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PRACTICE TESTS FOR PHONETICS, VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR_NO 1 
 
Part 1. Choose the word or phrase that best fits each blank in the following sentences. (20 p) 
1. _______ is imperative in your new job. The director disapproves of being late. 
A. Having time B. Keeping time C. Being on time D. Taking time 
2. Two students are talking about an upcoming test. 
- Mary: “The sociology test seems to be very difficult. I am still not confident about my performance 
this Friday. I’ve gone through all the materials, though!” 
- Alexis: “_______” 
A. You’ve read all the materials, it’s OK for you. 
B. I have read all the chapters, but I have not studied the notes from the lectures. 
C. That is correct! You are doing really well too, Mary! 
D. I do not think that is your problem. It is probably a case of anxiety. 
3. _______, the balcony chairs will be ruined in this weather. 
A. Left uncovered B. Having left uncovered C. Leaving uncovered D. Been left 
uncovered 
4. Why do you have such a _______ with model railways? 
 A. desire B. love C. fascination D. preference 
5. Small companies may take their goods abroad for trade shows without paying foreign value-added 
taxes by acquiring _______ an ATA carnet. 
 A. a document calls B. a document called C. calls a document D. called a document. 
6. She walked in _______, as if nothing had happened. 
A. as cool as a cucumber B. as clear as mud C. as dead as a doornail D. as dry as a bone 
7. Ever since we quarreled in the office, Janice and I have been _______ enemies. 
 A. assured B. confirmed C. defined D. guaranteed 
8. I can accept criticism in general, but George really _______ it too far, so I had no other option but to 
show my disapproval. 
 A. carried B. pushed C. put D. made 
9. One of the organization’s aims is to _______ information about the disease so that more people 
know about its symptoms. 
A. disentangle B. deride C. dwindle D. disseminate 
10. Luckily, I _______ a new pair of sunglasses as I found mine at the bottom of a bag. 
A. needn’t have bought B. needed not to buy C. didn’t need to buy D. hadn’t to buy 
11. Take the doctor’s advice into consideration. He’s in _______ earnest about the epidemic. 
 A. mortally B. fatally C. deadly D. gravely 
12. Hotel rooms must be _______ by 10 a.m., but luggage may be left with the porter. 
 A. vacated B. evacuated C. abandoned D. left 
13. Mary: “Do you want to watch this or the news?” Linda: “Oh, _______. It’s up to you.” 
 A. I agree B. I couldn’t agree more C. Don’t mention it D. I’m easy 
14. It's difficult for a teacher to _______ her students' interest for a whole semester. 
A. sustain B. resist C. account for D. recognize 
15. This cheese isn’t fit for eating. It’s _______ all over after lying in the bin for so long. 
 A. rusty B. mouldy C. spoiled D. sour 
16. We should all _______ when advertisers attempt to use unfair practices. 
 A. make a stand B. make a deal C. make amends D. make a comeback 
17. Katie O'Donovan, public policy manager at Google UK, said the company had shown its ______ to 
protecting children by developing its resources - such as an online safety course which has been taught 
to 40,000 schoolchildren. 
A. commitment B. enthusiasm C. interest D. keenness 
18. The realization of our holiday plans has had to be _______ because of my mother’s sudden illness. 
 A. prevented B. shelved C. expired D. lingered 
19. The new situation has _______ a lot of anger and dissatisfaction. Our duty now is to encounter it in 
the most sensible way. 
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 A. devised B. established C. originated D. provoked 
20. Education should be a universal right and not a _______. 
A. deliverance B. enlightenment C. privilege D. liberty 
 
Part 2. Fill each gap with the correct form of the words in brackets. 
1. It would be a _______________ decision to stop supporting the arts. (RUTH) 
2. In the not-too-distant past farm, animals were able to live _______________ lives in what we would 
now term 'free-range' conditions. (NATURE) 
3. Forests from an integral component of the _______________ are essential to the stabilization of 
global climate and the management of water and land. (SPHERE) 
4. Mr. Brown was the _______________ at the meeting. (CHAIR) 
5. He was _______________ of making her acquaintance. (DESIRE) 
6. As young women _______________, they may perceive sex as an assertion of independence and 
gender equality. (CULTURAL) 
7. She is very efficient and _______________ polite to the customers. (FAIL) 
8. She found him arrogant and _______________. (DOMINATE) 
9. An anonymous _______________ donated $2 million. (BENEFIT) 
10. _______________ of course, I’m much better off than I used to be. (MONEY) 
 
