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Selasa, 12 Januari 2010

Vocabulary III

Complete the following 50 multiple-choice questions to estimate your vocabulary size. Choose one of 4 choices that's most appropriate for the word underlined in the sentence.
1 Many of the questions raised pertaining to cultural issues are new.

a) an important question in dispute and must be settled
b) insurance
c) trouble
d) publication


2 To help meet this need, we have compiled an annotated bibliography of models for evaluating open learning approaches and associated technologies.
a) associating
b) related
c) advanced
d) new


3 He had an edge on the competition.
a) border
b) a slight advantage
c) a slight margin
d) success


4 The applicants of the Proposal Competition are invited to provide the Frontier Science Research City Project with visions for creating a 21st century-style city.
a) performance
b) plan
c) business
d) communication


5 The dollar fell against the Euro for the fourth day in five and dropped against the yen on concern a recovery in the US economy is faltering.
a) evidence
b) interest
c) worry
d) relief


6 I wonder if that factor is going to impact on XYZ Corp.
a) element
b) person
c) event
d) action


7 Specifically, we are disappointed with the new emphasis on so-called high stakes testing as an instrument to assess and rank schools.
a) a device
b) a test
c) a system
d) a way


8 It is almost impossible to get it done today.
a) implicit
b) trivial
c) insignificant
d) totally unlikely


9 The closest the world has come to nuclear war was the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962.
a) mission
b) atomic bomb
c) election
d) a rocket-propelled vehicle


10 The Complete and Utter Idiot's Guide to Ordering Pizza
a) new
b) absolute
c) practical
d) short


11 Would you prefer to rotate meeting locations or have a consistent meeting place?
a) alternate
b) set up
c) rent
d) inspect


12 The students will perform activities to learn how estimation and measurement would be important in the construction industry.
a) surveying
b) dimension
c) development
d) budget


13 He has a unique talent to inspire and compel each person to recognize his or her own personal uniqueness and value.
a) force
b) cheer
c) command
d) lead


14 Survey show that the silence majority agree with me and not you.

a) minority
b) major
c) senior
d) bulk


15 The lowering of the threat level is not a signal to government, law enforcement or citizens that the danger of a terrorist attack is passed.
a) throat
b) thread
c) territory
d) terror


16 That person can help you decide whether you do need to lose weight and, if so, the best way to achieve and maintain a weight that is healthy for you.
a) reduce
b) increase
c) alter
d) hold


17 This is a short report on our trip to Colorado.
a) strip
b) journey
c) mission
d) research


18 The estimates above could therefore represent an under-estimate of the total consumer detriment in the economy.
a) population
b) confidence
c) damage
d) behavior


19 Ooops, I meant to say shouldn't deny love.
a) refuse
b) addict to
c) hurt
d) confuse


20 Nobody asked me to prove it.
a) show evidence of
b) test
c) demonstrate
d) investigate


21 Scripture does not forbid anything which God has given us for our use.
a) support
b) encourage
c) describe
d) prevent


22 It wasn't long before she was off the hill
a) hip
b) natural elevation
c) mountain
d) pond


23 We're seeking to strengthen intellectual property protection.
a) increase
b) fortify
c) improve
d) change


24 In this sample chapter, you'll learn how to compose a message and send it.
a) write
b) compile
c) complain
d) conduct


25 Students seem to complain about the lack of a dating scene.
a) scenario
b) picture
c) shot
d) guide


26 The risk of loss or damage is transferred to the buyer.
a) replaced
b) minimized
c) shifted
d) diminished


27 Great Lakes signal great shift in seasonal changes.
a) translation
b) shaft
c) switch
d) example


28 The holes should be a little larger than the coin or washer.
a) penny
b) metal
c) pipe
d) corn


29 So, your focus is not inward on your own processes, but outward, on supply chain processes.
a) based
b) dependent
c) inside
d) inbound


30 Ours is a field increasingly driven by both rapidly evolving solutions to existing problems and by new interpretations of the nature of the problems we face.
a) method
b) mixture
c) lotion
d) problem


31 How did she keep it secret for nine years.
a) secretary
b) mystery
c) hidden
d) information


32 The new program will integrate social and employment services with treatment for drug addicted persons and their families.
a) assistance
b) treat
c) care
d) discussion


33 Customers qualify for a Standard license if no Small Business Server software is currently licensed.
a) copy
b) permission
c) freedom
d) software


34 Each Christmas, our family enjoys decorating the tree with our homemade ornaments.
a) made by yourself
b) trendy
c) sophisticated
d) made by hand


35 Wall Street bankers met behind closed doors (under the auspices of the New York Federal Reserve Bank) to put the finishing touches on the renegotiation of Korea's short-term debt.
a) roof
b) protection
c) power
d) guidance


36 We also provide vacation & leisure travel for the employees of these top companies as well.
a) relaxation
b) freedom
c) fancy
d) discount


37 There are many things on the Net that are put there by one person or group that has a certain opinion.
a) credibility
b) idea
c) view
d) origination


38 Since his election to the Legislature in 1994, Sen. Kermit Brashear of Omaha has made a name for himself as a man who carefully considers what he believes in and then forcefully argues his point.
a) body of lawmakers
b) lecturer
c) congress
d) army


39 No wonder, many companies are finding difficult to sustain the growth.
a) expand
b) subdue
c) maintain
d) reverse


40 They're supposed to be preparing us for the meeting.
a) scheduled
b) believed
c) forced
d) replaced


41 Particular attention is paid to the repertoire and quality of performance presented on the audition.
a) originality
b) a collection of works
c) uniqueness
d) depth


42 Retail petrol price decreased in April.
a) gas
b) oil
c) computer
d) grain


43 Governor Bush and first lady proclaim September 23 Family Day in Florida.
a) claim
b) recognize
c) announce
d) declare formally


44 The Warden told him that I was his roommate before he died.
a) official in charge of army
b) official in charge of a company
c) official in charge of a prison
d) official in charge of a county

45 I like cauliflower.
a) flower
b) vegetable
c) fish
d) cat


46 Here it is paired with metallic twill, the latest trend in twill.
a) ornament
b) art work
c) shoe
d) cloth


47 These structural changes have also led to a palpable change in attitude towards foreign investment.
a) significant
b) dramatical
c) tangible
d) drastical


48 This paper is lighted in a way to accentuate the motley color distribution..
a) visible
b) fuzy
c) mixed
d) new



49 Plan to photograph stars along a swath running perpendicular to the Milky Way.
a) strip
b) vertical line
c) area
d) star


50 A new project is funded to investigate Estrogen's effects on the female body.
a) Yoga
b) vegetable
c) hormone
d) vitamin

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