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Vocabulary Online - 2nd Semester

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

We all have our__________ to bear so I should be grateful if you would stop complaining all the time.

a)

problems

b)

situations

c)

crosses

d)

results

2.

The fans outside the cinema on the first showing of the film were unwilling to _______ until all the stars had gone home.

a)

dispose

b)

displace

c)

disperse

d)

discover

3.

Severe storms last night together with heavy rainfall means that some of the lines of the station are now ________.

a)

waterlogged

b)

waterproof

c)

water soaked

d)

waterfall

4.

This is a customer _________ . We have a special offer at the moment on bananas

a)

audition

b)

announcement

c)

statement

d)

prediction

5.

We would like to ______ our customers that over the Christmas period we will be closing an hour earlier than usual.

a)

remember

b)

retake

c)

repeat

d)

remind

6.

I would be very interested in______ for that job.

a)

entering

b)

working

c)

applying

d)

writing

7.

Without the right software I'm afraid you can't ______ that particular program.

a)

reach

b)

access

c)

obtain

d)

find

8.

It's quite easy if you want to find folders and files on the computer, all you do is click here and it immediately starts _______ .

a)

seeking

b)

searching

c)

looking

d)

checking

9.

Staff are always encouraged to work by themselves and whenever they meet a problem, they should use their own _________

a)

initiative

b)

interest

c)

involvement

d)

initial

10.

At the interview all the candidates were shown round the building but could only really catch a ______ of the sort of work being carried out.

a)

look

b)

view

c)

glimpse

d)

picture

11.

Managers prefer to select people who have been _______ to many different types of office environments.

a)

devoted

b)

exposed

c)

opened

d)

experienced

12.

Write every email for your boss's eyes: it's a great way to keep you honest and _______ sensitive.

a)

politically

b)

positively

c)

practically

d)

probably

13.

Someone to whom we had given a________ copy of our business plan had shared it with our competition.

a)

clandestine

b)

confidential

c)

critical

d)

cryptic

14.

The first goal in writing a business letter is to get the recipient's_______ .

a)

address

b)

attention

c)

services

d)

trade

15.

He spoke _______ but his follow-up memo showed less conviction.

a)

assure

b)

assurance

c)

assuredly

d)

assumable

16.

Without good _____, good products can go unsold.

a)

market

b)

marketable

c)

marketed

d)

marketing

17.

If our work isn't to your ______, please notify us within 60 days.

a)

satisfy

b)

satisfactory

c)

satisfaction

d)

satisfied

18.

I'm quite sure this business will _____.

a)

paying

b)

pay for

c)

pay off

d)

paid

19.

These pills will surely _____ your pain.

a)

ease

b)

easy

c)

easily

d)

easiness

20.

I'm sorry about _____ their feeling.

a)

hurt

b)

to hurt

c)

hurting

d)

I hurt

21.

The ________ for imports this year has already been filled.

a)

quota

b)

quote

c)

quarter

d)

court

22.

The client agrees to pay all hotel ______ on due dates.

a)

charges

b)

fines

c)

tuitions

d)

fares

23.

Our basic _______ is that the customer is always right.

a)

expertise

b)

policy

c)

profession

d)

specialty

24.

When does the ______ for your printer expire?

a)

warranty

b)

certificate

c)

license

d)

approval

25.

The employee can seek compensation from the employer for ____ of contract.

a)

breach

b)

fulfillment

c)

failure

d)

bleach

26.

Other documents are available upon ______.

a)

need

b)

want

c)

request

d)

necessity

27.

His wedding has been _____ in the newspaper.

a)

said

b)

told

c)

pronunced

d)

announced

28.

I was ______ for speeding.

a)

fined

b)

find

c)

found

d)

founded

29.

I asked them to _____ the cost of repairing my car.

a)

estimate

b)

cost

c)

evaluate

d)

predict

30.

I wonder if you could _____ a room for me at the hotel.

a)

make

b)

do

c)

preserve

d)

reserve

31.

The television _____ me when I study.

a)

pays

b)

distracts

c)

focuses

d)

pulls

32.

He is very _______ person.

a)

society

b)

sociable

c)

sociably

d)

socially

33.

