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C1 Multiple Choice 7

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