E 12 - TL BỒI DƯỠNG HSG - 2013

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TÀI LIỆU BỒI DƯỠNG HSG KHỐI 12

2 She’s quite an (eye)!

3 His family suffered from his (expend).

4 The (edit) staff consists of ten experienced journalists

5 This leads to more pressure being put on the (adequate)

public transport system

6 Switzerland is a (mountain) country

7 The nineteenth-century faith in the power of science is now very

(question)

8 A person with an (inferior) complex can be very disagreeable

9 There was loud (laugh) as the clown fell off the ladder

10 Although he is now middle-aged, he still looks quite (youth)

Exercise 2

1 Alison’s (shy) made it hard for her to speak in public

2 He had the (annoy) habit of borrowing books and then fogetting

to return them

3 Remind me of my appointment I am (forget)

4 For one who has spent his life in town, a trip into the mountains could prove an

(forget) experience

5 He had been (expect) delayed at the office and was now in a

hurry to keep his (appoint) with the dentist

6 Recently health foods have increased in (popular)

7 The old lady hid all her (save) under the floor

8 The gas from the chemical factory was extremely (harm)

9 Unless something is done about unemployment, the (look) for

the future is not good

10 The (conclude) is that the plan will fail

Exercise 3

1 Bill was given a medal in (recognise) of his services

2 All (apply) must be received before July 20th 2007

3 Karen and Catherine are (identity) twins

4 You look rather (occupy) Are you worried about something?

5 I’m sure that the whole problem is a simple (understand)

6 Going swimming everyday would have very (benefit) effects

7 It’s much more (economy) to buy large size packets

8 My ankle is really (swell) and I can’t walk easily

9 The government’s (compromise) approach has brought criticism

10 The meeting adopted a (resolve) calling for Smith to resign

Exercise 4

1 Please (know) our letter of the 14th We have not had a reply

2 Keith’s exam results turned out to be (disaster)

3 There will be no pay rises in the (see) future

4 Jim is one of the most (speak) members of the committee

5 What are the entry (require) at this university?

6 Jackie suffered as a child from a very strict (bring)

7 I think that your (assume) about the cost are wrong

8 This statue (memory) the soldiers who died in the war

9 The idea that the sun ‘rises’ is a popular (conceive)

10 Ruth has gone back to college to get a teaching (qualify)

Exercise 5

1 The villages in the mountains are quite (access) during winter

2 The inquiry decided that the police were not entirely (blame)

3 Sam was accused of stealing some (confidence) documents

from the safe

4 You do not have to go Your decision must be entirely (volunteer)

5 How do you like my latest (acquire) for my stamp collection?

6 The minister gave (evade) answers to the interviewer’s questions

7 The two prisoners are to be (trial) next month

8 Most people agree that Cristmas has become too (commerce)

9 The dancer’s movements were extremely (grace)

10 The cost of (admit) to the show is quite reasonable

Exercise 6

1 People used to suffer from their life-time physical (normal)

2 Unless we do research on (sun) energy, wind power,

(tide) power , our fossil fuels will run out

3 In my opinion, this book is just (intellect) rubbish

4 The alpine (land) is very dramatic

5 The slight (form) in his left hand was corrected by surgery

6 It may be (produce) to force them into making a decision,

and if you upset them they’re quite likely to overact

7 Like oil, gas is a fossil fuel and is thus a (renew) source of energy

8 Various (practise) by police officers were brought to light by

the enquiry

9 Tourists forget their (conceive) ideas as soon as they visit our country

10 They won the case because of the (appear) in court of the defendant

Exercise 7

ANTHROPOLOGY

One of the most (0) challenging (challenge) aspects of the science of anthropology

comes from its fieldwork Certainly, in its (1) (infant) as a profession,

anthropology was distinguished by its concentration on so-called “primitive societies” in which

social (2) (institute) appeared to be fairly limited and social interaction to be

conducted almost (3) (exclude) face-to-face Such societies, it was felt, provided anthropologists with a valuable (4) (see) into the workings of society that

contrasted with the many complexities of more highly developed societies There was also a sense that the ways of life represented by these smaller societies were rapidly (5)

