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Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
He served as international economic ______ in the White House.
A. lawyer
B. solicitor
C. advisor
D. counsellor
My ______ is drawing up a building contract.
A. solicitor
B. advisor
C. attorney
D. lawyer
The family hired a prominent defence ______.
A. advisor
B. lawyer
C. counsellor
D. solicitor
She was asked to take the witness stand and was then cross-examined by the state ______.
A. counsellor
B. advisor
C. solicitor
D. attorney
The doctor suggested that I might like to see a(n) ______ to help me deal with stress better.
A. attorney
B. solicitor
C. counsellor
D. adviser
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence,
She considers it poor ______ to invite people over and then cancel just the day before.
A. law
B. rule
C. etiquette
D. principle
Doing what’s right appears to be more of a concern for him than for the average person; his platform is strongly governed by his personal ______.
A. rules
B. principles
C. norms
D. laws
In such matters, social and cultural ______ can dictate people’s behaviour.
A. norms
B. laws
C. bonds
D. rules
The government has introduced some tough new ______ on food hygiene.
A. norms
B. principles
C. etiquette
D. laws
Tackling a player without the ball is against the ______.
A. rules
B. norms
C. principles
D. laws
He didn’t cover up for his former friend because it was against his ______.
A. etiquette
B. laws
C. norms
D. principles
To comply with government hygiene ______, there must be a separate sink for handwashing.
A. principles
B. etiquette
C. regulations
D. norms
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
After the factory was closed, my uncle spent the next ten years on the ______. He got just £10 a week.
A. income
B. dole
C. salary
D. pay
The report highlights the fact that many people are relying on the state ______ for their retirement income.
A. pension
B. income
C. stipend
D. wage
The $6,000 fellowship ______ that she had received for being in Dallas was three times that required to live like a well-off American student.
A. pay
B. income
C. pension
D. stipend
Banks now extend credit to low- ______ families, so that owning a home or driving a new car is no longer evidence that someone is middle class.
A. income
B. pension
C. stipend
D. salary
The workers agreed to a five-year contract, during which they were to be paid a daily ______ and were given promise of a return passage back to India.
A. income
B. pension
C. wage
D. dole
This company has a(n) ______ of around £10 million a year.
A. salary
B. income
C. dole
D. wage
Unemployed and facing the ______ queue, this enterprising young man decided to set up his own business.
A. dole
B. pension
C. salary
D. income
After years of loyal service, his boss fired him just before he would have qualified for a(n) ______.
A. salary
B. dole
C. income
D. pension
There are severe penalties for failing to declare all your ______ to the tax authorities.
A. income
B. pension
C. dole
D. wage
She was offered a ______ of £500,000 a year to work for BBC.
A. pension
B. dole
C. salary
D. stipend
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
By the time you near your last few reps, your muscles should be thoroughly ______
A. drowsy
B. sleepy
C. fatigued
D. exhausting
An older man with grey hair stepped into the room and sank down into one of the plastic chairs with a(n) ______ sigh, dropping his head into his hands.
A. exhausting
B. tiring
C. weary
D. drowsy
You shouldn't drive after taking these pills - they can make you ______. You might fall asleep while driving.
A. tiring
B. drowsy
C. exhausting
D. jet lagged
I flew to Turkey and made my way on a series of long, ______ bus journeys to the Iraq border, manned by both Kurdish and American soldiers.
A. weary
B. worn out
C. tired
D. exhausted
Looking after a baby on my own left me feeling utterly ______.
A. tiring
B. exhausted
C. exhausting
D. draining
The ______ warmth of my room was beginning to take its toll on me, and I was soon sprawled in my bed asleep.
A. worn out
B. spent
C. tired
D. drowsy
Cucumber is good for soothing ______ eyes.
A. tired
B. tiring
C. exhausting
D. drained
Her last relationship left her emotionally ______. For a long time, she was not motivated to work, create, and pursue her goals and dreams.
