Vocabulary (Level 1)

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1.

Before a new coat of paint could be applied, the old coat must be ________
off.
(1) scrapped
(3) peeled
(2) dropped
(4) tore
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2.

Most authors ________ the people who made contributions to their books.
(1) thank
(3) acknowledge
(2) write
(4) remember
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3.

The ________ of the coffee was so strong that we could smell it from outside
the house.
(1) fragrance
(3) taste
(2) smell
(4) aroma
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4.

If we do not keep the wound clean, it can become ________.

(1) infectious
(3) dangerous
(2) contagious
(4) smelly

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Basic

The burglars and their ________ were being handed over to the police.
(1) goods
(3) loot
(2) counterfeit
(4) products
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Glass is easily breakable because it is ________.

(1) strong
(3) fragile
(2) brittle
(4) soft

Education
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After several tests, the doctor has
________ his illness as hypertension.
Group
(1) diagnosed
(3) predicted
(2) thought

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(4) said

Everyone in the office ________ with you over your unfortunate business
failure.
(1) sorry
(3) sympathizes
(2) laments
(4) condones
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9.

After several poor games, the whole team has lost ________ in themselves.
(1) interest
(3) confidence
(2) pride
(4) style
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10.

The victim who was shot in the chase was ________ dead upon arrival at the
hospital.
(1) announced
(3) pronounced
(2) denounced
(4) determined
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Vocabulary (Level 6)
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The weather ________ for today is sunny.

(1) prediciton
(3) forecast
(2) guess
(4) telecast

The lawyer was able to ________ the judge of the man's innocence.
(1) influence
(3) discuss
(2) convince
(4) tell
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My entry permit to Malaysia has ________, I need to renew it.

(1) expired
(3) outdated
(2) finished
(4) completed

Tim has lost his ________, he cannot find his way around the school.
(1) orientation
(3) bearing
(2) sense
(4) ability
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Soldiers practise rifle shooting in the ________.

(1) barracks
(3) camp
(2) guard house
(4) range

We engaged an ________ to design our new house.

(1) engineer
(3) architect
(2) interior designer
(4) draughtsman

The coach was ________ to change players at the last minute as it would
disrupt his game plan.
(1) happy
(3) willing
(2) reluctant
(4) anxious
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During an economic crisis, many people are in ________ as jobs are lost.
(1) happiness
(3) hardship
(2) peace
(4) comfort
(

9.

How could you be so ________ of the situation, not knowing it would become
dangerous.
(1) sensible
(3) pleased
(2) ignorant
(4) annoyed
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10.

I felt a ________ pain in my knee. It was like a needle piercing through.

(1) strong
(3) numb
(2) acute
(4) sharp
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Vocabulary (Level 5)
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The kidnappers are demanding a ________ of one million dollars from the
victim's family.
(1) money
(3) price
(2) cash
(4) ransom
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Due to lack of ________, the organisers had to cancel the event.

(1) acknowledgement
(3) participation
(2) appearance
(4) coming

The ________ for primary one classes starts next Monday.

(1) enrolment
(3) entrance
(2) taking in
(4) joining

The police department has taken a long time ________ the murder case
because the murderer has left very few clues.
(1) checking
(3) investigating
(2) finalising
(4) recording
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My car windscreen was ________ by a pebble thrown from the wheel of a

lorry.
(1) shattered
(3) broken
(2) pierced
(4) scratched
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He ________ to his wrongdoings and decided to turn over a new leaf.

(1) agreed
(3) admitted
(2) saddened
(4) nodded
(

You need ________ to see Dr Ong because his schedule is always full.
(1) an interview
(3) a visit
(2) an agreement
(4) an appointment
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8.

After he won the first round of the competition easily, Jimmy became ________
and had hardly trained since then.
(1) lenient
(3) complacent
(2) skillful
(4) strong
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9.

The reckless driver drove his car over the bridge and ________ into the river.
(1) dived
(3) flew
(2) plunged
(4) jumped
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10.

