Unit test7
Part I: Vocabulary and Structure
Section A: Choose the best way to complete the sentences.
1. I find jazz music _____ to rock and roll.
a. prefer
b. refer
c. preferable
d. referee
2. The city was closed off because of the _____, with people fighting in the streets and breaking into
stores.
a. disagreement
b. riot
c. complaint
d. harmony
3. Ballet dancers are characterized by their _____ movements.
a. grace
b. disgrace
c. disgraceful
d. graceful
4. In my opinion, the mayor should have quit months ago; he's completely _____ and corrupt.
a. moral
b. ethical
c. immoral
d. sincere
5. Sara and Beth are _____ twin sisters, so it's easy to confuse them.
a. identical
b. similar
c. matching
d. double
6. His _____ career goal is to become president of the university.
a. preliminary
b. ultimate
c. critical
d. central
7. If the moon were _____, I think we would have sent colonists there years ago.
a. habit
b. habitat
c. habitation
d. habitable
8. Nothing can prepare you for the _____ size of the Great Wall of China.
a. immense
b. immerse
c. eminent
d. imminent
9. Use a _____ cloth to clean the rust from the old metal.
a. course
b. cores
c. curse
d. coarse
10. Look around—everything you see is within the king's _____.
a. birthright
b. homeland
c. domain
d. headquarters
11. We hired a contractor to come _____ a new air conditioning system after our old one broke.
a. install
b. inspect
c. increase
d. interact
12. Life _____ in almost every country has increased during the past fifty years.
a. expectant
b. expense
c. expectancy
d. expensive
13. After running a marathon, William was very dizzy and felt like he might _____.
a. howl
b. furnish
c. faint
d. gurgle
14. The toy came in several pieces which we needed to _____ together.
a. dissemble
b. resemble
c. ensemble
d. assemble
15. I can excuse the occasional mistake, but I have no patience for _____ errors.
a. accidental
b. deliberate
c. accurate
d. infrequent
16. The government has declared war on acts of _____ that threaten the safety of its citizens.
a. terrorism
b. terrorist
c. terrorize
d. territory
17. After years of ridicule, I have come to _____ my parents for giving me such a bizarre name.
a. appreciate