Practice 2

Question 1

You will be severely penalised for not ________ by my order. [=obeying/
following]

(a) abiding
(b) smearing
(c) flexing
(d) bullying

Answer 1

You will be severely penalised for not abiding by my order. [=obeying/
following]

(a) ABIDING

Question 2

Don’t you understand that you’ll gain weight when you _______ on sweets and fast food? [=eat too much]

(a) overlap
(b) augment
(c) gorge
(d) falter

Answer 2

Don’t you understand that you’ll gain weight when you gorge on sweets and
fast food? [=eat too much]

(c) GORGE

Question 3

He never ceased to ________ his controversial beliefs. [=maintain/ argue/
defend]

(a) undercut
(b) trickle
(c) infuse
(d) assert

Answer 3

He never ceased to assert his controversial beliefs. [=maintain/ argue/ defend]

(d) ASSERT

Question 4

I use a special lotion that __________ insects. [=keeps away]

(a) orbits
(b) repels
(c) pans
(d) relays

Answer 4

I use a special lotion that repels insects. [=keeps away]

(b) REPELS

Question 5

The earthquake victims are eligible for __________ housing. [=financed/
supported]

(a) subsidised
(b) zipped
(c) overtaken
(d) flanked

Answer 5

The earthquake victims are eligible for subsidised housing. [=financed/
supported]

(a) SUBSIDISED

Question 6

In my home country, it’s compulsory to _______ children. [=inoculate/
protect from illness]

(a) heed
(b) wail
(c) salvage
(d) vaccinate

Answer 6

In my home country, it’s compulsory to vaccinate children. [=inoculate/
protect from illness]

(d) VACCINATE

Question 7

Every winter they carefully __________ their apple trees to promote significant growth of fruit buds. [=cut/ shorten]

(a) lurch
(b) prune
(c) reaffirm
(d) heave

Answer 7

Every winter they carefully prune their apple trees to promote significant growth of fruit buds. [=cut/ shorten]

(b) PRUNE

Question 8

If they attack us we won’t hesitate to __________. [=fight back]

(a) retaliate
(b) scurry
(c) dice
(d) hustle

Answer 8

If they attack us we won’t hesitate to retaliate. [=fight back]

(a) RETALIATE

Question 9

We managed to leave only when the tide __________. [=went back]

(a) tensed
(b) boomed
(c) booted
(d) receded

Answer 9

We managed to leave only when the tide receded. [=went back]

(d) RECEDED

Question 10

I think it’s impossible to __________ school examinations. [=stop]

(a) paddle
(b) concur
(c) abolish
(d) orchestrate

Answer 10

I think it’s impossible to abolish school examinations. [=stop]

(c) ABOLISH