Advanced Level English Vocabulary MCQs (Set-14)

1. Almost all the villages in New Guinea are surrounded by shrubby zones where people have ______- the original rain forest and planted gardens.
A) kept out
B) wrapped up
C) made up
D) cleared away
E) sealed off
Answer: D

2. In many countries training for industry has always been considered to be ______ the concern of industry itself, not of the state.
A) socially
B) primarily
C) suitably
D) firmly
E) reputedly
Answer: B

3. Recent studies have shown that smokers are more ______ to common colds and flu than non-smokers.
A) feasible
B) susceptible
C) applicable
D) reliable
E) responsible
Answer: B

4. Even quite late in the twentieth century, many men assumed that entry into certain professions was their______ right.
A) independent
B) exclusive
C) adequate
D) excessive
E) confidential
Answer: B

5. Evidence of racial bias in sentencing helped to convince certain states in America to ______ capital punishment in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
A) keep down
B) rule against
C) put out
D) point out
E) break through
Answer: B

6. In Britain the prime minister is still appointed by the sovereign, but the latter’s ______ in the selection process may now be said to be merely nominal.
A) explanation
B) process
C) exhaustion
D) conservation
E) participation
Answer: E

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7. He admits that he has not yet fully______- the true implications or the logical conclusions of his startling discovery.
A) given back
B) thought out
C) played down
D) taken over
E) backed out
Answer: B

8. ______ populated, rural Northumberland is one of the most unspoiled countries in England.
A) Sparsely
B) Nearly
C) Primarily
D) Suitably
E) Efficiently
Answer: A

9. Anti-lock brakes (ABS) help you to maintain steering control of your car even while braking on ______ roads.
A) lonesome
B) fast
C) reckless
D) slippery
E) stagnant
Answer: D

10. Few would ______ that corporations, especially the multinational ones, are enormously powerful.
A) involve
B) resume
C) promise
D) disdain
E) deny
Answer: E

11. No ______ authority has the right to dictate whether a state shall adopt a socialist or a capitalist economic policy.
A) comprehensive
B) outside
C) reputable
D) irresponsible
E) compulsive
Answer: B

12. Natural disasters have been defined as ecological disruptions exceeding the adjustment capacity of a community and ______ outside assistance.
A) stepping up
B) putting up with
C) look after
D) calling for
E) dealing with
Answer: D

13. A basic ______ of amphibious warfare is undoubtedly command of the sea.
A) withdrawal
B) involvement
C) determination
D) concession
E) requirement
Answer: E

14. Bacteria have remarkable capacity for ______ tolerance to previously lethal drugs. (English Vocabulary MCQs)
A) acquiring
B) denouncing
C) deceiving
D) repudiating
E) recovering
Answer: A

15. If you want that post you’d better apply quickly; the last day for ______ applications is Friday. (English Vocabulary MCQs)
A) reversing
B) withholding
C) enforcing
D) submitting
E) committing
Answer: D

16. In this paper I should like to report some of the results of an ______ study of two hundred London families. (English Vocabulary MCQs)
A) extreme
B) intrinsic
C) intensive
D) emphatic
E) apparent
Answer: C

17. For the present, the party is expected to put its differences aside and campaign ______ for a victory at the forthcoming elections. (English Vocabulary MCQs)
A) vigorously
B) awkwardly
C) precisely
D) distinctly
E) reluctantly
Answer: A

18. Industry has developed rapidly in certain countries as raw materials are ______ available there. (English Vocabulary MCQs)
A) repeatedly
B) scarcely
C) consequently
D) abundantly
E) indefinitely
Answer: D

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19. I wasn’t at all impressed by the ______ he gave me. (English Vocabulary MCQs)
A) distribution
B) explanation
C) determination
D) complication
E) negotiation
Answer: B

20. The problem of how to ______ the vast quantities of waste we produce requires our urgent attention. (English Vocabulary MCQs)
A) bring up
B) win over
C) find out
D) put off
E) deal with
Answer: E