Lexico - word form practice tests for NEC with key (4 pages) Mã A454294

Exercise 1: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences 101. The yard-long hawksbill turtle, with its hooked beak and scaly neck, is a living ______ of the dinosaur age. (trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists) A. heirloom B. relic C. vestige D. artefact 102. The artist was so prolific in his youth that by the time he reached his forties, he was a living ______. (a person who is both alive and either famous for doing something extremely well) A. icon B. fable C. myth D. legend 103. The unpopular prime minister was ______ in the press when she tripped while walking in a muddy field. (criticize sb very strongly) A. slandered B. lampooned C. hounded D. stalked 104. The challenges Ann encountered while assisting the medical charity in Africa ______ the best in her personality. (bring out the best in sb: cause someone to behave in the best manner) A. brought up B. brought out C. brought around D. brought about 105. The plane had moved onto the runway and the cabin crew were ______ take-off. (be waiting and ready to do something or to help) A. standing by for B. standing in for C. standing up for D. standing up to 106. The meeting was so dull that James couldn’t help ________ part way though. ( gradually start to sleep) A. winding down B. hammering away C. drifting off D. sleeping over 107. Although the chemist’s initial experiment failed, she ________ upon a strong new material in the process. (discover something by chance) A. tripped B. fell C. broke D. stumbled 108. Lawrence suggested ________ ourselves at the beginning of the long project in order to avoid exhaustion. (do something at a speed that is steady and that allows one to continue without becoming too tired) A. pacing B. rushing C. plodding D. racing 109. It is important not to ________ creativity in the young and let them express themselves. ( prevent it from continuing) A. hinder B. stifle C. flounder D. expedite 110. The minister was heavily ________ by the United Nations Security Council in their report. (criticize harshly) A. criticized B. scrutinized C. censured D. interrogated 111. When it comes to running the company, Michael is a(n) ________ unto himself; he is doing anything he pleases. (behave in a way that is independent and does not follow the usual rules) A. act B. code C. order D. law 112. People don’t have a right to ________ in judgement when they don’t know all the facts. (make a judgment on someone ) A. sit B. pass C. make D. bite 113. The ________ skyscrapers of modern metropolises dwarf previous feats of engineering both literally and figuratively. A. tottering B. towering C. sprawling D. spanning 114. The local area is ________ lacking in places to enjoy art and cinema. A. properly B. rashly C. sorely D. aptly 115. At the age of 11, Taylor Swift was already trying to ________ a record deal in Nashville. A. land B. create C. steal D. grab 116. I hope virtual friendships are not the ________ of things to come. A. scheme B. form C. shape D. frame