(appear) and that preserving a record of them was a matter of some urgency

The (6) (commit) of anthropologists to the first-hand collection of data led them to some of the most (7) (access) places on earth Most often they worked alone Such lack of contact with other people created feelings of intense (8) (lonely) in some

anthropologists, especially in the early stages of fieldwork Nevertheless, this process of

(9) (immense) in a totally alien culture continues to attract men and women to

anthropology, and is (10)

(deny) the most effective way of understanding in depth how other people see the world

Exercise 8

EXTRACT FROM AN ARTICLE

Silicon Valley Millionaires

Although the Internet is still probably only in embryonic form in (1)

(compare) to what it will be like in the future, there is no doubt that many Internet businesses have been extremely (2) (profit) San Francisco has the highest

(3) (concentrate) of self-made Internet millionaires Some have made their money from clever (4) (invest) in Internet businesses while others have used their

skills to create (5) (innovate) Internet products Regardless of how they became (6) (wealth), one thing these

People share is an almost (7) (obsess) dedication to their work

Many work at home in luxurious houses and flats (8) (fortunate), this influx of very

rich young people has pushed property values beyond the means of many others

EXTRACT FROM AN ENCYCLOPEDIA

How Sociable Are Cats?

The cat is often characterised as a solitary, (9) (self) animal, walking alone and

coming together with other cats only to fight or mate Wild cats fit this picture

(10) (reason) well, but they are (11) (able) of changing their

ways in more crowded situations Living in cities and towns, and in the homes of their human

owners cats show a remarkable and (12) (expect) degree of sociability Anyone

doubting this must remember that, to a pet cat, we ourselves are gaint cats The fact that domestic

cats will share a home with a human family is, in itself (13) (prove) of their social flexibility But this picture is (14) (complete) There are many other ways

in which cats demonstrate co-operation, mutual aid and (15) (tolerate)

Exercise 9

THE SPIRAL AND THE HELIX

They are everywhere, graceful, curving shapes whose incredible (1) (regular)

contrasts so sharply with the random world around them We call them spirals and helices but that

hardly does (2) (just) to their diversity or their significance Over the centuries, (3) (mathematics) have identified many different types, but the most intriguing are those that (4) (repeat) occur in the natural world

The need to (5) (ravel) the mysteries of the existence of spirals and helices has

exercised some of the best scientific brains in the world and opened the way to a number of

(6) (break) in fields as widely varied as genetics and (7) (meteor)

The most (8) (spectacle) spirals on earth are also the most unwelcome

hurricanes Their (9) (awe) power comes from the sun’s heat, but they owe their

shape to the force caused by the rotation of the earth After innumberable years of study, however,

Nature’s spirals and helices have yet to (10) (close) all their secrets For

example, why, astronomers wonder, are so many galaxies spiral-shaped?

Exercise 10

TRAINING FOR A MARATHON

A successful marathon training programme starts slowly, (1) (intense) gradually and then tapers off before the big race to (2) (sure) maximum energy A typical schedule

for a beginner lasts six weeks, which is enough time to build up the endurance and

(3) (strong) needed to run twenty-six miles

while avoiding (4) (injure) Before you begin training you should be capable of (5) (comfort) running for 45 minutes The most important element in the

programme is long runs, as these allow you to develope the physical and mental (6)

(tough) that will enable you to run for several hours without (7) (interrupt) To

be fresh for the race, make your final run two or three weeks before the marathon

BORN TO BICKER

It seems so petty and (8) (child)! While we expect sibling (9)

(rival) among our children we’re often embarrassed to find similar emotions ourselves Yet we do sometimes have (10) (pain) animosities that can cause some of the most

(11) (resolve) problems of adult life

(12) (compete) is inherent in all aspects of life If nations compete, it shouldn’t be

surprising that siblings do too – for their parents’ affection and then for the (13)

