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Vocabulary Practice for TEM 4 1. What he told me was a ________ of lies. A. pack B. load C. mob D. flock 2. We can only give you the ____________ number of refugees crossing the border at the moment. A. suggestive B. nebulous C. approximate D. unclear 3. We regret to inform you that the materials you ordered are __________. A. out of work B. out of stock C. out of reach D. out of practice 4. The __________ listened attentively to every word the vicar said in his sermon. A. sightseers B. congregation C. spectators D. audience 5. In order not to jerk the vehicle you must release the ___________ gently. A. windscreen B. dashboard C. clutch D. indicator 6. _________ I realised the consequences, I would never have contemplated getting involved. A. Had B. If C. When D. Unless 7. Look, Officer. Im not drunk, Im as ___________ as a judge. A. calm B. steady C. clear D. sober 8. Well, we did have a terrible row but weve __________ it up now. A. turned B. cleaned C. sorted D. made 9. There are five ________ mistakes in this picture. Can you find them and win a prize? A. presumptuous B. intensive C. deliberate D. instrumental 10. We cannot judge a person simply on the _________ of his education. A. condition B. basis C. principle D. theory 11. Im afraid I know nothing about the fight for independence. It was ___________. A. behind the times B. at the same time C. before my time D. for the time being 12. Picasso, __________ works inspired many artists, lived until he was a ripe old age. A. who B. which C. what D. whose 13. We believe that the cumulative effects of renewed prosperity will __________ expectations. A. overcome B. surpass C. undermine D. succeed 14. It is ________ pity that you cannot come to the wedding. A. such a B. so C. such as D. many a 15. In a ___________ of rage he tried to kill his own brother. A. temper B. period C