Michigan Proficiency (ECPE) sample essays. Fill in the gaps with the words given.
VOCABULARY
1. Contributions given to a charitable organization are a common ___ on federal income tax returns. a. Deduction
b. depletion c. dimming d. dissemination
2. A car crash ___ the heavy traffic, which is why I was late for work. a. Exasperated b. exacerbated c. eliminated
d. inflated
3. He also successfully ___ a bachelor degree with honors. a. Dissipated
b. implicatedc. evaporated
d. attained
4. She dogmatically ___ , "I have never sought approval, I have just done what I've wanted.’ a. Asserted
b. borne out c. reversed d. ejected
5. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney ___ for presidency in the USA this year. a. Contend
b. torment
c. entangle d. incriminate
6. The gannet is Britain's largest seabird with a wing ___ of just under two meters. a. Tenure
b. span
c. heap
d. slang
7. Hepatitis b on the other hand remains ___ among drug addicts. a. Dominant
b. prevalent c. customaryd. prevailing
8. Destruction of the ozone layer results in an increase in the amount of harmful ultraviolet ___ reaching the earth's surface. a. Emission
b. contrail
c. radiation d. anticipation
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9. The race started on a wet track with light rain, but the weather ___ to a heavy downpour soon after. a. Alleviated
b. penetrated
c. scattered d. deteriorated
10. In the USA, large areas are already using substantially more water than can be naturally ___ . a. Dispersed
b. replenished
c. infuriated d. facilitated
11. Some psychologists claim that difficulties in the ___ from childhood to adult life can be of instrumental importance for a person’s mental and sentimental health. a.
Transition
b. decline
c. quote
d. civics
12. The remarkable buildings and archaeological remains are scheduled ancient monuments and are actively ___ by volunteer parties of the national trust for Scotland. a. Conserved
b. absorbed c. confirmed d. reflected
13. Several institutions of the European Union cater for the ___ of immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers. a. Provision
14.
b. integration
c. magnitude
d. validity
The ___ of new tax laws will come into force next year.
a. Supervision b. legislation c. guidance d. enactment
15. They had turned to an open adoption after pursuing infertility treatments for 18 years, and the birth mother had agreed to ___ custody at the hospital. a. Persecute
b. relinquish c. stray
d. hover
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16.
The diplomatic talks narrowly ___ a war.
a. Detracted
b. declined
c. averted
d. relocated
17. When I missed five in a row and was ___ to take the next shot or didn't really follow through, my teammates would yell, “Brick!”. a. Reluctant
b. conventional
c. crude
d. rustic
18. The rate of population growth reached a peak in 1999 and declined in ___ years. a. Inadequate b. supplemental c. relentless
d. subsequent
19. Massachusetts was one of the original 13 British ___ that later became the United States. a. Colonies
b. advocates c. suburbia d. ordeals
20. For some reason, that newspaper seems determined to ___ one particular celebrity. a. Erode
21. a. Broad
b. slander
c. transplant d. release
She holds a ___ knowledge of the history of philosophy. b. hectic
