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Vocabulary
(1.5)
Write the number of the correct answer in the brackets.
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1.
Before making their
ascend to the _________ of Mount Everest, the climbers camped
the night at the foot of the mountain.
(1)
summit
(3)
top
(2)
height
(4)
highest
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)
2.
Computers are
considered the _______ technology.
(1)
latest
(3)
oldest
(2)
best
(4)
highest
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)
3.
Before I was in primary
school, I went to a ________.
(1)
kindergarten
(3)
secondary school
(2)
class
(4)
playground
(
)
4.
The father was ________
to learn that his son has been arrested by the police.
(1)
shocked
(3)
happy
(2)
amazed
(4)
excited
(
)
5.
The dead man was buried
in a ________ by his family.
(1)
hospital
(3)
garden
(2)
cemetery
(4)
mortuary
(
)
6.
The scouts were being
stung by a ________ of bees.
(1)
flock
(3)
school
(2)
swarm
(4)
gang
(
)
7.
The children are ________
presents for Christmas.
(1)
covering
(3)
gluing
(2)
pasting
(4)
wrapping
(
)
8.
The nurses are ______
the woman whose hushand had just passed away.
(1)
comforting
(3)
controlling
(2)
confronting
(4)
telling
(
)
9.
The children were _______
about visiting the Science Centre for the first time.
(1)
jumping
(3)
shocked
(2)
surprised
(4)
excited
(
)
10.
Shufen was _____ of
her illness after taking the prescribed medicine.
(1)
right
(3)
cured
(2)
taken
(4)
seen
(
)
11.
The pyramids of Egypt
are ________ buildings.
(1)
modern
(3)
ancient
(2)
new
(4)
latest
(
)
12.
My tooth was so badly
decayed that the dentist had to ________ it.
(1)
extract
(3)
pull
(2)
cut
(4)
cure
(
)
13.
The actress was
presented with a ________ of flowers.
(1)
banquet
(3)
ring
(2)
wreath
(4)
bouquet
(
)
14.
Monks ________ off the
hair on their heads.
(1)
cut
(3)
trim
(2)
shave
(4)
comb
(
)
15.
Rats are ________
animals. They come out during the night.
(1)
night
(3)
day
(2)
fast
(4)
noctunal
(
)
16.
The fisherman's
children are helping to ______ the fishing net which is torn.
(1)
mend
(3)
sew
(2)
glue
(4)
paste
(
)
17.
A ________ makes
pastries and sweets.
(1)
baker
(3)
confectioner
(2)
florist
(4)
glazier
(
)
18.
I've made __________
subscription for this magazine. I'll be receiving one copy
every month for the next twelve months.
(1)
a bimonthly
(3)
a monthly
(2)
an annual
(4)
a daily
(
)
19.
The climate in
Singapore is ________ for growing apples.
(1)
uncertain
(3)
unsure
(2)
unsuitable
(4)
unpredictable
(
)
20.
A country must be
________ to be strong.
(1)
combined
(3)
disunited
(2)
united
(4)
together
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