Test Two

People who are colour blind often can't .......... between red and green.

• see

• differ

• tell

• distinguish

Our car broke down twice on the way to the wedding. .......... to say we arrived two hours late.

• Needless

• Pointless

• Regardless

• Worthless

I hope the lecturer wasn't referring .......... my assignment when he made that remark.

• in

• for

• to

• of

Languages .......... over time so dictionaries need to be regularly updated.

• eliminate

• evolve

• establish

• elicit

My teacher said my essay was ......... . She said she couldn't follow my argument.

• incompetent

• inaccurate

• incoherent

• incisive

It's important to teach children not to .......... lies.

• say

• speak

• talk

• tell

These figures .......... a peak in 1982 when over 2 million new machines were sold.

• got

• increased

• rose

• reached

Air .......... is cheaper than other forms of long-distance transport in my country.

• trip

• journey

• travel

• travelling

A large number of houses were .......... by the storm.

• affected

• effected

• influenced

• involved

Many people believe that violent computer games can have a harmful .......... on children.

• affect

• effect

• damage

• involvement