If you violate any conditions specified therein, the contract will automatically __________.

a)

complete

b)

annul

c)

abolish

d)

terminate

34.

They've arranged a ______ reception for us.

a)

warm

b)

heating

c)

hospital

d)

hospitably

35.

He didn't fail the test; ________________, he got the highest score.

a)

likewise

b)

else

c)

otherwise

d)

on the contrary

36.

Meetings will be broadcast _______ a week after they take place.

a)

substantially

b)

potentially

c)

comparatively

d)

approximately

37.

I'm ________. Would you lend me some money?

a)

borrow

b)

rich

c)

poor

d)

broke

38.

Mike didn't ______ at Jill's party last night because he had a headache.

a)

show up

b)

come up

c)

make up

d)

hang up

39.

The couple must need a _____ because they have just returned from a long journey.

a)

pause

b)

stop

c)

rest

d)

discontinuation

40.

By the time he arrived at the _____, the movie had ended.

a)

doctor's office

b)

home

c)

theater

d)

dentist

41.

Resting is as ________ as studying.

a)

important

b)

importance

c)

duty

d)

must

42.

We _____ to inform yo that the position has been filled.

a)

sorry

b)

apology

c)

apologize

d)

regret

43.

I'm looking forward ______ her tomorrow.

a)

to seeing

b)

to see

c)

seeing

d)

see

44.

The secretary was working ____ that night.

a)

overtime

b)

overwork

c)

extra work

d)

over hours

45.

Professor Miller requires that all papers be _____ in ink.

a)

formatted

b)

copied

c)

writen

d)

made

46.

The baby was about to fall asleep because it was ____.

a)

funny

b)

small

c)

bored

d)

excited

47.

Tyson was the three time world champion who quit boxing to become a children's book _______.

a)

teacher

b)

author

c)

seller

d)

reader

48.

Let's ______ the art gallery first, and then have some lunch.

a)

trip

b)

journey

c)

visit

d)

turn up

49.

This is the ______ hotel available in this district.

a)

good

b)

better

c)

best

d)

more good

50.

Attention, all airline _______.

a)

people

b)

passengers

c)

airplanes

d)

users

51.

Rudi works _______, doesn't he?

a)

a job

b)

partly

c)

part time

d)

a work

52.

Please _______ the form as quickly as you can.

a)

come back

b)

return

c)

home

d)

posting

53.

The ______ was concise and effective.

a)

presenting

b)

presented

c)

present

d)

presentation

54.

The meeting was scheduled to begin _____ noon.

a)

on

b)

to

c)

in

d)

at

55.

Our office is _______ the post office and the bank.

a)

among

b)

between

c)

outside

d)

through

56.

Our goal is to turn ______ into success.

a)

failing

b)

fail

c)

failed

d)

failure

57.

We depend on Mr. Wong for his knowledge and ________ .

a)

leading

b)

lead

c)

leadership

d)

leader

58.

______ is the key to efficiency.

a)

organized

b)

organize

c)

organizer

d)

organization

59.

Hotel employees are _____ to knock before entering the rooms.

a)

requited

b)

required

c)

requisite

d)

repulsed

60.

is the annual report _______ yet?

a)

available

b)

avail

c)

availability

d)

availing

61.

These addresses should be listed in _____ order.

a)

alphabet

b)

alphabetize

c)

alphabetically

d)

alphabetical

62.

Mr. Nolde called to cancel his ______.

a)

notebook

b)

calendar

c)

appointment

d)

notice

63.

An ______ training period will be instituted in July.

a)

extend

b)

extended

c)

extension

d)

extent

64.

The new waiter has not made any _____ mistakes.

a)

foolish

b)

fool

c)

foolishness

d)

fooled

65.

The new insurance plan is especially _______ with employees who have families.

a)

popularized

b)

popular

c)

populated

d)

popularity

66.

You should check your messages ___________ .

a)

as soon as

b)

twice a day

c)

seldom

d)

rarely

67.

Mr. Vasco worked hard to develop his ______ in electronics.

a)

expertly

b)

expert

c)

expertise

d)

expectant

68.

The _____ rates change daily.

a)

money

b)

bills

c)

coins

d)

currency

69.

