TOEFL Vocabulary Exercise 23

Directions:
Each recycling exercise is divided into three quizzes: 1)multiplechoice quiz; 2) sentence-completion quiz; 3) 60-word typing test. Time yourself when doing each.
Do all four quizzes sequentially to maximize the recycling learning process.
When choosing a multiple-choice answer (Quiz #1), do not look for the perfect answer. For TOEFL, and for this text, there are no perfect answers. Choose the multiple-choice answer you think is closest in meaning.
√ Answer all multiple-choice questions even if you do not know the answer. For TOEFL, you will not lose a point if you answer a multiple-choice question incorrectly, so guess and move on.
For the sentence-completion quiz (Quiz #2), you will have to use the appropriate part of speech to complete each sentence. For example, you might have to change a singular noun to a plural noun, or a base verb to the infinitive according to the syntax of the sentence.
Abbreviations: n = noun, v = verb, adj = adjective, adv = adverb, phr = phrase, id = idiom, conj = conjunction.
Directions:
Each recycling exercise is divided into three quizzes: 1)multiplechoice quiz; 2) sentence-completion quiz; 3) 60-word typing test. Time yourself when doing each.
Do all four quizzes sequentially to maximize the recycling learning process.
When choosing a multiple-choice answer (Quiz #1), do not look for the perfect answer. For TOEFL, and for this text, there are no perfect answers. Choose the multiple-choice answer you think is closest in meaning.
√ Answer all multiple-choice questions even if you do not know the answer. For TOEFL, you will not lose a point if you answer a multiple-choice question incorrectly, so guess and move on.
For the sentence-completion quiz (Quiz #2), you will have to use the appropriate part of speech to complete each sentence. For example, you might have to change a singular noun to a plural noun, or a base verb to the infinitive according to the syntax of the sentence.
Abbreviations: n = noun, v = verb, adj = adjective, adv = adverb, phr = phrase, id = idiom, conj = conjunction.
Quiz#1
 
Choose the multiple-choice answer you think is closest in meaning. Answer all multiple-choice questions even if you do not know the answer. 
Quiz#1
 
Choose the multiple-choice answer you think is closest in meaning. Answer all multiple-choice questions even if you do not know the answer. 
feel like a fish out of water
(id, v)
To be in the wrong place
To feel out of context
To know you do not fit in
All of the above
overcome (v)
To come together
To get better
To defeat
To go over
take the bull by the horns
(id, v)
To take control
To take responsibility
To face a challenge directly
All of the above
misgivings (n)
Feelings of giving
Feelings of doubt
Feelings of fear
Feelings of pride
pack it in (id)
To surrender
To quit
To pack one’s bags and leave
All of the above
truly (adv)
Really
Indeed
Yes
All of the above
cherish (v)
To share occasionally
To infer clearly
To value always
To avoid rarely
there and then (adv)
All in all
At that moment
In conclusion
At last
esteemed (adj)
Loathed
Respected
Worshipped
Fun
regard (n)
Consideration for
Respect for
Attention to
All of the above
Quiz#2
 
You will have to use the appropriate part of speech to complete each sentence. For example, you might have to change a singular noun to a plural noun, or a base verb to the infinitive according to the syntax of the sentence.
Quiz#2
 
You will have to use the appropriate part of speech to complete each sentence. For example, you might have to change a singular noun to a plural noun, or a base verb to the infinitive according to the syntax of the sentence.
Word List:
• feel like a fish out of water • overcome • misgivings • truly
• take the bull by the horns • pack it in • cherish • regard
• esteemed • there and then
Misako had _______________ about getting married, so she decided to follow her best friend’s advice and stay single.
Word List:
• feel like a fish out of water • overcome • misgivings • truly
• take the bull by the horns • pack it in • cherish • regard
• esteemed • there and then
That was the most amazing World Series I have ever seen, ____________ .
Word List:
• feel like a fish out of water • overcome • misgivings • truly
• take the bull by the horns • pack it in • cherish • regard
• esteemed • there and then
Drunk drivers have no _______________ for the safety of others.
Word List:
• feel like a fish out of water • overcome • misgivings • truly
• take the bull by the horns • pack it in • cherish • regard
• esteemed • there and then
Many peoples throughout history have had _______________ the
proposition that they were somehow inferior simply because they were indigenous.
Word List:
• feel like a fish out of water • overcome • misgivings • truly
• take the bull by the horns • pack it in • cherish • regard
• esteemed • there and then
The _______________ doctor launched a devastating criticism of the current health care system.
Word List:
• feel like a fish out of water • overcome • misgivings • truly
• take the bull by the horns • pack it in • cherish • regard
• esteemed • there and then
If Sally ___________________ , she will finally get out of her quandary.
Word List:
• feel like a fish out of water • overcome • misgivings • truly
• take the bull by the horns • pack it in • cherish • regard
• esteemed • there and then
After a hard day at the office, Mary-Ann decided _______________ .
Word List:
• feel like a fish out of water • overcome • misgivings • truly
• take the bull by the horns • pack it in • cherish • regard
• esteemed • there and then
Ricardo has always _______________ his independence.
Word List:
• feel like a fish out of water • overcome • misgivings • truly
• take the bull by the horns • pack it in • cherish • regard
• esteemed • there and then
Miguel decided to go on a diet, _______________ .
Word List:
• feel like a fish out of water • overcome • misgivings • truly
• take the bull by the horns • pack it in • cherish • regard
• esteemed • there and then
Aaliyah will always _______________ in Manhattan.
Quiz#3
 
You have 60 seconds to type the following passage. 
 
If you made one mistake on the 60-word diagnostic typing test, you can type 59 wpm (60 – 1 = 59 words per minute), two mistakes, 58 wpm, etc.
 
Note: A letter not capitalized is a mistake. A comma in the wrong place is a
mistake. A missing comma is a mistake.
Quiz#3
 
You have 60 seconds to type the following passage. 
 
If you made one mistake on the 60-word diagnostic typing test, you can type 59 wpm (60 – 1 = 59 words per minute), two mistakes, 58 wpm, etc.
 
Note: A letter not capitalized is a mistake. A comma in the wrong place is a
mistake. A missing comma is a mistake.
Truly, Bridget felt like a fish out of water the first day of class. She
was so overwhelmed she wanted to pack it in, there and then. Yet she persisted and overcame her misgivings by taking the bull by the
horns. In time, she came to cherish the immeasurable regard she had for her friends and for her esteemed professors.
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