Choose the best choice 1. After the accident, Mary was in better .......... than me. 1) basis            2) link             3) shape            4) detail 2   I.......... down to pick up the heavy box that was full of stones. 1) bent            2) pulled           3) turned          4) brought 3. Julie .......... the phone and heard a voice calling for help. 1) relied            2) slipped           3) lifted             4) referred 4. My old car really burns up a lot of........... which costs me a lot. 1) basis            2) fuel             3) heat             4) weight 5. The new teacher is very ........... I think you can tell her that you can't come to class tomorrow. 1) general          2) regular          3) flexible          4) effective 6. "Physical exercise can .......... you against heart disease," the doctor said. 1) forbid           2) protect          3) develop          4) avoid 7. The farmer said, "This soil is very good for plants. It's full of..........." 1) organs           2) nutrients         3) objects           4) signals 8. Two hours after the accident he was OK. His breathing was slow and ........... 1) terrible           2) actual            3) injured           4) regular 9. He made a table using .......... like wood and stone. 1) details           2) materials         3) links             4) shapes 10. The footballer missed several games because of........... 1) activity          2) bother           3) shape            4) injury 11. That restaurant's food is healthy because they have a high standard of..........  there. 1) cleanliness       2) protection       3) definition        4) support 12. Mary gave me the collected .......... of Thomas Carlyle, the Scottish writer. 1) actions          2) cues             3) essays           4) club 13. Using those chemicals has done a lot of.......... to the fish in the sea. 1) material         2) increase         3) harm            4) function 14. Many working mothers .......... on the grandparents to help take care of their children. 1) compare        2) express         3) rely             4) link 15. I love running, swimming, and other kinds of .......... exercises that make you  breathe faster. 1) flexible          2) aerobic          3) formal           4) interested 16. Mother says she's bored with the .......... housework like washing and cleaning. 1) surprising       2) flexible          3) amusing         4) repetitive 17. Our old way of doing things is not good enough. We need some .......... ideas. 1) familiar          2) useless          3) fresh            4) confusing 18. Our success was the.......... for other companies to use computers in their job. 1) object           2) fuel              3) detail            4) cue 19. Be .......... - you can't expect her to do all the work on her own. 1) general          2) reasonable       3) familiar          4) efficient 20. Young children often find it difficult to .......... themselves in words. 1) support         2) link             3) carry            4) express 21. Mary's feet are small in .......... to her height, aren't they? 1) mention         2) definition       3) proportion       4) condition 22. This research tries to .......... children's bad behaviour to the films on TV. 1) express          2) explain          3) relate            4) describe 23. The two countries reached a(n) .......... agreement to help each other when at war. 1) surprised       2) harmful         3) amused         4) formal 24. "How much does it cost to .......... the club?" I asked. 1) store             2) mention         3) join             4) refer 25. In a formal........... she said she was going to leave her job. 1) relation          2) statement        3) object           4) proportion       26. There is a certain .......... in that writer's books that keeps you reading. 1) object            2) increase          3) trouble           4) quality 27. The excitement.......... inside the stadium as we waited for the teams to come out onto the field. • 1) protected        2) explained        3) related           4) increased 28. The man from the company .......... to us how to use the new computer. 1) joined           2) relied            3) explained        4) accepted 29.1 tried to .......... the feeling to my doctor, but she didn't understand. 1) carry             2) describe          3) create            4) release 30. When they saw the big lion, they looked at each other in ........... 1) harm            2) care             3) fear             4) reason 31. When you don't know the .......... of a new word, you can refer to your dictionary. 1) truth            2) definition        3) material         4) condition 32. "I'd like to thank all the people who have .......... me during so many years," she said. 1) supported       2) expressed       3) succeeded       4) mattered 33. My new computer is much faster and more .......... than the old one was. 1) regular          2) proud            3) actual           4) efficient 34. I've been .......... this heavy box with me since I left home this morning. 