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Self-Assessment Test One (Unit 1 Unit 2)1. Thomas Edison was _ for many of his great inventions. A. notorious B. ambitious C. renowned D. apologetic 2. She has a very real _ against that hospital, since the operation which ruined her health. A. grievance B. annoyance C. bias D. irritation 3. This is really a henpecked husband: his wife _ at him whenever she wants.A. winks B. raves C. glances D. sticks 4. She put on dark glasses because the sun was _ in her eyes. A. glaring B. flaring C. shining D. blazing 5. We all heaved a _ of relief when we heard that they were safe. A. sign B. sight C. signal D. sigh6. The trapped men kept up their _ by singing together. A. enthusiasm B. energy C. morale D. excitement 7. If you want to get into that tunnel, you first have to _ all the rocks. A. haul away B. carry away C. wear out D. tear down8. _ my suitcase on to my shoulder, I turned and headed toward my hotel. A. Hauling B. Hurling C. Hoisting D. Hooking9. When climbing the mountain he stopped to _ his thirst at a stream from time to time. A. extinguish B. chill C. destruct D. quench 10. You wont get much _ out of a bar of chocolate. A. support B. sustenance C. supply D. maintenance 11. The car _ past us, going 90 miles an hour.A. zoomed B. went C. moved D. turned 12. The airlines flights, once noted for their _ punctuality, are now constantly delayed. A. crunchy B. fresh C. crisp D. brittle 13. They run a restaurant and _ for weddings and parties too. A. call B. cater C. care D. pay 14. Even though the origin of the custom has become quite _, the local residents of the area still follow the tradition on special occasions.A. obscure B. ambiguous C. mysterious D. evident 15. It is very _ for anyone to be out of a job. A. comforting B. unkind C. encouraging D. dispiriting 16. The huge storm _ the ship to pieces. A. ruined B. pounded C. battered D. shattered 17. Since Kevin was very _, he often does weight-training exercises for the purpose of building up his body. A. funny B. sporty C. tiny D. puny 18. You can ask him for help since he is _ about everything in the field of economics. A. articulate B. particular C. cautious D. skeptical 19. All my attempts to unlock the door were _, because I was using the wrong key.A. fruitful B. futile C. infertile D. sorrowful20. This information allows businessmen to _ their list of goods by showing which items are being sold and how fast they are moving.A. keep track of B. keep up with C. keep a tight rein on D. keep in touch with21. The old lady was again _ about her youth to her daughter, who was getting very impatient.A. complaining B. rambling C. stumble D. grumbling 22. Winter is coming and we need to _ the food cupboard and our stocks of coal. A. furnish B. refresh C. polish D. replenish 23. The room was _ up with old furniture. A. jumbled B. messed C. cluttered D. muddled24. Writing a history book _ a lot of work. A. detains B. details C. retails D. entails25. They failed to _ our original agreement. A. adhere to B. deal with C. cope with D. turn up Self-Assessment Test Two (Unit 3 Unit 4)1. He raised his arm to _ himself from the blow.A. defend B. block C. shield D. avoid 2. Attitudes to this question are changing, _ slowly.A. albeit B. even C. still D. yet3. Have you renewed your _ to National Geographic?A. donation B. submission C. subscription D. payment 4. The whole magazine is produced and edited in the _ of excellence. Its no wonder that it has so many readers. A. pursuit B. search C. chase D. demand 5. The government has imposed strict _ on the press to avoid misleading reports. A. imagination B. censorship C. examination D. instruction6. Innocent civilians were arrested and _ to inhumane treatment.A. led B. exposed C. supposed D. subjected7. He studied _ and enthusiastically. Thats why he is a straight-A student.A. consciously B. carelessly C. scrupulously D. conscientiously8. I _ the arrogant man with a sarcastic remark.A. squashed B. stroked C. stuffed D. mashed 9. Teachers interest would give their students _ and they could work twice as hard. A. courage B. incentive C. impulse D. creativity 10. She gets a _ satisfaction from making other people