LEXMAR #2 TEST BOOKLET AND ANSWER KEY INSTRUCTIONS
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(i) Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
1. We told her it was a delicate situation but she went into the meeting _________.
A. like a bull in a china shop B. on the ball
C. with bells and whistles
D. as thick as two short planks
2. We don't know if the weather will be good enough for camping. We'll have to _________. A. play it by ear
B. thick in the head C. down to earth D. use your noodle
3. "I've been trying to solve this one problem for an hour. I really do not know how to do it."
"Yes, I can see that. You've been ______________.”
A. barking up the wrong tree.
B. bursting at the seams
C. keeping something zipped D. being off the cuff
4. The NASA engineers _____ another possible option to resolve the blurry images issue with Hubble telesco. A. mulled over
B. came around to C. figure out D. pieced together
5. For students from the United States, life at Oxford requires more than just ________ on their chosen subjects. A. swotting up on
B. thinking over C. changing around D. blurting out
6. Local activist groups have become increasingly _______ as the volume of traffic passing through the village has increased. A. vociferous
B. loud-mouthed C. apostolic D. obstreperous
7. The _________ use of antibiotics has led to the evolution of resistant bacteria. A. cerulean
B. abrogate C. profligate D. licentious
8. Along with the sectional and phrase ________, the corresponding initial sonorities also play a role in
defining long-range tonal cohesion in this piece.
A. abstruses B. extemporances C. cadences D. rhythmus
9. “We were thinking about doing our place up”
“Oh, ________ the house completely renovated, just revamp it with some new furnishings” A. not having B. haven’t C. not to have D. don’t have
10. “So, how was the film”
“It was great! _________ you to come, you would have enjoyed yourself” A. Were B. Had C. Should D. Unless A B C D 1. A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D
(ii) Think of ONE word that best fits in the numbered blank.
Who hasn’t found their attention straying behind the wheel? Modern life is riddled with
distractions that fight (1) ______ and (2) ______ for our attention – whether it’s noisy children, garish
adverts, tiredness, traffic cameras, personal pressures, endless (3) ______ lists or those digital devices and
social media (4) ______ that we forgot to switch to silent. We always seem to be (5) ______ our attention
too thinly or are exhausted from having to think 10 different thoughts.
Driver distraction is a major cause of road traffic accidents. According to the UK’s Department for
Transport, driver or rider error or reaction ((6) ______ to look properly, loss of control and poor
manoeuvring) was cited as a contributory (7) ______ in 63% of fatalities in reported road accidents in 2018.
This is one reason why the focus of vehicle safety design has shifted in recent years. (8) ______ in
the past it was about applying materials and design to mitigate (9) ______ to occupants in crashes, it’s
now about using the latest technology to prevent accidents happening in the first place. In short, it’s about
cars that can (10) ______ control when you have lost it. 1. ____________ 2. ____________ 3. ____________ 4. ____________ 5. ____________ 6. ____________ 7. ____________ 8. ____________ 9. ____________ 10. ____________
(iii) Read the passage carefully and choose the correct word (A, B, C or D) that best fits in the numbered blank. PANTHER CHALLENGES
Due primarily to hunting and habitat (1) ________, Florida panthers almost died out by the 1970s,
when there were fewer than 20 left. The remaining population was seriously inbred. In 1995, eight female
Texas cougars were introduced into the population to (2) ________ fresh genes, five of which bred
successfully, before being removed from the wild. That (3) ________ worked; since then the subspecies’
numbers have risen to somewhere around 200.
But challenges (4) ________: The predators are still (5) ________ by limited territory and prey,
which explains why the cats frequently kill each other. Males need (6) ________ territories, up to 200
square miles, eight times the size of Manhattan. As development (7) ________, with 900 people moving to
the state every day on average, the problem is likely to get worse, experts say.
To have a better chance to survive long-term, Florida panthers need to expand their range to the
north. In 2016, for the first time since the early 1970s, a female was spotted in a place called Babcock Ranch,
north of the Caloosahatchee River, previously thought to deter northward expansion.