The package should arrive _____Tuesday.

a)

in

b)

on

c)

over

d)

at

70.

Using a checklist is an _________ way to make plans.

a)

effective

b)

effect

c)

effectiveness

d)

effectively

71.

The ______ about our recycling plans will reassure consumers.

a)

public

b)

publish

c)

publishing

d)

publicity

72.

They're quite ________ in their policy of not giving refunds without a receipt in this store.

a)

severe

b)

strong

c)

strict

d)

hard

73.

Are you aware of the latest _______ in children's clothing?

a)

tendency

b)

trend

c)

custom

d)

habit

74.

There was nothing in the contract that _________ who would be responsible in the event that one of the partners became seriously ill.

a)

pointed

b)

specified

c)

printed

d)

developed

75.

When you are setting out to _______ new customers in an advertisement, choose the right words.

a)

attraction

b)

attractive

c)

attract

d)

attracts

76.

In order to survive in this business you must adopt a ________ stance.

a)

competition

b)

competing

c)

competitor

d)

competitive

77.

Oh dear, listeners, I shall have to return you to the studio because the policeman says he is going to _______ me.

a)

seize

b)

arrest

c)

grasp

d)

hold

78.

After the soldiers I can see a group of circus __________ who are jumping and dancing as they go.

a)

members

b)

doers

c)

actors

d)

performers

79.

Don't worry I'm sure it's only ________ and that he'll soon recover before the next performance.

a)

temperate

b)

temporary

c)

contemporary

d)

temporarily

80.

We have done this play many times in different towns but your _______ has been the greatest so far.

a)

appointment

b)

application

c)

apposition

d)

applause

81.

For the next hour it will be possible to buy just one ________ of bananas and get one more free.

a)

bunch

b)

branch

c)

hand

d)

group

82.

In a democratic society, we have to ___________ different opinions.

a)

participate

b)

compensate

c)

tolerate

d)

dominate

83.

I’m sort of _________ with his flattery.

a)

disgust

b)

to disgust

c)

disgusting

d)

disgusted

84.

Another building will be ____ in the downtown area before you know it.

a)

demolished

b)

demolishing

c)

demolish

d)

demolishes

85.

Because of Lucille's managerial skills, the family now has an _________ business.

a)

expanding

b)

expend

c)

expanse

d)

expanded

86.

The human resources department is _____ for the hiring and care of our personnel.

a)

respondent

b)

responsive

c)

responding

d)

responsible

87.

There was no ______ to call an emergency meeting over such a trivial matter.

a)

need

b)

dire

c)

must

d)

responsibility

88.

Ms. Davis expressed some ______ over the sudden increase in Paul Roger's travel expenses.

a)

compliance

b)

consent

c)

concern

d)

control

89.

This prestigious award is not given to just ______.

a)

anyone

b)

someone

c)

somebody

d)

many

90.

Marine biologists want to reduce industrial ________ .

a)

concurred

b)

continued

c)

contoured

d)

confounded

91.

Only ________ families were invited to the gala event.

a)

opulent

b)

affluent

c)

abundant

d)

expensive

92.

Before you can drive, you must have a _______ .

a)

presence

b)

ticket

c)

diploma

d)

license

93.

The prospective buyer grew _____ when the seller tried to rush the sale.

a)

suspects

b)

suspicious

c)

suspected

d)

suspicion

94.

When you _____ the audience, don't look at any one person.

a)

address

b)

talk

c)

focus

d)

communicate

95.

Do you feel I was too friendly _______ the applicants?

a)

with

b)

at

c)

on

d)

across

96.

It is _____ to call than to write.

a)

quickest

b)

quickly as

c)

quicker

d)

quicker than

97.

Mr. Gege brings his lunch to work ______.

a)

never

b)

every day

c)

always

d)

yet

98.

Mr. Erigo wants to make _______.

a)

a meeting

b)

an appointment

c)

an hour

d)

a time

99.

Have you ever used this type of copy machine ______?

a)

before

b)

prior

c)

advance

d)

previous

100.

Everyone is _______ that Ms. Rike seldom leaves before 6:30.

a)

aware

b)

await

c)

awaken

d)

awe