1. He asked me if I had ------ a goal for
myself.

a. interested                     b. faced                             c. set                              d. benefited 

2. Pedro ------ a
scholarship. He’s a good student, and he has a good chance of winning it.

a. encountered                  b. relied on                        c. applied for                  d. followed

3. David --- very
hard every day. His goal was to be in the Olympics.

a. challenged                    b. trained                          c. pondered                    d. inspired

4. I’m not sure
exactly how many students ---- my university. There are approximately 5,000.

a. attend                            b. attempt                         c. achieve                       d. reach

5. In order to
----, he had to overcome great difficulties.

a. succeed                         b. complete                       c. outstand                     d. overstretch

6. My university
teacher has been a/an ---- to you.

a. amazement                   b. encouragement             c. exception                   d. inspiration

7. “We‘ve removed
the ---- above our dreams. There are no more impossible dreams”, he said.

a. statement                      b. reaction                         c. society                        d. ceiling

8. Life ---- is
the number of years that a person is likely to live.

a. duration                        b. emergency                    c. expectancy                 d. ------------

9. She began to
---- traditional and popular Balinese songs.

a. urge                               b. compose                        c. perform                      d. write down

10. We learn the
songs by ear --- how they sound.

a. in the same
way            b. according to                  c. because                      d. as long as

11. The shepherd
trained the dog to look after his --- of sheep.

a. flock                              b. Pack                              c. herd                            d. collection

12. His test
results are not very ----. He does well one week and badly the next.

a. invariable                      b. consequent                   c. continuous                  d. consistent

13. I can ---- him
to you for the job. He is a very good worker.

a. suggest                         b. recommend                   c. advise                         d. prompt

14. All cars made
nowadays are --- with safety belts.

a. prepared                       b. packed                          c. built in                        d. equipped

15. I have promised
to help you and I will ---- my word.

a. hold                               b. keep                              c. conserve                    d. stand

16. He was ---- of
deciding anything for himself.

a. incapable                      b. ineffective                     c. incompetent               d. unable

17. You are old
enough to --- your own living.

a. win                                 b. maintain                        c. gain                            d. earn

18. He will never
--- them to take the child a way for him.

a. let                                  b. tolerate                         c. allow                           d. admit

19. I’m going into
the garden to --- some flowers.

a. glance                           b. catch                             c. seize                           d. pick

20. The factory
has increased its --- by 10 percent this year.

a. product                          b. output                            c. make –up                   d. outcome