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ECPE BURLINGTON PRACTICE TESTS BOOK 1 units 7-8

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

abstracted

b)

ascribed

c)

wrenched

d)

bequeathed

2.

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

a)

abstain from

b)

abstract

c)

discard

d)

impreach

3.

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

a)

strenuous

b)

erratic

c)

lenient

d)

conspicuous

4.

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

a)

dispense

b)

linger on

c)

enhance

d)

pertain

5.

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

a)

exuberance

b)

repulsion

c)

acknowledgement

d)

resolution

6.

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

a)

supple

b)

predominant

c)

deficient

d)

taciturn

7.

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

a)

disregard

b)

justification

c)

resumption

d)

exuberance

8.

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

a)

strenuous

b)

imposing

c)

animated

d)

punctual

9.

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

a)

enhanced

b)

supple

c)

ingenious

d)

entangled

10.

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

a)

shatter

b)

yield

c)

splinter

d)

proliferate

11.

The board ... rejected all the proposals made by the members on the grounds that they were not feasible.

a)

virtually

b)

imposingly

c)

arbitrarily

d)

soundly

12.

The company had been ... for a few months before finally going bankrupt.

a)

red in the face

b)

in the blue

c)

in the red

d)

out of the blue

13.

The lawyer asked the witness if he had evidence to support his ... .

a)

assertions

b)

concessions

c)

sentiments

d)

collaborations

14.

By investing wisely she managed to ... a large amount of money.

a)

discard

b)

wrench

c)

accumulate

d)

gobble

15.

The changes were not made ... but after careful consideration.

a)

arbitrarily

b)

incessantly

c)

vigorously

d)

imposingly

16.

The members of the board ... opposed to the project claiming that it would not benefit neither the the profits nor the productivity.

a)

inharmoniously

b)

vigorously

c)

significantly

d)

virtually

17.

Mothers in ancient Sparta raised their kids in a way that they would rather die than ... to the enemy or invaders.

a)

abstain

b)

bequeathe

c)

surrender

d)

discard

18.

All her illusions about her family's past were ... when she found out the truth.

a)

entangled

b)

expired

c)

shattered

d)

splintered

19.

I'm sure we'll meet the deadline as the great ... of the work has already been done.

a)

bulk

b)

exuberance

c)

subjection

d)

turmoil

20.

The reason she quit her job was ... to bad treatment and unfair working conditions.

a)

prejudice

b)

assertion

c)

justification

d)

subjection

21.

The stand up comedy performance was so unsuccessful that most of the jokes heard went ... the audience's ... .

a)

over ... head

b)

out of ... head

c)

into... head

d)

over ... top

22.

Travelling and studying abroad not only broadens your horizons but also makes your mind ... .

a)

supple

b)

taciturn

c)

affluent

d)

eloquent

23.

He's an introverted, ... person.

a)

talkative

b)

conspicuous

c)

taciturn

d)

lenient

24.

In retrospect, he ... himself for behaving in such an arrogant way.

a)

despised

b)

splintered

c)

acknowledged

d)

renounced

25.

She was utterly ... by the fact that he had lied to her.

a)

instinctive

b)

eloquent

c)

dismayed

d)

incidental

26.

Something that stands out is her ... and zest for life.

a)

propagation

b)

proliferation

c)

subjection

d)

exuberance

27.

Several of his clients have made ... of unprofessional behaviour against him.

a)

turmoil

b)

acknowledgement

c)

allegations

d)

justifications