LEVEL 3: U15-U16

Test 15: Unit 15

        1.   The girls in the next room _______ all the time while they were watching a comedy.
(A) giggled                     (B) bubbled                (C) buried                   (D) milled

      2.   Compared with the other boys in his class, Tom seems more _______ and knows how to behave.
(A) miraculous                (B) unlikely                (C) farther                  (D) mature

      3.   That shopping mall offers prompt _______ within the city at no extra charge.
(A) diet                           (B) delivery                (C) patience                (D) complaint

      4.   They had to give up the idea of looking for the missing boy because they were too tired to walk any _______.
(A) laughter                    (B) poverty                 (C) farther                  (D) whip

      5.   It’s most _______ that Mary will consider marrying Peter after the sex scandal broke.
(A) unlikely                    (B) wealthy                (C) vivid                     (D) mature

       6.   When we entered the room, directly coming into view was a _______ of his wife hung on the wall.
(A) continent                  (B) nickname              (C) portrait                 (D) miracle

       7.   Tiffany almost felt like _______ when she learned that her husband had walked out on her.
(A) weeping                    (B) enacting                (C) tickling                 (D) renting

       8.   According to the doctor, the patient has been in _______ condition since the surgery.
(A) vivid                         (B) mature                  (C) ripe                       (D) stable

       9.   _______ driving should be strongly condemned because it poses a threat to other people’s lives.
(A) Enacted                    (B) Drunk                   (C) Mature                  (D) Mobile

      10.   We used to play _______ on the ground after school when we were your age.
(A) marbles                     (B) diets                     (C) cocktails               (D) pubs

     11.   Jenny and her sister like to _______ around the night market on Saturday evenings.
(A) complain                   (B) wander                 (C) bury                      (D) crash

      12.   Some _______ may be eaten but many are not edible because they are poisonous.
(A) mushrooms               (B) meadows              (C) stockings              (D) whips

      13.   Every summer I ask one or two of my friends to help me mow the _______.
(A) portrait                     (B) shipment               (C) comma                  (D) lawn

      14.   The driver was badly hurt when his car _______ a tree.
(A) peeped into              (B) knocked               (C) crashed                 (D) dropped out

      15.   A lot of young women _______ or even skip meals in order to keep their figure.
(A) fall into a trap           (B) go on a diet          (C) stand on ceremony (D) turn over a new leaf

                        16. After waiting for two hours, I was beginning to run out of p_______e.

                         17. It is strictly forbidden for passengers to use m_______e phones or any other electronic equipment on the plane.

                          18. In the past, only the w_______y could afford to eat at such a high-class restaurant.

                         19. That b_______r is able to make a variety of cocktails.

                         20. The newly elected president has vowed to fight against hunger and p_______y in his country.

In this neighborhood there used to be a funny old man that was very well liked. His   (21)   was “Tiger,” because he was never seen without his orange striped T-shirt. All day Tiger would   (22)   around, talking to everybody in the neighborhood. His charm and his funny jokes would always get a laugh or a   (23)   from the locals. He was too old to work anymore, and he certainly wasn’t   (24)  , but he knew how to be happy with very little. He never had any   (25)  , and he was sure to brighten your day if you ran into him. People like Tiger make neighborhoods a lot more interesting.

(A) wander 　　(B) wealthy 　　(C) complaints 　　(D) grin 　　(E) nickname

21.           22.            23.            24.             25.      

Test 16: Unit 16

        1.   Do you think this sweater will _______ if I wash it by hand.
(A) shrink                       (B) accept                   (C) amaze                   (D) swell

      2.   Although Mark and Tony are _______ brothers, they are as different as night and day.
(A) amazing                    (B) twin                      (C) meaningful           (D) horrible

      3.   After he was done with the boring paperwork, Mr. Lee gave a _______ of relief.
(A) label                          (B) horror                   (C) stitch                    (D) sigh

      4.   There is still a _______ of hope that your husband may come back alive.
(A) gang                         (B) thread                   (C) gap                       (D) sigh

      5.   At the age of 80, the Buddhist monk still has a lot of _______ at home and abroad.
(A) gangsters                  (B) followers              (C) youngsters            (D) knights

       6.   Please don’t _______ me while I’m talking with my clients on the phone.
(A) interrupt                   (B) sew                       (C) charm                   (D) amaze

       7.   If you are thirsty, there is a drinking _______ at the end of the corridor.
(A) crown                       (B) label                      (C) faucet                   (D) fountain

       8.   Since the economy is so bad, we have to keep a _______ budget.
(A) acceptable                (B) tight                      (C) horrible                 (D) living

       9.   Like some of my friends, I enjoy watching _______ films late at night.
(A) glow                         (B) horrible                 (C) summit                 (D) label

      10.   Most people around here feel _______ about the construction of a nuclear power plant.
(A) elderly                      (B) horrible                 (C) uneasy                  (D) charming

     11.   Anyone who wins first place in a game or contest is the _______.
(A) champion                  (B) gangster                (C) peak                      (D) thread

      12.   The worker kept complaining to management that he was a victim of _______ discrimination.
(A) tight                          (B) regretful               (C) racial                     (D) lively

      13.   Those terrorists are threatening to _______ bombs across the city on the election day.
(A) shrink                       (B) explode                (C) interrupt               (D) tap

      14.   When her husband goes abroad on a business trip, Mary always _______.
(A) tags along                 (B) falls behind          (C) drops off              (D) comes around

      15.   I think we need to _______ if you really want to buy such an expensive car.
(A) mind our business    (B) hurt our feelings   (C) tighten our belts   (D) keep our figures

                        16. The EU spokesman said a s_______t meeting would be held in Rome next year.

                         17. I’m looking for a needle and t_______d to sew up a hole in my pants.

                          18. Nancy turned on the f_______t; but no water came out of it.

                         19. Sometimes teenagers find it hard to c_______e effectively with their parents.

                         20. Much to my a_______t, my friend Peter speaks five different languages.

It is sometimes said that only humans have language. But are we really so sure that other   (21)   things don’t have languages or their own? Some people argue that we can’t be so sure. Indeed, many animal species seem to   (22)   in their own ways. Here’s a well-known example: whales use very high-pitched sounds to send signals to each other, apparently sharing information. But are these signals   (23)   in the same way that human language is? We’ll probably never know. Animals can do many   (24)   things that we’ll never understand. But the next time you want to tell a dog to stop barking, think twice: you might be   (25)   something important.

(A) living 　　(B) meaningful 　　(C) interrupting 　　(D) amazing 　　(E) communicate

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