Part 3. The passage below contains TEN mistakes. Identify the mistakes and provide the corrections 
One of the most amazing marathon races in the world is the Marathon of the Sands. It takes places 
every April in the Sahara Desert in the south of Morocco, a part of the world when temperatures can 
reach fifty degrees centigrade. The standard length of the marathon is 42.5 kilometers but this one is 240 
kilometers long and spends seven days to complete. It began in 1986 and now attracts about two 
hundred runners, the majority of their ages range from seventeen to forty-seven. About half of them 
come from France and the rest to all over the world. From Britain, it costs 2,500 pounds to enter, this 
includes return air fares. The race is rapidly getting more and more popular despite, and perhaps because 
of, the harsh conditions that runners must endure. They have to carry food and something else they need 
for seven days in a rucksack 
weighing no more than twelve kilograms. In addition to this, they are given a liter and a half of water 
every ten kilometers. Incredibly, near all the runners finish the course. One man, Ibrahim EI Joual, took 
part in every race from 1986 to 2004. Runners do suffer terrible physical hardships. Sometimes they 
lose toenails and skin peels on their foot. However, doctors are always on hand to deal with minor 
injuries and to make sure that runners do not push themselves too far. 
 
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 
6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 
 
 
PRACTICE TESTS FOR PHONETICS, VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR_NO 2 
Part 1. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. 
1. Hats like this may have been fashionable in the 60’s, but now they are __________ the times. 
 A. beneath B. under C. over D. behind 
2. Don’t be angry with Sue. All that she did was in good __________. 
 A. hope B. belief C. idea D. faith 
3. Not only were the little children __________ with this nasty cold. We had a few adult patients, too. 
 A. afflicted B. imposed C. injured D. aggravated 
4. In the ___________ of security, personnel must wear their identity badges at all time. 
A. requirement B. demands C. assistance D. interests 
5. It was decided that the cost of the project would be ___________ so it was abandoned. 
 A. repressive B. prohibitive C. restrictive D. exclusive 
6. Sending out e-mails that people haven’t asked for to _______ addresses is often known as 
‘spamming’. 
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A. sufficient B. multiple C. countless D. widespread 
7. Two colleagues are talking with each other about their work at the office. 
 Jane: “How is our production department doing?” Lynn: “___________” 
A. It is running on a very tight schedule. B. Yes, I would not like to hear people complain. 
C. I would hate to deal with unhappy customers. D. Yes, that is the one. Did we start production on it 
yet? 
8. - Why did you ___________ and mention the party to Roger? - It was supposed to be a surprise. 
 A. have kittens B. put the cat among the pigeons 
 C. let the cat out of the bag D. kill two birds with one stone 
9. We cannot afford to carry members who are not ____________. 
 A. doing things by halves B. making a meal of it C. knowing beans about it D. pulling their 
weight 
10. In many places in Wales, we found that place-names in English had been ___________ with green 
paint - the work of ardent Welsh Nationalists. 
A. suppressed B. disguised C. obliterated D. destroyed 
11. Evelyn tends to buy things on a _______ without thinking first whether she’s going to need them or 
not. 
 A. wick B. wit C. whim D. wham 
12. He tries to ___________ himself with everyone by paying them compliments. 
 A. ingratiate B. please C. gratify D. 
commend 
13. My sunburnt nose made me feel rather ___________ for the first few days of the holiday. 
A. self-effacing B. self-centered C. self-conscious D. self-evident 
14. My decision to leave university after a year is one I now ___________ regret. 
 A. harshly B. painfully C. keenly D. heavily 
15. Peter: “I love your garden!” John: “Thanks. Yes, I suppose I’ve always ___________.” 
A. seen the wood for the trees B. turned over a new leaf 
C. had green fingers D. let nature take its course 
 