The roof could not take the weight of the snow, it ________ into the house.
(1) cracked
(3) collapsed
(2) broke
(4) dented
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Vocabulary (Level 2)
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2.

Do you know how to ________ square feet to square meters.

(1) convert
(3) exchange
(2) link
(4) translate

The murderer finally ________ to the police that he killed his uncle.
(1) agreed
(3) promised
(2) confessed
(4) professed

3.

The escape plan was well ________. The prisoners managed to escape from
the prison.
(1) executed
(3) followed
(2) done
(4) made
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4.

Liverpool was once a flourishing ________ city with many factories.

(1) factory
(3) industrial
(2) production
(4) garden

Up till today, nobody knows how the universe was ________.

(1) created
(3) made
(2) discovered
(4) invented

Beethoven ________ many well-known music pieces.

(1) discovered
(3) composed
(2) decomposed
(4) wrote

Sulin is able to help you ________ this letter from English to Mandarin.
(1) convert
(3) change
(2) move
(4) translate
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A pilgrimage is a holy ________.

(1) trip
(3) journey
(2) route
(4) way

Taking money without declaring can be ________ as bribery.

(1) concluded
(3) known
(2) said
(4) considered

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The Singapore ________ district is in Shenton Way. That is where you can find
many banking institutions.
(1) money
(3) financial
(2) cash
(4) monetary
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Vocabulary (Level 3)
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Everything seemed so quiet, it was a dark ________ night.

(1) sleepy
(3) tired
(2) bedtime
(4) slumberous

Do not ________. Things would not be as bad as you think.

(1) desperate
(3) despair
(2) ashame
(4) disgrace

He has a ________, he is in a much superior position to win.

(1) trump card
(3) winner
(2) threat
(4) secret

4.

The secretary ________ into her boss office because she was very unhappy.
(1) stormed
(3) walked
(2) strolled
(4) rushed
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5.

The company has ________ all the aeroplanes suspected of having a

technical fault in the undercarriage.
(1) relayed
(3) recalled
(2) asked
(4) called
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It was a disaster. The two trains ________ head-on in the tunnel.

(1) reached
(3) met
(2) collided
(4) passed

7.

It is good to encourage. Do not ________ unnecessarily because it dampens

the spirit.
(1) criticise
(3) speak
(2) praise
(4) admire
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The badly wounded soldier ________ back to camp and reported the defeat of
the army to his General.
(1) ran
(3) staggered
(2) walked
(4) jogged
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The detectives are ________ every movement of their suspect.

(1) suspecting
(3) looking
(2) admiring
(4) observing

Do you know who ________ the first personal computer?

(1) planned
(3) planted
(2) invented
(4) discovered

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Vocabulary (Level 4)
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1.

It is ________ to use pirated computer software, the penalty for doing so may
be hefty.
(1) illegible
(3) illegal
(2) harmful
(4) lawful
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2.

The policemen tried to ________ the unruly crowd with tear gas.
(1) destroy
(3) dismiss
(2) disperse
(4) push

During the war, the bombings had ________ the city into rubbles.
(1) reduced
(3) made
(2) destroyed
(4) demolished

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The robber felt very sorry because he had ________ himself and his family.
(1) elevated
(3) improved
(2) disgraced
(4) disprove
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I cannot find my book, it seems to have ________ into thin air.

(1) left
(3) appeared
(2) floated
(4) vanished

Doctors have been looking for a ________ for cancer for a long time.
(1) cure
(3) prescription
(2) recovery
(4) healing
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The project was ________ due to lack of interest from students.

(1) reduced
(3) abandoned
(2) processed
(4) avoided

When she was told of her father's death, she broke ________ and wept.
(1) away
(3) out
(2) down
(4) through
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The defendent pleaded his ________ to the judge as he did not commit the
crime.
(1) guilt
(3) loyalty
(2) ignorance
(4) innocence
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My uncle's house was broken ________ by some burglars.

(1) over
(3) into
(2) through
(4) in