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C1 Multiple Choice 7

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  • He's a very _____ writer whom few people have ever heard of.
    pale
    obscure
    congested
    wrinkled
  • The kidnapper had tried to _____ her before.
    dispel
    speculate
    abduct
    infer
  • Empires are born, they ______ and finally fall into decline.
    deviate
    convert
    culminate
    profit
  • Hedgehogs, bears and other animals that hibernate remain _____ during winter.
    superficial
    dormitory
    passive
    dormant
  • The whole forest area was devastated by _____.
    conflagration
    famine
    plague
    insanity
  • When the company closed down because of financial difficulties, l was made _______.
    frivolous
    disabled
    surplus
    redundant
  • Experts will ______ IQ tests among school-goers and quote the results.
    complete
    promote
    administer
    take
  • We had to _____ to get through the low doorway.
    kneel
    bow
    shrug
    stoop
  • The ship's masts were all destroyed in the strong _____.
    gales
    famine
    deluge
    eruption
  • They were, superficially at any _______, a very unlikely pair to become friends.
    extent
    aspect
    chance
    rate
  • Our journey through China was ____ with difficulties.
    assaulted
    devoid
    surrounded
    beset
  • Mary, you look _____ today.
    avid
    modified
    promoted
    gorgeous
  • It was teeming down with rain and we all got _____.
    damp
    soaked
    humid
    dripping
  • It's absurd to ______ such a foolish idea.
    commit
    entertain
    extend
    administer
  • David was given all the ______ for rescuing the drowning boy.
    blame
    reputation
    credit
    merit
  • It was so hot and ______ that day that we couldn't possibly have gone for an outing.
    moist
    frozen
    soggy
    sultry
  • His untimely death ______ the decline of the empire.
    ameliorated
    precipitated
    exaggerated
    shrank
  • God is ______.
    impotent
    herbivorous
    omnipotent
    omnivorous
  • She didn‘t realize at that time how dull and _____ her life had been.
    enchanting
    dreary
    engrossed
    exciting
  • During the _______, he was afraid none of his family would survive.
    destitution
    subsidy
    famine
    eloquence