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Vocabulary
(1.2)
Write the number of the correct answer in the brackets.
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1.
Sulin ________ the
answer into my ears but it was too soft. I couldn't make
out what she said.
(1)
talked
(3)
spoked
(2)
whispered
(4)
shouted
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)
2.
Mr Ong asked his
children to ________ his car with wax.
(1)
polish
(3)
clean
(2)
rub
(4)
scrub
(
)
3.
It is always a ________
to ride the roller-coaster.
(1)
fun
(3)
nerve
(2)
excitment
(4)
thrill
(
)
4.
The was movie so ________
that we all fell asleep.
(1)
funny
(3)
boring
(2)
interesting
(4)
exciting
(
)
5.
To make her happy, her
mother said something to ________ her.
(1)
please
(3)
anger
(2)
calm
(4)
saddeded
(
)
6.
This painting by
Picasso is _______ because it is the only one in the world.
(1)
expensive
(3)
priceless
(2)
captivating
(4)
colourful
(
)
7.
Last night, the poice
raided a house and caught a ______ of thieves.
(1)
group
(3)
team
(2)
gang
(4)
party
(
)
8.
The archaeologists have
_______ many dinosaur fossils in Southern England.
(1)
dug
(3)
unearthed
(2)
cleaned
(4)
picked
(
)
9.
Somebody dropped a
heavy object and _______ the tile on the floor.
(1)
defaced
(3)
cracked
(2)
dented
(4)
smoothened
(
)
10.
Nigel has _______ his
ankle during the football game. He is limping.
(1)
broke
(3)
sprained
(2)
snapped
(4)
torn
(
)
11.
Kimberly is ready for
the examination since she has studied her work ________.
(1)
carefully
(3)
throughly
(2)
thoroughly
(4)
steadily
(
)
12.
The actress has such a
_______ voice which is pleasing to the ears.
(1)
powerful
(3)
husky
(2)
sour
(4)
sweet
(
)
13.
The rock radium was
_______ by the Curies in the 1890s in France.
(1)
invented
(3)
produced
(2)
discovered
(4)
made
(
)
14.
The shopkeeper has
__________ the price of his goods. They have become more
expensive.
(1)
raised
(3)
up
(2)
lowered
(4)
down
(
)
15.
Today is a ________ day.
It has been raining all day long.
(1)
sunny
(3)
hot
(2)
wet
(4)
cloudy
(
)
16.
The miners sent the
iron ore to the factory for the iron to be ______.
(1)
taken
(3)
found
(2)
discovered
(4)
extracted
(
)
17.
After so many bad news
we finally received a piece of ______ news.
(1)
good
(3)
best
(2)
better
(4)
late
(
)
18.
Minhua is an ___________
boy. He can solve maths questions very quickly.
(1)
clever
(3)
smart
(2)
intelligent
(4)
hardworking
(
)
19.
The poor lady died
because the robber ________ her at the neck.
(1)
strangled
(3)
held
(2)
pressed
(4)
punched
(
)
20.
The magazine is
published fortnightly. This means we get it once every
________ days.
(1)
other
(3)
fourteen
(2)
seven
(4)
thirty
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)