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TOEFL Test1: Reading

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1. (noun) Affection - love - liking - warmth : George's fondness for pink gins was well known. 2) He had made an attempt to reclaim his former rank but his _______ FOR drink let him down. 3) a great deal is written about his ______ FOR animals - particu






2. (verb) To give careful attention; listen carefully: Whilst there's some merit in _____ ___ (pay attention to) To a bygone era - I think you can take the premise a little too far.






3. (verb) Confront - face - to experience especially something unpleasant : 1) When did you first _______ these difficulties? 2) The army is reported to be _________ (ing) Considerable resistance. b) To meet someone unexpectedly - to run into smb - cro






4. (idiom) An unrealistic idea or fantastic notion - a pipe dream. : he engaged in _____ __ _____ - such as owning a million-dollar house.






5. (verb) To open the mouth wide and take a lot of air into the lungs and slowly send it out - usually when tired or bored: I can't stop _______ (ing) - I must be tired.






6. (idiom) Experiencing or doing something which is difficult - unpleasant or painful: The country is presently ___ ___ ____ _ the worst recession since the Second World War. 2) He's in ____ _____ ___ a mid-life crisis which makes him rather difficult t






7. (noun) (the act of) Forcing someone - or being forced - to leave a school - organisation or country: They threatened him WITH ______ from school. 2) This is the second _______ of a club member this year. b) (the act of) forcing air or liquid out of s






8. (noun) A large building - especially a splendid one : The town hall is the only _______ surviving from the fifteenth century. b) a system which has been established for a long time : It looks as if the whole political _____ of the country is about to






9. (noun) Model - pattern - prototype // a typical example of something; the original model of something from which others are copied : The United States is the _______ of a federal society.






10. (noun) A person who has a religious or spiritual experience in which they see a holy person who is not living or they see a holy event that cannot be explained scientifically b) a person who has the ability to imagine how a country - society - indus






11. (adj) Being or relating to a sign that something exists - is true - or is likely to happen : Resumption of the talks is ________ OF (= a sign of) an improving relationship between the countries. 2) These characteristics are _______ OF an important t






12. (adj) Smart - He was _______ enough not to take the job when there was the possibility of getting a better one a few months later. 2) She is a ________ politician who wants to avoid offending the electorate unnecessarily. 3) It was a ______ (=wise )






13. (verb) To find a way in which two situations or beliefs that are opposed to each other can agree and exist together: It is sometimes difficult to _______ science and religion. 2) It's difficult to ______ such different points of view. 3) How can you






14. (idiom) Being shown or replicated: His sadness at the death of his wife ______ _____ (= was shown) in his music. 2)






15. (noun) Fellow countryman/woman : Then again she is the oldest by a long way now of course - all her same age ______ are in school I assume.






16. (verb) To try to be more successful than someone or something else (rekabet etmek - yarismak - cekismek) : It's difficult for a small supermarket to ________ AGAINST / WITH the big supermarkets. 2) Both girls _______ FOR their father's attention. 3)






17. (verb) get up Art does not ______ ____ ___ the void. It can only be created by a particular artist - at a particular moment in time - at a particular location in space.






18. (verb) to cut or damage a surface or your skin slightly with or on something sharp or rough: We __________ the paintwork trying to get the bed into Martha's room. 2) Be careful not to _______ yourself ON the roses. b) If you ______ something ON or O






19. (noun) Magificience - the quality of being very large and special or beautiful : the ______ of Wagner's music






20. (adj) Describes a person - usually a child - who has been raised in a way that does not prepare them well for the demands of life - which often leads to problems with behaviour in the future : a residential school for disturbed and ______ children 2






21. (adj) No longer supporting or being satisfied with an organization or idea : The party needs to take steps to attract _________ voters. b) describes young people who are no longer satisfied with society's values (aykiri - toplumdan sogumus) : The tea






22. (adv) Fruitfully; with great increase. - marked by abundant productivity : To say that he publishes __________ is an understatement - so I'm not sure if there is a single - seminal work of his that I could recommend.






