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Student Power: Road to UTBK Vocabulary Stock 009

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word or phrase should be changed to make the sentence correct?

By (a) 1899, Ransom olds had establish (b) in Detroit, Michigan, the first (c) factory in the United States for the (d) manufacture of automobiles.

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

2.

Which word or phrase should be chan ged to make the sentence correct?

The progressive Movement is an umbrella term refer (a) to a number of (b) reform efforts (c) that emerged (d) in the early 1900’s.

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

3.

Which word or phrase should be changed to make the sentence correct?

The pelican is a water bird with a large (a) pouch attached to its (b) bill, which it uses as (c) scoop for (d) catch small fish.

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

4.

Which word or phrase should be changed to make the sentence correct?

The invention of reinforced concrete, plate glass, and steel in the mid-1800’s was enabled (a) architects to design (b) and build extremely tall (c) constructions, or (d) skyscrapers.

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

5.

Which word or phrase should be changed to make the sentence correct?

Acoustics, the (a) study of sound, is (b) one of the oldest (c) of the physically (d) sciences.

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

6.

Which word or phrase should be changed to make the sentence correct?

Each of functions (a) of the body (b), even thinking, requires the expenditure (c) of energy (d).

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

7.

Which word or phrase should be changed to make the sentence correct?

Gourds were introduced (a) to what is now the southwestern United States by earliest (b) people who (c) migrated north from (d) Mesoamerica about 7000 years ago.

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

8.

Which word or phrase should be changed to make the sentence correct?

The economic heart (a) of Canada, Ontario accounts for (b) more than 40 percentage (c) of the nation’s productive capacity (d).

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

9.

Which word or phrase should be changed to make the sentence correct?

Virtually all parts moving (a) of an automobile need to be (b) lubricated because (c), without lubrication, friction would increase (d) power consumption and damage the parts.

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

10.

Which word or phrase should be changed to make the sentence correct?

Rarely has (a) a technological development had (b) as great as impact on (c) society as the rapid grow (d) of electronics.

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

11.

The book has a very interesting____

a)

Plot

b)

Bestseller

c)

Volume

d)

Fiction

12.

The main _______ in The Chronicles of Narnia are four children.

a)

persons

b)

chapters

c)

characters

d)

people

13.

I’m reading the novel 1984 ___ George Orwell.

a)

of

b)

on

c)

by

d)

at

14.

Jimi Hendrix’s first album Are You Experienced? was _ in 1967.

a)

published

b)

released

c)

shown

d)

sold

15.

In The Departed Leonardo di Caprio _____ as police officer Billy Costigan.

a)

plays

b)

acts

c)

stars

d)

presents

16.

John Constable painted _____ of the English countryside.

a)

portraits

b)

still lifes

c)

masterpieces

d)

landscapes

17.

Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice ______ the story of two sisters.

a)

tells

b)

says

c)

gives

d)

presents

18.

The Lord of the Rings is _______ in an imaginary world called Middle-earth.

a)

placed

b)

set

c)

situated

d)

based

19.

Martin Scorsese’s film Goodfellas is ________ on a true story.

a)

made

b)

filmed

c)

based

d)

hot

20.

A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was _____ into a film in 2005.

a)

turned

b)

adapted

c)

based

d)

made

21.

She’s got a _________. Her temperature is 39 degrees.

a)

heat

b)

fever

c)

boil

d)

high

22.

Be careful about what you eat so you don’t get _____ poisoning.

a)

extra

b)

fast

c)

food

d)

particial

23.

I ______ my ankle when I was playing tennis. It hurts a lot.

a)

touched

b)

swung

c)

tangled

d)

twisted

24.

I’ve got a ________ throat. I cannot talk much.

a)

dry

b)

thirsty

c)

sore

d)

large

25.

There was a ______ man walking down the road with a white stick. He got a dog to direct him.

a)

busy

b)

blind

c)

big

d)

bossy

26.

His sister is ______. She cannot walk and has difficulty using her hands.

a)

dumb

b)

dirty

c)

daffy

d)

disabled

27.

He won’t be able to walk for eight months. He needs a ________.

a)

walking frame

b)

stick

c)

wheel

d)

rollerblade

28.

I’d like to make an ______ to see Dr Walker, please.

a)

incineration

b)

apology

c)

appointment

d)

obstruction

29.

They are going to ______ her with a new drug. Perhaps it will help.

a)

eat

b)

swallow

c)

get

d)

treat

30.

I hope a ______ for AIDS will be discovered soon.

a)

virus

b)

cure

c)

bacteria

d)

enemy

31.

Telecommunication companies belong to the tertiary ______ of industry.

a)

Section

b)

Sector

c)

Area

d)

part

32.

She took the job there because they provide good child-care_________.

a)

equipment

b)

conveniences

c)

schemes

d)

facilities

33.

Siemens is a highly _______ leader in the electrics and electronics market.

a)

innovative

b)

reliable

c)

extensive

d)

traditional

34.

Many employees are eager to try _____ new ideas.

a)

in

b)

up

c)

on

d)

out

35.

Some companies have ________ all their secretarial posts.

a)

abandoned

b)

collapsed

c)

abolished

d)

failed

36.

Over the decades, the name of Siemens has become_____ with progress.

a)

symptomatic

b)

synonymous

c)

systematic

d)

synthetic

37.

The development of new technologies means that there are fewer jobs for manual_______ .

a)

workforce

b)

staff

c)

employees

d)

workers

38.

Buying in _______ can reduce unit costs.

a)

bulk

b)

amounts

c)

volume

d)

weight

39.

If the workplace is a happy place, then staff _______ is usually low.

a)

structure

b)

turnover

c)

changes

d)

takeover

40.

The _________ Department is responsible for sending out invoices.

a)

Accounts

b)

Purchasing

c)

Sales

d)

Production