TOEIC Test 58

1. The patient's condition has now __________________.

Elected

Stabilized

Balled up

Duped

To 'stabilize' is to become firm, steady, or unchanging, or to make something firm or steady.

Explanation

To 'stabilize' is to become firm, steady, or unchanging, or to make something firm or steady.

2. Sarah __________________ her brother's offer of help.

Rejected

Swallowed

Submitted

Yielded

To 'reject' is to refuse to accept, believe in, or agree with something.

Explanation

To 'reject' is to refuse to accept, believe in, or agree with something.

3. The children are __________________ of the danger of taking drugs.

Keen

Attentive

Aware

Eager

If you are 'aware' that a situation exists, you realize or know that it exists.

Explanation

If you are 'aware' that a situation exists, you realize or know that it exists.

4. New evidence has __________________ the first witness's story.

Confessed

Asserted

Confirmed

Owned

To 'confirm' is to show that something is definitely true, especially by providing more proof.

Explanation

To 'confirm' is to show that something is definitely true, especially by providing more proof.

5. Having bought the house, they couldn't afford to __________________ it.

Furnish

Recline

Slump

Follow

To 'furnish' is to put furniture and other things into a house or room.

Explanation

To 'furnish' is to put furniture and other things into a house or room.

6. He can't help making __________________ comments.

Sarcastic

Arctic

Charitable

Avid

sarcastic - (adj.) saying things that are the opposite of what you mean, in order to make an unkind joke or to show that you are annoyed

Explanation

sarcastic - (adj.) saying things that are the opposite of what you mean, in order to make an unkind joke or to show that you are annoyed

7. The beef was __________________.

Cutesy

Quaint

Insincere

Overdone

overdone - (adj.) cooked too much

Explanation

overdone - (adj.) cooked too much

8. These are pure silks embroidered with __________________ patterns.

Elaborate

Severe

Sober

Acrid

elaborate - (adj.)having a lot of small parts or details put together in a complicated way

Explanation

elaborate - (adj.)having a lot of small parts or details put together in a complicated way

9. The crowd went __________________ as soon as the singer stepped onto the stage.

Ornate

Tasteless

Sane

Wild

wild - (adj.) behaving in an uncontrolled, sometimes violent way

Explanation

wild - (adj.) behaving in an uncontrolled, sometimes violent way

10. He __________________ his pursuers by escaping into a river.

Eluded

Backed off

Regressed

Returned

To 'elude' is to escape from someone or something, especially by tricking them.

Explanation

To 'elude' is to escape from someone or something, especially by tricking them.

TOEIC Test 58

1. The patient's condition has now __________________.

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Sarah __________________ her brother's offer of help.

3. The children are __________________ of the danger of taking drugs.

4. New evidence has __________________ the first witness's story.

5. Having bought the house, they couldn't afford to __________________ it.

6. He can't help making __________________ comments.

7. The beef was __________________.

8. These are pure silks embroidered with __________________ patterns.

9. The crowd went __________________ as soon as the singer stepped onto the stage.

10. He __________________ his pursuers by escaping into a river.