VERBS THAT WON'T FAIL YOU !!

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English Verbs - 002

Allow Yourself 20 Minutes for this Test. Fill in the Blanks, Choosing a Word from Among the Supposed Alternatives

There are 20 Questions in this Test; You will Find the Answers at the Bottom of the Page

Level : Intermediate

 

READY... STEADY... GO !!

1) ............... two spoonfuls of sugar in a large cup half filled with water. Then add one spoonful of lemon juice...

a. Nourish     b. Dissolve     c. Scatter     d. Solidify     e. Distribute

 

2) He ............... his car in an head-on collision with a lorry, but came off it quite unhurt.

a. cracked     b. crept      c. crashed     d. occured     e. crippled

 

3) The roof was ............... . I had to call in a repairman.

a. leaking     b. smashing     c. ruining     d. destroying     e. removing

 

4) Don't forget to ............... my name in your letter

a. involve     b. demonstrate     c. resent     d. mention     e. prevent

 

5) Several countries so far have offered to ............... between the two warring sides.

a. mediate     b. manipulate     c. emigrate     d. meditate     e. immigrate

 

6) The nation is ............... the loss of its great leader.

a. praising     b. rehearsing     c. starving     d. sharing     e. mourning

 

7) We'll be ............... the eightieth anniversary of the Republic in the coming year.

a. congratulating     b. compensating     c. challenging

d. correlating     e. celebrating

 

8) I ............... hard and purchased it for five hundred in the end.

a. behaved     b. requested     c. begged     d. expected     e. bargained

 

9) He ............... his speech by pointing out that his ideas were always open to discussion.

a. cancelled     b. confessed     c. concluded

d. accomplished     e. included

 

10) Let's take an oath to fight on till the bitter end! We'll never ............... the city!

a. smuggle     b. surround     c. conceal     d. startle     e. surrender

 

11) It's outrageous! They ............... me fifty thousand for an ordinary meal!

a. negotiated     b. crushed     c. charged     d. teased     e. snatched

 

12) How dare you ............... me! Who do you think you are!

a. snore     b. threaten     c. charm     d. murder     e. revenge

 

13) I tried to ............... the car, but I couldn't see very well what was behind me.

a. reveal     b. repair     c. restore     d. reverse     e. retreat

 

14) The huge crowd of spectators were ............... by the fast pace of the game.

a. thrilled     b. reacted     c. trapped     d. tickled     e. transcended

 

15) Later models were slightly ............... , but the original design remained the same on the whole.

a. elevated     b. evaluated     c. modified     d. demonstrated      e. installed

 

16) His paintings are now going to be ............... in the National Gallery -- almost two years after his untimely death.

a. emphasized     b. published     c. prohibited     d. established    e. exhibited

 

17) What would ............... if somebody pushed the button by mistake?

a. attempt     b. fix     c. prevent     d. happen     e. predict

 

18) There's no doubt that learning a foreign language ............... a lot of determination and hard work.

a. matters     b. involves     c. develops     d. contributes     e. withdraws

 

19) They ............... him a huge piece of chocolate on condition that he would not tell on them

a. offended     b. instructed     c. offered     d. sacrificed     e. obstructed

 

20) "I came, I saw, I ............... ." (Julius Caesar)

a. overdrew     b. eavesdropped     c. entertained

d. conquered     e. screamed

 

Here is your key to the answers. Go back to the questions and try to analyse the reason(s) for any wrong answers you might have opted for. If terribly unsure, you can always send me e-mail for clarification.

01. b 06. e 11. c 16. e
02. c 07. e 12. b 17. d
03. a 08. e 13. d 18. b
04. d 09. c 14. a 19. c
05. a 10. e 15. c 20. d

 

         

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