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Vocabulary
(1.10)
Write the number of the correct answer in the brackets.
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1.
I'm ________ to my
brother who helped me when I first came to this country.
(1)
loan
(3)
indebted
(2)
credited
(4)
dubious
(
)
2.
You have made several
errors in your composition. The word "error" means ________.
(1)
corrections
(3)
phrases
(2)
meanings
(4)
mistakes
(
)
3.
Mr Ang is sixty years
old and he is still not married. He is a ________.
(1)
bachelor
(3)
widower
(2)
bridegroom
(4)
father
(
)
4.
The mistake you've
made is minor, so we can ________ you.
(1)
forget
(3)
forgive
(2)
forego
(4)
forward
(
)
5.
Amy has been ________
a couple of times but it doesn't mean she has caught a cold.
(1)
coughing
(3)
yawning
(2)
sneezing
(4)
burping
(
)
6.
Stagnant water is a ________
ground for mosquitoes.
(1)
breeding
(3)
birth
(2)
growing
(4)
living
(
)
7.
When the last guest ________
at midnight, the house became quiet again as the party was over.
(1)
arrived
(3)
came
(2)
departed
(4)
dismissed
(
)
8.
Nigel made a ________
out of a Y-shaped twig and some rubber bands.
(1)
sling
(3)
catapult
(2)
spear
(4)
shield
(
)
9.
This ________ has a
greater variety of clothes on sale than the one across the
street.
(1)
coffeeshop
(3)
restaurant
(2)
clinic
(4)
shop
(
)
10.
It was raining cats and
dogs early this morning and the wind was howling. The phrase
"raining cats and dogs" means ________.
(1)
drizzling
(3)
heavily
(2)
occassionally
(4)
continously
(
)
11.
Do keep in touch with
us even after you've left the country. The phrase "keep in
touch" means keep ________.
(1)
informing
(3)
calling
(2)
connection
(4)
contact
(
)
12.
Meng Soon had to eat
his breakfast ________ as he was running late.
(1)
slowing
(3)
quickly
(2)
casually
(4)
gently
(
)
13.
Mariam is ________ her
stomach because she is having a stomachache.
(1)
pounding
(3)
catching
(2)
poking
(4)
clutching
(
)
14.
I need a ________ as I
have been working non-stop for a week.
(1)
break
(3)
recess
(2)
pause
(4)
snooze
(
)
15.
Are you aware that no
two finger prints are exactly the same. The phrase "exactly the
same" means ________.
(1)
equal
(3)
identical
(2)
same value
(4)
different
(
)
16.
Please use the ________
to locate the various countries.
(1)
atlas
(3)
directory
(2)
book
(4)
album
(
)
17.
The pupils decided not
to ________ their teacher for help because she is very fierce.
(1)
near
(3)
advance
(2)
approach
(4)
demand
(
)
18.
The night sky was
brightened for a moment when lightning ________ across.
(1)
pierced
(3)
shot
(2)
shone
(4)
flashed
(
)
19.
I'm going on a holiday
to Buenos Aires in Argentina, I will be a ________.
(1)
tourist
(3)
guest
(2)
national
(4)
friend
(
)
20.
Lily did not buy the
bracelet as the price was way too ________.
(1)
low
(3)
high
(2)
medium
(4)
gone
(
)