Part 2. Fill each gap of the following sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets. 
The stairlift 
 It’s ironic that very things that are supposed to provide access to the (1) 
____________ floors of buildings-stairs-often, in fact, make them (2) 
____________. For many elderly people and others with limited (3) ____________, 
getting upstairs can be a daily problem to be (4) ____________. However, stairlifts 
have been helping people solve that problem since they first appeared in the USA in 
the 1930s. Designs have (5) ________________ many changes over the years and 
stairlifts have become 
(6) _____________ safer and easier to use. Most consist of a seat which moves 
along rails that run along the wall. 
 The user controls how (7) ____________ the seat moves along the rails as it 
travels from the bottom of the stairs to the (8) ____________ at the top. In today’s 
models, the (9) ____________ is controlled by computers to give a smooth ride and 
the components are designed to (10) ____________ constant use. Many people have 
been given a new lease of life by the stairlift. 
 
1. UP 
2. ACCESS 
3. MOBILE 
4. COME 
5. GO 
 
6. PROGRESS 
 
7. RAPID 
8. LAND 
9. MOVE 
10. STAND 
 
Part 3: There are FIVE mistakes in the passage below. Find the mistakes and correct them. 
Things started to go wrong as soon as we got to the hotel. We were all completely exhausted after our 
long journey and looking forward to shower and a rest. However, we found that our room was not ready, 
which was very annoying, although the manager was extremely apologetic. While we were waiting, we 
asked about the excursions to places of an interest which we had read about in brochure. Imagine how 
we felt when we were told they had all been cancelled! Apparently, the person responsible for 
organising them had left suddenly and had not been replaced. Then Sally saw a notice pinning to the 
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door of the restaurant, saying it has closed for redecoration, and Peter discovered that the swimming 
pool was empty. When we eventually got to our room we were horrified to find that it was at the back of 
the hotel, and we had a view of a car park, which seemed to be used as a rubbish dump. We seriously 
began to wonder whether or not to stay. 
 
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 
 
PRACTICE TESTS FOR PHONETICS, VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR_NO 3 
Part 1: Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to each of the following questions. 
1. When she puts her mind to it, she is always capable of _____ sarcasm. 
A. biting B. sharpening C. slicing D. striking 
2. Fred has a__________ of staying out of trouble at the office - he never gets involved. 
A. trait B. ability C. skill D. knack 
3. It is ________that the Minister of Justice should be accused of corruption 
A. sarcastic B. sardonic C. ironic D. cynical 
4. You can’t believe a word that woman says –she is a ________liar. 
A. committed B. compulsive C. impulsive D. devoted 
5. The judge show that the murderer had shown a callous ________for human life. 
A. disregard B. ignorance C. omission D. neglect 
6. It was _____ whether the operation would go ahead because so many staff were on sick leave that 
week. 
A. safe and sound B. touch-and-go C. pros and cons D. grin and bear 
7. Anna’s friend knew the casting director, so she pulled a few ________ to arrange an audition. 
A. ropes B. wires C. threads D. strings 
8. The play is simply a vehicle for its stars and falls ________ of having a decent plot. 
A. fast B. short C. quick D. thin 
9. Although he’s shy, it certainly hasn’t _______ his career in any way. 
A. restricted B. obstructed C. cramped D. impeded 
10. She was caught cheating in the race. _______, she was disqualified. 
A. Explicitly B. Accordingly C. Equally D. Fundamentally 
11. Burglar alarms on cars and houses may act as a _______ to the casual thief. 
A. prevention B. precaution C. stopper D. deterrent 
12 The ________ are against her winning a fourth consecutive gold medal. 
A. chances B. bets C. prospects D. odds 
13. Hardship and hard work are very much part and ________ of student life. 
A. package B. section C. province D. parcel 
14. I’m sorry to have bothered you. I was under the ____ that you wanted me to call you. 
A. mistake B. miscalculation C. misconception D. misapprehension 
15. ____ we went swimming. 
A. Being a hot day B. It was a hot day C. The day being hot D. Due to a hot day 
16. I’ve yet ________ a person as Theo. 
 A. to meet as infuriating B. to have met such infuriating 
 C. been meeting as infuriating D. been meeting such infuriating 
17. Sniffer dogs are able to locate survivors beneath the rubble with ________ . 
A. precision B. correctness C. meticulousness D. exactitude 
18. The preparations for the Olympic Games are on ________ according to the committee in charge. 
 A. goal B. progress C. target D. aim 
19. A ________ number of mothers with young children are deterred from undertaking paid work 
because they lack access to childcare. 
 A. substantial B. bleak C. thoughtless D. quaint 
20. As I waited on the pavement, a black Mercedes __________besideme. 
 A. pulled up B. pulled down C. pulled off D. pulled through 
Part 2. Fill each gap with the correct form of the words in brackets. 
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1. George gave the child a _____________of sweets. ( HAND) 
2. Our class team has won five ________________football match. ( SUCCEED) 
3. The _____________have discovered the laws of inheritance ( GENE) 
4. Thousands of patients' lives have been made ________________ better by the 
application of cloning genes. ( MEASURE) 
5. His actions in destroying the tapes were _________________. ( DEFEND) 
6. This margarine is full of _____________ - just look at the label! ( ADD) 
7. That one kiss had left her ________________ with excitement.( BREATH) 
8. She is employed by the president in an ______________ capacity.( ADVISE) 
9. She was charged with _________________ bank records.( FALSE) 
10. Nobody wants to make friends with a/ an __________________ person ( HEART) 
 