(admire) of bosses, peers and friends As we grow older we usually find that there is enough love and (14) (recognise) to go round Some siblings may be more

(15) (assert) while others

have more urgent needs for love and attention and this can produce conflict

Exercise 11

WEDDING OF STRANGERS

A wedding between two strangers who met for the first time when they exchanged marital vows

during a peak time radio broadcast has come in for widespread (1) (critic)

Carla Germaine and Greg Cordell were married after winning each other in a ‘lonely heart’

competition organized by BRMB radio station The service, perhaps (2)

(surprise), attracted the highest ratings figures of the year

The model and salesman were (3) (dismiss) of their critics and say they have made a serious (4) (commit) to make their marriage work ‘Everyone seems to have the (5) (expect) that we will split up, but we’re going to prove them wrong,’ Cordell said (6) (defy)

The couple were selected from 200 (7) (hope) candidates by a panel

including (8) (relate) counsellors and an astrologer As well as each other, they

won a free honeymoon in the Bahamas, a sports car and a luxury two bedroom apartment

ANIMALS

Most cat ansd dog owners would swear their pet was virtually human It’s pleased to see you and

shows its disapproval when they go It may not be particularly (9) (talk) or a

genius mathematics but it sees grass as green and inhabits as rich world of smells

(10) (imagine) to us Until recently such notions of a pet’s inner life, with

(11) (similar) to our own in some ways would have been met with a

(12) (know) sneer in many respected (13) (science) circles Nowdays in fact, claiming (14) (conscious) for your pets is

commonplace The problem now is providing an adequate (15) (define) of what

this actually means Is it about having sensations like hunger and pain, or is it more about the ability

to be aware that you are experiencing something?

Exercise 12

HARD TO BELIEVE !

Albert and Betty Cheetham hit the headlines recently thanks to an astonishing lists of coincidences

On holiday in Tunisia, the (1) (retire) couple found themselves dinning

opposite another retired couple - Albert and Betty Rivers And,

also (2) (coincidence), Mr Cheethan and Mr Rivers had both previously

worked for a railway company, while Mrs Cheethan and Mrs Rivers had both worked for the post office The two couples also made the (3)

(discover) that they both had two sons and five grandchildren and, to their (4)

(amazing), that the date and time of their (5) (marry) was exactly the same i.e 2p.m

August 15th, 1942

A more sustained coincidence is that seven of the eight US presidents who died in office were elected at exactly 20 year intervals between 1840 and 1960 Its was eventually Ronald Reagan,

beginning his (6) (president)

in 1980, 20 years after John F Kennedy, who broke the cycle after surviving an (7)

(assassinate) attempt and finishing his last term (8) (live)

OUT FOR THE COUNT

‘You are what you think you are,’ says self-hypnotist Jonathan Atkinson So there are 20 of us lying

on our backs trying to communicate with our (9)

(conscious) minds We start by describing our problems I’ve got the usual (10) (complain): tiredness, insomnia, (11) (anxious)

Six years ago, Jonathan was a typical 40 cigarettes-a-day executive under too much

(12) (stressful) Then he learnt self-hypnosis What is particularly

(13) (impress) is that he can stop the bleeding when he cuts himself shaving, and have his teeth filled without needing an (14) (inject)

Gradually what started off as weird becomes (15) (understand)

Why in hypnosis, Jonathan tells us that whenever we count to ten, with the

(16) (intend) of going into self-hypnosis, we’ll be able to do it Amazingly, it

seems to work

Exercise 13

According to (2) (press) groups, the same amount of food is travelling 50 percent

further than twenty years ago What’s more, the rise in the demand for road haulage over this period has mostly been due to the transport of food and drink The groups assert that the increase in the

number of lorry journeys is (3) (exceed) and that many of these are far from

(4) (essence)

In the distribution systems employed by British food (5) (retail), fleets of lorries bring all goods into more (6) (centre) located warehouses for redistribution across the country (7) (logic) as this moght appear, the situation whereby some goods get sent back to the same areas from which they came is (8) (avoid)

