ECPE BURLINGTON PRACTICE TESTS BOOK 1 units 7-8

In an attempt to make excuses, he ... his failure to bad lack.

• abstracted

• ascribed

• wrenched

• bequeathed

She has decided to ... sugar for health reasons.

• abstain from

• abstract

• discard

• impreach

He was ... as usual in his colourful clothes and hat.

• strenuous

• erratic

• lenient

• conspicuous

It was impossible for him to get over the dramatic incident. Those moments would ... in his memory for ever.

• dispense

• linger on

• enhance

• pertain

She could not hide the ... for her colleaugues try as she might.

• exuberance

• repulsion

• acknowledgement

• resolution

A diet ... in vitamin D can cause weakness and problems in your bones.

• supple

• predominant

• deficient

• taciturn

She's independent and self-confident but her ... for everybody else's opinion really irritates me.

• disregard

• justification

• resumption

• exuberance

The headquarters of the company are accomodated in a tall, ... building in the city centre.

• strenuous

• imposing

• animated

• punctual

The particular case was bound to get ... in the international politics.

• enhanced

• supple

• ingenious

• entangled

Do you think she will eventually ... to growing pressure to retire, or she will keep working?

• shatter

• yield

• splinter

• proliferate