Part 3. The passage below contains TEN mistakes. Underline the mistakes and provide the 
corrections 
Plastics are among the most ubiquitous materials in our economy, our lives, and our environment. They 
are also among the most pervasive and persistent pollution on Earth. In recent years, stark images of 
beaches, waterways and wildlife filling with plastic have spurred demands on action to address plastic 
pollution. These calls are coupled with grown concern that plastic and its toxic additives pose serious 
risks to human health at every stages of the plastic lifecycle. Far more attention has been paid to the 
impacts of this same lifecycle on the Earth’s climate. This is a dangerous oversight.From catastrophic 
wildfires in California to searing heat waves and record drought in India, the scale and growing severe 
of the climate crisis are undeniable. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that 
humanity must limit 
warming below 1.5C or face far greater and potential irreversible climate chaos. Achieving this, we 
must cut global emissions 45% in 2030 and reach zero net emissions by 2050. 
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 
6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 
 
PRACTICE TESTS FOR PHONETICS, VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR_NO 4 
Part 1. Choose the word or phrase that best fits each blank in the following sentences. 
1. The police say they have some important clues ____ the murderer. 
 A. on B. about C. to D. in 
2. Camels have either one hump or two humps. The Arabian camel has one hump. The Bactrian camel, 
____ has two humps. 
 A. nevertheless B. however C. therefore D. otherwise 
3. I’ll be with all of you in ____ hour. 
 A. a quarter of an B. one quarter of an C. a quarter of one D. a quarter of 
4. ____ any other politician would have given way to this sort of pressure years ago. 
 A. Really B. Practically C. Actually D. Utterly 
5. Private printing was simply a means ____ he could increase his income. 
 A. whereupon B. whereby C. wherewithal D. whereabout 
6. Buying shares in this company is as safe as ____. There’s no way you can lose your money. 
 A. houses B. a bank C. gold bars D. a vault 
7. I’m sorry to have bothered you. I was under the ____ that you wanted me to call you. 
 A. mistake B. miscalculation C. misconception D. misapprehension 
8. When he examined the gun, the detective’s suspicion turned into ____. 
 A. certainty B. confirmation C. reality D. conclusion 
9. The management are making ____ to increase the company’s efficiency. 
 A. measures B. steps C. moves D. deeds 
10. Tim: “Will you come for a walk with me?” Mary: “____”. 
 A. No, I won’t, thanks B. No, I shan’t, thanks 
 C. No, I’d prefer not, thanks D. No, I’d prefer not to, thank you 
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11. Kate: “It seems to me that spring is the most beautiful time of the year.” Tony: “__! It’s really 
lovely!” 
 A. You’re exactly right B. You could be right C. You are wrong D. I 
couldn’t agree less 
12. She said that she would be punctual for the opening speech, ____ she were late? 
 A. but what if B. how about C. and what about D. so if 
13. In a money-oriented society, the average individual cares little about solving ____ problem. 
 A. any other B. any other’s C. anyone else’s D. anyone’s else 
14. Would you please leave us details of your address ____ forwarding any of your mail to come? 
 A. for the purpose of B. as a consequence of C. for the sake of D. by means of 
15. ____ of the Chairman, the Executive Director will be responsible for chairing the meeting. 
 A. For the absence B. On the absence C. In the absence D. To the absence 
16. ____ we went swimming. 
 A. Being a hot day, B. It was a hot day, C. The day being hot, D. Due to a hot 
day, 
17. The web of the common house spider is an ingenious trap that catches small insects. 
 A. simple B. useful C. fragile D. clever 
18. For most male spiders courtship is a perilous procedure, for they may be eaten by females. 
 A. complicated B. peculiar C. dangerous D. ordinary 
19. These two essays are word ____ word the same. 
 A. for B. from C. with D. in 
20. “What time is it ____ your watch?” A. at B. with C. by D. from 
 
