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Replace the words in bold type in the following sentences with a single word. The
first letter of the word is given.
1 My brother is able to use both hands equally well.
(a……………………….)
2 The passengers went ashore at Harwich.
(d……………………….)
3 These computers are completely out-of-date now.
(o……………………….)
4 A great deal of damage was caused by the earthquake.
(e………………………..)
5 One side of the postage stamp is covered with a sticky substance.
(a……………………….)
6 The two countries signed an agreement to stop fighting.
(a………………………..)
7 Your actions may have put our plans in danger.
(j………………………. our plans)
8 The meeting was put off until later in the week.
(a…………………………)
9 The soldier was accused of lack of courage in the face of the enemy.
(c…………………………)
10 This month’s sales figures have gone beyond our expectations.
(e…………………………)
11 The river curves and winds through the Wye Valley.
(m………………………...)
12 My father has just got a new pair of false teeth.
(d…………………………)
13 The fortress was impossible to be taken by force.
(i………………………….)
14 He was found guilty of murdering his mother.
(m………………………..)
15 The margin of error is so small that it can be ignored.
(n…………………………)
16 At least twenty villages were laid waste by the floods.
(d………………………….)
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17 Some of the planes were no longer fit to fly.
(a………………………….)
18 He is suffering from loss of memory.
(a………………………….)
19 We tried to find out the cause of the accident.
(a…………………………..)
20 His appetite for power and wealth is impossible to satisfy.
(i…………………………..)
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KEY
1 My brother is able to use both hands equally well.
(a……………………….) AMBIDEXTROUS
2 The passengers went ashore at Harwich.
(d……………………….) DISEMBARKED
3 These computers are completely out-of-date now.
(o……………………….) OLD-FASHIONED, OBSOLETE
4 A great deal of damage was caused by the earthquake.
(e………………………..) EXTENSIVE
5 One side of the postage stamp is covered with a sticky substance.
(a……………………….) ADHESIVE
6 The two countries signed an agreement to stop fighting.
(a………………………..) ARMISTICE
7 Your actions may have put our plans in danger.
(j………………………. our plans) JEOPARDIZED
8 The meeting was put off until later in the week.
(a…………………………) ADJOURNED
9 The soldier was accused of lack of courage in the face of the enemy.
(c…………………………) COWARDICE
10 This month’s sales figures have gone beyond our expectations.
(e…………………………) EXCEEDED
11 The river curves and winds through the Wye Valley.
(m………………………...) MEANDERS
12 My father has just got a new pair of false teeth.
(d…………………………) DEXTURES
13 The fortress was impossible to be taken by force.
(i………………………….) IMPREGNABLE
14 He was found guilty of murdering his mother.
(m………………………..) MATRICIDE
15 The margin of error is so small that it can be ignored.
(n…………………………) NEGLIGIBLE
16 At least twenty villages were laid waste by the floods.
(d………………………….) DEMOLISHED, DEVASTATED
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17 Some of the planes were no longer fit to fly.
(a………………………….) AIRWORTHY
18 He is suffering from loss of memory.
(a………………………….) AMNESIA
19 We tried to find out the cause of the accident.
(a…………………………..) ASCERTAIN
20 His appetite for power and wealth is impossible to satisfy.
(i…………………………..) INSATIABLE
