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| Name:_________________________ | Date:_______________ | |
Vocabulary | ||
Write the number of the correct answer in the brackets.
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| 1. | It is ________ to use pirated computer software, the penalty for doing so may be hefty. | |||||
| (1) | illegible | (3) | illegal | |||
| (2) | harmful | (4) | lawful | ( | ) | |
| 2. | The policemen tried to ________ the unruly crowd with tear gas. | |||||
| (1) | destroy | (3) | dismiss | |||
| (2) | disperse | (4) | push | ( | ) | |
| 3. | During the war, the bombings had ________ the city into rubbles. | |||||
| (1) | reduced | (3) | made | |||
| (2) | destroyed | (4) | demolished | ( | ) | |
| 4. | The robber felt very sorry because he had ________ himself and his family. | |||||
| (1) | elevated | (3) | improved | |||
| (2) | disgraced | (4) | disprove | ( | ) | |
| 5. | I cannot find my book, it seems to have ________ into thin air. | |||||
| (1) | left | (3) | appeared | |||
| (2) | floated | (4) | vanished | ( | ) | |
| 6. | Doctors have been looking for a ________ for cancer for a long time. | |||||
| (1) | cure | (3) | prescription | |||
| (2) | recovery | (4) | healing | ( | ) | |
| 7. | The project was ________ due to lack of interest from students. | |||||
| (1) | reduced | (3) | abandoned | |||
| (2) | processed | (4) | avoided | ( | ) | |
| 8. | When she was told of her father's death, she broke ________ and wept. | |||||
| (1) | away | (3) | out | |||
| (2) | down | (4) | through | ( | ) | |
| 9. | The defendent pleaded his ________ to the judge as he did not commit the crime. | |||||
| (1) | guilt | (3) | loyalty | |||
| (2) | ignorance | (4) | innocence | ( | ) | |
| 10. | My uncle's house was broken ________ by some burglars. | |||||
| (1) | over | (3) | into | |||
| (2) | through | (4) | in | ( | ) | |
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