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Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
She ______ her skirt, took a deep breath, and walked into the room.
corrected
tailored
adapted
adjusted
We found it cheaper to ______ existing equipment rather than buy new.
tailor
modify
correct
adjust
Their eyesight can be ______ in just a few minutes by the use of a laser.
adjusted
adapted
corrected
tailored
______ the angle of your monitor so you can easily read it.
Adjust
Tailor
Modify
Correct
To remain competitive the company has to be able to ______ to the changing marketplace.
tailor
adapt
correct
adjust
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
What goes through your mind when you wake up in the morning and hear the weather ______ is eighty and sunny?"
estimation
forecast
guess
diagnosis
Without the results of the blood test, the doctor could only make a tentative ______ of the disease.
estimation
diagnosis
forecast
guess
In this study, we made no specific ______ about likely outcomes.
diagnoses
estimations
predictions
guesses
In fact, the first group were absolutely correct in their ______ of the man’s height.
forecast
prediction
diagnosis
estimation
Who do you think I saw yesterday? I'll give you three ______.
guesses
predictions
forecasts
diagnoses
We should be fine unless it rains. This truck doesn't do well in the rain. But I didn’t see rain in the ______.
diagnosis
estimation
guess
forecast
To aid the ______ of moving costs, we will assume that each room is of average size.
estimation
guess
diagnosis
prediction
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
The ______ of today's festival will go to several local charities.
earnings
revenues
proceeds
profits
Tourism is the island's main and stable source of ______.
revenue
earnings
profit
proceeds
The rise in the value of the dollar has depressed the company's ______ this year.
profits
revenues
proceeds
earnings
There isn’t much ______ in running a restaurant these days because we have to pay for a lot of things.
revenue
earnings
profit
proceeds
They need to restructure the tax system to collect more ______.
earnings
revenue
proceeds
profit
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
There are several contestants, but only two real ______ for the gold medal.
enemies
opponents
contenders
adversaries
She hit the ball so hard that her ______ had no chance to establish any rhythm in her game.
enemy
contender
contestant
opponent
The police believe the fight was due to a dispute between ______ teenage gangs.
adversary
enemy
rival
contender
Who was her main ______ for the presidential nomination?
opponent
enemy
contender
combatant
She was considered a leading ______ for the party leadership.
enemy
contender
opponent
adversary
The company is well equipped to compete with its international ______.
enemies
contestants
contenders
rivals
In major battles, there was as much chance of a submarine being attacked by its own side as opposed to the ______.
contender
enemy
contestant
opponent
In both contests, Webb stopped his ______ in the first round with an awesome display of punching.
enemies
combatants
contenders
opponents
Birds are the natural ______ of many insect pests.
enemies
opponents
adversaries
contestants
Investors long hoped the company might do the heavy restructuring needed to revive profits and compete with new ______.
contestants
contenders
rivals
enemies
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
John didn't invent the story and everything he told you is ______.
precise
accurate
true
correct
Please give ______ details about your previous experience.
correct
precise
exact
true
The sentence is grammatically ______.but not very idiomatic.
precise
exact
true
correct
We need to establish the ______ sequence of events leading up to the accident.
exact
precise
true
correct
The aim at all times is to have a(n) ______ estimate of the final cost.
true
precise
accurate
correct
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
Shortly after the report was published, a third faculty member was summarily ______ on grounds of three days of unapproved absence.
evicted
dismissed
ejected
released
Firefighters took two hours to ______ the driver from the wreckage.
expel
discharge
release
evict
They were unable to pay the rent, so they were ______ from their home.
released
discharged
dismissed
evicted
He found a job doing data entry but was fired when his boss found out he was ______ from university.
expelled
released
discharged
evicted
Patients were ______ from the hospital because the beds were needed by other people.
discharged
expelled
dismissed
ejected
The two couples were ______ from the taxi shortly after they got in because they became abusive.
expelled
ejected
released
discharged
After he won the presidency in 1990, the opposition joined with the Army overthrow him and ______ him from the country.
release
dismiss
evict
expel
His memory was impaired, and he was ______ from the Royal Air Force.
released
evicted
discharged
dismissed
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
I only go to see movies that are ______ favourably.
assessed
evaluated
examined
reviewed
The video shows women how to ______ their breasts for cancer.
evaluate
examine
review
judge
You should never ______ a person solely on their looks.
judge
review
examine
evaluate
The doctor ______ her body carefully but could find nothing wrong.
