Sample test

1. When Riku moved to Canada, he wasn't ( ) to speak much English, but now he speaks it very well.

  1. absent

  2. able

  3. angry

  4. another

2. Tom's mother ( ) a message for him. She told him to walk the dog before dinner.

  1. met

  2. closed

  3. left

  4. held

3. Sayaka doesn't ( ) much money on lunch because she always brings her lunch from home.

  1. catch

  2. stay

  3. know

  4. spend

 

4. Carl was very sorry for breaking his neighbor's window with his baseball. He went to his neghbor's house to . He also promised ( )to be more careful.

  1. apologize

  1. export

  2. limit

  3. nod

5. It is easy to get around in big cities, such as Tokyo and Osaka, because they have ( ) of trains and buses.

  1. struggles

  2. recordings

  3. networks

  4. purpose

6. The lifeguard at the hotel pool told the swimmers not to ( ) there because the pool was not deep enough.

  1. flow

  2. melt

  3. dive

  4. announce

7. Companies these days are making cameras that are ( ) small. Some are even smaller than a shirt button.

  1. incredibly

  1. partially

  2. eagerly

  3. consequently

8. Neil tries to keep his work ( ) his private life. He does not like to mix them, so he never takes work home or talks about his family with his colleagues.

  1. separate from

  1. familiar with

  2. anxious for

  3. equal to

9. The teacher asked her to ( ) the new textbooks to all of the students. She had to place one on each desk in the classroom.

  1. respond

  2. negotiate

  3. collapse

  4. distribute

10. Mr. Johnson has been ( ) to the success of the company, so everyone is worried about what will happen after he quits next month.

  1. desperate

  1. philosophical

  2. inadequate

  3. instrumental

11. Tina's new goal is to get healty. In addition to including more vegetables in her diet, she has decided to ( ) an exercise program into her daily routine.

  1. commemorate

  2. alienate

  3. liberate

  4. incorporate

12. The novelist likes to work in ( ) . She says she can only write well when she is in her country house, which is located in an area with no people around.

  1. solitude

  1. corruption

  2. excess

  3. consent

13. Following the accident, the driver was ( ) with shock. The police had to wait for three days before she was able to say anything that made sence.

  1. decadent

  2. ecstatic

  3. incoherent

  4. disgruntled

14. Now that Mr. Robinson is the department manager, he knows that the ( ) will be on him to ensure all sales targets are met. If they are not, he will likely be demoted.

  1. onus

  1. banter

  2. mirth

  3. caveat

15. Although the professor tried to explain the different theoris regarding black holes, his lecture was so ( ) that none of his students could understand it.

  1. luscious

  2. convoluted

  3. homogenous

  4. exploited