ALC Books 18

VOCAB

100

Dolphins are _____ animals. They don't like to be alone.

a. academic

b. scientist

c. political

d. social

social

100

After the storm, I found ____ in my yard.

a. drizzle

b. hail

c. hazard

d. flood

hail

100

At the next town meeting, the people will _____ a new chief of police.

a. elect

b. design

c. lead

d. reach

elect

100

Choose the best response to the question.

Aren't you from Argentina?

a. No, I am.

b. Yes, I'm not.

c. No, I'm not.

d. Yes, I am.

No, I'm not.

Yes, I am.

100

The man needs a guide dog and a walking stick because he is ____.

a. deaf

b. sudden

c. blind

d. disability

blind

200

It is ____ that it will rain on Tuesday.

a. clear

b. probable

c. true

d. unlikely

unlikely

200

My brother wishes he _____ a different job, but he can't quit because he needs the money.

a. has

b. have

c. had

d. having

had

200

Becky lives in a city beside the sea. She lives on the ____.

a. coast

b. hazard

c. visibility

d. barricade

coast

200

A: Look! It's a lion!

B: That ____ be a lion. Lions don't live around here.

a. can

b. can't

c. will

d. won't

can't

200

The museum (____) we want to visit is in Dallas.

a. who

b. whom

c. which

d. what

which

300

If you score a 60 or above on your ALCPT, you will be _____ to take the ECL.

a. eligible

b. ineligible

c. primary

d. secondary

eligible

300

In the beginning it was hard, but now we are used to _____ all day.

a. study

b. studied

c. studies

d. studying

studying

300

Carlos needs to _____ a fitness routine so he can lose weight.

a. vote

b. establish

c. qualify

d. motivate

establish

300

Mr. Pelton has to stay in the hospital for a while because of a/an ____.

a. clever

b. cleverness

c. ill

d. illness

illness

300

"Look at what you did! You _____ the ball so close to the window!"

a. couldn't kick

b. ought to kick

c. would have kicked

d. shouldn't have kicked

shouldn't have kicked

400

Because Tricia speaks ____ English ____ Chinese, she can find a job easily.

a. either / or

b. neither / nor

c. both / and

d. only / also

both / and

Tricia speaks both English and Chinese.

400

Mr. Gary and Ms. Katie helped you _____ an email account during orientation.

a. strike

b. set up

c. run into

d. evacuate

set up

400

Brazil and Vietnam are the ____ coffee producers.

a. chief

b. personal

c. concerned

d. unemployed

chief

400

My friend and I had a small ____, but we aren't angry with each other anymore.

a. employment

b. disagreement

c. benefit

d. policy

disagreement

400

My teacher advised me ____ the vocabulary list every day.

a. to review

b. reviewing

c. reviewed

d. review

to review

500

"Where will you park your car?"

He asked me _______ park my car.

a. when will I

b. if I would

c. whether I will

d. where I would

where I would

500

If he _____ an excellent soccer player, he wouldn't be on Brazil's national team.

a. won't

b. weren't

c. didn't

d. hadn't

weren't

500

I wanted to watch a movie, but my mother _____ me to go to the mall with her instead.

a. persuaded

b. communicated

c. spoiled

d. blamed

persuaded

500

This family is trying to ____ their old furniture.

a. hire

b. advise

c. get off

d. get rid of

get rid of

500

I love to look at pictures from my childhood. Those pictures _____ memories.

a. set aside

b. bring back

c. look after

d. take for granted

bring back