examined
judge
reviewed
assessed
The tests are used to ______ individual students' ability and knowledge.
review
reassess
assess
lack
Candidates are ______ on their ability to think independently.
reviewed
examined
reassessed
evaluated
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
The schools were ______ but there were separate doors.
neighbouring
adjacent
nearby
close
If you need to buy bread and milk, the ______ shop is about a mile away.
most adjacent
most neighbouring
closest
most distant
The hotel is very ______ for the station - it’s only a two-minute walk.
nearby
adjacent
neighbouring
convenient
He and his sister were ______ and her death affected him so strongly that friends initially feared for his own mental health.
close
near
convenient
adjacent
Frustrated, she kicked a ______ trashcan until its contents spilled to the linoleum floor.
convenient
distant
nearby
close
Now children who have lost a parent or a(n) ______ family member are being offered the chance to meet up with others who understand their suffering.
nearby
close
neighbouring
adjacent
We are pleased to offer to the market this terraced house, ______ for access to all local amenities and transport links.
convenient
neighbouring
adjacent
nearby
Gardens and trees could be seen along the railway and highway, in contrast to the vast desert in the ______ distance.
nearby
adjacent
near
neighbouring
A few people, almost invariably working in ______ proximity to birds, have been infected and become seriously ill.
nearby
close
neighbouring
adjacent
At a meeting of this committee recently, some proposals were made and are expected to be carried out in the ______ future.
nearby
adjacent
close
near
Their birthdays are very ______ together.
close
neighbouring
adjacent
near
So what if the ______ and dear relatives are not able to attend the wedding ceremony?
nearby
near
neighbouring
adjacent
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
I am often complimented on my ______, healthy body.
slight
slim
skinny
thin
He has a ______ constitution and has to be careful with what he eats.
slim
delicate
slender
lean
Emma looked very ill the last time we met. Did you notice how ______ her wrists were?
thin
lean
slim
slender
We are bombarded with images of elderly people being ______ and sickly.
lean
slim
slender
frail
Why had he not noticed before her long ______ legs and strong arms? They were very attractive.
slight
thin
slim
skinny
At seventy-two my grandfather was ______ and strong and I expected him to live forever.
thin
slight
skinny
lean
She was beautiful and attractive: tall and ______, effortlessly and unselfconsciously elegant, even in her muddy farm clothes.
skinny
thin
slight
slender
In his old age, his health became increasingly ______.
lean
slim
frail
skinny
By the time Sophia recovered, she had been ______ than ever, having been rationed to only an apple a day.
skinner
leaner
slimmer
slenderer
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
Some of the younger pop bands try to ______ their musical heroes from the past.
pose
simulate
imitate
pretend
The good thing about a BlackBerry is you can read a message and ______ that you haven’t seen it.
pretend
imitate
pose
simulate
It’s not easy to ______ inner confidence while on national television, but it won’t hurt to try.
imitate
pose
simulate
falsify
Police are appealing for witnesses after two people ______ as social workers tried to get into a house in Leigh.
simulating
pretending
imitating
posing
I also became renowned in school for ______ famous singers, using an imaginary microphone, flinging my hair around and dancing and singing and pursing my lips.
imitating
simulating
posing
pretending
Some people like to drive kit cars, but most just like to ______ in them.
pretend
pose
simulate
imitate
Undercover cops set up a stall and ______ as market traders to catch a gang of mobile phone thieves.
pretended
simulated
imitated
posed
Her father stands, moves over to the curtains, opens them slightly and ______ some interest outside as a distraction to her question.
falsifies
pretends
poses
imitates
The spaces are designed to make the visitor feel disoriented, to ______ the feeling of those who were exiled.
simulate
pose
imitate
pretend
I’m starting to think she's just plain dumb and not the conservative intellectual she ______ to be.
poses
imitates
pretends
simulates
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
There are a couple of shops in town which sell nice clothes at affordable ______.
worth
costs
prices
values
In most families, two salaries are essential to cover the ______ of raising a family.
value
price
worth
cost
The fire destroyed millions of pounds’ ______ of equipment.
worth
price
cost
value
Property ______ have fallen since the plans for the airport were published.
costs
worth
values
prices
He proved his ______ to the team by scoring two goals in the final.
value
worth
price
cost
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
Over a ______ of just three years, the new government has transformed the country's economic prospects.
phase
span
stint
stretch
She’s reached a crucial ______ in her career.
