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ENGLISH VOCABULARY PRACTICE TEST
Topic:
Politics, elections, voting 4 (for ESL students)
Choose the best response:
1. What's Barak Obama's ___________ ( = position) on the war in Iraq?
stance
distance
2. The voters have to decide which candidate is better ___________ to handle the current problems with the economy.
suits
suited
3. It's a ________. = Either candidate could win.
wash-out
toss-up
4. Most voters are concerned about the rising price of ________. ( = called "petrol" in the UK)
gas
gases
5.McCain has a slight ________. = McCain is doing slightly better, is slightly more successful, etc.
advantage
plus
6. A ________ margin = A very small margin/difference
wafer-like
wafer-thin
7. George Bush currently has a very low approval ________. ( = very few people approve of how he is performing as president)
rating
score
8. The mood between the two candidates was not relaxed, it was ________.
tension
tense
9. The two candidates got into a ________ ( = impassioned) argument during their first debate.
heating
heated
10. Obama is making an effort to ________ ( = get rid of, lessen) divisions within the Democratic party.
heal
help
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