Cambridge Advanced English Test Prep Trios 3

1. Scientists were astounded when the volcano, which had been dormant for the last 200 hundred years, became ....... again, endangering the lives of the inhabitants of the island. 2. The captain died on ......... service in the Vietnam War somewhere in the dense jungles of the south. 3. Despite her advanced age, she was very ........., still on the go pottering 'round in the garden and going jogging every other day.

active

1. I'm wondering if I could buy a ........ of first-class stamps here. 2. We strongly recommend that you don't hesitate and ........ now because this destination is highly popular with passengers. 3. The enforcement officials were particularly careful to do everything by the ........ while searching his house. They wanted to avoid a lawsuit.

book

1. Can you lend me some money right now? I'm stone ....... at the moment. 2. With the support of his family he eventually ....... his smoking habit for good. 3. The curtain went down and the audience ........ the silence with thunderous applause.

broke

1. Praise and your tender loving care can ........ up your child's self-esteem and help him become a responsible person. 2. Let me think, officer. The man was in his late thirties, dark, and of muscular ........ with a tattoo on his left arm. 3 Now that tension and racial hatred is out of the way, we need to ........ bridges between the two communities.

build

1. When the management refused to bow down to the workers' demands, they ........ a general strike. 2. Realizing that the situation was getting out of hand the president ........ in troops to restore order in the capital. 3. He pulled up his lorry in the middle of the road, got out and ran to the damaged car. Fortunately, the driver, a young woman, was still alive. He immediately ........ an ambulance.

called

1. Claire was visibly shaken by the assault and it took a while before she managed to ........ down and tell him what had happened. 2. The genocide was described as totally unexpected, but it shouldn't have. Experts had warned that the relatively peaceful atmosphere was only the ........ before the storm. 3. Ricky took pleasure in going to the park which, for him, was an oasis of ........ in his hectic and tumultuous life.

calm

1. Anyway, that's all for now. I have to go to ........ the mail. Do drop me a line soon. 2. The animal is very elusive, but if you want to ........ a glimpse of it, there is no better place than our nature reserve. 3. Most businessmen work long hours and don't get enough rest during the week, so when the weekend comes they often ........ up on sleep.

catch

1. The story has it that the shipwrecked survivor made it to a ........ island. 2. A group of vultures were circling over his head as he was making his way through the ........ . 3. I love you so much that I will never ........ you for another woman, honey. My love is unshakeable.

desert

1. I can't understand your optimism. Prices are rising, jobs are scarce, our welfare system going to the ........ and you say life is good . 2. I'm not going anywhere in such weather. It's raining cats and ........ . 3. We should let sleeping ........ lie and avoid bringing up the issue.

dogs

1. 'I've got something to tell.' 'Fire away. I'm all ........ '. 2. His pleas for more money spent on education fell on deaf ........ . The issue was simply ignored. 3. I'm afraid I can't see you tomorrow. I'm up to my ........ in work.

ears

1. Before any major fight, the champ trains in the gym every day for 4 hours without ........ . 2. You are too kind to me. I don't know what to say. Words ........ me! 3. I ........ to understand why he's so nasty most of the time. He can be nice when he wants.

fail

1. The country prides itself on having the most national parks and ........ reserves in the world and has often been given as an example for others to follow. 2. Fiona gave the ........ away when she began giggling behind his back. This made him suspicious. 3. They were sitting in the armchairs hunching over the desk and playing a ........ of chess.

game

1. Have you got a TV ........? I want to know what's on telly tonight. 2. The tour ........ was a 56-year-old lecherous man making eyes at elderly German female tourists. 3. When you press the Enter button, instructions on the screen will ........ you through the installation process.

guide

1. With high-........ rates, clients are not likely to borrow money from financial institutions. 2. He attended a few classes, but soon lost ........ and started hanging around with fishy people from a local boxing club. 3. The daily features all kinds of topics of general ........ to the public.

interest

1. He turned out to be an asset to the company, always ........ to help his colleagues when they felt overburdened with work. 2. Lisa has always shown a ........ interest in martial arts. She's seen all the films with Bruce Lee and she wants to go to China to learn from the masters. 3. I must say I'm not that ........ on going out with Luke. He's a bit too scruffy for my taste.