In response to scathing (9) (critic) from environmentalists, some food distributors

now aim to minimise the impact of food miles by routing vehicles, wherever possible, on

motorways after dark This encourages greater energy (10) (efficient) whilst

also reducing the impact on the residential areas through which they would otherwise pass

Exercise 14

More than half the world’s population consider (1) (them) shy,

delegates to the first international (2) (confer) on shyness, being held in

Cardiff, will be told today One in 10 cases is severe Effects include mutism, speech problem,

(3) (lonely), blushing, shaking and trembling, lack of eye contact,

(4) (difficult) in forming relationships and social phobia – the most extreme

form of shyness, defined by the American Psychiatric Association as a pronounced and

(5) (persist) fear of social or performance situations in which

(6) (embarrass) may occur Shy people tend to blame themselves for social (7) (fail) and attribute success to (8) (out) factors They expect their behaviour to be (9) (adequate), remember only negative information

about themselves and accept without challenge adverse comments from others

The cause are complex and not fully understood The latest theory is that it can be traced to genes as

well as to social (10) (condition) One estimate, based on research with twins, is that around 15 percent of the population are born with a (11) (dispose) to

shyness Some (12) (psychology) believe there are two types: an early

developing, fearful and shyness and a later developing, (13) (conscious) shyness The fearful version emerges often in the first year of life and is (14) (think) to be (15) (part) inherited

Exercise 15

THE LIFE OF A FOOTBALL FAN

Being a fan is not a vicarious pleasure, all appearances to the contrary Our fun is not a

(1) (water) – down version of the team’s fun, even though they are the ones that get to score the goals The (2) (excite) we feel on occasions like this is not a (3) (celebrate) of others’ good fortune, but it is truly our own And when there is a (4) (disaster) defeat the sorrow that engulfs us is, in effect, self- pity The players are merely our (5) (represent) I am a part of the club, just as the club is part of me; and I say this with total (6) (aware) that the club (7) (regard) my views, and treats me (8)

(appalling) on occasions

THE ART OF FENCING

Fencing is popular sport that demands (9) (agile) and quick reflexes It is,

(10) (basic), the modern version of the (11)

(equivalence) of the everyday swords of the past The ‘foil’ is the weapon distinguished by its (13) (light) and hits are made only on the trunk of the body, not the limbs or

head The ‘epée’ is most like the old duelling sword and is stiffer and more solid It is

(14) (permit) with this to make hits anywhere on the body, head or limbs The

‘sabre’ is like the old cavalry sword and has proved its (15) (effective) in cutting

as well as thrusting Fencers wear masks and thick waistcoats for (16) (protect)

from injuries which can occur during matches

II Choose the best word from A, B, C or D that fits each blank.

