TiếngAnhOnline.com - Pretest 3
1. Last year Graham spent his holiday in Austria. One day he was skiing
when he _________ into a tree.
broke
clashed
crashed
dug
2. When Mahatma Gandhi graduated he took a job in South Africa
where he first ________ against injustice.
knocked
controlled
proceeded
campaigned
3. A Great White has been known to part a wire rope with a breaking
________ of 2,000 kilograms.
weight
strength
attack
pressure
4. Perhaps no creature on land or sea __________ so much terror as the
Great White Shark.
inspires
expires
originates
fills
5. He broke away from his captors, but they gave ________ and saw
him...climbing over the wall into Bingley prison.
chase
flight
fugue
pursuit
6. The British monarchy is an enormously popular ________ .
architecture
echelon
edifice
institution
7. The most striking ___________ of the town was the cathedral which
was founded at the same time as the town.
line
creature
fixture
feature
8. Computer scientists are now working on the next ___________ of
computers.
generation
institution
imposition
age
9. Most people are aware of their astrological __________.
signs
marks
points
signals
10. Difficulty in distinguishing between colors, particularly red and
green, is an inherited __________.
mistake
error
fault
defect
11. One condition of this job is that you must be _________ to work at
weekends.
available
capable
acceptable
accessible
12. A relief _________ has been set up to help earthquake victims.
fund
donation
treasury
collection
13. The prison was so well guarded that any thought of escape was
_________.
despairing
aimless
desperate
pointless
14. Supposing I ________ to agree to your request, how do you think the
others students would feel?
would
am
were
could
15. I hope you won't take _________ if I tell you the truth.
annoyance
offence
resentment
irritation
16. His failure _________ great disappointment to his parents.
forced
made
caused
provided
17. The government's new safety pamphlet __________ against smoking
in bed.
declares
advises
emphasises
maintains
18. When he had finished the apple he threw the ________ into the bin.
heart
pith
core
kernel
19. Two months is ________ time to allow for the job to be completed.
profuse
protracted
ample
extensive
20. Don't jump _______ conclusions; we don't yet know all the relevant
facts.
into
up
to
for
21. Even at that early stage, the school felt that she _________ a good
chance of passing her exams.
stood
gained
possessed
took
22. No-one appreciated his work during his lifetime, but __________ it is
clear that he was a great artist.
in the aftermath
by the time
in retrospect
in this eventuality
23. Although they had suffered heavy losses, the commanders refused to
_________ defeat.
grant
assent
concede
acquiesce
24. The government spend va
st sums on defence while public services are
being cut _______.
up
back
through
over
25. Even ________ for inflation he thought it was a good investment.
considering
taking account
allowing
calculating