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Test - 5

The disease ________ widely, all over the country.
- A) sprang
- B) sped
- C) spread
- D) spilt
- E) spun
If we______ the plan you suggest, we are more likely to be successful.
- A) decide
- B) elect
- C) command
- D) vote
- E) adopt
After years of war, the whole nation wanted to make ________ with their enemies.
- A) piece
- B) peace
- C) pace
- D) pact
- E) peas
She chose cushions of a color which would ________ her carpet.
- A) equal
- B) agree
- C) help
- D) match
- E) pair
She opened the packet and emptied the ________ into a saucepan.
- A) fullness
- B) insides
- C) container
- D) refills
- E) contents
After trying several times, I ________ to see him.
- A) managed
- B) succeeded
- C) won
- D) attempted
- E) became
He offered to ________ her a hand as the suitcase was too heavy for her to carry.
- A) lend
- B) help
- C) show
- D) loan
- E) borrow
She is making herself ill with ________ over her son's future.
- A) trouble
- B) annoyance
- C) disgust
- D) worry
- E) consideration
The government has lost a great deal of ________ because of the large increase in food prices.
- A) strength
- B) support
- C) agreement
- D) vote
- E) progress
Because of the strong sun Mrs. Williams' new blue dining-room curtains ________ to gray within a year.
- A) faded
- B) fainted
- C) paled
- D) bleached
- E) grew
A ________ from the local paper asked for details of the accident.
- A) salesman
- B) newsagent
- C) reporter
- D) typewriter
- E) broadcaster
She looked everywhere for her book but ________ had to return home without it.
- A) lastly
- B) at the end
- C) in the end
- D) in the finish
- E) at the last
I'm sorry but what he thinks is not of the _______ importance to me.
- A) merest
- B) lowest
- C) last
- D) worst
- E) least
It was ________ by the railways board that the cost of rail fares would be increased by ten per cent.
- A) noticed
- B) stated
- C) suggested
- D) noted
- E) spoken
When replying to this advertisement, please ________ a stamped addressed envelope.
- A) present
- B) contain
- C) enclose
- D) envelop
- E) introduce
Every time he tried to start the car, the wheels ________ deeper into the mud.
- A) stayed
- B) hollowed
- C) feel
- D) dropped
- E) sank
When are you going to begin to ________ that animal?
- A) direct
- B) drive
- C) teach
- D) train
- E) get
They gave ________ looking for her when it grew dark.
- A) up
- B) in
- C) off
- D) out
- E) away
There's no need to be frightened of the dog; he's quite ________.
- A) happy
- B) eager
- C) weak
- D) cheerful
- E) harmless
His ________ had always been to become an architect.
- A) study
- B) want
- C) ambition
- D) imagination
- E) direction
Be quiet! It's rude to ________ people when they are speaking.
- A) interfere
- B) interrupt
- C) prevent
- D) introduce
- E) block
Children ________ good food if they are to be healthy.
- A) have
- B) receive
- C) eat
- D) need
- E) desire
After a lot of difficulty, he ________ to open the door.
- A) managed
- B) succeeded
- C) obtained
- D) realized
- E) gained
I have been looking for this book for months, and ________ I have found it.
- A) at least
- B) in time
- C) at the end
- D) at present
- E) at last
The teacher ________ them the answer to the question.
- A) exclaimed
- B) told
- C) said
- D) described
- E) declared
I have never ________ any experience of living in the country.
- A) had
- B) seen
- C) done
- D) made
- E) got
The child was told to ________ for being rude to his uncle.
- A) excuse
- B) apologize
- C) punish
- D) confess
- E) pardon
Throughout his childhood, he suffered from ________ illnesses.
- A) import
- B) serious
- C) solemn
- D) great
- E) strong
The ________ of trees in the water was very clear.
- A) mirror
- B) sight
- C) reflection
- D) shadow
- E) picture
That cupboard must always be ________ carefully locked.
- A) guarded
- B) shut
- C) closed
- D) kept
- E) held
His name was on the ________ of my tongue, but I just couldn't remember it.
- A) end
- B) point
- C) edge
- D) tip
- E) top
You should be very ________ to your teachers for their help.
- A) thankful
- B) thanking
- C) grateful
- D) considerate
- E) gracious
When can the students ________ for next year's evening classes?
- A) assist
- B) enroll
- C) join
- D) inscribe
- E) subscribe
The policeman stopped him when he was driving home and ________ him of speeding.
- A) charged
- B) accused
- C) blamed
- D) warned
- E) arrested
His new appointment takes ______ from the beginning of next month.
- A) place
- B) effect
- C) post
- D) possession
- E) position
I _____ her not to walk on the thin ice but she wouldn't listen to me.
- A) warned
- B) guarded
- C) suggested
- D) persuaded
- E) taught
After dinner the minister made a short ________ to the guests.
- A) delivery
- B) pronunciation
- C) conversation
- D) piece
- E) speech
He couldn't ________ the thought of leaving his home town for ever.
- A) support
- B) bear
- C) carry
- D) think
- E) hold
On my present salary, I just can't ________ a car which cost over £3,000.
- A) pretend
- B) allow
- C) elect
- D) afford
- E) adopt
He looked rather untidy as there were two buttons ________ from his coat.
- A) loosing
- B) losing
- C) off
- D) away
- E) missing

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