Nevertheless, habitat remains limited. Once a male establishes a territory, he’ll defend it and try to
kill other males that (8) ________. In the video, crows can be heard loudly (9) ________. Pis explains that
crows often mob predators like panthers and make loud noises when they’re near. At the end of the fight,
a large wild pig rushed toward the panthers, “perhaps looking to settle an old (10) ________,” Pis says. 1. A. putrefaction B. fragmentation C. schism D. coalition 2. A. infuse B. indoctrinate C. ingrain D. inebriate 3. A. gambit B. ruse C. candor D. subterfuge 4. A. ebb B. persist C. intercept D. halt 5. A. determined B. hindered C. increased D. carry 6. A. determinate B. flaccid C. vast D. free 7. A. bombs B. explodes C. bursts D. collapses 8. A. muscle in B. usurp C. liquidate D. veneer 9. A. trilling B. warbling C. purling D. crawing 10. A. point B. match C. count D. score A B C D 2. A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D
(iv) Supply the correct form of the word in bracket to complete the sentence.
1. Jordan ________ his opponents in a three-round match of badminton yesterday. (GOOD)
2. She applied for the management team though being a notorious ________. (RABBLE)
3. The original _________ of bacteria cellulose was dispersed in ethanol or distilled water and filtered,
and paper like sheets were prepared. (GLEBE)
4. Tom _________ answered the phone which was very different from himself everyday. (WEAN)
5. You are such a lazy __________. Go out there and find a job for yourself. (GOOD)
6. She is known for __________ in her dealings with the press. (JOKE)
7. Would you mind picking up some fish at the ________ for me? (FISH)
8. In one memorable scene, Mary and her pilot pals steal away from Bagram to go sledding in the
foothills, and blinded by a ________, her companions skitter off a cliff. (WHITE)
9. What's more, Romney's ________ attack was fundamentally dishonest, riddled with errors, and
premised on notions that a kook would harbor. (RAVEN)
10. Ross responded with the sarcastic _______ we've grown to love: "A life of peace and seclusion?" (SOLICIT)
1. _____________ 2. _____________ 3. _____________ 4. _____________ 5. _____________
6. _____________ 7. _____________ 8. _____________ 9. _____________ 10. _____________
(v) Complete the second sentence without changing the meaning of the orginal sentence.
1. I decided to end the disagreement between Max and I or else he would break up with me. (SPLITTED)
We ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… branch.
2. Jack was kept in prison because he hurted a young girl. (CUSTODY)
Jack was remanded …………………………………………………………………….. number on a young girl.
3. Although the signs are optimistic, there are imminent dark clouds. (TEETH)
On the ………………………………………………………………………………………… optimistic signs.
4. Although there were parking restrictions in our road, my neighbour left his car anywhere he likes. (LAW)
Try …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Her face was etched with disappointment. (LARGE)
The disappointment …………………………………………………………………………………
6. His ability to sing the best in the team is never in doubt.
It goes ……………………………………………………………………………………… none in the team.
7. You shouldn’t leave your expensive items so clearly outside.
It is suggested that ……………………………………………………………………………………… view.
8. Our project was almost a failure but it was a success at last.
We worked ………………………………………………………………………………………… squeak.
9. I don’t understand the detailed facts of this lecture.
What I ……………………………………………………………………………………… outs of this lecture.
10. Our winning this year is out of the question. (SNOWBALL)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
(vi) Choose the correct word (A, B, C or D) which is the SYNONYM of the underlined word.
1. The capital transfer tax has exercised the minds of those who were concerned in hatching it in the dog days of 1975.
A. scorching days B. unlucky days
C. reproachful days D. abruptful days
2. The lawyer tried to take control of the courtroom, but the judge reminded him that it is the judge who calls the tune. A. blows the competition away B. presides over C. takes in D. gets into the full wing
3. In this infant both coronary arteries lacked their normal proximal connection with the aorta, perhaps
the most egregious form of this prejudicial coronary circulation. A. atrocious B. preposterous C. incurious D. hush-hush
4. What makes American politics distinct from ours is the grandiloquent language, the sweep of the
oratory and the belief that, when all else fails, you can rely on. A. bombastic B. high-standard C. prosaic D. gratuitous
5. My heart really goes out to her right now – losing a loved one is never easy. Her father was such a kind
man. We always enjoyed the opportunity to talk with him. A. shows sympathy B. break up C. pay a visit D. talk to A B C D 3. A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D
(vii) Choose the correct word (A, B, C or D) which is the ANTONYM of the underlined word.
