Advanced Vocabulary 13

Exercise 1

Choose the correct answer. Only one answer is correct.

1) When she mentioned his good looks, it really _____
his ego.
A) impressed    B) jolted
C) boosted    D) raised

2) After the accident Mike was _____ in bed for six
weeks.
A) put up    B) laid up
C) ridden    D) confined

3) As soon as the hen stood up her _____ chirped for
food.
A) brood    B) flock
C) litter    D) breed

4) The hunters followed the tracks made by the
tiger's huge _____.
A) talons    B) prints
C) palms    D) paws

5) As the firm's business increased they _____ more
and more staff.
A) took up    B) took in
C) took on    D) took

6) We missed the party because the _____ arrived
too late.
A) invitation    B) card
C) offer    D) summons

7) Though the doctors tried everything they couldn't
save him from the deep _____ wound.
A) shot    B) punch
C) stab    D) thrust

8) The worshippers made a _____ to the shrine in the
hills.
A) pilgrimage    B) odyssey
C) journey    D) tour

9) When the war was over bells _____ all around the
country.
A) roared    B) crashed
C) rumbled    D) pealed

10) Get to the _____. I haven't got much time.
A) spot    B) point
C) end    D) idea

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