PRACTICE TEST ONE PART v

unusual or surprising in a way that causes people to take notice SYN SYN astonishing... Lay-off n an act of making people unemployed because there is no more work left for them to do

101 Can you explain all the I see on my pay statement?

(A) deduct

(B) deductions

(C) deductibles

(D) deducting

To deduct [often passive] To

deduct sth (from sth) to take away money, points, etc from

Deductions (n) the process of

taking an amount of sth,

especially money, away from a total; the amount that is taken away:

Ex: Deductions from your pay for tax, etc Tax deductions

Deductible (adj.) that can be

taken away from an amount

of money you earn, from tax, etc.:

Ex: These costs are deductible from profits Tax-deductible

expenses (= that you do not

have to pay tax on)

102 I’m sorry, but this area is to bank personnel only.

(A) restricted

(B) restriction

(C) restrict

(D) restricts

Restriction (on sth) a rule or law that limits what you can

do or what can happen:

import / speed / travel, etc

restrictions

103 The human resources

manager hasn’t arrived , so please have a seat.

(A) already

(B) still

(C) soon

(D) yet

To promise sth (to sb) | To

promise sb sth

To tell sb that you will

definitely do or not do sth, or that sth will definitely happen: [v to inf] The college principal promised to look into the

matter

105 Employees are to put

in for vacation time at least

two months in advance.

(A) requested

(B) referred

(C) rejected

(D) reported

106 The sales manager didn’t care for our about last

quarter’s sales slump.

(A) remarking

(B) remarkable

(C) remarked

(D) remarks

Remark (n) something that you say or write which

To remark (on / upon sth/sb) | remark (how … ) to say or

write a comment about sth/sb SYN To comment

Remarkable (for sth) |

remarkable (that … ) (adj.)

unusual or surprising in a way that causes people to take

notice

SYN

SYN astonishing

108 I’m surprised how fast customers get served in this restaurant.

(A) on

(B) at

(C) in

(D) for

109 In order to get a , you must bring in the defective

product with a valid receipt.

(A) reimbursement

(B) premium

(C) duplication

(D) refund

Defective (adj.) having a fault

or faults; not perfect or

complete

SYN

SYN faulty:

defective goods

Premium (n)

1 an amount of money that you

pay once or regularly for an

insurance policy:

a monthly premium of £6.25

2 an extra payment added to the basic rate:

You have to pay a high

premium for express delivery.

There’s no point in duplicating

work already done 

Duplication (n) [U, C]

110 Ms Kim is learning

Russian she can

communicate with her new father-in- law.

(A) so that

(B) because

(C) although

(D) then

111 The CFO believes that

a large volume of sales is the reason we are out of the red.

(A) surprised

(B) surprising

(C) surprisingly

(D) surprise

112 Making decisions about layoffs isn’t our

supervisor’s job description (A) within

(B) into

(C) about

(D) inside

Lay-off (n) an act of making

people unemployed because there

is no more work left for them to

do

113 When starting a new

business, it isn’t to expect profits during the first year.

(A) real

(B) realistic

(C) realistically

(D) really

Real (adj.)True (adj.) [only before noun] actual or true, rather than what appears to

be true:

Ex: Tell me the real reason

Realistic (adj.) representing

things as they are in real life:

a realistic drawing We try to make these training courses as realistic as possible

OPP unrealistic

114 It is only through a

effort on the part of all

employees that a company will prosper.

(A) collaboration

(B) collaborative

(C) collaborator

(D) collaboratively

Collaborative (adj.) [only before noun] (formal) involving, or done

by, several people or groups of

people working together:

115 That decision of to repaint the house now was a very smart one.

(A) your

(B) you

(C) yourself

(D) yours

116 Before investing in a new drug, we carry out an

extensive if there is a need for one.

(A) investigation

(B) investing

(C) planning

(D) research

117 All branch managers

must a semi-annual report for the end of May.

