REVIEW TEST FOR LESSON 13

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. We made a scene during the meeting.

(A) had a moving experience

(B) quarreled violently

(C) witnessed a fascinating sight

(D) saw a movie

2. You had better make allowances for his poor background.

(A) put up with

(B) ignore

(C) sympathize

(D) consider

3. The workers have to make do with the old equipment.

(A) replace

(B) manage with

(C) repair

(D) do without

4. With her extravagant tastes, Miss Lee was incapable of making both ends meet.

(A) living over her means

(B) living with her savings

(C) living within her means

(D) living within her estate

5. If you make fun of someone, you ______.

(A) laugh at or ridicule him

(B) call him down

(C) praise him

(D) tell him a joke

6. We made good time to the suburb this morning in order to attend a party.

(A) went fast

(B) went on an excursion

(C) enjoyed the trip

(D) enjoyed ourselves on our way

7. It does not make any difference which college you choose.

(A) prove

(B) matter

(C) wonder

(D) explain

8. He was given a bonus to make up for the extra time spent at work.

(A) pay

(B) provide

(C) utilize

(D) compensate

9. Texas makes up one-twelfth of the continental land mass of the United States.

(A) generates

(B) demands

(C) constitutes

(D) governs

10. I am not able to make out what you are talking about.

(A) understand

(B) publish

(C) announce

(D) produce

11. Although he hates his present job, he makes a ______ from it.

(A) living

(B) thriving

(C) killing

(D) kicking

12. His new album made a ______ immediately when it was issued.

(A) hit

(B) strike

(C) shock

(D) go

13. You'd better make a point at the beginning of your speech.

(A) call the roll

(B) ask a question

(C) tell a joke

(D) state the opinion

14. Nick's classmates often make cracks about his poor clothing.

(A) praise

(B) laugh at

(C) blame

(D) get surprised about

15. Help yourself, please; just make yourself ______.

(A) at home

(B) at ease

(C) fun

(D) free

■ ANSWER

1. (B)

2. (D)

3. (B)

4. (C)

5. (A)

6. (A)

7. (B)

8. (D)

9. (C)

10. (A)

11. (C)

12. (A)

13. (D)

14. (B)

15. (A)