REVIEW TEST FOR LESSON 14

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. She has ______ on a lot of weight since last year.

(A) made

(B) put

(C) taken

(D) gained

2. The person did not put across his goals clearly to the committee.

(A) emphasize

(B) show on the map

(C) impress

(D) explain

3. Here's my statement. Please put it down.

(A) make note of it

(B) deny it

(C) contradict it

(D) suppress it

4. I'll have to put off going till next month.

(A) withhold

(B) dispose of

(C) advance

(D) postpone

5. The lady wanted to ______ on the beautiful evening dress.

(A) take

(B) put

(C) wear

(D) get

6. To publish a book is to ______.

(A) put out

(B) put over

(C) put up

(D) put off

7. He put ______ a hundred dollars a month for his summer holidays.

(A) in

(B) by

(C) down

(D) forward

8. This is simply putting the issue on the back burner.

(A) securing the issue

(B) leaving the issue behind

(C) clouding the issue

(D) hiding the issue out

9. We moved to the country, because we couldn't put up with the city smog any longer.

(A) breathe

(B) like

(C) prevent

(D) tolerate

10. A machine that is well ______ functions effectively.

(A) put on

(B) put down

(C) put together

(D) put off

■ ANSWER

1. (B)

2. (D)

3. (A)

4. (D)

5. (B)

6. (A)

7. (B)

8. (B)

9. (D)

10. (C)