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WEEKEND PRACTICE

(Date: 21/6/2020)

Exercise 1: Choose the best word (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence below.

1. Ann’s encouraging words gave me ____________ to undertake the demanding task once again.

A. a point B. an incentive C. a resolution D. a target

2. We are going to build a fence around the field with ____________ to breeding sheep and cattle

A. a goal B. an outlook C. a reason D. a view

3. He sat in a soft armchair and watched the world ____________.

A. go by B. pass on C. walk along D. fly past

4. The doctor ____________ all night with the patients in the hospital.

A. sat out B. sat up C. sat in D. sat on

5. You'd better not place a bet on Stallion. In my opinion, the horse doesn't ____________ a

chance of winning the race.

A. win B. stand C. rise D. play

6. - “How do you like your beefsteak done?” - “____________.”

A. Very much B. Not any C. Very little D. Rare

7. If it hadn’t been for the hint that the professor ____________, nobody would have found out

the correct answer.

A. dropped B. cast C. threw D. flung

8. The international conference of the Craniological Association has been ____________ in

Cairo to discuss the revolutionary discovery of Doctor Gonzales from Mexico.

A. deployed B. collected C. mobilized D. summoned

9. His parents have always wanted Philip to set a good ____________ to his younger brothers

both at school and at home.

A. form B. model C. pattern D. guidance

10. We have to ____________ the hard times hoping that things will charge for the better in the

future.

A. maintain B. endure C. persist D. outlive

11. Alex was ____________ enough on becoming a professional sportsman and he didn’t want

to listen to anyone else’s advice.

A. intent B. eager C. definite D. certain

12. What is the verdict of the report? Has the cause of the catastrophe been ____________

yet?

A. specified B. informed C. accounted D. judged

13. Anything he does is in ____________ with the law and that’s why I have suggested him for

the post.

A. compliance B. obedience C. commitment D. responsibility

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14. Beyond all ____________, it was Alice who gave away our secret.

A. fail B. conclusion C. dispute D. contradiction

15. Patrick is too ____________ a gambler to resist placing a bet on the final game.

A. instant B. spontaneous C. compulsive D. continuous

16. What you are saying is quite ____________, so give us, please, more details on the

situation

A. famous B. accustomed C. obvious D. familiar

17. It’s not easy to make Stanley furious, the boy is very gentle by ____________.

A. himself B. personality C. reaction D. nature

18. Ever since we quarreled in the office, Janice and I have been ____________ enemies.

A. assured B. confirmed C. defined D. guaranteed

19. He seemed very quiet, but it would be a mistake to ____________ his intelligence.

A. devalue B. depreciate C. underrate D. minimize

20. The jury ____________ her compliments on her excellent knowledge of the subject.

A. paid B. gave C. made D. said

ANSWER KEY:

1. B 2. D 3.A 4.B 5.B 6.D 7.A 8.D 9.C 10.B

11.A 12.A 13.A 14.C 15.C 16.C 17.D 18.B 19.C 20.A

Exercise 2: Fill in each blank with an appropriate word (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage below.

THOMAS COOK

Thomas Cook could be said to have invented the global tourist industry. He was born in

England in 1808 and became a cabinet-maker. Then he hit on the idea of using the newly-

invented railways for pleasure trips and by the summer of 1845, he was organizing commercial

trips. The first was to Liverpool and (1) ____________ a 60-page handbook for the journey, the

(2) ____________ of the modern holiday brochure.

The Paris Exhibition of 1855 (3) _______ him to create his first great tour, taking in France,

Belgium and Germany. This also included a remarkable (4) ____________ - Cook’s first cruise,

an extraordinary journey along the Rhine. Nothing like this …