67 - ] Vocabulary Tests
Test Sixty Seven
1 - ] Verb + ‘to’ or Verb + ‘-ing’
Fifteen of these verbs can be followed by (object) +
to + verb and fifteen by verb + -ing . Add to or -ing against
each verb in the list , then supply the right forms of the verbs in brackets in
the sentences below . The first two sentences have been done for you .
0 advise + to
1 . agree 2. allow 3 . ask
0 . avoid + -ing 4 . dare 5 . delay 6 . deny 7 . direct
8 . dislike 9 . enjoy 10 . face 11 . fail 12 . fancy
13 . forbid 14 . imagine 15 . keep 16 . learn
17 . manage 18 . mind 19 . miss 20 . order 21 .
prevent 22 . promise 23 . resist 24 . risk
25 . suggest 26 . want 27 . warn 28 . wish
0 . My doctor had advised me to take (take)
more exercise .
0 . You should avoid traveling (travel) during rush
hour .
1. We have all agreed ---------------------(take) a
pay cut so that our company will survive .
2 . For the time being , the police won’t allow
anyone -------------------(leave) the building .
3 . We’ve been asked -----------------(contribute)
towards the new school gymnasium .
4 . Personally , I wouldn’t dare
--------------------(criticize) my boss .
5 . We’ve delayed ----------------(fix) the date of
the wedding to please everybody .
6 . The accused deny ---------------------(be)
anywhere near the bank during the robbery .
7.Visitors have been directed ---------------(not
carry0 cameras into the museum .
8 . Most men
dislike -----------------(wear) the same shirt two days running .
9 . I can’t imagine that anyone enjoys
-----------------(wait) in a queue .
10. I can’t face --------------------(go) to work on
an empty stomach .
11 . Surly you just can’t fail -------------------(notice)
the constant rise in the cost of living .
12 . I don’t fancy ----------------(be) responsible
for a party of schoolchildren for a week .
13 . No one can forbid you -----------------(use) a
public footpath .
14 . It’s hard to imagine ------------------------(live)
without electricity .
15 . I keep --------------(leave) my glasses all over
the place .
16 . Didn’t you learn --------------------(do) long
division when you were at school ?
17 . I’ve never managed -------------------(get) to
the end of ‘War and Peace’ .
18. Most people don’t mind -------------------(work)
overtime occasionally .
19 . We miss -------------------(see) all our old
friends now we’ve left the district .
20 . There’s been a chemical leak and we’ve been
ordered ----------------(stay) indoors .
21 . You can’t prevent a disabled driver
------------------(park) near a crossroads .
22 . We’ve promised ------------------(not discuss)
company business with strangers .
23 . It’s impossible to resist
----------------(accept) such an attractive offer .
24 . You risk -----------------(lose) everything you
have if you become self-employed .
25 . I suggest ---------------(take) a taxi if it will save
us a bit of time .
26 . It’s hard to imagine that anyone actually wants
-----------------(work) down a mine .
27 . Employees have been warned
-----------------(expect) a number f redundancies .
28 . If we wish -------------------(visit) Canada
before we’re old , we’d better start saving .
Answer Key
1 . agree + to : agreed to take 2. allow + to : allow anyone to leave 3 . ask + to : asked to contribute 4 . dare + to : dare to criticize 5 . delay + -ing : delayed fixing 6 . deny + -ing : being / having been 7 . direct + to : directed not to carry 8 . dislike + -ing : dislike wearing 9 . enjoy + -ing : enjoys waiting 10 . face + -ing : face going 11 . fail + to : can’t fail to 12 . fancy + -ing : fancy being 13 . forbid + to : can forbid you to use 14 . imagine + -ing : imagine living 15 . keep + -ing : keep leaving 16 . learn + to : learn to do 17. manage + to :managed to get 18 . mind+ -ing : don’t mind working 19 . miss + -ing : miss seeing 20 . order + to : ordered to stay 21 . prevent + -ing : prevent a disabled driver parking 22 . promise + to : promised not to discuss 23 . resist + -ing : resist accepting 24 .risk + -ing: risk losing 25 . suggest + -ing : suggest taking 26 . want + to : wants to work 27 . warn + to : warned to expect 28 . wish + to : wish to visit
2 - ] Red Tape
Choose the best explanation in each case
1 . A diploma is
(A) a qualification you obtain after a course of
study at university .
(B) often awarded for a practical skill rather than
academic achievement .
(C) given to you when you pass your driving test .
2 . One meaning of the word literature describes
(A) explanatory material you might get a travel
agency .
(B) all the papers you need to obtain a passport ,
for example .
3 . Domicile
(A) is the legal word which describes where you live
and pay tax .
(B) describes a period of stay in a foreign country .
(C) can be used easily in place of address .
4 . The word duplicate might describe
(A) a person who looks exactly like someone else .
(B) an exact copy of a document .
5 . We would use the word published
(A) to describe a work that is printed , distributed
and sold .
(B) to describe something that is widely known .
6 . Protocol is
(A) the first sheet of paper in a book .
(B) the rules of correct diplomatic procedure .
(C) an official application to a government ministry
.
(D) a sheet of examination paper .
7 . You get a reference
(A) to show you have passed an exam .
(B) from a former employer or person in authority who
knows you well .
(C) at the end of a term’s or a year’s study at
school or university .
8 . You would expect to find a register
(A) showing names in a hotel .
(B) listing contents at the back of a book .
(C) showing a stock market prices in a newspaper .
(D) showing the names and addresses of individuals in
a little book .
9 . Permission
(A) describes consent you give to others or others
give to you .
(B) is the word used for ‘holidays’ , especially in
the armed forces .
(C) describes the document you need to drive a car or
own a dog .
(D) describes the document you need to work in a
foreign country .
Answer Key
1 . B 2 . A 3. A 4 . B 5 . A 6 . B 7 . B 8 . A 9 . A
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