CCQG Trình độ C - Pretest 05
1. He was helping her to ________ (break into) the film industry.
establish herself in
enter by force
initiate
reform
2. The American rocket, Columbus XIV, ________ (broke up) and fell to
Earth yesterday.
stopped flying
ceased functioning
broke into pieces
heated up
3. I don't believe him. There are too many _________ (fantastic) stories
in his report.
wild and strange
wonderful
imaginative
imaginable
4. He was tired out. No sooner had he set up his tent than he just
__________ (rashed out.)
slept (somewhere) temporarily
lost consciousness
lay down
relaxed
5. I am planning to walk across the polar ice-cap, _______ (via) the
North Pole.
through
around
near
behind
6. ____________ (at intervals), she would stop for a rest.
At the stations
On the way
All along
Now and then
7. He put the camera on a ________ (tripod).
window-sill
support with three legs
luggage rack
arm-rest
8. I've been exploring ________ (remote) places for the last twenty years.
dangerous
strange
distant
secret
9. I had been travelling for 12 days and stopped at a small ________
(clearing) for the night.
open space
station
inn
camp
10. Both Melbourne in Victoria and Adelaide, 400 miles away in South
Australia, were ________ (ringed) by fire.
surrounded
destroyed
burnt up
attacked
11. Framton Huttel ___________ (endeavoured) to say something
correct.
endangered
risked
tried
endured
12. Americans have become ______________ (overwhelmingly) an urban
people.
successfully
luckily
dominantly
surprisingly
13. The colonial farmers employed primitive ___________ (implements)
and methods.
machines
devices
tools
appliances
14. The noise of labour-saving appliances can cause ___________
(irritability) and tension.
annoyance
soreness
anger
itching
15. Last summer was so hot that the _________ in the woods actually
dried up.
pond
bath
bowl
flood
16. The new secretary in the sales department is a fast typist but her
letters are full of spelling _________.
wrongs
faults
tricks
mistakes
17. The ___________ were told to fasten their seat belts as the plane
began its descent.
customers
riders
flyers
passengers
18. It's a good idea to see your doctor regularly for _____________.
revision
a control
an investigation
a check-up
19. The shop assistant was __________ helpful, but she felt he could have
given her more advice.
entirely
exactly
quite
totally
20. ___________ from Bill, all the students said they would go.
Except
Only
Apart
Seperate
21. It is easy for cars to ____________ on wet roads after a dry spell.
skate
slither
skid
slick
22. The ________ (yearly) growth of the gross national product is often
used as an indicator of a nation's economy.
sluggish
routine
haphazard
annual
23. The 132 islands in the Hawaiian chain _________ (extended across)
388 miles of Pacific Ocean.
enhance
claim
guard
span
24. Flamingos were about to ________ (die out) until laws were passed to
protect them.
become confined
become infected
become extinct
become deformed