1. Many high-powered people tend to ________ at least part of their success to luck.
   1. qualify
   2. put
   3. describe
   4. attribute
2. I don’t think we should make an amendment that __________ the original meaning of the motion.
   1. contradicts
   2. against
   3. clashes
   4. differentiates
3. The words ‘wealthy’ and ‘affluent’ are very close in meaning and can be described as ____________.
   1. homophones
   2. syndromes
   3. synonyms
   4. antonyms
4. There are some Japanese words which have no English ____________.
   1. equals
   2. meanings
   3. matches
   4. equivalents
5. When you fill in the application form for the new passport you have to include the name of your __________ and all dependents.
   1. companion
   2. spouse
   3. mate
   4. lover
6. Applicants were judged on the basis of essays submitted with their applications and their performance at a ___________ interview
   1. subsequent
   2. latter
   3. follows
   4. consequent
7. We strongly oppose the poor working conditions of the workers in that factory and recommend a complete _________ of the company’s products.
   1. denial
   2. objection
   3. stop
   4. boycott
8. If you use fresh __________ for this recipe, the taste will be better.
   1. components
   2. parts
   3. exponents
   4. ingredients
9. To our dismay, our sales ____________ when a rival company launched an exciting new product.
   1. boomed
   2. soared
   3. plummeted
   4. picked up
10. The movie reviews _________ between the good films and the bad films by awarding between one and five stars.
    1. differentiate
    2. diversify
    3. diverge
    4. equate
11. The ambassador of Australia met his Canadian __________ at the Commonwealth Games.
    1. equal
    2. counterpart
    3. match
    4. mate
12. The newspaper article _________ that the politician was corrupt, but did not dare to state it directly.
    1. inferred
    2. implicated
    3. invoked
    4. implied