WRITING TEST (by adding words, adjectives, & adverbs sentence expansion).

1. All of our pets enjoy good health. Our collie is exceptionally _____, despite its advanced age.
2. Your suggestion makes a great deal of sense. You have a very _____ idea.

3. He exam was easy. I passed _____.

4. Leroy's careless act set the warehouse on fire. He _____ tossed a cigarette into a tank of gasoline.
5. Paige is a brave little girl. She fought _____ against the poltergeists.

PHRASE COMPLETION

1. 1. Today Wegener's theory is ____ ; however, he died an outsider treated with ____ by the scientific
establishment.

A. unsupported - approval
B. dismissed - contempt
C. accepted - approbation
D. unchallenged - disdain
E. unrivalled - reverence

2. The revolution in art has not lost its steam; it ____ on as fiercely as ever.

A. trudges
B. meanders
C. edges
D. ambles
E. rages

3. Each occupation has its own ____ ; bankers, lawyers and computer professionals, for example, all use
among themselves language which outsiders have difficulty following.

A. merits
B. disadvantages
C. rewards
D. jargon
E. problems
4. ____ by nature, Jones spoke very little even to his own family members.

A. garrulous
B. equivocal
C. taciturn
D. arrogant
E. gregarious

5. Biological clocks are of such ____ adaptive value to living organisms, that we would expect most
organisms to ____ them.

A. clear - avoid
B. meager - evolve
C. significant - eschew
D. obvious - possess
E. ambivalent - develop

PICTURES CLUE
VOCABULARY TEST:
A. Read the following sentences and select the best definition for each highlighted word. Circle your
answers.

1. There were a few in other regular classes, but many were unfortunately stuck in the auxiliary
classes for slow learners.
a) resource b) exceptional c) gifted

2. She wished she could alter her height and limbs as easily as she did her hair, but nothing could
prevent her from being two inches taller than anyone else in the class.
a) adjust b) change c) show off

3. Two in the spite of the teachers curtness, Selina longed to win more of her approval.
a) friendliness b) rudeness c) briefness

4. While the familiar teacher-student dialogue droned on, Selina kept her eyes fixed on the drifting
clouds.
a) sounded dull b) sounded loud c) sounded high-pitched

5. Finally, with a resigned sigh, the teacher opened the door, and her charges surged past her.
a) loud b) long c) given in