Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 51: The increase of amount of money in circulation caused the prices to rise.
A. calculation
B. inflation
C. investment
D. evaluation
Question 52: In public parks there are long seats made of wood or of stones.
A. park seats
B. bunches
C. benches
D. parking seats
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 53: I was ___________ in the book I was reading and did not hear the phone.
A. submerged
B. distracted
C. gripped
D. engrossed
Question 54: We haven’t reached the final _______ on the funding for scientific research yet.
A. decides
B. decision
C. decisive
D. deciding
Question 55: The smell of the sea ________ him ________ to his childhood.
A. called / off
B. took / back
C. reminded / of
D. brought / back
Question 56: We don’t sell foreign newspapers because there is no ________ for them.
A. request
B. claim
C. demand
D. requirement
Question 57: When I got up yesterday morning, the sun was shining, but the ground was very wet. It ________.
A. has been raining
B. rained
C. has rained
D. had rained
Question 58: You thought I did wrong, but the results ________ my action.
A. correct
B. justify
C. approve
D. agree
Question 59: My teacher gave me a lot of ___________ and helped me pass the test.
A. encourage
B. encouraged
C. encouraging
D. encouragement
Question 60: If we have done something to hurt someone’s feelings, we should __________.
A. smile
B. excuse
C. thank
D. apologize
Question 51: The increase of amount of money in circulation caused the prices to rise.
A. calculation
B. inflation
C. investment
D. evaluation
Question 52: In public parks there are long seats made of wood or of stones.
A. park seats
B. bunches
C. benches
D. parking seats
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 53: I was ___________ in the book I was reading and did not hear the phone.
A. submerged
B. distracted
C. gripped
D. engrossed
Question 54: We haven’t reached the final _______ on the funding for scientific research yet.
A. decides
B. decision
C. decisive
D. deciding
Question 55: The smell of the sea ________ him ________ to his childhood.
A. called / off
B. took / back
C. reminded / of
D. brought / back
Question 56: We don’t sell foreign newspapers because there is no ________ for them.
A. request
B. claim
C. demand
D. requirement
Question 57: When I got up yesterday morning, the sun was shining, but the ground was very wet. It ________.
A. has been raining
B. rained
C. has rained
D. had rained
Question 58: You thought I did wrong, but the results ________ my action.
A. correct
B. justify
C. approve
D. agree
Question 59: My teacher gave me a lot of ___________ and helped me pass the test.
A. encourage
B. encouraged
C. encouraging
D. encouragement
Question 60: If we have done something to hurt someone’s feelings, we should __________.
A. smile
B. excuse
C. thank
D. apologize