(A) compensate

(B) deliver

(C) apply

(D) prepare

118 Doing business in 2010 will be extremely what it was like in 1910.

(A) different from

(B) different to

(C) different

(D) different then

Different (from / to / than sb/sth) not the

same as sb/sth; not like sb/sth else:

American English is significantly different from British English (BrE) It’s very

different to what I’m used to (NAmE) He saw he was no different than anybody else It’s different now than it was a year ago

People often give very different accounts of the same event My son’s terribly untidy;

my daughter’s no different.

(A) The comparative adjective

the preposition from Choices (B), (C), and (D) are therefore incorrect

119 has there been more

of a demand for e-business

courses at than there is now (A) Always

(B) Never

(C) Rare

(D) Often

120 The company’s new

database system will be

installed and running the end of the year.

(A) in

(B) from

(C) by

(D) on

121 The head of the space

program will not be satisfied unless all work is done with the utmost

(A) accurate

(B) accurately

(C) accuracy

(D) more accuracy

Utmost (adj.) [only before

noun] greatest; most extreme: This is a matter of the utmost importance You should study this document with the utmost care

122 Clients will receive questionnaires to see if they are satisfied with our gym

Periodical (n) a magazine that

is published every week,

month, etc., especially one

that is concerned with an

academic subject

Periodic (adj.) [usually before noun] happening fairly often and regularly:

Periodic checks are carried

out on the equipment

Periodically (adv.)

Mailing lists are updated

periodically

123 With the approach of the holiday season, employees are

… awaiting their bonuses.

(A) anxiety

(B) anxious

(C) anxiousness

(D) anxiously

To await (formal) to wait for sb/sth

Anxious (about sth) | Anxious (for sb) feeling worried or

Anxiety (about / over sth) the state of feeling nervous or

worried that sth bad is going

to happen

124 We have just received a troubling … on the expected rise in health care costs.

(A) accounting

(B) documentation

(C) report

(D) observance

Documentation (n) the

documents that are required for sth, or that give evidence

or proof of sth:

Observance (n) [U, sing.] the practice of obeying a law,

(A) report(s) ON sth

125 Could you please

elaborate …… your claim that housekeeping didn’t keep

your room clean?

(A) on

(B) over

(C) for

(D) into

To elaborate (on / upon sth) to explain or describe sth in a

more detailed way:

He said he was resigning but

did not elaborate on his

reasons

126 It is recommended that potential investors … the

help of financial advisors

It is recommended that + S + (should) + V(infini.)

127 With globalization now a part of our lives, it is

impossible for a country to do business by …

(A) itself

(B) it

(C) its own

(D) it’s self

128 The government’s

decision to lower tariffs will

allow the volume of imports to

To extrapolate (sth) (from / to sth) (formal) to estimate sth or form

an opinion about sth, using the

facts that you have now and that

are valid for one situation and

supposing that they will be valid

for the new one:

Ex: The figures were obtained by extrapolating from past trends

To exhibit (sth) (at / in … ) to show sth in a public place for people to enjoy or to give

them information:

Ex: They will be exhibiting

their new designs at the trade fairs

To exhale to breathe out the air or smoke, etc in your

lungs:

Ex: He sat back and exhaled deeply OPP inhale 

exhalation (n)

129 Our … cost-cutting

measures will ensure greater profits for the company in the next fiscal year.

(A) outrageous

(B) lucrative

(C) aggressive

(D) astounding

outrageously (adv.)

an outrageously expensive meal

Lucrative (adj.) producing a large amount of money;

making a large profit:

a lucrative business /

contract / market

Aggressive (adj.)

1 angry, and behaving in a

threatening way; ready to attack:

Ex: He gets aggressive when he’s

drunk

2 acting with force and

determination in order to succeed:

an aggressive advertising campaign

Assertive expressing opinions

or desires strongly and with

confidence, so that people take notice)

Bold (adj.) brave and

confident; not afraid to say

what you feel or to take risks:

130 Our hotel has every …

of making your annual

convention the most

memorable one ever.

