Core Voc. Exercise

15.     Peter looks very much like his father. He is indeed a _____ off the old block.

                   (A) earplug               (B) chip                         (C) gap                          (D) comma

 

          16.     Mary _____ herself with perfume before going out on a date.

                   (A) dislikes               (B) weeps                      (C) grinds                      (D) sprays

 

          17.     Excuse me. There was a(n) _____ on the line, and I couldn't hear you clearly.

                   (A) suburb                (B) fate                          (C) echo                        (D) injury

 

          18.     Our teacher asked us to write a(n) _____ before writing our research papers.

                   (A) outline                (B) harbor                      (C) neighborhood          (D) fashion

 

          19.     Harry and I will meet in the hotel _____ tomorrow morning.

                   (A) lobby                  (B) suggestion               (C) recognition              (D) volume

 

          20.     I like to _____ pepper on my steak because it tastes better.

                   (A) regret                  (B) sprinkle                   (C) explode                   (D) complaint

 

          21.     James loves to _____ by buying lottery tickets each week.

                   (A) remind                (B) educate                   (C) gamble                    (D) combine

 

          22.     That heavy bag probably weighs about 50 _____.

                   (A) kilograms           (B) fists                         (C) darkness                  (D) impressions

 

16.     They said the rebels had a stronghold deep in the _____.

                   (A) sword              (B) feather           (C) jungle              (D) delivery

 

          17.     I have a _____ throat today and cannot speak.

                   (A) sore                  (B) shallow          (C) indoor             (D) racial

 

          18.     There is an exhibition of Japanese _____ in the museum now.

                   (A) fists                 (B) nerves            (C) accidents         (D) ceramics

 

          19.     The balloon Diana held suddenly _____ and gave her a fright.

                   (A) created            (B) requested       (C) popped            (D) promoted

 

          20.     My broken leg is gradually _____, but the doctor said it'll take me three more weeks to fully recover.

                   (A) exporting         (B) shaving          (C) healing            (D) whipping

 

          21.     Mike called in sick this morning because he had a _____.

                   (A) profit               (B) muscle           (C) headache         (D) passage

4.       Porter loves _______ very much. He never shares them with other people.

                    (A) plums   (B) bingo   (C) brake   (D) beast

 

          5.       A few _______ were hired by the government to reconstruct the temple.

                    (A) bumpers    (B) inventors   (C) litter   (D) carpenters

 

          6.       Call the _______ and ask when he's coming to fix our burst pipe.

                    (A) ginger   (B) liar   (C) plumber   (D) conman

 

          7.       The _______ was beaten up and tied to the tree by the angry villagers.

                    (A) lifeguard   (B) lobster   (C) zipper   (D) burglar

 

          8.       Lucy idled her weekend away watching TV on the _______.

                    (A) couch   (B) yolk   (C) raft   (D) cradle

 

          9.       Have you made an appointment with the local _______?

                    (A) playground                                (B) coward   (C) clinic   (D) chop

 

          10.     The power of reason is believed to be the chief difference between man and _______.

                    (A) berries   (B) biscuits   (C) bait   (D) beasts