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ENTRY TEST 01, VOCABULARY
Time allowance: 30 minutes
PART 1: For questions 1-40, choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions. (40 points)
1. It’s a serious operation for a woman as old as my grandmother. She’s very frail. I hope she will _______.
A. get on B. wind up C. pull through D. stand up
2. I must ________ my Spanish before I go to Seville.
A. make up for B. cut out for C. break out of D. brush up on
3. Nam and Long have ________ school today to watch the match at the stadium.
A. sponged off B. stamped out C. sneaked out D. skived off
4. Van Gogh suffered from depression ______ by overwork and ill-health.
A. brought on B. come about C. taken up D. pulled through
5. Mrs. Mackenzie waited for the class to _________ before she continued.
A. bring up B. settle down C. pass away D. bring on
6. The customer was so annoyed that he ________ the receipt in front of the manager.
A. ripped up B. took over C. tried on D. wore out
7. I couldn’t decide what to write about when I suddenly _________ upon the idea of doing something on
writer’s block.
A. thought B. chanced C. hit D. arrive
8. Lucy was ________ when she saw her boyfriend go out with another girl.
A. blue in the face B. green with envy C. tickled pink D. had a yellow streak
9. Tom is as stubborn as a ________. Nothing you can say will stop him!
A. donkey B. giraffe C. mule D. horse
10. We had no idea which hotel would be best, so we just ________ the first one on the list.
A. run a stroke of luck B. got a better luck C. were down on your luck D. took pot luck
11. I do wish you would stop cracking your fingers; it ________ my teeth on edge.
A. gets B. makes C. puts D. sets
12. One way to let off ________ after a stressful day is to take some vigorous exercise.
A. cloud B. tension C. steam D. sweat
13. After congratulating his team, the coach left, allowing the players to let their ______ down for a while.
A. heart B. hair C. soul D. head
14. They were caught because their sudden wealth gave the ______ away.
A. fact B. game C. idea D. match
15. The party leader travelled the length and ______ of the country in an attempt to spread his message.
A. width B. distance C. diameter D. breadth
16. After a six-year relationship, Mary and Peter have decided to ______.
A. break the bank B. turn the page C. tie the knot D. make the grade
17. No decision has been taken about the building of the new school. The authorities are still______.
A. beating about the bush B. comparing apples and oranges
C. sitting on the fence D. holding all the aces
18. It really makes my _________ boil when I see people driving too carelessly.
A. heart B. head C. face D. blood
19. He told me I’d won the lottery but I knew he was just pulling my _________.
A. nose B. leg C. hair D. arm
20. Inviting both Doug and Shirley to the party is a _________ for disaster.
A. prescription B. receipt C. recipe D. bill
21. I’m in two ________ about whether to go to the wedding or not.
A. brains B. thoughts C. minds D. heads
22. I hope the government reduces the amount of ________ tape required to start a new company.
A. green B. blue C. yellow D. red
23. Why do I always _________ the short straw?
A. draw B. pull C. drag D. pluck
24. Serena is still ________ ignorant of the fact that she is about to be made redundant.
A. delightedly B. blissfully C. jubilantly D. ecstatically
25. The city's efforts to cut down on pollution are finally ______ fruit.
A. making B. producing C. growing D. bearing
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26. How could we have been so gullible? - It was all a ______ of lies.
A. pack B. heap C. bunch D. pile
27. The bread oven can produce a ________ of 200 loaves every hour.
A. platoon B. pile C. stack D. batch
28. Help yourself to anything you like. There’s no ______ to how much you eat.
A. limit B. border C. edge D. barrier
29. If you don’t do what you promised, you will be sued for ______ of contract.
A. fracture B. crack C. rupture D. breach
30. Unless you give up smoking, you’ll ______ the risk of damaging your health.
A. bear B. suffer C. make D. run
31. After the hurricane, all that was left of our house was a pile of ________.
A. rabble B. rubble C. ramble D. rumble
32. From my viewpoint, the changes to the education system at primary level in our country has been to great
________.
A. influence B. outcome C. impact D. effect
33. My younger brother has applied for a(n) ________ lot of jobs but he’s only been short- listed once.
A. awful B. dreadful C. enormous D. wide
34. With his ________ appetite, he can surely finish the whole pot of rice.
A. meticulous B. scrupulous C. sumptuous D. voracious
35. The police asked one patient to give a ________ description of all the places that she had visited in 14
days.
A. blow-by-blow B. word-for-word C. up and down D. in and out
36. The students' plan for a musical show to raise money for charity received ________ support from the
school administrators.
A. light-hearted B. warm-hearted C. whole-hearted D. big-hearted
37. The poor child was in floods of ______ because his bicycle had been stolen.
A. tears B. refugees C. sadness D. upset
38. Jack was arrested for trying to pass ______ notes at the bank many years ago.
A. camouflaged B. fake C. counterfeit D. fraudulent
39. I’ll just ________ some ice to go in our drinks.
A. squeeze B. crush C. squash D. compact
40. Most people who work in the center of London ________ from the suburbs every morning.
A. commute B. deliver C. connect D. spread

PART 2: For questions 41 -50, use the capital word in bold given to form a word that fits in the gap.
There is an example that has been done for you. (10 points)
Example:
0. Scientists are becoming increasingly concerned about the effects of global INCREASE
warming on our life.
41. The jury must be objective and __________ at all times. PART
42. Thanks to the __________policy, more and more forests have been formed on FOREST
locations that used to be treeless.
43. Before enrolling on a course, you should first ensure that it has been VALID
__________ by an officially recognized body.
44. I know it’s a bit annoying but there’s no need to __________ to such an extent. ACT
45. The boy was very violent and his parents found him __________. MANAGE
46. Politeness is one thing. Real kindness is another. You must learn to __________ DIFFERENT
between the two.
47. For some people the use of internet has become __________ addictive to the RESIST
extent that is threatening their mental and physical health.
48. Officials are worried that allowing these refugees into the country will open the FLOOD
__________ to thousands more.
49. They couldn’t play because the pitch was __________. WATER
50. His __________ towards other people made him very unpopular. CIVIL

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