CCQG Trình Độ C - Pretest 04
1. For him, life was always full of a sense of wonder, each day brought a
new _______ (puzzle), a new theory, a new explanation.
ingenuity
mystery
enigma
marvel
2. Then you would be _________ (confronted) by his unending
enthusiasm for anything and everything mysterious and strange.
defied
challenged
faced
daunted
3. I was living in a small town where he bred _________ (pedigree)
spaniels, rode an ancient bicycle, and practised medicine.
foreign
well-bred
offspring
pure bred
4. At last the bell would ring, and you would enter his office, which was
as _______ (scruffy), warm and comfortable as its occupant.
untidy
snug
pleasant
amiable
5. Like many of the modern games Pac-Man attempts to _______ (instil)
some humour into the contest.
inject
infuse
inspire
permeate
6. The games were _______ (banned) in the Philippines.
officially forbidden
restricted
confined
downsized
7. The bar closed at seven o'clock that night. I was the last to leave, tired
but _______ (content).
surfeited
refreshed
happy
rehabilitated
8. But video games have a natural tendency to become _______
(obsolete).
sophisticated
replete
in vogue
out of date
9. Difficulty in distinguishing between colors, particularly red and green,
is an inherited _____ (defect).
imperfection
incident
malady
trait
10. He suffers from frequent _____ (bouts) of hiccups.
strokes
attacks
waves
problems
11. I read a very good _________ of the film that's on at the local cinema
this week.
comment
observation
criticism
review
12. There's a lot of ice on the roads today. If you're travelling by car, be
careful you don't _________.
slip
slide
skid
slope
13. According to the electric wiring code, brown is ________, blue is
neutral, and green-and-white is the earth.
alive
lively
active
live
14. They had nowhere to sleep so we _________ for the night.
put up with them
put them up
put them on
put in to them
15. Mozart composed music when he was jsut a child. He had a great
________ for it.
skill
ability
gift
force
16. It took him two _________ years to write his books.
entire
complete
all
whole
17. Anna wanted to buy a dress when she was in England, but she didn't
know her ________.
cut
waist
height
size
18. If you bring luxury goods into the country, you must pay
____________ on them.
duty
tax
toll
fees
19. ___________ (interfering) with someone's mail is a serious crime in
the United States.
Assisting
Tampering
Gambling
Intimidating
20. Trees that ______ (block) the view of oncoming traffic should be cut
down.
alter
obstruct
improve
spoil
21. Computer scientists are now working on the next _________ of
computers.
generation
episode
epoch
age
22. At Standford University a computer has been developed for medical
_________.
malady
malaise
diagnosis
diaphragm
23. Professor Fredken thinks that the ___________ intelligences of the
future will be concerned with "weighty" problems that humans cannot
understand.
false
artificial
untrue
adulterated
24. There have been protests from animal rights groups about
__________ on animals for many years.
experience
specimens
experiments