keen

1. After a short period of severe winter, plants came to ........ again displaying their gorgeous flowers. 2. Moving west gave her a new lease of ........ . The climate was better and the people were more hospitable. 3. Lisa's parents were unaware that she was leading a double ........ . Actually, nobody knew she had become a drug addict.

life

1. Miranda was flabbergasted when she saw her signature on the dotted ........ . She can't have been that stupid to sign the document. 2 The unemployed were standing in a long ........ for their turn to take free soup from the charity. 3. Hurry up, Mr Lazy. The President is on the ........ and wants to talk to you.

line

1. At university, Catherine was a ........ student. Needless to say, she passed all her exams with flying colors. 2. This new ........ of the car can reach 100 kph in just under 6 seconds. 3. I hate it when she tries to ........ herself on Britney Spears. She looks and sounds so unnatural.

model

1. Yes, you're right. I shouldn't have reacted the way I did. I ........ you a sincere apology. 2. Don't forget you still ........ me 5 dollars? You won't get away with this . 3. They always feel extremely grateful for his kind help and support. In fact, they think they ........ everything to him.

owe

1. The night before she was to get married to a Vietnamese immigrant, her female friends organized a girl's ......... 2. Having waited two days, the police decided to send out a search ........ to scour the forest where the man had been last seen. 3. As the newly elected ........ leader, he vowed to beat the Conservatives in the next elections. An old cliche, but quite effective at that time.

party

1. Take the necessary precautions when traveling on public transport. Somebody may pick your ........ . 2. He reached into the inside ........ of his jacket to produce his passport, but it was gone. 3. The whole town was his. Even the mayor was in his ........ . In fact, nobody could challenge his position.

pocket

1. I'm really worried about our father. He's getting old fast and now he seems to be in ........ health. 2 ........ old Mike finds it hard to rub shoulders with his peers. No wonder his parents feel genuinely sorry for him. 3. If I were you, I wouldn't buy it. Look at this material. It's obvious it's ........ quality.

poor

1. I know what may cheer you up. Let's see a good comedy. It'll certainly ........ you in a good mood. 2. Little children with their unpredictable behavior always ........ my patience to the test. 3. 'George, don't you think that I've ........ on some weight recently?' 'Honey, I love you anyway.'

put

1. He really ........ the day by donating more than 100,000 dollars. 2. The working day was drawing to a close. He ........ all the documents he'd made so far by clicking the icon and left the office. 3. She ........ enough money to enjoy life to the full without having to work for the rest of her days.

saved

1. My father comes from the old ........ of thought that believed in moral values 2. When underwater, the diver spotted a large ........ of herring swimming northwards. 3. All the children were ecstatic, knowing their ........ holidays were near.

school

1. His father took pains to inculcate a ........ of duty in his heart. Later he came to be a responsible person. 2. It's not intelligence that you need to choose friends. It's common ........ that can safeguard you against certain individuals. 3. Entering this old deserted German bunker, visitors can ........ the atmosphere of a conspiracy that prevailed in the place during the last days of the Nazi regime.

sense

1. He was exempt from military ........ on grounds of his poor health. 2. Our network of garages makes it a point to ........ all cars regardless of where they come from. 3. The food is excellent here, but the ........ leaves much to be desired.

service

1. He planned to stay in the box with 1000 scorpions for three months, an act which was supposed to put all the other entertainers in the ........ . 2. When the sun reached its zenith, they wanted to find some ........ to escape from its scorching rays. 3. The artist uses a combination of light and ........ in his drawings to highlight certain recurring cycles in our lives.

shade

1. Living under a totalitarian ........ is always very difficult for free-thinking individuals. 2. If you go on feasting on junk food, it's going to have a devastating effect on your digestive ........ . 3. The question of whether there are intelligent living forms outside our solar ........ has always perplexed scientists as well as philosophers.

system

1. This pastry is disgusting. I wouldn't even recommend that you ........ it. I think it might have gone off. 2. To tell you the truth, you have bad ........ in clothes. Why don't you read some fashion magazines? They might teach you something. 3. Red cars are a bit too extravagant for my ........ . I prefer blue or light green.

taste