PRACTICE for advanced english vocabulary(2)

Part 8

1) While daydreaming she ______ a great deal about the life she had lived before her marriage.

A. memorized B. reminisced C. reminded D.. retained 2) Did Socrates really ___ the youth of Athens? A. adulterate B. contort C. pervert D, pollute

3) If you wish to ________ a small child from littering the living room with his toys, you may suggest to him that it would be fun if he would help you unpack the groceries in the kitchen instead. A, divert B. disinterest C. convince D. interest 4) A film is rated to prevent children from being ______. to sex and violence. A. abetted B. seen C. experienced D. exposed 5) The U.S. Congress is ___ of the British Parliament. The

A. correlate B. counterpart C. parallel D. complement 6) Her parents were very permissive and ______ her to stay on until midnight. A. forbade B. allowed C. alloted D. prohibited 7) Father made all the .______ decisions in our family. A., crucial B. acute C. pressing D. urgent 8) The full _____ _ of the news hit us several days later. A. contact B. concussion C. impact D. jolt

9) It takes a really special kind of teacher to ____ these disappointed students. A. turn loose B. turn in C. turn off D. turn on 10) I was sorry to hear that you ______ debt again. A. got into B. got inside C. got in D. got in on

Part 9

1) The forest fire _____ many miles of country. A, sacked B. ravaged C. pillaged D. looted

2) A careful daily reading of the newspaper will ______ the reader as to what is happening. A. acquaint B. advise C. enlighten D. appreciate 3) Throughout the Latin ___, Spanish is the predominant language. A. municipality B. quarters C. quarter D. accommodation

4) More and more people don't like the hippies who live ______ fly-by-night lives. A. squalid B. dirty C. foul D. soiled