23. (verb) If a law - plan or deal goes through - it is officially accepted or approved. : A council spokeswoman said that the proposals for the new shopping centre were unlikely to _____ _____. b) To experience a difficult or unpleasant situation : Yo






24. (adj) Clear The minister said she would give an ________ statement ON the future of the coal industry at the earliest possible opportunity






25. (verb) To make a choice - especially for one thing or possibility in preference to any others: Mike ____ FOR early retirement. 2) Most people ____ TO have the operation. 3) A woman often _____ FOR abortion because she can see no way out of her crisis






26. (verb) To give someone a thing or a duty for which they are responsible: He didn't look like the sort of man you should ______ your luggage to. 2) Two senior officials have been _______ with organizing the auction.






27. (verb) To show something publicly : He frequently __________ at the art gallery. 2) In the summer the academy will ________ several prints which are rarely seen. 3) He ________ great self-control considering her rudeness.






28. (n) A period of mental illness - usually without a physical cause - which results in anxiety - difficulty in sleeping and thinking clearly - a loss of confidence and hope - and a feeling of great sadness : He suffered a ________ __________ in his twe






29. (phrase) As a type of : He sent me some flowers ___ ___ __ an apology. 2) He paid our fares by way of gratitude.






30. (verb) To do something which is different from the usual or common way of behaving : The recent pattern of weather ______ from the norm for this time of year. b) To go in a different direction : The path follows the river closely - occasionally ____






31. (verb) Used in some expressions about knowing or meeting people (make _______ ~ tanismak - be ______ ~ asina olmak) : 1) It was at the Taylors' party that I first made his ________ (= first met him). 2) I wasn't sure about Darryl when I first met her






32. (verb) To make something or someone stay in one position by fastening them firmly : We ________ ourselves to the rocks with a rope.






33. (verb) To invent or make something - such as a speech or a device - at the time when it is needed without already having planned it: I hadn't prepared a speech so I suddenly had to ________. 2) To sleep on - we __________ a mattress from a pile of bl






34. (adj) Very well known and important : The government should be playing a more ___________ role in promoting human rights. 2) a __________ member of the Saudi royal family






35. (idiom) Avoid appearing in public






36. (verb) Formal to say that something is certainly true - declare - claim formally : He _________ that she stole money from him. b) To behave in a way which expresses your confidence - importance or power and earns you respect from others: I really mus






37. (noun) Triangular form on the front of a building that creates the peak of the roof: The doorway with triangular _______ above still survives in the wall of the Fellows ' car park of St Catharine's.






38. (verb) To build a building - wall or other structure : The war memorial was _____ in 1950. 2) The soldiers had ______ barricades to protect themselves. b) To raise something to a vertical position : They ______ a marquee to accommodate 500 wedding






39. (verb) To sit on or near the edge of something: We ______ on bar stools and had a beer 2) A blackbird was perching on the gate.






40. (noun) One who lives in solitude // - a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world : He is a millionaire ________ who refuses to give interviews. 2) At one time - the house and estate belonged to a rich - but rather eccentric ______






41. (adj) Famous for something : The region is _______ for its outstanding natural beauty. 2) Marco Polo is a _________ explorer/is __________ as an explorer.






42. (phrase) Lifestyle - manner of living : people from all _____ __ ___ 2) His funeral was attended by mourners (yasli - matemli kimse) from all _____ ______ - coming to pay their respects to the artist.






43. (verb) Disregard - take no notice of - pay no attention to : She can be really irritating but I try to _____ her. 2) Safety regulations are being _______ (p.p) by company managers in the drive to increase profits.






44. (adj) Magnificent - grand : The ______ Montana scenery will leave you breathless.






45. (verb) overstatement - overemphasis : Sal reckons over sixty people were there but I think that's a slight ________.






46. (verb) part of a group; involved with an event






47. (verb) Not giving any space to move or do much - Please ______ your dog on a _______ when on the beach.






48. (verb) To become completely involved in something (kendini kaptirmak - tamaiyla bir isin icinde olmak) : She got some books out of the library and _______ herself IN Jewish history and culture. 2) Changing Worlds offers teaching to volunteers who wis






49. (verb) To choose not to be in a position of responsibility in an organization or activity : Linda was content to _____ __ ____ _____ and let Nancy run the meeting.






50. (adj) a) Tall - high - giant : a _____ tower - a ____ ceiling 2) The parish church - dedicated to the Holy Trinity - stands on a _____ eminence. b) ____ ideas etc. are of a high moral standard : ____ sentiments/ideals 2) That sounds rather _____ work