Vocabulary

1. My brother designs buildings. He is ……………………

• a) an accountant
• b) an architect     
• c) an archeologist
• d) an actor

2. This woman is my mother-in-law. I am her …………………

• a) brother-in-law
• b) father-in-law
• c) grandson
• d) son-in-law

3. It is not a good idea to eat ………………….. and go to school. The smell may bother the students.

• a) garlic   
• b) eggplant    
• c) lettuce    
• d) carrot    

4. Some birds, such as parrots, can ……………….. human sounds.

• a) obey      
• b) imitate  
• c) bleed  
• d) instruct

5. ……………….. people enjoy meeting other people.

• a) Ambitious
• b) Optimistic
• c) Sociable
• d) Sensible

6. ……………….. people don’t like risks.

• a) Cautious    
• b) Ambitious    
• c) Cruel
• d) Adventurous

7. When I go to bed, I can’t sleep well because I have ……………….. all the time.

• a) orphans
• b) operations
• c) nightmares
• d) miracles

8. Why did you act so foolishly in front of my friends?  You really…………………me.

• a) embarrassed
• b) encouraged
• c) pasteurized 
• d) impressed  

9. I am in a big ……………………., and I don’t know what to do.

• a) mummy
• b) dilemma
• c) similarity
• d) manual

10. The movie was a …………………. It was very exciting.

• a) glossary
• b) novel
• c) thesaurus
• d) thriller

11. Not brushing your teeth regularly may cause a ……………….

• a) publicity
• b) consumer
• c) cavity
• d) tuxedo

12. She enjoys watching …………………..movies.

• a) historical
• b) historic
• c) historian
• d) history

13. Why do you always tend to ………………from the main point?

• a) digress
• b) deny
• c) mitigate
• d) shrink

14. They exchanged the counterfeit bills with ……………………ones.

• a) hostile
• b) fragile
• c) genuine
• d) novice

15. I spent all the afternoon ……………..the bushes.

• a) trimming
• b) deserving
• c) flirting
• d) raking

16. Which of the following is a top position in a company?

• a) PS
• b) RSVP
• c) CEO
• d) STD

17. She writes so carelessly that her letters are completely ……………...

• a) infamous
• b) compliment
• c) illegible
• d) eligible

18. The witnesses testified that he had defended himself, so he was ……………..

• a) acquitted
• b) assaulted
• c) harassed
• d) expelled

19. A longer ..................... period means less monthly payments but higher interest.

• a) evolution                                   
• b) obligation  
• c) amortization   
• d) procrastination

20.  Because of my flat feet, I was ....................from military service.

• a) reimbursed
• b) exempted
• c) confiscated
• d) molested

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