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Question 1

(1) The general refused to ( ) information about the military’s strategy for the war to the media. He was worried that doing so might help the enemy.

1 fracture 2 disclose 3 invoice 4 withstand

Answer 1

2. disclose

Question 2

(2) The man wrapped his dog’s leash around a post and tied a ( ) in it to make sure the dog could not run out of the yard.

1 chunk 2 horn 3 prop 4 knot

Answer 2

4. knot

Question 3

(3) A: Margaret has lots of ideas about how to increase the company’s profits.

B: Yeah, but most of them are ( ). That’s why the bosses ignore them.

1 impassable 2 immeasurable
3 impractical 4 immediate

Answer 3

3. impractical

Question 4

(4) Religious issues have been a ( ) theme in the author’s books. His newest book is no different, as it focuses on the role of women in Eastern religions.

1 recurrent 2 swift 3 nautical 4 frantic

Answer 4

1. recurrent

Question 5

(5) Despite the benefits for humans, many people say medical experiments on animals are not ( ) because they cause too much suffering.

1 equivalent 2 ethical 3 extravagant 4 ethnic

Answer 5

2. ethical

Question 6

(6) Many students complained the book was very difficult to understand in places, so the teacher tried to ( ) those sections using simpler language.

1 paraphrase 2 contradict 3 obstruct 4 scorn

Answer 6

1. paraphrase

Question 7

(7) Lately, more people have been trying to reduce the amount of garbage they create by avoiding ( ) items such as paper plates and plastic knives and forks.

1 disposable 2 admirable 3 industrious 4 ingenious

Answer 7

1. disposable

Question 8

(8) Jane’s boss asked her to ( ) to finish the work she was given more quickly. She promised that she would do her best.

1 exceed 2 endeavor 3 entice 4 exhale

Answer 8

2. endeavor

Question 9

(9) The couple was awoken in the night by an ( ) who broke a window and entered their home. Whoever it was had left by the time the police arrived.

1 administrator 2 inspector 3 originator 4 intruder

Answer 9

4 intruder

Question 10

(10) After his retirement from office, the former mayor started an organization dedicated to the ( ) of homelessness from his city.

1 declaration 2 attachment

3 elimination 4 supplement

Answer 10

3. elimination

Question 11

(11) Jeff would love to go on vacation in Europe, but his low salary makes it ( ) impossible for him to save enough money for such a trip.

1 virtually 2 tenderly 3 vividly 4 diagonally

Answer 11

1. virtually

Question 12

(12) The government adopted new environmental regulations and stated that companies that fail to ( ) will be fined.

1 evade 2 comply 3 stare 4 horrify

Answer 12

2. comply

Question 13

(13) Yesterday, many flights to Paris were canceled because of ( ) weather conditions. Now that the weather has improved, flight schedules have returned to normal.

1 victorious 2 needy 3 conventional 4 adverse

Answer 13

4. adverse

Question 14

(14) The politician had been very popular, so his funeral ( ) stretched over several city blocks. Supporters followed the car carrying his body all the way to the church.

1 gaze 2 summit 3 friction 4 procession

Answer 14

4. procession

Question 15

(15) Despite his ( ) appearance, the teacher created a relaxed atmosphere in his classroom, and he was gentle and kind to his students.

1 shallow 2 stern 3 lean 4 aquatic

Answer 15

2. stern

Question 16

(16) A: I really think the Johnsons ( ) their daughter.
B: Yes, they give her whatever she wants. She never has to work for anything.

1 rotate 2 spoil 3 rehabilitate 4 gargle

Answer 16

2. spoil

Question 17

(17) Yuki’s hands began to ( ) with fear moments before she walked onstage for her clarinet solo. After she played the first note, however, she felt more relaxed.

1 tremble 2 magnify 3 sympathize 4 harass

Answer 17

1. tremble

Question 18

(18) When Horst dropped his plate on the floor, it broke into many small ( ). He cleaned them all up carefully so that he would not step on one and hurt his foot.

1 fragments 2 diagrams 3 monarchs 4 novelties

Answer 18

1. fragments

Question 19

(19) The data security consultant warned that the company’s computers were ( ) to virus attacks and needed to be made safer.

1 vulnerable 2 instructive 3 stale 4 genuine

Answer 19

1. vulnerable

Question 20

(20) Stephan has been ( ) by his manager to lead the new advertising project. He is nervous but also excited to be given such a responsibility.

1 encased 2 minimized 3 designated 4 interrupted

Answer 20

3. designated

Question 21

(21) The flowers had very long ( ) , so Glenda had to cut them before putting them in a vase.

1 tombs 2 bolts 3 stems 4 ashes

Answer 21

3. stems

Question 22

(22) Rodolfo’s boss, Susan, was angry with him when the client canceled the contract, but his colleagues ( ) him. They told the boss it was not his fault.

1 stuck up for 2 slipped by

3 talked down to 4 grew into

Answer 22

1. stuck up for

Question 23

(23) The musician started his career as a traditional jazz pianist, but his music later ( ) and developed into a unique style of jazz.

1 skimmed over 2 branched off

3 tipped over 4 scratched out

Answer 23

2. branched off

Question 24

(24) The management tried to end the strike by offering a small pay increase, but the union decided to ( ) until workers were also offered more vacation days.

1 hold out 2 wash away 3 pass out 4 blast off

Answer 24

1. hold out

Question 25

(25) Raquel ( ) the poor children she often saw asking for money on the street. She always offered them her spare change, and she brought them food whenever she could.

1 turned down 2 packed up 3 aired out 4 felt for

Answer 25

4. felt for