EPT English Vocabulary


1. The rate of ___________ has been fluctuating wildly this week. 

A.   money

B.    bills

C.    coins

D.   exchange

 

2. The bus ___________ arrives late during bad weather.

A.   every week

B.    later

C.    yesterday

D.   always

 

3. Do you ____________ where the nearest grocery store is? 

A.   know

B.    no

C.    now

D.   not

 

4. Jerry Seinfeld, the popular American comedian, has his audiences ___________.

A.   putting too many irons in the fire

B.    keeping their noses out of someone's business

C.   rolling in the aisles

D.   going to bat for someone

 

5. The chairperson will ____________ members to the subcommittee. 

A.   appoint

B.    disappoint

C.    appointment

D.   disappointed

 

6. The critics had to admit that the ballet ______________ was superb. 

A.   procrastinate

B.    performance

C.    pathology

D.   psychosomatic

 

7. Peter says he can't ___________ our invitation to dinner tonight. 

A.   angel

B.    across

C.   accept

D.   almost

 

8. We were __________ friends in that strange but magical country. 

A.   upon

B.    among

C.    toward

D.   in addition to

 

9. The hurricane caused ____________ damage to the city.

A.   extend

B.    extended

C.   extensive

D.   extension

 

10. Many cultures have special ceremonies to celebrate a person's _________ of passage into adulthood.

A.   right

B.    rite

C.    writ

D.   write 


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