1) referring         2) releasing         3) carrying          4) staying 35. If you need to burn off a few ........... you can come with me. I'm going swimming. 1) calories          2) objects           3) vessels           4) skins 36. You should always .......... before you start exercising. 1) examine         2) depend          3) stretch          4) lift 37. Regular exercise changes the .......... of the heart, blood, and muscles. 1) aspect           2) detail            3) function         4) signal 38. A large amount of information can be .......... on a single CD-ROM. 1) spent            2) stored           3) bent             4) related 39. John didn't want to fall, so he jumped, but he broke his ........... 1) ankle           2) body            3) brain            4) shape 40. I'd like to keep ........... so I go swimming as often as I can. 1) right             2) useful           3) fit               4) extra 41. Your ears, eyes, tongue, nose and skin are your sense........... 1) details           2) functions         3) organs           4) effects 42. The soldiers discovered lots of human .......... and bones in the old garden. 1) basis            2) headings         3) weights          4) skulls 43. A heart attack is caused by a problem in the blood .......... that carry blood to the heart muscle. 1) vessels           2) functions         3) results           4) injuries 44. He fell down and injured his knee .......... badly. 1) field             2) danger           3) joint             4) rest 45. If you have dry ........... you had better use some cream every day. 1) chest            2) skin            3) lung            4) bone 46. Everyone knows that smoking may cause .......... cancer. 1) lung            2) brain           3) bit             4) pump 47. The two .......... tried to solve the problem, but they couldn't as it was really hard. 1) partners         2) conditions       3) products         4) headings 48. If you had any .......... at all, you would not ask such a stupid question! 1) shapes          2) brains           3) skulls           4) harms 49. You can do .......... to make your muscles stronger. 1) reasons          2) exercises        3) weights          4) objects 50. We have classes until 12.30, and then we have a .......... period. l)mind            2) rest             3) fuel             4) worry       51. Don't start yet - wait until I give the ........... 1) face             2) basis            3) signal           4) event 52.1 wasn't happy at all to hear him fail; .......... I was very sad. 1) reasonably       2) efficiently        3) familiarly        4) actually 53. "A red blood .......... carries oxygen around the body," our biology teacher said. l)cue             2) organ           3) effect           4) cell 54. Some human .......... were found in a field by a farmer called John Scot. 1) weights          2) hills             3) bones           4) events 55. The essay was published under the .......... 'Religion in 21st Century'. 1) result            2) condition        3) heading         4) fear 56. As I.......... earlier, there have been a lot of changes in our society recently, 1) defined          2) carried          3) related          4) mentioned 57. Our teacher said, ".......... are not as high as mountains, and they are usually covered by plants such as grass and trees. " 1) Hills            2) Areas           3) Rocks           4) Clubs 58.1 told my little son, "I think you're a .......... too young to watch this film." 1) basis             2) fear              3) part              4) bit 59. During her years at university, she began to.......... politics. 1) get into          2) talk to           3) give out          4) give back 60. My grandmother is 74, but she's still physically very ........... 1) active            2) real              3) bright            4) quiet 61. A good way to .......... strong muscles is to exercise regularly. 1) decide          2) join             3) influence        4) develop 62. Could you walk a bit more slowly? I'm out of........... 1) breath           2) basis             3) blood            4) brain 63. He regularly goes to keep-fit classes in a(n).......... near where he lives. 1) activity          2) shape            3) effect            4) club 64. Our teacher said that the .......... to success in the exams was preparation. 1) interest          2) key              3) result            4) matter 65. The police think this letter may hold some .......... to the mystery of Mike's death. 