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Academic vocabs

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I’m sorry, but I have to cancel next week’s meeting.

a)

call up

b)

call at

c)

call on

d)

call off

2.

That’s absolute nonsense. Nobody will believe it.

a)

profound

b)

complete

c)

true

d)

unique

3.

By chance, one of my classmates is the son of one of my father’s classmates.

a)

peculiarity

b)

acknowledgement

c)

luck

d)

coincidence

4.

He has given up the idea of opening another factory in Thailand.

a)

rejected

b)

approved

c)

abandoned

d)

originated

5.

The author’s writing influenced European literature far more than did that of other nineteenth-century American Author.

a)

dominated

b)

directed

c)

motivated

d)

affected

6.

The magician’s tricks amazed the audience.

a)

astonished

b)

discriminated

c)

alleviated

d)

involved

7.

I tried to acquire the information that my friend needed.

a)

obtain

b)

remember

c)

record

d)

realize

8.

Harvard, established at Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1636, is the oldest college in America.

a)

founded

b)

invented

c)

authorized

d)

originated

9.

The problem arose when the students refused to do their homework.

a)

deteriorated

b)

emerged

c)

dissolved

d)

allocated

10.

The two workers responsible for the accident will be sacked.

a)

promoted

b)

alleged

c)

dismissed

d)

praised

11.

She came out of the restaurant accompanied by her employer.

a)

deserted

b)

escorted

c)

endorsed

d)

ignored

12.

Parents should establish certain rules for their children to follow.

a)

justify

b)

negotiate

c)

determine

d)

set up

13.

Galileo is regarded as the founder of modern science.

a)

supposed

b)

viewed

c)

associated

d)

criticized

14.

He completely disregarded all our objections

a)

overstated

b)

ignored

c)

deserved

d)

disclosed

15.

We must preserve tropical forests to prevent the extinction of some species of animals and plants.

a)

conserve

b)

destroy

c)

enlarge

d)

pursue