Check-Your-English-Vocabulary-for-IELTS- Test 2

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Choose a verb from the box which can be used with both sentences.

We need to____________ these cars so disabled people can drive them.

The country found it hard to ____________ to the new government.

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Choose a verb from the box which can be used with both sentences.

To make sure your car is safe, you should check and ____________ the brakes on a regular basis.

He found it hard to _______________ to living in a tropical country.

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Choose a verb from the box which can be used with both sentences.

You must _______________ the voltage or the system will blow up.

He decided to _______________ his appearance by having plastic surgery.

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Choose a verb from the box which can be used with both sentences.

Our bills will be less if we ______________ from gas to electricity.

They had to _______________ flights at Heathrow Airport.

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Choose a verb from the box which can be used with both sentences.

You can’t ____________ the terms of the contract once it has been signed.

He wants to ____________ his appearance.

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Choose a verb from the box which can be used with both sentences.

You can’t ____________ the terms of the contract once it has been signed.

Prices of flats ___________ from a few thousand to millions of pounds.

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Choose a verb from the box which can be used with both sentences.

We need to _______________ our pounds for dollars.

You can usually _______________ goods which are faulty if you show the receipt.

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Choose a verb from the box which can be used with both sentences.

We have had to _____________ our sales force to cope with the extra demand.

Water will ____________ when it is frozen.

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Choose a verb from the box which can be used with both sentences.

The price of oil will ____________ next year.

Most bosses refuse to _____________ salaries when they are asked.

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Choose a verb from the box which can be used with both sentences.

The management decided to ___________ the company and sell the offices.

_____________ the sugar in boiling water.