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| Name:_________________________ | Date:_______________ | |
Vocabulary | ||
Write the number of the correct answer in the brackets.
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| 1. | Before a new coat of paint could be applied, the old coat must be ________ off. | |||||
| (1) | scrapped | (3) | peeled | |||
| (2) | dropped | (4) | tore | ( | ) | |
| 2. | Most authors ________ the people who made contributions to their books. | |||||
| (1) | thank | (3) | acknowledge | |||
| (2) | write | (4) | remember | ( | ) | |
| 3. | The ________ of the coffee was so strong that we could smell it from outside the house. | |||||
| (1) | fragrance | (3) | taste | |||
| (2) | smell | (4) | aroma | ( | ) | |
| 4. | If we do not keep the wound clean, it can become ________. | |||||
| (1) | infectious | (3) | dangerous | |||
| (2) | contagious | (4) | smelly | ( | ) | |
| 5. | The burglars and their ________ were being handed over to the police. | |||||
| (1) | goods | (3) | loot | |||
| (2) | counterfeit | (4) | products | ( | ) | |
| 6. | Glass is easily breakable because it is ________. | |||||
| (1) | strong | (3) | fragile | |||
| (2) | brittle | (4) | soft | ( | ) | |
| 7. | After several tests, the doctor has ________ his illness as hypertension. | |||||
| (1) | diagnosed | (3) | predicted | |||
| (2) | thought | (4) | said | ( | ) | |
| 8. | Everyone in the office ________ with you over your unfortunate business failure. | |||||
| (1) | sorry | (3) | sympathizes | |||
| (2) | laments | (4) | condones | ( | ) | |
| 9. | After several poor games, the whole team has lost ________ in themselves. | |||||
| (1) | interest | (3) | confidence | |||
| (2) | pride | (4) | style | ( | ) | |
| 10. | The victim who was shot in the chest was ________ dead upon arrival at the hospital. | |||||
| (1) | announced | (3) | pronounced | |||
| (2) | denounced | (4) | determined | ( | ) | |
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