1 The hotel room was furnished with only a bed, a wardrobe, and an

ancient armchair

2 The main disadvantage to our house is that the only to the garden is

through a bedroom

3 The demonstrations in one hundred students being arrested

A culminated B erupted C escalated D concluded

4 Although he was a hardened criminal, his one feature was his love of children

A saving B redeeming C recovering D acquitting

5 Following the accident, he was prosecuted for driving

A rash B heedless C irresponsible D reckless

6 In many places in Wales we found that place-names in English had been

with green paint – the work of ardent Welsh Nationalists

A suppressed B disguised C obliterated D destroyed

7 She took up so many hobbies when she retired that she had hardly any time

A on her hands B in hand C at her hand D at hand

8 He was hardened criminal without a scrap of for his crimes

9 We might just as well have stayed at home the enjoyment we had

A on account of B as far as C for all D concerning

10 Don’t stick your elbows out when you eat them in by your sides

11 Nothing was arranged – it was all very

A take away B worn out C slapdash D slap up

12 She gave me the same advice you did

13 He was with an extraordinary musical ability

14 Not being able to find my phone number is a pretty excuse for not

contacting me

15 Fearing for his life, he the muggers for mercy

A pleaded B petitioned C urged D begged

16 I am sorry to have bothered you – I was under the that you wanted

me to call you

A mistake B miscalculation C misconception D misapprehension

17 A special committee was set up to on the problem of football hooliganism

A investigate B inform C research D report

18 After the flash flood, all the drains were overflowing storm water

19 The factory is working below because of the shortage of essential materials

20 If the work-force respected you, you wouldn’t need to your

authority so often

21 I’ve had my car examined three times now but no mechanic has been able to

the problem

22 Our hosts had prepared a meal withseven courses to celebrate our arrival

23 I explained that I wanted to my legal right to consult a solicitor

24 We were all rather in awe the new computers when they arrived

25 The case was by the judge for lack of evidence

A disallowed B dismissed C abandoned D discarded

26 Once she’s a few tears she’ll resign herself to the situation

27 the regular written work, you will be required to submit a long essay

A Apart from B Beside C In addition D Beyond

28 the difficulty of the task, I shall be lucky to complete it by May

A Regarding B Given C Presuming D Accepted

29 He was so in answer to my questions that I knew he has something to hide

30 There is no for hard work and perseverance if you want to succeed

A alternative B substitute C equivalent D imitation

31 People in this village have got an appetite for now

A inexorable B inevitable C insatiable D inedible

32 Hardly had he sat down he was sent for again

33 Many children who get into trouble in their early teens go on to become

offenders

A persistent B insistent C consistent D resistent

34 Race regulations in this country are unlikely to improve until people overcome

their feelings of hostility towards foreigners

A interior B internal C inverted D innate

35 Here is an example of an accident Chinese vase

A beautiful B tiny C patterned D exotic

36 Even the other convicts considered it a crime

A guilty B hard-bitten C heinous D hell-bent

37 Working with the mentally handicapped requires considerable of

patience and understanding

38 The book took me the part of a year to write

39 I utterly your argument In my opinion, you have distorted the facts

40 I offer you my most apologies for offending you as I did

41 Having decided to rent a flat, we contacting all all accommodation

agencies in the city

42 Don’t thank me for helping in the garden It was pleasure to be

working out of doors

43 The school authorities the child’s unruly behaviour on his parents’

lack of discipline

44 After months of bitter arguing the couple had to accept that they were

A incongruous B incompatible C dissident D disaffected

45 My sunburnt nose made me feel rather for the first few days of the holiday

A self-effacing B self-centred C self-conscious D self-evident

46 The peace of the public library was by the sound of a transitor radio

A smashed B fractured C demolished D shattered

47 Anticipating renewed rioting, the authorities erected to block off

certain streets

A barrages B barricades C ditches D dykes

48 In the hands of a reckless driver a car becomes a weapon

49 What the company needs is a actor who can take on a variety of roles

A variable B changeable C versatile D diverse

50 With their modern, lightweight boat, they soon the older vessels in the race

A outstripped B caught up C overran D exceeded

51 The feuding families have been enemies for years

52 Not only was there no tea, there was no food either

53 He so much harm on the nation during his regime that it has never

fully recovered

A indicted B inferred C induced D inflicted

54 Please don’t it amiss if I make a few suggestions for improvement

55 It’s a shame they didn’t pick you, but it doesn’t out the possibility

You might get a job in a different department

56 When facing problems, it is important to keep a sense of

A proportion B introspection C relativity D comparison

57 The hotel, though obviously grand in it days, appeared rather neglected and

when we checked in

A tumbled-down B downcast C run-down D down-and-out

