Please answer the following vocabulary questions correctly.
1. The weather is going to change soon — I can feel it in my__________
A. teeth
B. skin
C. legs
D. bones
2. James never really broke the rules but he did _______ them a little bit when it suited him.
A. curve
B. move
C. bend
D. twist
3. The boys ran out of the old man’s garden when he _______ his fist and shook his stick at them.
A. clasped
B. scrunched
C. gritted
D. clenched
4. It’s as if that silly argument we had has driven a _______ between us and we’ve lost all our old closeness.
A. ledge
B. plank
C. wedge
D. beam
5. The book _______ to a number of interesting research studies which I would really like to find out more about.
A. alludes
B. hints
C. cites
D. declares
6. I’d like to _______ my argument with an anecdote whose significance will soon become apparent.
A. announce
B. predict
C. herald
D. preface
7. The nuclear industry _______ most of the country’s electrical power.
A. engenders
B. originates
C. generates
D. initiates
8. Tamara has set her _______ on becoming a ballet-dancer.
A. feet
B. head
C. brain
D. heart
9. _______ to popular belief, Pluto is not a planet.
A. Opposite
B. Compared
C. Contrary
D. Conversely
10. It was so hot in the restaurant that, after half an hour, we were all starting to _______
A. shrivel
B. wilt
C. fade
D. weed
11. One of the most powerful pressure groups in the country is the road and car _______, which opposes any legislation that will increase taxes specifically for them.
A. folder
B. branch
C. segment
D. lobby
12. A great deal can be _______ about the composer’s state of mind from his works at this period.
A. inferred
B. deduced
C. implied
D. comprised
13. Do you have any figures showing the _______ of left-handedness is in the general population?
A. occurrence
B. accidence
C. incidence
D. persistence
14. I’m looking forward to meeting your new boss — you’ve been _______ his praises ever since he arrived.
A. calling
B. shouting
C. crying
D. singing
15. There is a very strong movement now against _______ sports like hunting or shooting.
A. blood
B. death
C. killing
D. terminal
16. Marlene is quite _______ – I don’t know she manages to fit everything in.
A. tiresome
B. inexhaustible
C. inexorable
D. indefatigable
17. The UN has called for an immediate _______ of hostilities.
A. cessation
B. cancellation
C. ceasefire
D. deletion
18. Most critics praise that actor’s work but I think he’s rather _______
A. over-rated
B. over-played
C. over-blown
D. over-priced
19. Not many people are good at assessing their own abilities and Mark must be _______ for recognising that he would never become a great musician.
A. merited
B. commended
C. advocated
D. talented
20. Unfortunately, his report doesn’t _______ with what we’ve learnt from other sources.
A. pally
B. rally
C. ally
D. tally
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