A. tiring
B. drowsy
C. drained
D. exhausting
When she got home from school after the test, she was so ______ that all she could do was flop down in front of the television.
A. tiring
B. tired
C. exhausting
D. jet lagged
He felt pleasantly ______ after a big lunch and had to fight off the urge to sleep.
A. drowsy
B. worn out
C. fatigued
D. spent
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.
The audience evidently weren’t enjoying the show and some people began to leave.
A. unambiguously
B. obviously
C. undeniably
D. indisputably
This time his father declared unequivocally: "You’re getting no more money from me, and that's final."
A. obviously
B. apparently
C. unambiguously
D. indisputably
His artworks indisputably constitute an important and influential 20th- century legacy.
A. respectfully
B. undeniably
C. unambiguously
D. vaguely
The kids next door didn’t even apologize for breaking our window with their baseball; they evidently have terrible manners.
A. apparently
B. unambiguously
C. surprisingly
D. respectfully
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
The room smelt stale and musty with the pungent ______ of the fat tallow candles placed on the desk.
A. scent
B. fragrance
C. odour
D. aroma
Kate took the rose and brought it to her nose, breathing in the sweet ______.
A. odour
B. fragrance
C. stink
D. reek
I can’t stand the ______ of rotten meat.
A. fragrance
B. perfume
C. scent
D. stink
Someone should tell him to use a deodorant to prevent his body ______.
A. odour
B. fragrance
C. aroma
D. scent
Residents can smell the ______ of sizzling bacon and fresh-brewed coffee from down the hall before they ever see their meal.
A. odours
B. aromas
C. stinks
D. scents
Picking a fragrance for another person can be tricky, but Chanel No. 5 is the little black dress of ______ - always a good idea.
A. odour
B. aroma
C. perfume
D. stink
The ______ of rotting seaweed was strong along the seashore.
A. stink
B. aroma
C. fragrance
D. scent
It smelt not only of mud and rotting materials, but also the unmistakable ______ of human waste.
A. aroma
B. odour
C. scent
D. fragrance
The fruity, woodsy ______ of the jujubes pairs with the floral, honeyed syrup, and their dense, spongy texture complements the chewy mochi.
A. odour
B. stink
C. aroma
D. reek
Pigs have a keen sense of ______, which is why they are used to find truffles.
A. smell
B. aroma
C. fragrance
D. odour
The ______ is loathsome and high where wasted rubbish gets disposed of uncaringly in an open public place.
A. aroma
B. stink
C. scent
D. fragrance
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
I've always been ______ about the effectiveness of the alternative therapies.
A. doubtful
B. dubious
C. sceptical
D. suspicious
Inform the police immediately if you see anything ______.
A. suspicious
B. doubtful
C. dubious
D. sceptical
It was ______ that the money would ever be found again.
A. sceptical
B. dubious
C. suspicious
D. doubtful
Those figures alone are a ______ basis for such a conclusion.
A. sceptical
B. dubious
C. doubtful
D. suspicious
Colleagues became ______ when he started acting strangely.
A. dubious
B. sceptical
C. suspicious
D. doubtful
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
In ______ silence, her eyes huge, disbelieving, she wordlessly stared at him.
A. amazed
B. surprised
C. stunned
D. taken aback
Many people were ______ by the real sex scenes in the movie. Those scenes were disgusting!
A. startled
B. stunned
C. amazed
D. shocked
One investigator was examining the crime scene. He was ______ to see a woman’s face peering back at him through the window.
A. surprised
B. startled
C. astonished
D. astounded
Dumbfounded, panting, ______ by his own stupidity and rage, and spitting blood, Robert just sat there for a while.
A. astonished
B. startled
C. stunned
D. demonstrated
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
After today's heavy snow, many roads are still ______.
A. hindered
B. blocked
C. prevented
D. barred
High winds have ______ firefighters in their efforts to put out the blaze.
