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Vocabulary
(1.7)
Write the number of the correct answer in the brackets.
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1.
Beach resorts are ________
places to relax and enjoy the sea breeze.
(1)
nice
(3)
good
(2)
correct
(4)
ideal
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)
2.
The hero used his body
to ________ the child from the arrows.
(1)
shield
(3)
cover
(2)
stop
(4)
help
(
)
3.
Her tiny hands have a
habit of ________ whenever she is nervous.
(1)
flapping
(3)
motion
(2)
movement
(4)
fluttering
(
)
4.
During a rabbit race,
you can see little bunnies ________ toward the finishing line.
(1)
currying
(3)
scurrying
(2)
jumping
(4)
hopping
(
)
5.
The teacher almost
always cannot tell Li Dong and Li Ding apart because they are
________ twins.
(1)
unlike
(3)
identical
(2)
same
(4)
similar
(
)
6.
We tipped the ________
who helped to carry our luggages to the hotel room.
(1)
porter
(3)
caddie
(2)
labourer
(4)
potter
(
)
7.
A player lost his ________
and punched the referee in the face.
(1)
thoughts
(3)
awareness
(2)
cool
(4)
calm
(
)
8.
Lisa ________ me when
she was in Singapore and we had a wonderful time together.
(1)
informed
(3)
look upon
(2)
telephoned
(4)
called on
(
)
9.
The enemy army suffered
heavy casualties and had to ________ into their own territory.
(1)
back
(3)
resign
(2)
retreat
(4)
withstand
(
)
10.
________ the radio to
the local station which is broadcasting country music.
(1)
Move
(3)
Change
(2)
Turned
(4)
Tune
(
)
11.
The burgular managed to
________ despite the tight police patrolling.
(1)
escape
(3)
walk
(2)
sneak
(4)
shout
(
)
12.
This brand of microwave
oven is produced under the most ________ quality control
measures.
(1)
caring
(3)
careful
(2)
straightforward
(4)
stringent
(
)
13.
My father has a regular
________ who carries his clubs whenever he plays golf.
(1)
caddie
(3)
cabbie
(2)
carrier
(4)
worker
(
)
14.
The dress was much too
big for Michelle, it needs to be ________.
(1)
amended
(3)
corrected
(2)
altered
(4)
changed
(
)
15.
Lorraine had to ________
from the piano examination because she had an asthma attack.
(1)
cancel
(3)
withdraw
(2)
resign
(4)
retreat
(
)
16.
As the detective ________
the mystery, he stumbled across a secret govenment conspriacy.
(1)
unravelled
(3)
detected
(2)
looked at
(4)
cemented
(
)
17.
Due to the accident on
the highway, traffic was ________ to the other roads.
(1)
turned
(3)
corrected
(2)
diverted
(4)
changed
(
)
18.
How ________ do you
visit your cousins in Malaysia?
(1)
often
(3)
sometimes
(2)
seldom
(4)
always
(
)
19.
At the farm stay, we
were awakened by the ________ of the roosters.
(1)
cooing
(3)
crowing
(2)
croaking
(4)
humming
(
)
20.
The social worker has
________ the drug addict into a responsible person.
(1)
translated
(3)
transformed
(2)
eliminated
(4)
transferred
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)