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D.Education

profusem02B

Dimitris Sclias

Instructions
There are 40 questions in this paper. To complete the test you have to answer all 40 questions.
Time allowed to complete the test (all the questions) 15 minutes
Do not waste any time, if you can't answer one question, guess it and continue.
You must try to complete the test within the time limit, otherwise you'll have to take the test again.
To pass the test successfully you must get at least 80% correct answers.
Please write the correct answer a,b.c or d in the box.

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question 1

profusem02 Part 2 Vocabulary

Find the word or phrase that is closest in the meaning to the underlined word with capital letters or the word which is omitted by choosing the correct answer a, b, c, or d.

Example 1. It's too windy to go for a STROLL.
a. swim b. sail c. drive d. walk -> correct answer -> d

2. Because of the storm it would be foolish to go out sailing
today in a small............. .
a. automobile b. house c. boat d. beast -> correct answer -> c

41. He is a very INDIFFERENT pianist.
a. uninterested b. unemotional c. unpopular d. untalented

42. There are STRINGENT rules against cheating in the examinations.
a. numerous b. lax c. strident d. strict

43. His success STIMULATED him to further efforts.
a. helped b. stung c. roused d. simulated

44. He was the only member to SECOND my motion.
a. ridicule b. oppose c. reject d. support

45. The crew had to JETTISON all the cargo.
a. pawn b. transfer c. throw overboard d. sell for a song

46. One of the COGS is broken.
a. pins b. teeth c. nuts d. wheels

47. The little girl BULGED her cheeks.
a. bruised b. scratched c. swelled d. painted

48. That was a COGENT argument.
a. false b. convincing c. poor d. wishful

49. He PURSUED his studies abroad.
a. finished b. chased c. interrupted d. continued

50. That's a FIB.
a. nuisance b. fiasco c. small lie d. dirty trick

51. The workman was OUSTED by the boss.
a. dismissed b. received c. appointed d. rebuked

52. He's a FIEND, that's what he is.
a. liar b. cheat c. devil d. traitor

53. He's good at LIFTING goods from supermarkets.
a. raising b. stealing c. transporting d. carrying

54. That was a HOLLOW victory.
a. crushing b. true c. empty d. decisive

55. He's got a FILTHY mind.
a. quick b. dirty c. fertile d. receptive

56. They put up at a POSH hotel.
a. poor b. new c. modest d. luxurious

57. Who is the speaker on the ROSTRUM?
a. dock b. platform c. balcony d. veranda

58. I've made an ENTRY of it in my books.
a. check b. entrance c. note d. notice

59. They were ENTHRALLED by his stories.
a. frightened b. shocked c. repelled d. fascinated

60. He WIELDS great power in the government.
a. exercises b. seeks c. practices d. attributes

61. Not a..........of the ancient temple remains.
a. vest b. vestry c. vestige d. prestige

62. Several high-ranking officers were.......in the bribery scandal.
a. implied b. implicated c. complicated d. implemented

63. I'm having trouble with my eyes. Could you recommend me a good.....
a. surgeon b. optician c. dentist d. oculist

64. The U.N. general secretary was asked to.........between the two
warring communities in Cyprus.
a. mediate b. meddle c. medicate d. interfere

65. The........of unemployment is hovering over Europe.
a. spectrum b. specter c. spirit d. shade

66. The scouts..........round the campfire to sing songs.
a. squashed b. squatted c. squelched d. squirmed

67. Your.............for my welfare is touching.
a. solicitude b. solicitation c. solidity d. solitude

68. Suspecting that his office was.............the ambassador took his
visitor out into the garden to talk.
a. budged b. tapped c. bugged d. badgered

69. Next time I meet him I'll.........the question of the loan.
a. brook b. brood c. bring d. broach

70. They............over a trifling matter and never spoke to each other again.
a. fell in b. fell out c. fell away d. fell through

71. The police.........the district for the kidnapped child.
a. scouted b. scoured c. scored d. scorched

72. We can't..............out the possibility that he may resign if he is pressed too hard.
a. put b. line c. rule d. write

73. He...........between accepting and refusing.
a. waded b. wadded c. waved d. wavered

74. The room was.........up with a lot of unnecessary furniture.
a. littered b. clustered c. cluttered d. flustered

75. What's wrong with the drain that it gets.........up so often ?
a, bunged b. bungled c. broken d. filled

76. According to the latest official........the population of Greece
is a little over ten million.
a. inventory b. calculation c. censure d. census

77. The Roman empire was.........and several new states were created.
a. distempered b. dismembered c. dissipated d. disputed

78. In a couple of years he.........away all the money left to him by his father.
a. fried b. fretted c. frittered d. frizzed

79. It's often a mistake to.........appearances.
a. go by b. go on c. go for d. go after

80. If you want to get your weight down, you must......fattening foods.
a. keep on b. keep up c. keep off d. keep away

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