1. A $21-million shortfall on a $25-million fundraising campaign was a fiasco, but it wasn’t an attempt to
weasel out of the legal or moral obligations. A. escape B. accept C. take away D. continue
2. Even though this new job will mean relocating, I think you should take the bull by the horns for once. A. accept remostance B. deny the challenge
C. skate on thin ice D. bun in the oven
3. Half year end results were not great but we managed to turn around things by the end of the year. A. worse badly B. kick it up a notch C. develop dramatically D. scale the height
4. The Snowbasin course, one of the steepest in the world, breaks the mold from previous Olympics. A. is ahead the curve B. reinvents the wheel
C. is the avant-garde D. rounds the bend
5. When you've been climbing alone for hours, there's a tremendous sense of camaraderie when you meet another climber. A. eunoia B. abnegation C. alienation D. crony A B C D 4. A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D
(viii) There are 10 mistakes in the passage. Find and correct them. 1
Miserable, overworked, insecure – the British work the longest hours in Europe and express
2 the less job satisfaction. However much richer they are, they are becoming fed up to the tail teeth
3 with work every year. What is the whole remark of economic success if it is matched by growing
4 unhappiness? Like dumb oxes we work harder than everyone else – a third of men work more than
5 50 hours a week – but we’re not smarter. For more than a century factory acts and ever shorter
6 working hours marked the backward march of industrial progress. Now social history has
7 apparently gone into adverse. In an annual study Professor Cary Cooper of the Manchester School
8 of Management revisits 5,000 managers, from CEOs down to juniors. He finds them increasingly
9 anxious about their lives. This is hardly surprising since half of them work most evenings and a
10 triplet work most weekends. Despite falling unemployment, people feel their own job or status is
11 in gravel peril because they suffer more turmoil at work than they did five years ago. Restructuring,
12 downsizing and radical change at work mean a life of constant upheaval, and the current merger
13 epidemic sparks up unpredictable job loss. Most feel that this uncertainty tampers in their home
14 life and health as well as their company’s productivity. These are the people who set the work
15 patterns for their organisation, yet even they are victims of forces beyond their control – such as
16 pressure from investors and competitors. What can be done? LINE ERROR CORRECTION LINE ERROR CORRECTION KEY [MULTIPLE CHOICE] 1. A 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. A 6. A 7. C 8. C 9. D 10. B [OPEN CLOZE] 1. tooth 2. nail 3. to-do 4. notification(s) 5. spreading
6. failure/failing 7. factor
8. Whereas/While 9. damage 10. take [GUIDED CLOZE] 1. B 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. B 6. C 7. B 8. B 9. D 10. D [WORD FORMATION] 1. bested 2. rabble-rouser 3. conglomerate 4. unwontedly 5. ne'er-do-well/ good-for- nothing 6. jocular 7. fishmonger’s 8. whiteout 9. craven 10. insouciance [SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION]
1. We would have splitted up unless I had given out/offered/extended Max an olive branch./if I hadn’t given
out/offered/extended Max an olive branch.
2. Jack was remanded in custody because he did a number on a young girl.
3. On the horizon/cards are dark clouds in the teeth of optimistic signs.
4. Try as we might to restrict parking in our road / to restrict parking in our road as we might, my neighbour was a law unto himself.
5. The disappointment was writ large on her face.
6. It goes without saying that his singing ability/ability to sing is second to none in the team.
7. It is suggested that you should not leave your expensive items in plain view.
8. We worked on a project which was a narrow squeak.
9. What I don’t understand is the ins and outs of this lecture.
10. We don’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of winning this year. [SYNONYMS] 1. A 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. A [ANTONYMS] 1. B 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. [ERROR RECOGNITION] LINE ERROR AND CORRECTION LINE ERROR AND CORRECTION 2 less -> least 7 adverse -> reverse 2 tail -> back 10 triplet -> third 3 remark -> point 11 gravel -> grave 4 oxes -> oxen 13 up -> off 6 backward -> onward 13 in -> with