1) conditions       2) reasons          3) clues            4) results 66. Exercise should be more reasonable; in other words, lighter. The underlined phrase means:     1) however        2) that is          3) for example     4) in turn 67. The focus of recent research has been on the education of children. "Focus" means:     1) center of attention       2) effect or result    3) attack or fight    4) example or case 68. If you are a builder, injury to the hand is very common. "Injury" means:     1) disease          2) cure             3) harm            4) death 69. Iran won a 4-3 victory against Korea in the football match yesterday. "Victory" means:     1) win              2) activity          3) event            4) fight 70. Kim's birthday cake was in the shape of a train. "Shape" means:     1) piece            2) material         3) form            4) part 71. After the operation I couldn't lift anything heavy. "Lift" means:       1) keep on        2) put away        3)pick up         4) put down 72. Use this hat to protect your head against the cold. "Protect" means:       1) put on           2) give back           3) take away       4) keep safe   73.1 don't like the repetitive nature of my work. "Repetitive" means:  1) attractive        2) familiar         3) complete        4) boring 74. Recently Tom has got into the habit of smoking. "Get into" means: 1) enter             2) start             3) inform           4) realize 75. The success of this project relies on everyone trying hard. "Rely" means:  1) decide           2) receive          3) arrive           4) depend 76. We need to take a fresh look at the problem. "Fresh" means: 1) wonderful       2) new            3) clean           4) fixed     77. The workers asked for a pay increase for their hard work. "Increase" means: 1) change           2) attention         3) fight             4) rise 78. These stories carry me back to when I was a child. "Carry" means:   1) realize           2) grow            3) drop            4) take 79.1 always admire Mr. Thomson for his efficient management. "Efficient" means:   1) responsible      2) emotional        3) skilful           4) silent 80. She has no children to support her in her old age. "Support" means:   1) attract           2) raise             3) follow           4) help 81. This machine performs a number of useful functions. "Function" means:   1) reason           2) fuel             3) energy          4) task 82. There was an excellent collection of modern art in the gallery. "Excellent" means:   1) full              2) expensive        3) great             4) different 83. My grandmother always keeps a few bags of sugar stored in her house. "Store" means:     1) carry           2) find            3) buy             4) keep 84. Is it reasonable to believe he knew nothing about the decision? "Reasonable" means:    1) comfortable      2) wise             3) safe             4) effective 85. In the world you could see several familiar faces, such as Michael Jackson. "Familiar" means:   1) skilful           2) basic            3) well-known      4) successful 86. I didn't know the definition of the word, so I asked my teacher. "Definition" means:   1) meaning         2) description      3) effect           4) opposite 87. He expressed his disagreement by leaving in the middle of the meeting. "Express" means:   1) order           2) start            3) show           4) advise 88. He related his bad behaviour to his problems at home. "Relate" means:   1) increase         2) cause            3) link             4) rely 89. Did she happen to mention whether she would be coming? "Mention" means:   1) injure            2) say              3) decide           4) care 90. Notice the cues in the text and guess the meaning of the new words. "Cue" means:   1) part             2) action           3) matter           4) signal  91........... it was dark, I didn't see him well so I can't describe him.   l)When           2) As              3) Whether        4) While   92. She'll certainly get an excellent grade.......... she's been studying very hard.   1) while           2) unless           3) when           4) since   93. It makes no difference .......... you send it now or tomorrow morning.   l)as              2) since           3) whether        4) when   93. .......... there were no buses, we had to take a taxi.   l)As              2) While           3) Whether        4) Unless   94. We have to write in French .......... they don't understand Farsi or English.   1) whether         2) when           3) since           4) while   95. Sam laughs at jokes .......... they're funny or not.   1) after            2) whether         3) during          4) because   96. .......... Nina is a child, you cannot expect her to practice for more than half an hour.   l)When         2) As            3) While         4) So   97. .......... he was ill for six months, he lost his job.       l)When          2) Since           3) If              4) Therefore   98. .......... my father gets older, his health gets worse and worse.   1) Because        2) When          3) As             4) While   99. There's no need to take your coat with you. I don't think it's as cold .......... yesterday   l)than             2) so              3) that             4) as  100........... they won't give me a pay rise, I'm leaving this company.   1) Since           2) Although        3) When           4) After