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| Name:_________________________ | Date:_______________ | |
Vocabulary | ||
Write the number of the correct answer in the brackets.
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| 1. | The weather ________ for today is sunny. | |||||
| (1) | prediciton | (3) | forecast | |||
| (2) | guess | (4) | telecast | ( | ) | |
| 2. | The lawyer was able to ________ the judge of the man's innocence. | |||||
| (1) | influence | (3) | discuss | |||
| (2) | convince | (4) | tell | ( | ) | |
| 3. | My entry permit to Malaysia has ________, I need to renew it. | |||||
| (1) | expired | (3) | outdated | |||
| (2) | finised | (4) | completed | ( | ) | |
| 4. | Tim has lost his ________, he cannot find his way around the school. | |||||
| (1) | orientation | (3) | bearing | |||
| (2) | sense | (4) | ability | ( | ) | |
| 5. | Soldiers practise rifle shooting in the ________. | |||||
| (1) | barracks | (3) | camp | |||
| (2) | guard house | (4) | range | ( | ) | |
| 6. | We engaged an ________ to design our new house. | |||||
| (1) | engineer | (3) | architect | |||
| (2) | interior designer | (4) | draughtsman | ( | ) | |
| 7. | The coach was ________ to change players at the last minute as it would disrupt his game plan. | |||||
| (1) | happy | (3) | willing | |||
| (2) | reluctant | (4) | anxious | ( | ) | |
| 8. | During an economic crisis, many people are in ________ as jobs are lost. | |||||
| (1) | happiness | (3) | hardship | |||
| (2) | peace | (4) | comfort | ( | ) | |
| 9. | How could you be so ________ of the situation, not knowing it would become dangerous. | |||||
| (1) | sensible | (3) | pleased | |||
| (2) | ignorant | (4) | annoyed | ( | ) | |
| 10. | I felt a ________ pain in my knee. It was like a needle piercing through. | |||||
| (1) | strong | (3) | numb | |||
| (2) | acute | (4) | sharp | ( | ) | |
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