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| Name:_________________________ | Date:_______________ | |
Vocabulary | ||
Write the number of the correct answer in the brackets.
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| 1. | Everything seemed so quiet, it was a dark ________ night. | |||||
| (1) | sleepy | (3) | tired | |||
| (2) | bedtime | (4) | slumberous | ( | ) | |
| 2. | Do not ________. Things would not be as bad as you think. | |||||
| (1) | desparate | (3) | despair | |||
| (2) | ashame | (4) | disgrace | ( | ) | |
| 3. | He has a ________, he is in a much superior position to win. | |||||
| (1) | trump card | (3) | winner | |||
| (2) | threat | (4) | secret | ( | ) | |
| 4. | The secretary ________ into her boss office because she was very unhappy. | |||||
| (1) | stormed | (3) | walked | |||
| (2) | strolled | (4) | rushed | ( | ) | |
| 5. | The company has ________ all the aeroplanes suspected of having a technical fault in the undercarriage. | |||||
| (1) | relayed | (3) | recalled | |||
| (2) | asked | (4) | called | ( | ) | |
| 6. | It was a disaster. The two trains ________ head-on in the tunnel. | |||||
| (1) | reached | (3) | met | |||
| (2) | collided | (4) | passed | ( | ) | |
| 7. | It is good to encourage. Do not ________ unnecessarily because it dampens the spirit. | |||||
| (1) | criticise | (3) | speak | |||
| (2) | praise | (4) | admire | ( | ) | |
| 8. | The badly wounded soldier ________ back to camp and reported the defeat of the army to his General. | |||||
| (1) | ran | (3) | staggered | |||
| (2) | walked | (4) | jogged | ( | ) | |
| 9. | The detectives are ________ every movement of their suspect. | |||||
| (1) | suspecting | (3) | looking | |||
| (2) | admiring | (4) | observing | ( | ) | |
| 10. | Do you know who ________ the first personal computer? | |||||
| (1) | planned | (3) | planted | |||
| (2) | invented | (4) | discovered | ( | ) | |
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