Saturday, July 11, 2015

ADVANCED (TWO) VOCABULARY PRACTICE (EXERCISE A53E196)















Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.

1.       He still suffers from a rare tropical disease which he ___________ while in Africa.
(A)   infected          (B) complained        (C) gained             (D) contracted

2.       I was proud to be __________ out for special praise for my performance.
(A)   selected          (B) singled                (C) separated       (D) distinguished

3.       There’s no point in telephoning him. He’s certain __________ by now.
(A)   to leave           (B) to have left        (C) left                    (D) having left

4.       If you don’t stop smoking, you ____________ the risk of developing chronic bronchitis.
(A)   bear                 (B) suffer                  (C) make                 (D) run

5.       I think you’ll find that the inconvenience of the diet is _____________ by the benefits.
(A)   outranked       (B) overthrown       (C) overbalanced   (D) outweighed

6.       We started off walking ___________ but had slowed to a snail pace after an hour.
(A)   heartily            (B) briskly                 (C) sharply               (D) crisply

7.       That song __________ me of my youth.
(A)   recalls              (B) remembers        (C) reminds              (D) recollects

8.       Giving up smoking is just one of the ways to _________ heart disease.
(A)   push off           (B) put off                 (C) ward off            (D) throw off

9.       We might just as well have stayed at home ___________ the enjoyment we had.
(A)   on account of (B) as far as              (C) for all                   (D) concerning

10.   Don’t stick your elbows out when you eat, __________ them in by your sides.
(A)   tuck                  (B) bend                     (C) place                   (D) turn

11.   The windows don’t fit very well and it, makes the room awfully _____________.
(A)   airy                    (B) draughty              (C) place                   (D) turn

12.   She gave up nursing training when she found out she had no _____________ for looking after the sick.  
(A)   vocation            (B) mission                 (C) service                (D) ambition

13.   There’s no point in ___________ about all day. Cheer up and try to find a new job!
(A)   moping               (B) mourning             (C) brooding            (D) sulking

14.   Hurry up and finish. The clock is ___________!
(A)   time                     (B) ticking                   (C) stopped              (D) early

15.   Is it _________ to go? My shoes are killing me.
(A)   walk                     (B) run                         (C) long                    (D) far

          
                                                                                                              
ANSWERS

Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.

1.       He still suffers from a rare tropical disease which he contracted while in Africa.
(B)   infected          (B) complained        (C) gained             (D) contracted

2.       I was proud to be singled out for special praise for my performance.
(B)   selected          (B) singled                (C) separated       (D) distinguished

3.       There’s no point in telephoning him. He’s certain to have left by now.
(B)   to leave           (B) to have left        (C) left                    (D) having left

4.       If you don’t stop smoking, you run the risk of developing chronic bronchitis.
(B)   bear                 (B) suffer                  (C) make                 (D) run

5.       I think you’ll find that the inconvenience of the diet is outweighed by the benefits.
(B)   outranked       (B) overthrown       (C) overbalanced   (D) outweighed

6.       We started off walking briskly but had slowed to a snail pace after an hour.
(B)   heartily            (B) briskly                 (C) sharply               (D) crisply

7.       That song reminds me of my youth.
(B)   recalls              (B) remembers        (C) reminds              (D) recollects

8.       Giving up smoking is just one of the ways to ward off heart disease.
(B)   push off           (B) put off                 (C) ward off            (D) throw off

9.       We might just as well have stayed at home for all the enjoyment we had.
(B)   on account of (B) as far as              (C) for all                   (D) concerning

10.   Don’t stick your elbows out when you eat, tuck them in by your sides.
(B)   tuck                  (B) bend                     (C) place                   (D) turn

11.   The windows don’t fit very well and it, makes the room awfully draughty.
(B)   airy                    (B) draughty              (C) place                   (D) turn

12.   She gave up nursing training when she found out she had no vocation for looking after the sick.  
(B)   vocation            (B) mission                 (C) service                (D) ambition

13.   There’s no point in moping about all day. Cheer up and try to find a new job!
(B)   moping               (B) mourning             (C) brooding            (D) sulking

14.   Hurry up and finish. The clock is ticking!
(B)   time                     (B) ticking                   (C) stopped              (D) early

15.   Is it far to go? My shoes are killing me.
(B)   walk                     (B) run                         (C) long                    (D) far

          
                                                                                                          
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