Test One

Part I Vocabulary and Structure

Directions: Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B,

C and D.

1. The old man left home with his __D_____-looking hat that seemed as old as its owner.

A. funny

B. new

C. modern

D. ancient

2. His ___C____ deeds were almost unbelievable! I have never heard of someone as brave.

A. fearful

B. loving

C. heroic

D. shy

3. Students ___B_____ to the hall for a lecture given by a famous professor.

A. blocked

B. flocked

C. staggered

D. drifted

4. Thousands of people, dead or seriously injured, were buried underneath the ___A___ of the city after the bombing.

A. wreckage

B. foundation

C. base

D. destruction

5. The queen’s daughter felt a little unhappy abou t the rules that a(n) ____B___ member must obey.

A. loyal

B. royal

C. ordinary

D. luxury

6. Why are you getting so angry with her? She is a ____D___ child.

A. merely

B. more

C. just

D. mere

7. I only caught a ____B____ of the wom an, so I couldn’t remember what she looked like.

A. sight

B. glimpse

C. stare

D. look

8. The branches ___A______ when the wind gently blew.

A. swayed

B. shook

C. staggered

D. trembled

9. Looking down from the top of the hill, she felt slightly ___B____ and closed her eyes.

A. confused

B. dizzy

C. firm

D. steady

10. The train was just leaving as they ____C___ to catch it.

A. flamed

B. walked

C. dashed

D. blew

11. The people in this country have _____A_____ almost a decade of economic hardship.

A. endured

B. got

C. gone

D. wailed

12. New ___C______ of communication have opened up between the two governments.

A. methods

B. resolutions

C. channels

D. agreements

13. A virus has ___B______ most of their computers.

A. reached

B. invaded

C. smashed

D. rescued

14. He lost control of his car at the first bend and ____A______ into a tree.

A. crashed

B. drove

C. smashed

D. swayed

15. She was ____B______ from her poor factory job by a movie director searching for new talent.

A. employed

B. rescued

C. healed

D. exposed

16. Could you ___D_______ the lamp in the bedroom, please?