embarrassed.A. pertinent B. perceptual C. perverse D. persuasive 11. Criticism from his peers _ his confidence in fulfilling his tasks. A. undermines B. underlines C. underestimates D. undervalues12. The mother became _ when she heard that her child was missing.A. frantic B. frail C. fragile D. frank 13. He has a photographic memory and can _ the dates of all the kings of England.A. reel back B. reel from C. reel in D. reel off14. He became increasingly _ when he was sick. A. questionable B. querulous C. quiet D. quick-witted15. She _ about in her handbag for a pen.A. fumbled B. fluttered C. searched D. moved16. The horseman _the horse with his whip to make it run faster. A. flicked B. kicked C. patted D. flunked 17. Slavery was not officially _ in Australia until 1859.A. regulated B. outlawed C. legalized D. censored 18. The professor was _ with annoyance because the books he ordered hadnt arrived.A. mumbling B. fumbling C. fuming D. stumbling 19. The poor little girl _ her father to go back home to take care of her sick mother, but her father turned a deaf ear to her words. A. deplored B. employed C. deployed D. implored20. Try not to look at his scars he can be really _ about it.A. technical B. touchy C. practical D. fancy 21. The convict awaiting execution _ his wickedness of killing the two innocents on impulse. A. repented B. resumed C. revealed D. removed22. The supermarket downtown provided a great selection of seafood on the frozen food _. A. row B. line C. lane D. aisle 23. Her long illness gradually _ her strength.A. sipped B. lessened C. sapped D. depressed24. The telephone caller said there was a bomb in the hotel, but it later turned out to be a _.A. joke B. fraud C. hoax D. treat 25. Joint efforts should be made to reach an _ on both parties of the trade. A. access B. accommodation C. entrance D. assessment Self-Assessment Test Three (Unit 5 Unit 6)1. The meeting this afternoon is at an _ time for me: Im afraid I cant come.A. impressive B. inspirational C. inconvenient D. inconsistent 2. Reggae music, a kind of music from the West Indies with a strong regular beat and developed in Jamaica in the 1960s, was _ by Bob Marley in the 1970s.A. composed B. popularized C. processed D. created3. _ wardrobes are very popular in the interior decoration today. A. Recessed B. Enclosed C. Restored D. Hidden 4. He _ the vocal styles of several famous singers and won a big round of applause. A. miniaturized B. minimized C. maximized D. mimicked 5. The atmosphere in the conference room was hardly _ to frank and friendly discussions.A. responsive B. destructive C. conducive D. permissive6. Of course you may apply for the student loan, but when do you _ being able to pay back?A. predict B. envision C. foresee D. foretell7. We are so impressed by the latest _: pocket-sized computers that we can write on with a pen.A. machines B. appliances C. gadgets D. facilities8. Hes a quiet and _ student in class, but he always does well in exams.A. unobtrusive B. conspicuous C. invisible D. noticeable 9. Our physics teacher is extremely _ about his academic work and we can absolutely count on him.A. ambitious B. conscientious C. constructive D. curious 10. A crowd of protesters _ the meeting so that no agreement was met.A. demolished B. postponed C. cancelled D. disrupted11. If our industries shy away from _, we will never be able to compete successfully with other countries. A. revolution B. renovation C. invention D. innovation12. He was obliged to resign when he was _ in a financial scandal. A. eradicated B. implicated C. duplicated D. located 13. Failure to communicate has brought the two nations to the _ of war. A. horror B. misery C. brink D. bank 14. Have you _ the amount of interest you have to pay to the bank every month if you borrow that much money? A. reckoned B. comprehended C. processed D. captured 15. The poor old lady is getting _; she keeps hiding things and then says weve stolen them. A. senior B. senile C. superior D. insane 16. At what time of the day does the dustman collect the _? A. leftovers B. refill C. refuse D. refreshment17. She could not provide any evidence to back up her _.A. corruption B. motivation C. prediction D. assert