………..exactly what had happened. A. in the question of B. as to C. in the shape of D. for
Price increases are now running at a(n) …………..level of thirty per cent. A. highest B. record C. uppermost D. top
The police …………..a good deal of criticism, over their handling of the demonstration. A. came in for B. brought about C. went down with D. opened up
The stage designed was out of this …………..but unfortunately the acting was not so impressive. A. moon B. planet C. world D. earth
To discuss this matter with anyone else would …………..our professional regulation. A. contradict B. counteract C. contrast D. contravene
I …………..on the grapevine that George is in line for promotion. A. heard B. collected C. picked D. caught
This monument is …………..to the memory of distinguished former students. A. erected B. dedicated C. commissioned D. associated
To begin studying chemistry at this level, you must already have proved your ability in a related ………….. A. line B. discipline C. region D. rule
This sad song movingly conveys the …………..of the lovers` final parting. A. ache B. argument C. anxiety D. anguish
Do you expect there will be a lot of …………..to the project from the local community? A. rejections B. disapproval C. disagreement D. objections
As a …………..parent, my main concern is balancing the needs of a small child with the need to earn a living. A. solo B. single C. sole D. solitary
By the time we got home, we were …………..frozen and starving hungry. A. extremely B. very C. absolutely D. exceedingly
She says that unfortunately, in the …………..circumstances, she cannot afford to help us. A. ongoing B. contemporary C. actual D. present

B. Use the correct form of each of the words given in parentheses to fill in the blank in each sentence.

HARD TO BELIEVE!

Albert and Betty Cheetham hit the headlines recently thanks to an astonishing lists of coincidences. On holiday in Tunisia, the (1. retire) …………..couple found themselves dining opposite another retired couple - Albert and Betty Rivers. And, also (2. coincidence) ………….., Mr. Cheetham and Mr. Rivers had both previously worked for a railway company, while Mrs. Cheetham and Mrs Rivers had both worked for the post office. The two couples also made the (3. discover) …………..that they both had two sons and five grandchildren and, to their (4. amazing) ………….., that the date and time of their (5. marry) …………..was exactly the same i.e. 2p.m. August 15th, 1942.
A more sustained coincidence is that seven of the eight US presidents who died in office were elected at exactly 20 year intervals between 1840 - and 1960. It was eventually Ronald Reagan, beginning his (6. president) …………..in 1980, 20 years after John. F. Kennedy, who broke the cycle after surviving an (7. assassinate) …………..attempt and finishing his last term (8. live) ………….. .

OUT FOR THE COUNT

`You are what you think you are,` says self-hypnotist Jonathan Atkinson, so there are 20 of us lying on our backs trying to communicate with our