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| Name:_________________________ | Date:_______________ | |
Vocabulary | ||
(1.10)
Write the number of the correct answer in the brackets.
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| 1. | Mr Ong does not ________ his daughter to go out alone in the night. | |||||
| (1) | allow | (3) | agree | |||
| (2) | okay | (4) | watch | ( | ) | |
| 2. | This area has seen many fights, the police are ________ regularly nowadays. | |||||
| (1) | inspecting | (3) | investigating | |||
| (2) | walking | (4) | patrolling | ( | ) | |
| 3. | It is difficult to satisfy him. He seems to ________ of everything. | |||||
| (1) | pass the buck | (3) | make a fuss | |||
| (2) | make a shout | (4) | spill the milk | ( | ) | |
| 4. | Mei Yen is too young to be in kindergarten so her mother puts her in the ________. | |||||
| (1) | school | (3) | creche | |||
| (2) | playland | (4) | playground | ( | ) | |
| 5. | The workers are on strike. They are ________ for an increase in pay. | |||||
| (1) | appealing | (3) | declaring | |||
| (2) | determining | (4) | demanding | ( | ) | |
| 6. | The principal ________ that there will be an increase in tuition fees. | |||||
| (1) | announced | (3) | declared | |||
| (2) | summoned | (4) | broadcast | ( | ) | |
| 7. | Nick Faldo has been ________ from the golf tournament because he infringed a rule. | |||||
| (1) | eliminated | (3) | dethroned | |||
| (2) | disqualified | (4) | dismissed | ( | ) | |
| 8. | Let's go to the upper ________ of the ferry, we can get more fresh air. | |||||
| (1) | platform | (3) | stage | |||
| (2) | floor | (4) | deck | ( | ) | |
| 9. | The pilgrim has finally ________ at the sacred place after a long journey. | |||||
| (1) | been | (3) | arrived | |||
| (2) | reached | (4) | docked | ( | ) | |
| 10. | The judge has issued a ________ of arrest for the man who embezzled his company's fund. | |||||
| (1) | certificate | (3) | warrant | |||
| (2) | permit | (4) | licence | ( | ) | |
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