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Vocabulary
(1.2)
Write the number of the correct answer in the brackets.
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1.
The reservoir is in close ________ to Yilan's house.
(1)
by
(3)
proximity
(2)
encounter
(4)
neighbour
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2.
The road was flooded and not passable to vehicles. We had to
make a ________.
(1)
tour
(3)
detour
(2)
reverse
(4)
journey
(
)
3.
When I arrived at my hostel, I realised my room had been ________
as things were scattered everywhere.
(1)
opened
(3)
treaded
(2)
stolen
(4)
ransacked
(
)
4.
I cannot sleep well in the night, I must be suffering from ________.
(1)
amnesia
(3)
insomia
(2)
nostalgia
(4)
tiredness
(
)
5.
The play did not receive the reviews it deserved from the ________.
(1)
writers
(3)
people
(2)
critics
(4)
newsagent
(
)
6.
The king refused to give in to the demands of the invaders
because they were ________.
(1)
unreasonable
(3)
untrue
(2)
unsuitable
(4)
unfriendly
(
)
7.
My teacher was away yesterday and she had to ________ our class
to next week.
(1)
delay
(3)
alter
(2)
postpone
(4)
change
(
)
8.
The huge turnout at our school carnival was beyond our ________.
(1)
dreams
(3)
expectations
(2)
ability
(4)
curiosity
(
)
9.
The populations in many European countries are on the ________
because of their low birthrate.
(1)
increase
(3)
decrease
(2)
change
(4)
move
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)
10.
Drug trafficking is ________ by law.
(1)
encouraged
(3)
punishable
(2)
treated
(4)
condone
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