(A) intent

(B) intently

(C) intend

(D) intention

Intent (to do sth) (n) (formal

or law) what you intend to do SYN

SYN intention:

She denies possessing the drug with intent to supply

Intention (of doing sth) |

intention (to do sth) | intention (that … ) what you intend or

plan to do; your aim:

I have no intention of going to the wedding

131 Shopping on the Internet

is for those consumers for … going to malls has become a

Mall (n) = shopping mall

Let’s go to the mall Some

teenagers were hanging out at the mall

To scream (sth) (out) (at sb) | scream (out) (for sth/sb) to

shout sth in a loud, high voice because of fear, anger, etc

To screen (of a company, an

organization, etc.) to find out

information about people who

work or who want to work for

you in order to make sure that

they can be trusted:

Ex: Government employees may

be screened by the security

be screened by the security

services

my notes

To scrape to remove sth from

a surface by moving sth sharp and hard like a knife across it: [vn, usually + adv / prep.] She scraped the mud off her boots

133 Mr Hansen’s … from his position as chief

comptroller has been a shock

134 Investors are relieved that all … say the stock

market will bounce back in the next six months.

(A) predicaments

(B) predilections

(C) predictions

(D) predicates

Predicament (n) a difficult or unpleasant situation,

especially one where it is

difficult to know what to do

SYN

SYN quandary:

the club’s financial

predicament

Predilection (n) [usually sing.] predilection (for sth) (formal)

if you have a predilection for sth, you like it very much

SYN

SYN liking, preference

Prediction (n) a statement that says what you think will

happen; the act of making

such a statement

135.This new trade agreement has created all kinds of …

possibilities for both our

Excited (about / at / by sth) |

excited (to do sth) feeling or

showing happiness and

enthusiasm:

Ex: The children were excited about opening their presents

Exciting (adj.) causing great interest or excitement:

one of the most exciting

developments in biology in

recent years

Excitable (adj.) (of people or animals) likely to become

easily excited:

a class of excitable

ten-year-olds  

Excitability (n)

136 The use of e-mail has

caused an … leap in business communications throughout

Implacable (adj.)

1 (of strong negative opinions

or feelings) that cannot be

Inadvertently (adv.) by

accident; without intending to SYN

SYN unintentionally:

We had inadvertently left

without paying the bill

Inadvertent (adj.)

Inadvertence (n)

Unimaginable (formal) (adj.)

impossible to think of or to

believe exists; impossible to

imagine:

unimaginable wealth This level

of success would have been

unimaginable just last year.

OPP imaginable

137 Because of renovations to our offices, future social

will be held in the company

Event (n) a thing that

happens, especially sth

important:

Ex: The election was the main event of 2004

Reunion (with sb) | reunion

(between A and B) the act of

people coming together after they have been apart for some time:

Ex: an emotional reunion between mother and son Christmas is a

time of reunion

Council (n) [C+sing./pl v.] a

group of people who are

elected to govern an area such

as a city or county:

Ex: a city / county / borough / district council She’s on the

local council

Invocation (n) (formal) the act

of asking for help, from a god

or from a person in authority; the act of referring to sth or of calling for sth to appear

138 The last company blood

drive was a success that we plan on having one every two months.

(A) such

(B) so

(C) too

(D) much

139 The staff breathed a sigh of relief when it was

announced that there would

Collective [usually before noun]

(adj.) done or shared by all members

of a group of people; involving a

whole group or society:

collective leadership /

decision-making / responsibility Collective

memory (= things that a group of

people or a community know or

remember, that are often passed

from parents to children)

Collectable (also collectible)

(adj.) worth collecting because

it is beautiful or may become

valuable collectable (also

collectible) noun [usually pl.]

140 Consumers are spending less these days reports that the economy is steadily

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