58 In order to explore the city I left my luggage at the station

A unladen B unencumbered C undeterred D unrestrained

59 The air-sea search operation is continuing although hopes of finding survivors

are

A dimming B fading C dissolving D reducing

60 If you in arriving late, I shall have to report you to the Manager

61 I meant to sound confident at the interview but I’m afraid I as dogmatic

A came out B came through C came off D came over

62 The switchboard at Television Centre was so by complaints about

the programme that they had to take on extra staff

A overrun B overcome C overwhelmed D overhauled

63 She had mind which kept her alert and well-informed even in old age

A an examining B a demanding C an enquiring D a querying

64 The police decided to the department store after they had received a

bomb warning

65 There were so many people me in the crowd that I couldn’t hold the

camera steady

A jostling B jerking C obstructing D agitating

66 “Frankly, I couldn’t care less!” he said with a of his shoulders

67 I’m not by a particularly ambitious man

A inclination B habit C character D tendency

68 After the robbery, the shop installed a sophisticated alarm system as an insurance

further losses

69 He still suffers from a rare tropical disease which he while in Africa

A infected B complained C gained D contracted

70 I was proud to be out for special praise for my performance

A selected B singled C separated D distinguished

71 When money into the slot, be sure to use undamaged coins

A on insertingB having inserted C to insert D inserting

72 The mother sat by her child’s bedside all night

73 It’s much more expensive if you use the phone at rate

74 The politician gave a press conference to deny the charges that had been

at him

75 People in financial difficulties sometimes fall to unscrupulous

money lenders

A prey B fool C scapegoat D sacrifice

76 If you too much of your energy on the climb, you’ll have none left

for the descent

77 He was caught using forged bank notes to pay for goods and charged with

A deception B fraud C embezzlement D theft

78 I can lend you five pounds to help you until you’ve had time to go

to the bank

79 The restaurant is popular with film stars and the

80 Although I explained the situation he didn’t seem to the degree of

danger he was in

81 The company was declared bankrupt when it had more debts than it

could hope to repay

A inflicted B incurred C entailed D evolved

82 Architectural pressure groups fought unsuccessfully to save a terrace of

eighteenth century houses from

A disruption B abolition C demolition D dismantling

83 Before I went to drama school, I had to quiet a lot of family pressure

for me to study medicine

84 Strong protests were made with demands for an international enquiry

85 His English was roughly with my Greek, so communication was

rather difficult !

86 What her problems all seemed to to was lack of money

A analyse B condense C boil down D sum up

87 The radio received was regular messages

A giving over B giving off C giving out D giving up

88 If the door had jammed, there’s no point in trying to force it open You’ll

probably the handle off !

89 The job requires a(n) for hard work in difficult conditions

90 He left the meeting early on the unlikely that he had a stick friend to visit

91 That song me of my youth

A recalls B remembers C reminds D recollects

92 Giving up smoking is just one of the ways to heart disease

93 The girl felt with hunger

94 you are, the more you laugh

A The happier B More happy C The happy D Happier

95 All equipment must be sterilized and germ

96 During the war, the black market in luxury goods

A flourished B flowered C bloomed D blossomed

97 He looks much older His financial worries seem to have taken a terrible

on his health

98 I haven’t got the time to do my own work help you with yours

A leaving aside B not counting C let alone D apart from

99 A statement will be made after the police have finished the evidence

A straining B sifting C shredding D sieving

100 You should be grateful to have opportunities which were to me

at your age

101 In my view, the changes to the education system have been to good

102 As a full story , the public reacted with shock

A uncovered B unfolded C unwrapped D undid

103 This song is not as original as their previous ones

104 In any transport system, the safety of passengers should be

A paramount B eminent C chief D prime

105 It is expectedly that all members will to the rules of the club

106 It was decided that the cost of the project would be and so it was abandoned

A repressive B prohibitive C restrictive D exclusive

107 Karen was terribly nervous before the interview but she managed to pull herself

and act confidently

108 It just so that I was in their area that day, so I went to visit them

109 We up a friendship the very first time we met

110 I left the company by , not because I was forced to

111 Tessa was determined to become wealthy and to that she started

her own company

112 I can’t understand why you have to make such a about something

so unimportant

113 If you don’t want to that wardrobe, I’m sure I could put it to good

114 Even though it was clear that that he was wrong, he was unwilling to

and admit it

A take back B stand down C draw back D back down

115 The police are looking into new ways of major crime

A contending B wrestling C combating D striving

116 He made a number of remarks about my cooking, which upset me

A slashing B stabbing C chopping D cutting

117 it or not, I’ve just been given a totally unexpected pay rise !