Part 2. The passage below contains 10 mistakes. IDENTIFY and CORRECT them. 
Leonardo Dicaprio is one of the hotter/ hottest young film stars around at the moment. His face has 
been on the covers of all the top movies and young magazines over the last few months and he has been 
the subject of countless articles, rumours and showbiz gossip. Leonardo doesn’t like reading about him 
because “I read things about me that I’ve never said in my life and never did”. 
Leonardo Dicaprio was born in Los Angeles on 11 November, 1974. He’s a Scorpio. His full name is 
Leonardo Wilhelm Dicaprio. His mother is Germany and his father Italian-American. They called him 
Leonardo because when his mother was still pregnant, he started kicking while she was stood in front of 
a painting by Leonardo De Vinci. His friends call him Leo. He has a scar from when he was stinging by 
a Portuguese man-of-war. His parents separated before he was born, so his mother moved to a poor 
neighborhood of Hollywood there Leo grew up. At school he was very good at imitating people, 
especially MichaelJackson. This made him very popularly. His childhood hero was Poseidon, the Greek 
god of the sea. 
After appearance in TV commercials and episodes of Roseanne, he played the cast of Roseanne, the 
TV sitcom starring Kirk Cameron. Leonard played the part of Luke, a homeless boy. Lately, he played 
the part of Jim Carroll in The Basketball Diaries. But he has really become famous since he acted in the 
film Titanic. 
 
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 
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Part 3. Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered spaces provided. 
appropriate great improvisation compel intensely 
essence direct instrument fuse intelligent 
 When jazz began to lose its reputation as “low-down” music and to gain well-deserved acclaim 
among (1._____________), musicians began to feature many instruments previously considered 
(2._____________) for jazz. Whereas before 1950s, jazz musicians played only eight basic 
(3._____________) in strict tempo, in this decade, they started to (4._____________) on the flute, 
Electric organ, piccolo, accordion, cello, and even bagpipes, with the rhythm section composed for 
strings or piano. Big bands no longer dominated jazz, and most changes emerged from small combos. 
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Jazz continued to move in new (5._____________) during the 1960s. And in the 1970s, musicians 
blended jazz and rock music into (6._____________) jazz which combined the melodies and the 
improvisations of jazz with the rhythmic qualities of rock ‘n’ roll. The form of jazz music was 
(7._____________) affected by electric instruments and electronic implements to (8._____________), 
distort, or amplify their sounds. However, the young musician of the time felt (9._____________) to 
include a steady, swinging rhythm which they saw a permanent and (10._____________) element in 
great jazz. 
 
PRACTICE TESTS FOR PHONETICS, VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR_NO 5 
 