A. deterred
B. prevented
C. hindered
D. blocked
The troubled accounting firm deliberately destroyed documents to ______ government investigators.
A. thwart
B. encourage
C. foster
D. deter
Will this harsher punishment effectively ______ criminals?
A. hinder
B. deter
C. impede
D. block
The drug inhibits the replication of cancer cells, thereby ______ their spread.
A. deterring
B. barring
C. thwarting
D. preventing
Visitors were ______ from taking bags into the building, metal detectors were installed and police carrying machine guns patrolled the foyer.
A. hindered
B. blocked
C. deterred
D. barred
Government officials, who knew that the findings would likely be negative and fearful that they would leak, ______ the effort.
A. deterred
B. blocked
C. barred
D. hindered
One of the guards moved to ______ her path.
A. block
B. deter
C. bar
D. hinder
These laws will ______ our economy rather than help progress.
A. deter
B. hinder
C. thwart
D. bar
The internet has ______ young people from talking to each other.
A. hindered
B. deterred
C. stopped
D. thwarted
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
He wrote about his life as a British ______ stationed in Burma.
A. warrior
B. soldier
C. civilian
D. fighter
Boxing has been through periods when it seems all the top ______ are ducking each other, but this isn’t one of those periods.
A. troopers
B. fighters
C. soldiers
D. warriors
A Viking ______ would be buried with his weapons: usually with his sword, spear, shield, and battle-axe.
A. trooper
B. civilian
C. warrior
D. combatant
There will be months of physiotherapy, but medical staff say Jane’s a real ______
A. fighter
B. trooper
C. combatant
D. soldier
In the long Russo-Swedish conflict, both ______ endured terrible sacrifices.
A. troopers
B. soldiers
C. fighters
D. combatants
Last month, a New Jersey gym owner and former mixed martial arts ______ was sentenced to three years and five months in prison.
A. fighter
B. combatant
C. warrior
D. soldier
After an Indian ______ was killed during the protests and street fighting, security forces opened fire on crowds, resulting in the killing of five more people on Saturday night.
A. combatant
B. warrior
C. soldier
D. combat
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
She likes aviation but didn't want to fly, so she became an air traffic ______.
A. controller
B. manager
C. supervisor
D. regulator
A significant proportion of workers felt they had been bullied by their immediate ______.
A. manager
B. regulator
C. supervisor
D. controller
He has worked as a human resource ______ in business firms and non-profit organizations for more than twenty years.
A. regulator
B. manager
C. controller
D. supervisor
Congress is investigating why it took so long for government ______ to shut the plant down.
A. managers
B. controllers
C. regulators
D. supervisors
Each student has a ______ to advise on the writing of the dissertation.
A. controller
B. regulator
C. manager
D. supervisor
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
The racing car left the track at 120 mph and scythed through the crowd of ______, killing ten.
A. viewers
B. audiences
C. onlookers
D. spectators
Most cable ______ have a few channels that they watch regularly.
A. audiences
B. viewers
C. spectators
D. onlookers
The final game attracted a crowd of over 50,000 ______.
A. onlookers
B. audiences
C. spectators
D. viewers
He was soon encouraging ______ participation and several women came up on stage.
A. audience
B. viewer
C. onlooker
D. spectator
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
It's unusual for young people over 25 to still live in the family ______.
A. home
B. lodging
C. accommodation
D. shelter
They were anxious to find ______ for the night.
A. lodging
B. shelter
C. house
D. home
______ prices have tripled over the last ten years.
A. Home
B. Household
C. House
D. Homework
He was living on the streets for three months, and his ______ was a carboard box.
A. house
B. home
C. lodging
D. household
The organization provides food and ______ for homeless people.
A. shelter
B. lodging
C. housing
D. roof
Nora's parents lost custody, and she was placed in a children's ______.
A. lodging
B. accommodation
C. home
D. house
During the construction work, nursery school children and staff will be housed in temporary ______ opposite the existing building.
