. The ship ran _________ on the beach near the habour
A. afloat B. adrift C. aback D. aground
2. The recorder was _________; I’d like to have my money back.
A. ineffective B. defective C. deficient D. deceptive
3. Time _______ and they still hadn’t heard anything from their son.
A passed B passed by C went D went on
4. The film didn’t ________ to my expectations. It was nothing out of the ________.
A come/ordinary B come/average
C live up/ordinary D live up/average
5. Professor Howard has always been held in high ________ among his students for his profound knowledge.
A respect B admiration C prestige D esteem
6. The protesters occupying the streets have _______ the traffic in the centre of the city.
A dispelled B dislocated C disturbed D disrupted
7. Helen was ________ disappointed when she learnt that she hadn’t won the beauty contest.
A seriously B bitterly C strongly D heavily
8. Has anyone managed to ________ the meaning of the declaration?
A seize B snatch C grip D grasp
9. Albert was praised for having ________ with his research work in spite of terrible difficulties.
A insisted B lasted C sustained D persevered
10. I love to do things for children because I get a _______ out of it.
A. pass B. shoot C. kick D. move
11. It is already 3 o’clock. Can you ________ time to catch the bus?
A. have enough B. have it in C. make in D. make it in
12. So as not to get another bad mark in the final exam, she is ________ herself.
A exert B absorb C endeavour D deploy
13. You can have the car at your _________ for the whole week as the boss is on business.
A obligation B care C disposal D duty
14. The authorities probably want to be tough and won’t _________ to the hijackers’ absurd demands.
A abandon B resign C yield D collapse
15. This training is ________ for those who prefer a heavy body workout.
A aimed B offered C intended D targeted
16. People under eighteen aren’t ________ for membership in this association.
A viable B eligible C permissible D legal
17. You’ll be risking your ________ if you swim down the river without any assistance.
A head B shoulder C nose D neck
18. He really has the vision and has made adequate ________ for his retirement.
A. condition B. assistance C. provision D. allowance
19. Helen stands in ________ of her new teacher.
A. respect B. admiration C. regard D. awe
20. I little ________ had a small accident with the car. One of the wings was a.
A. stained B. dented C. jammed D. cracked