118 Recent defeats have his confidence in himself as a player

A underminedB disabled C impeded D hampered

119 The plumber agreed that he had made a mistake and promised to put it

the next day

120 Poor management brought the company to the of collapse

121 Why don’t the police take measures against crime?

A affective B ineffective C effective D efficient

122 The strikers agreed to stick a substantial pay rise

123 As she is so heavily overworked, there is a possibility that she will

have a nervous breakdown

A distinctive B distinct C little D manifest

124 When Mr Spendthrift ran out of money, he his mother for help

A fell in with B fell upon C fell behind D fell back on

125 You will have to give to the manager for your actions

126 The truant was from school for unbecoming behaviour

A dispelled B repelled C expelled D compelled

127 What he did was the height of bad

128 The of two houses prove such a financial burden that they were forced

to sell one

129 Of course he can lift that! He’s as as a horse

130 to the invention of the steam engine, most forms of transport were

horse-drawn

A Akin B Prior C In addition D With reference

131 There is no doubt about the outcome of the trial The man is a criminal

A self-conscious B self-contained C self-confessed D self-centred

132 My husband’s continual keeps me awake at night

A sneering B snoozing C snarling D snoring

133 There was a of brakes as the car took the corner too quickly

134 I’m afraid I’m rather about the existence of ghosts

A sceptical B partial C adaptable D incapable

135 You must pay import on certain goods brought into this country

A fees B surcharges C supplement D duties

136 Her hands were swollen and wrinkle, but she still had her nails regularly

A manufactured B manicured C maintained D managed

137 The girl’s large, heavy earrings had her earlobes permanently

A displaced B dismayed C disfigured D diseased

138 More and more people are having satellite dishes on their roofs

A installed B introduced C implanted D inserted

139 Cut flowers may through lack of water

140 The actor was so nervous that he could only remember small of dialogue

141 Her business must be going rather well, by the car she drives

A deducing B deciding C inferring D judging

142 My cousin obviously didn’t much of an impression on you if you

can’t rememeber meeting him

143 I was kept awake for most of the night by the of a mosquito in my ear

144 If you would like to wait for a moment, sir, I will just your file on

the computer screen

A call up B pull down C bring in D pick up

145 He looks very aggressive and threatening, so his soft, gentle voice is rather

A disembodied B disconcerting C dismissive D discordant

146 If I were you, I would regard their offer with considerable , because

It seems too good to be true

A suspicion B doubt C reservation D disbelief

147 My sister’s confidence in her ability to play the piano was badly by

her last music teacher

A subsided B weakened C underminedD loosened

148 Fearing for his life, he the mugger for mercy

A pleaded B petitioned C urged D begged

149 I am sorry to have bothered you – I was under the that you wanted

me to call you

A mistake B miscalculation C misconception D misapprehension

150 I am not convinced that financial advisers always act in their clients’ best

A advantage B interest C intention D result

151 Many children who get into trouble in their early teens go on to become

offenders

A persistent B insistent C consistent D resistant

152 Race relations in this country are unlikely to improve until people overcome

their feelings of hostility towards foreigners

153 The real test of your relationship will come when you start to see your new

boyfriend and all

154 It’s a shame they didn’t pick you, but it doesn’t out the possibility

that you might get a job in a different department

155 The case against the bank robbers was for lack of evidence

A discarded B dismissed C refused D eliminated

156 Please from smoking until the plane is airborne

157 We’re planning a holiday in Hong Kong when Peter retires but I don’t know

whether it’ll really ever come

158 No matter how angry he was, he would never to violence

159 The best soil was away by a torrential rainstorm

160 Five readers the correct solution to our recent competition

A communicated B qualified C submitted D subscribed

161 People who take on a second job inevitably themselves to greater stress

162 The building work must be finished by the end of the month of cost

A ignorant B thoughtless C uncaring D regardless

163 Sarah’s friends all had brothers and sisters but she was a(n) child

A singular B individual C single D only

164 from being embarrassed by his mistakes, the lecturer went on