stint
stretch
span
stage
She used to read for hours at a ______.
period
phase
stretch
duration
Public spending was cut during his ______ of office.
stint
stretch
phase
period
As Maria discovered, all butterflies and moths undergo complete metamorphosis, which means they move through four very different ______: egg, larva, pupa, and adult.
phases
periods
durations
stints
His early career included floor managing ______ with the BBC and Granada, and he worked on the first series of Till Death Us Do Part in the mid-1960s.
phases
stints
stretches
durations
Economists and historians regard a reduction in real wages as one of the distinguishing features of the modern ______.
span
duration
period
phase
Consumers will buy tickets on bankrupt airlines because their relationship with the carrier lasts only for the short ______ of the flight.
stint
phase
duration
stretch
Their youngest child is at the ______ where she can say individual words but not full sentences.
span
stage
stretch
stint
He left abruptly for Switzerland, where he spent the ______ of the war.
duration
phase
stint
period
The building project marks a new ______ in the town’s development.
stint
span
stretch
phase
Her most productive period was her five-year ______ as a foreign correspondent in New York.
stint
stage
phase
duration
Circle the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.
Hiking is one of my favourite diversions.
recreations
limitations
preferences
alternatives
They spend much of their leisure time with their grandchildren.
travelling time
waiting time
spare time
lead time
Her favourite forms of relaxation were reading detective novels and listening to classical music.
attention
recreation
ease
composure
His favourite recreations are watching movies and playing board games.
hobbies
restorations
refreshments
plays
These days we have increased opportunities for leisure.
vacation
holiday
break
recreation
The fields next to the school are used for recreation.
joy
delight
amusement
privilege
For beauty lovers, being able to identify a product based on its colour, shape, and size alone is a form of entertainment in its own right.
amusement
performance
staging
presentation
I’m reading this novel for amusement.
enlightenment
preparation
entertainment
experience
The festival will be augmented by plenty of entertainments: dragon racing, an exhibition of cars, and a French market.
hobbies
amusements
pastimes
recreations
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
The strength of the army was greatly ______ by outbreaks of disease.
dropped
declined
diminished
depleted
If we continue to ______ the earth's natural resources, we will cause serious damage to the environment.
lower
deplete
decline
drop
She ______ her voice, turned back to Alex, and put a hand on his shoulder.
lowered
decreased
depleted
lessened
Symptoms include a dry mouth, ______ appetite, headache, and tiredness.
depleted
lessened
dropped
decreased
The temperature rarely ______ below 30°C here during summer.
diminishes
lessens
drops
depletes
The drug ______ cholesterol levels by binding fats in the intestine.
declines
lowers
depletes
softens
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
In medieval days, ______ by poisoning was common enough to alarm many a king, and protection was sought in the form of prayers, food tasters, and science.
assassination
manslaughter
slaughter
execution
He was convicted of ______ for driving while drunk and killing three people.
slaughter
assassination
manslaughter
execution
More than 24 hours after the bombing, which was claimed by Islamic State’s affiliate in Afghanistan, the full measure of the ______ was still unclear.
slaughter
execution
manslaughter
assassination
He didn’t kill his wife in a moment of anger - it was cold-blooded ______.
manslaughter
slaughter
assassination
murder
He has been convicted of murder and is waiting ______ on death row.
assassination
manslaughter
execution
homicide
He’ll be charged with ______ if he did not hurt her deliberately. But if they can prove otherwise - that he hurt her on purpose - he’ll be charged with murder.
killing
manslaughter
homicide
slaughter
It was the scene of a failed ______ attempt on the royal couple at a charity concert 9 years ago.
execution
assassination
homicide
manslaughter
Flowers were laid to commemorate the anniversary of the ______ of John Lennon.
manslaughter
slaughter
assassination
execution
I think he should get a life sentence because ______ will be too merciful for him.
assassination
slaughter
murder
execution
A(n) ______ investigation is underway after a woman’s body was found in a tunnel.
murder
assassination
slaughter
execution
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
My father and I have ______ views on politics.
alike
like
identical
similar
Everyone is a unique species because not everyone acts or thinks ______.
same
alike
similar
identical
The name on the ticket should be ______ with the one in the passport.
similar
like
same
identical
These two colours are not the ______. This one is slightly lighter than that one.
alike
identical
same
similar
The blackbird, ______ most birds, breeds in the spring.
identical
similar
alike
like
