Lesson 1
Although she has a nice _____, not a lot of people like her.
a) characteristics b) traits
c) personality d) observation
c) personality
It smells like _____.
a) someone is making cookies b) beautiful
c) music d) can you smell cookies?
a) someone is making cookies.
The national anthem was played at the end of the _____ ceremony.
a) clever b) national c) retreat d) debt
c) retreat
These are national _____. They were made in the UAE.
a) power b) wiring
c) products d) damage
c) products
It _____ cloudy today.
a) appears to be b) feels like
c) looks d) it seems like
a) appears to be
My friend's not very clever, so she uses her _____ to make important decisions.
a) observations b) judgment
c) demand d) trust
b) judgment
I like my apartments big, and this one looks like a(n) _____. I think I'll lease it.
a) it looks big b) apartment big
c) big apartment d) it is a big apartment
c) big apartment
The officials _____ for their meeting at 1300.
a) gathered b) governed
c) though d) participated
a) gathered
I was _____ by the uninsulated wires, and so was my brother.
a) shocked b) short
c) shortened d) shocking
a) shocked
The cadets _____ how to clean their weapons yesterday.
a) were taught b) I taught
c) are teaching d) was taught
a) were taught
I live in a _____ home.
a) 3 bedrooms b) three-bedrooms
c) bedroom-three d) three-bedroom
d) three-bedroom
Even though there's an extra charge for pets, all _____ are included.
a) gas and electricity b) utilities
c) leases d) furniture
b) utilities
Nations show _____ for each other in difficult times when they're allies.
a) support b) protection
c) government d) discipline
a) support
Select the judgment:
a) Potatoes can be used as batteries.
b) Wires must be insulated to avoid accidents.
c) There's no power. The electricity went out.
d) We should use another type of insulation.
d) We should use another type of insulation.
Make this statement an embedded statement:
When is the national anthem played?
I wonder...
I wonder when the national anthem is played.
Your job _____ demanding. You always have a lot of work to do.
a) looks like b) seem
c) doesn't seem to be d) appears to be
d) appears to be
I'm selling my car. Do you know where _____ a sale?
a) is there a want ad b) I can advertise
c) to advertisement d) are the ads for
b) I can advertise
The announcement was made by the officials, _____?
a) was it? b) wasn't it?
c) won't it? d) made it?
b) wasn't it?
You can make a simple electric circuit with a light bulb, a switch, _____.
a) copper, light, and a current
b) cords, batteries, and screws
c) wires, a screwdriver and a flow
b) cords, batteries, and screws
Some soldiers break the rules sometimes _____ being disciplined is mandatory in the military.
a) Because b) although
c) Neither d) So
b) although
I don't know Ali, but he appears_____ fairly reliable.
a) to be b) like c) being d) he is
a) to be
I don't like to have_____ about money, and my friend doesn't either.
a) arguing b) arguments
c) argue d) argues
b) arguments
Though it is _____ to have a neat appearance in the military, some officers don't observe this rule.
a) mandatory b) informal c) formal d) supporting
a) mandatory
In cold places, _____ must be installed to save money on the heating bill.
a) insulator b) insulated
c) insulation d) uninsulated
c) insulation
Turn this active sentence into a passive sentence:
An electrician must install the wiring.
The wiring must be installed by an electrician.
That elderly couple has been together for a long time. They _____ by my uncle in 1985!
a) introduced b) are introducing
c) were introduced d) was introduced
c) were introduced
In my district, public transportation is available if you live in a(n) ____ section of the city.
a) off b) perfect c) central d)private
c) central
Do you know what's the best way _____ your car from being damaged?
a) protection b) protecting
c) protect d) to protect
d) to protect
Synonym or Antonym?
a) protection - insulation b) flow - current
c) charge - energy d) produce - generate
e) attach - fasten
f) run - work g) go out - run
a) S e) S
b) S f) S
c) S g) A
d) S
Synonym or Antonym?
a) trait-characteristic b) due - paid
c) precede - come after d) personality - character
e) through - finished f) attach - fasten
g) position - job h) wonder - ask yourself
a) S e) S
b) A f) S
c) A g) S
d) S h) S