REVIEW TEST FOR LESSON 7

DIRECTIONS:

In this section, you will read a sentence, short paragraph or dialogue containing one of the phrases presented in the lesson. The phrase is printed in boldface type so you can easily identify it. After reading the sentence, your task is to identify which of the four choices— (A) , (B) , (C) , or (D) —listed below the sentence, most closely defines the phrase or best completes the sentence. Only one answer is the correct answer.

1. A popular aquarium fish, the guppy gives birth to live young.

(A) bears

(B) captures

(C) tolerates

(D) hunts

2. The mayor refused to give in to the demand of the group.

(A) reply to

(B) publicize

(C) acknowledge

(D) yield to

3. Our food at last gave out.

(A) arrived

(B) became used up

(C) was served

(D) was taken away

4. This piece of pure scientific work gave rise to the dynamo.

(A) denied

(B) evidenced

(C) returned

(D) caused

5. If you have time this evening, please give me ______.

(A) a ring

(B) a call up

(C) a call on

(D) a calling

6. He resolved to give a wide berth to this lady.

(A) give a good chance to

(B) endear himself to

(C) avoid coming into contact with

(D) treat with utmost respect

7. They gave ______ looking for her when it grew dark.

(A) in

(B) out

(C) up

(D) off

8. The automobile's exhaust system gave off foul-smelling fumes.

(A) attracted

(B) neutralized

(C) emitted

(D) condensed

9. The rioters at last gave in.

(A) rebelled

(B) attacked

(C) surrendered

(D) betrayed

10. She rushed out of the room to give vent to her feeling.

(A) soothe

(B) control

(C) express

(D) exaggerate

11. If none of the two sides would like to give ______, it is hard to reach an agreement.

(A) ground

(B) place

(C) room

(D) deck

12. The new manager is really disgusting. He always gives ______.

(A) airs

(B) his airs

(C) him airs

(D) himself airs

13. —Hey, what are you looking at?

—See the girl over there? I think she is ______.

(A) giving me a wide berth

(B) giving me a line

(C) giving me a hand

(D) giving me the eye

14. Tom's bad manners give everybody a pain.

(A) make everybody ache

(B) bother everybody

(C) make everybody puzzled

(D) drive everybody mad

15. She called on him full of hope, but was given ______.

(A) the ax

(B) a hard time

(C) the cold shoulder

(D) a break

■ ANSWER

1. (A)

2. (D)

3. (B)

4. (D)

5. (A)

6. (C)

7. (C)

8. (C)

9. (C)

10. (C)

11. (A)

12. (D)

13. (D)

14. (B)

15. (C)