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Practice Quiz Bank Level: High

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

She ___________ fifty or so when I first met her at a conference.

a)

had been

b)

must be

c)

has been

d)

must have been

2.

_____________ the boss says, it is unreasonable to ask me to work overtime without pay.

a)

Whatever

b)

Whenever

c)

Whichever

d)

However

3.

A new laptop costs about _____________ of a second-hand one.

a)

the price of three times

b)

three times the price

c)

as much as the three times price

4.

During the TV interview, the singer announced that he was going to __________ his new album soon.

a)

release

b)

renew

c)

relieve

d)

rehearse

5.

After working for the firm for ten years, he finally __________ the rank of deputy director.

a)

achieved

b)

approached

c)

attained

d)

acquired

6.

Come on, Jack, tell me the story. Don't keep me in ______________.

a)

suspense

b)

suspension

c)

suspender

d)

suspending

7.

The football match was _____________ because of the heavy rain.

a)

called over

b)

called up

c)

called out

d)

called off

8.

We had a good time there, and the food was plentiful and _______________.

a)

conducive

b)

wholesome

c)

helpful

d)

appreciative

9.

It was strange that she would ___________ such an absurd idea.

a)

allow

b)

stick

c)

take

d)

entertain

10.

The scientists have made

an _________________ study of the viruses that cause the disease.

a)

exhausted

b)

exhausting

c)

exhaustive

d)

exhaustion

11.

Do you own your apartment or are you a ____________?

a)

tenant

b)

customer

c)

client

d)

proprietor

12.

Representatives from the companies indicated that they should go on working together in ____________.

a)

unity

b)

entity

c)

partners

d)

partnership

13.

The young employee has a(n) ______________ quality--he is totally honest.

a)

respectable

b)

admirable

c)

decent

d)

approachable

14.

Which of the following words is most similar in meaning to the word: Attribute?

a)

unsubscribe

b)

mistrust

c)

credit

d)

deny

15.

Which of the following words is most similar in meaning to the word: Privilege?

a)

inhabitation

b)

advantage

c)

exclusion

d)

prohibition

16.

Which of the following words is most similar in meaning to the word: Provoke?

a)

honour

b)

content

c)

gratify

d)

aggravate

17.

Which of the following words/phrases is most similar in meaning to the word: Successive?

a)

Coming one after the other

b)

Coming randomly

c)

Appearing in a disorderly manner

d)

Accidentally

18.

Which of the following words/phrases is most similar in meaning to the word: Superb?

a)

Wonderful

b)

Pitiful

c)

Miserable

d)

Contemptible

19.

Which of the following words/phrases is most similar in meaning to the word: Superficial?

a)

intrinsic

b)

native

c)

casual

d)

essential

20.

Which of the following words/phrases is most similar in meaning to the word: Alternative?

a)

direct

b)

option

c)

necessity

d)

compulsion

21.

The Mayor was asked to __________ his speech in order to allow his audience to raise questions

a)

condense

b)

constrain

c)

conduct

d)

converge

22.

My parents believed the village was a good place to ________ young children.

a)

praise

b)

proceed

c)

grow

d)

rear

23.

The swimming pool was not deep, in fact it was very ___________

a)

non deep

b)

shallow

c)

mysterious

d)

dense

24.

The opening between the rocks was very narrow, but the boys managed to ___________ through.

a)

leap

b)

squeeze

c)

stretch

d)

press

25.

They _____________ serious problems when two members of the expedition were injured.

a)

enjoyed

b)

encountered

c)

carried

d)

calculated

26.

Which of the following words/phrases is most similar in meaning to the word: Reinforce?

a)

dilute

b)

strengthen

c)

weaken

d)

pacify

27.

Which of the following words/phrases is most similar in translation to the word: 基本的?

a)

Sophisticated

b)

Complicated

c)

Complex

d)

Fundamental

28.

The doctors don't ___________ that he will live much longer.

a)

articulate

b)

manifest

c)

anticipate

d)

monitor

29.

The children went there to see the iron tower _________.

a)

be erected

b)

erecting

c)

to erect

d)

being erected

30.

Please fill in the gap with the appropriate word:

A swarm of flies have invaded our dormitory, they are such a ___________________________________.

a)

worry

b)

trouble

c)

anxiety

d)

nuisance

31.

Please fill in the blanks:

He left his hair to grow very long and tried to _____________ himself as a woman.

a)

fake

b)

disguise

c)

decorate

d)

fool

32.

To revere someone means to have a deep respect for them, is this statement true or false?

a)

True

b)

False

33.

To be deliberate about something means it happened quite accidentally, is this statement true or false?

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Please choose the correct word to fill the gap:


Mary sat at the table, looked at the plate and _________ her lips.

a)

smacked

b)

opened

c)

parted

d)

seperated

35.

Which of the following phrases best explains the meaning of the underlined word:

The two events happened simultaneously.

a)

They were two continuous events

b)

The events happened at the same time

c)

The events happened randomly

d)

One event happened and then the other