LEXICO – GRAMMAR 
 Part 1. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, D to each of the following questions. 
1. The gaper hit his opponent so hard that he was ___________ for ten minutes. 
A. asleep B. knocked about C. unconscious D. stopped 
2. Because of an unfortunate ______ your order was not dispatched by the date requested. 
A. hindrance B. oversight C. negligence D. transgression 
3. The death ___________ in the earthquake has been put at over one thousand. 
A. damage B. toll C. rate D. loss 
4. Don’t be __________ by false advertisements. If something looks too good to be true, it probably is. 
A. put off B. given up C. taken in D. put down 
5. By next Saturday you ___________ with us for 6 months. 
A. will have stayed B. will stay C. have stayed D. are staying 
6. The child sat in the middle of the floor and ___________ refused to move. 
A. distinctively B. decisively C. flatly D. totally 
7. The manager told his assistant to ___________ the mistake immediately. 
A. rectify B. maltreat C. sanction D. banish 
8. After a six-year relationship, Martha and Billy have decided to ___________. 
A. break the bank B. turn the page C. tie the knot D. make the grade 
9. Not until the seventeenth century ___________ to measure the speed of light. 
A. anyone did even attempt B. did anyone even attempt 
C. even did anyone attempt D. did even attempt anyone 
10. The director retired early ___________ ill health. 
A. on behalf of B. ahead of C. on account of D. in front of 
11. Little did I imagine The Amazing Race would entail long-winded journeys and ups and downs 
______ . 
 A. aplenty B. inexhaustibly C. profusely D. superabundant 
12. It stands to reason that a touch of humor and optimism can work ____________ . 
 A. on all cylinders B. spectacles C. wonders D. your fingers to the bone 
13. I admit that I am late for the conference, but by _______________ of excuse let me explain: my 
plane was delayed for 6 hours in Hanoi. 
 A. courtesy B. dint C. means D. way 
14. A lot of criticism and scorn has been heaped _____________ his opinions. 
 A. above B. beyond C. on D. up 
15. At first, she was ____________ dumbfounded to hear that he wanted to break up, and then came 
the stirrings of auto-hypnotic perturbation. 
 A. exceedingly B. out-and-out C. somewhat D. utterly 
16. What stands out from The Voice Kids is that many young children are ___ with natural talent for 
music. 
 A. bestowed B. conferred C. endowed D. vouchsafed 
17. With the economic situation looming large, many families find it difficult to rear their ________. 
 A. descendant B. lineage C. offspring D. successor 
18. Researchers have made a(n) _______ plea for more sponsorship so that they can continue their 
project. 
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 A. compassionate B. dispassionate C. encompassed D. impassioned 
19. That Mary is an ______ liar: you must take what she says with a small grain of salt. 
 A. incorrigible B. incurable C. irredeemable D. irremediable 
20. Unanswered, the demands for nuclear deterrents have _________ fears of civil war. 
 A. flashed up B. prognosticated C. sidetracked D. stoked up 
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Part 3. There are ten mistakes in the following passage. Find and correct them 
 
Skiing is one of the most popular sports in the world. According to recent estimation, about one 
hundred millions of people ski regularly or occasionally. 
Sliding across the snow on skis is also one of the most ancient methods of transport known to the man. 
It has demonstrated that men were already travelling across the snow by means of primitive skis before 
the invention of the wheel. In the Asiatic region of Altai and in Scandinavia, for example , the remains 
of skis have been found which dated back to 4,000 BC. Further evidence is supplied by ancient cave 
paintings which depict people skiing, and a Norway saga which tells the story of an invasion of its 
territory 8,000 years ago by a tribe of skiers who came from the north. 
Nowadays, skiing, apart from a sport, has become a big industry and a notable feature of 
leisure culture. Ski resorts and all the activity that they generate is the main source of wealth in many 
mountain regions, which were previously remote and accessible. And far from its once elitist image, 
skiing is now enjoyed by an increasingly broader spectra of society. 
 
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 
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1. Many teachers expressed serious _____________________ about the new tests. GIVE 
2. The price of property in the city is _____________________ PROHIBIT 
3. _____________________ is an economic theory which states that a 
progressively greater level of consumption is beneficial to the consumers.CONSUME 
4. If your credit card debt is mounting and yet you can't stop spending, you could be 
a _____________________ 
SHOP 
5. The number of people suffering from shopping addiction has 
_____________________ the number of drug and drink addicts combined. 
TAKE 
6. He gained _____________________ for being difficult to work with as an actor. NOTORIOUS 
7. The Transformer is quite intriguing. It is _____________________ one of the 
best movies of the year. 
DOUBT 
8. Her hip has been _____________________ for quite a while, and she'll probably 
need surgery on it. 
TROUBLE 
9. Her latest novel is a _____________________ thriller, set some time in the late 
21st century. 
FUTURE 
10. The new policy only serves to _____________________ the inadequacy of help 
for the homeless. 
ACCENT 
1. Many teachers expressed serious _____________________ about the new tests. GIVE 
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