English Pretest Level B 03

PRETEST B3

Harman Garrard, who is a trainee sales representative, is going to Spain on ______.
things
operation
action
business
Unfortunately the taxi got __________ in a traffic jam.
stuck
fixed
pressed
sealed
He bought a coffee and a _________ of biscuits.
packet
container
barrel
cargo
Money is used for buying or selling goods, for measuring value and for ______ wealth.
containing
storing
stacking
weighing
Barter was a system of direct _________ of goods.
communication
transportation
exchange
export
Most governments now _________ paper money in the form of notes.
deliver
pass
spread
issue
The doctor said it was a severe __________ of food poisoning.
situation
case
condition
accident
Every year millions of creatures feel the need to move for one _______ or another.
aim
direction
reason
motion
The Arctic Tern hold the __________ for long-distance migration.
record
fame
reward
top
As they _________ old age they seem to have an unexplained compulsion to return to the Sargasso Sea to breed.
obtain
approach
approximate
grow
New England was absolutely fantastic. I’d ________ it to anyone.
tell
praise
introduce
recommend
I wonder if you could direct me to Dr. Carmichael’s office?
take
bring
tell … how to get
introduce
He was _______ of all his money.
stolen
robbed
taken
taken away
I knew my father would discipline me for my actions.
reward
congratulate
praise
punish
He became redundant.
important
out of factory
no longer needed
out of company
Seven other cars have withdrawn due to bad weather conditions.
owing to
at the time of
right for
in spite of
Look! The notice says quite clearly: “Smoking _______ forbidden in the theatre.”
strictly
seriously
exactly
strongly
She has a strange hobby. She _________ poisonous snakes.
brings up
grows
cultivates
breeds
She _________ her overcoat, took it off and laid it over a chair.
uncovered
unbuttoned
unwrapped
untied
He ______ the whole morning looking for the report, but still couldn’t find it.
brought
passed
had
spent
He’s coming here to take part in a discussion programme.
participate
take portion
organise
watch
He said that he was terrified of horses.
fond
shy
very afraid
tired
He emphasises that ability at maths is essential.
excellent
optional
remarkable
necessary
Some of the regulations seemed too severe.
judgements
rules
punishments
attitudes
Tom cannot afford a new bicycle this year.
buy
ride
sell
share
I don’t know how she _________ a living as an artist.
does
earns
has
gets
Her husband is very competent; he will repair the roof himself.
capable
industrious
thrifty
careful
Today’s football match has been ___________ because of bad weather.
postponed
started
decided
put away
The show was dull. It was ___________.
disinterested
uninterested
interesting
uninteresting
I was having a rest when the volcano __________.
inflated
exhausted
exhaled
erupted
Blotting paper can _________ ink.
destroy
absorb
remain
accept
A child whose parents are both dead is called an ___________.
emigrant
orphan
infant
adolescent
Electricity and gas supplies have been seriously _________ by the flood.
alerted
disrupted
destroyed
erupted
Godparents ________ them when their parents died.
took in
looked for
took after
looked after
People often put on weight in __________.
middle ages
middle aged
middle age
pension
She is so _________ even though she is over 90.
alive
lively
living
vivid
The child is really _________ by its grandparents.
stained
polluted
spoilt
naughty
Babies have to learn how to ______ before they can walk.
creep
crawl
stride
stroll
Are you married or _________?
alone
solitary
single
bachelor
They _________ her on her new baby.
mentioned
congratulated
praised
commented
If the shop sells you faulty goods, you can write a letter of ___________.
complaint
recommendation
introduction
investigation
There was a mutiny on the ship.
a revolution against the captain
a party
a celebration
funeral
The twentieth century is the age of _________. We have computers and other amazing machines.
technology
rebellion
renaissance
amusement
Now it is illegal to kill elephants for their ___________.
ivory
gum
mask
trunks
Sometimes children ________ badly in school.
express
show
behave
display
__________ comes from trees and is used to make tires for cars and trucks.
Petrol
Gas
Oil
Rubber
Mona is the best student in the class. She is __________ to all other students.
preferable
superior
comparable
senior
Carlos always __________ older people politely.
treats