A. home
B. house
C. accommodation
D. shelter
He was an abused dog that Sophia rescued from an animal ______.
A. house
B. home
C. accommodation
D. shelter
I'm worried about leaving him alone in the ______ all day.
A. home
B. house
C. household
D. housework
You won’t find any luxurious ______, but there are adequate hotels and guest houses.
A. households
B. accommodations
C. shelters
D. homes
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
Passengers were asked to ______ their own suitcases before they were put on the plane.
A. realize
B. acknowledge
C. recognize
D. identify
Many families fail to ______ the importance of a well-balanced diet.
A. accredit
B. realize
C. identify
D. acknowledge
The president ______ his mistake in not vetoing the tax bill.
A. accredited
B. recognized
C. identified
D. acknowledged
As we drew alongside the black car, I suddenly ______ my ex-boyfriend at the wheel.
A. realized
B. acknowledged
C. recognized
D. accredited
This degree programme is fully ______ by the Institution of Electrical Engineers.
A. realized
B. recognized
C. acknowledged
D. accredited
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
We need to have a ______ chat before the meeting.
A. fast
B. rapid
C. quick
D. swift
They will take ______ action to resolve these issues.
A. swift
B. quick
C. fast
D. rapid
The report notes a ______ decline in manufactured goods.
A. fast
B. swift
C. quick
D. rapid
Fares start at about 20 in second class on a slow train, rising to 100 for first- class on a ______ train.
A. quick
B. rapid
C. fast
D. swift
The ______ growth of opposition to the plan has surprised the council.
A. rapid
B. swift
C. quick
D. fast
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
The dog sat there, ______ my sandwich as I ate.
A. looking
B. observing
C. staring
D. eyeing
Children learn by ______ their parents and others.
A. observing
B. gazing
C. eyeing
D. looking
He stopped talking suddenly and ______ into the distance.
A. eyed
B. observed
C. watched
D. gazed
He spent the entire afternoon ______ a cricket match.
A. looking
B. watching
C. eyeing
D. staring
They ______ the bus disappear into the distance.
A. watched
B. stared
C. gazed
D. looked
He spent a year in the jungle, ______ how deforestation is affecting local tribes.
A. eyeing
B. looking
C. observing
D. gazing
She ambled down the street, stopping occasionally to ______ in the shop windows.
A. watch
B. look
C. eye
D. observe
The children ______ the cakes greedily.
A. eyed
B. watched
C. looked
D. stared
She sat ______ out the window at the people walking by.
A. monitoring
B. observing
C. gazing
D. eyeing
She correctly ______ that there was very little difference between the two parties on domestic policies.
A. gazed
B. stared
C. looked
D. observed
I ______ in the mirror to see if my tie was straight.
A. looked
B. eyed
C. observed
D. watched
Mavis ______ the old sewing machine. "Does this still work?" she asked.
A. watched
B. looked
C. eyed
D. stared
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
The substance is so toxic that even a(n) ______ dose of it could be fatal.
A. undersized
B. petty
C. minute
D. trivial
It wasn't such a long time ago that we died from what are now considered to be ______ illnesses.
A. trivial
B. small
C. undersized
D. petty
His only injuries were some ______ scratches above his eyes.
A. minor
B. undersized
C. petty
D. minute
Did you buy any other ______ travel items for your week-long stay in Somerset?
A. petty
B. undersized
C. trivial
D. minor
They bought a nice ______ house near the beach.
A. little
B. minor
C. trivial
D. petty
Then their marriage went sour. They started having arguments over ______ things.
A. minute
B. undersized
C. petty
D. poor
The contract seems fine, except for a few ______ details.
A. minor
B. undersized
C. important
D. minute
Sexual harassment in the workplace is not a(n) ______ matter.
A. undersized
B. important
C. minute
D. trivial
Though a football all-star in high school, he was just a mediocre, ______ player at the college level.
A. minor
B. undersized
C. trivial
D. petty