Vocab Questions 16-20

16. She was the daughter of a Marseille merchant and an …………….. admirer of his verse.

a) enthusiastic                       b) unwilling             

c) arbitrary                             d) superfluous

e) dumbfounded 

17. In September 1805 a cholera epidemic reached Manchester and Henrick left the city, taking up ……………… in Yorkshire..

a) mercenaries                     b) lectures                 

c) lodgings                           d) diseases

e) acceptances 

18. His reputation grew and his lectures …………….. students from all over the country and beyond.

a) remained                           b) attracted

c) delivered                            d) renewed

e) dried 

19. As his finances .................. quickly, he was now under great pressure to deliver his book.

a) gave in                               b) laid down           

c) made up                             d) set off

e) dried up

20. Shelby and Hemlin engrossed themselves in academic discussions on transcendental philosophy, from which Harris remained ………………. .

a) related                                 b) close                 

c) responsible                          d) aloof

e) reliable  

                                                   ANSWERS: 16.A 17.C 18.B 19. E 20.D

Vocab Questions 11-15

11. It has been …………… before that the genesis of life lies outside the Earth.

a) mooted                              b) infiltrated             

c) scattered                           d) overcome

e) launched 

12. As she grew up, her relationship with her parents became …………… owing to her impious beliefs.

a) affiliated                            b) contemplated                 

c) notified                              d) strained

e) hinted 

13. Don’t …………… heed to what others say about Mike. You should keep believing in him.

a) go                                       b) pay            

c) raise                                   d) read

e) take 

14. Whenever he fails to …………… his duties, the board has the authority to dismiss the head of the firm.

a) rebuke                                b) jeopardize           

c) endow                                d) strain

e) fulfil

15. Different kinds of whales employ various tactics to …………… damage from the sun.

a) strive                                   b) uphold                 

c) avert                                    d) boost

e) designate  

                                                              ANSWERS: 11.A 12.D 13.B 14. E 15.C

Vocab Questions 5-10

5. More than half a dozen million farmers in the tropics who grow the cacao trees from which cocoa is generated …………… the sales of the seeds to take care of themselves and their families.

a) rely on                               b) make up              

c) look after                          d) run out

e) hold up 

6. Ivory Coast produces two-fifths of the world’s cocoa, the farming of which …………… 15 percent of GDP and provides jobs for 5 percent of the households.

a) put off                                b) account for                     

c) depend on                        d) break down

e) turn up 

7. The government's agricultural policies are driving the farmers into …………… in the already miserable economic conditions.

a) notion                                b) reputation            

c) insolvency                         d) involvement

e) contribution 

8. Despite huge efforts by both parties, negotiations to terminate the demonstrations remain at a(n) …………….

a) growth                               b) disease                

c) progress                           d) convention

e) impasse 

9.  It has long been a source of curiosity how atoms first assembled to form the three essential molecular …………… of living beings, that is, RNA, DNA and proteins.

a) exceptions                       b) constituents                    

c) journeys                            d) apprentices

e) nauseas 

10. Some scientists argue that life as we know it may have started on the Red Planet before being …………… to planet Earth through certain space objects.

a) altered                               b) published            

c) worshipped                       d) conveyed

e) remained  

                                                        ANSWERS: 5.A 6.B 7.C 8.E 9.B 10.D

Vocab Questions 1-4

1- Ancient Mayans considered it the food of the gods. It was used it as an aphrodisiac by the nineteenth-century Cubans. In the 1900s an American cooking connoisseur recommended its “…………… effect” for “cases of weakened digestion.”

a) stimulating                                 b) regarding            

c) beleaguering                               d) opposing

e) disproving 

2- Throughout history people have treasured cocoa, which is the key constituent of chocolate—a custom that …………… even today.

a) halts                                              b) enjoys                  

c) endures                                        d) adopts

e) devises 

3- Americans are expected to spend a …………… $700 million on chocolate on the imminent Valentine’s Day. All over the world people expend more than $90 billion a year on this delightful food.

a) mattered                          b) cured                   

c) exhausted                        d) projected

e) migrated 

4- Because of the rising appetite due to growing population and increasing numbers of people in the developing nations who can afford chocolate, demand may …………… supply in the near future.

a) mean                                             b) range                   

c) thrive                                            d) soar

e) surpass

ANSWERS: 1-A 2-C 3-D 4-E

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