YDS Vocabulary Test II

1. The secretary's .......... was a surprise to all of us as we all thought she was happy in her post.

A) resignation

B) enjoyment

C) stability

D) retirement

E) fulfilment

2. After I have done a few .......... , I will be able to give you a reasonable estimate of the cost of the extension to your house.

A) demonstrations

B) calculations

C) treatments

D) illustrations

E) investments

3. The travel agent thinks we will be able to stay at the Sheraton Hotel in Houston, but I am waiting for .......... from them. They promised to let me know this afternoon.

A) classification

B) confirmation

C) definition

D) application

E) production

4. There followed a period of relative ......... after a childhood spent in poverty, but unwise business decisions and ill-advised choices of business partners led to his bankruptcy.

A) irritation

B) recreation

C) boredom

D) prosperity

E) concentration

5. After the match, players from the opposing teams shook hands and exchanged shirts in a display of .......... .

A) sportsmanship

B) attilude

C) likeness

D) relaxation

E) employmenl

6. If there is a/an .......... for a person to suffer depression only during the winter months every year, it is likely that the individual has seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, which is caused by a lack of sunlight.

A) experiment

B) boredom

C) likeness

D) tendency

E) treatment

7. Indonesia suffers a dreadful reputation for ........... and visitors have reported having to bribe officials in all sorts of situations.

A) livelihood

B) interrogation

C) corruption

D) forgery

E) resistance

8. Most of the inhabitants are pleased that the government is building a new road around their village, but a few environmentalists are complaining that the ........ will destroy a wildflower meadow.

A) shipment

B) complaint

C) construction

D) prevention

E) objection

9. The former US President Richard Nixon gained .......... around the world during the watergate scandal, in which it was proved that he was involved in a break-in at his opponent's offices.

A) formality

B) notoriety

C) personality

D) intensity

E) maturity

10. After many years of .......... helping with the demanding work on a remote mountain farm in Wales, Mary served as a driver in World War llI and married a soldier.

A) emergence

B) prejudice

C) hazard

D) hardship

E) punishment

11. After working all his life at the bank, he was looking forward to spending his ....... travelling around the world and relaxing.

A) condition

B) retirement

C) endurance

D) evolutian

E) adjustment

12. After competing in various races, Paula decided that 400 metres was the best ........... for her to run.

A) endurance

B) distance

C) width

D) content

E) sight

13. Heavy drinking of alcohol has a damaging effect on the body, while red wine drunk in .......... is believed by some to be beneficial to health.

A) distillation

B) consumption

C) evaporation

D) moderation

E) reflection

14. In Britain, where there are now ten nuclear power stations, the government has announced plans for further stations, but there is considerable public .......... for environmental concerns.

A) measure

B) opposition

C) expenditure

D) punishment

E) requirement

15. Although female activists have gained many rights for women, as females continue to earn considerably less than their male counterparts, we can assume that full ........... has not yet been achieved in the area of employment.

A) companionship

B) citizenship

C) permission

D) equality

E) nationalism

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