IELTS Book 17 Test 4

The king made it clear that for villages that chose _______, there would be serious consequences.

Wars, ________ by the ready availability of arms, can create massive population displacement.

I found playing the piano too _______ on the mind.

To eradicate poverty and establish world peace seems to be an impossible ________.

Islam's most ______ shrine is at Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

The film _______ ensures that old movies are preserved for future generations. 

The two of us ______ on smoked salmon.

As a widow with no _________ or close relatives, her entire fortune was donated to charity.

10 million VND is the ________ above which you will have to pay income tax in Vietnam.

He remained ________ to the regime when so many others spoke out against it.

Human intervention is needed for the ________ of the forest after these bushfires.

The film _________ on a more serious tone as it went into the 3rd act.

She found that the _______ atmosphere of academia was too pretentious and stifling.

Her sudden appearance _________ me.

The _______ are high when you're investing in real estate.

In some recipes that __________ for flour, you can use oatmeal instead.

Some of the biggest ________pollutants finding their way into the water supplies and oceans are from batteries.

All they are allowed to do is ________ a table of statistics from the information provided.

My knowledge of physics is pretty _______, so don't count on my words as the authority.

The artist won a Grammy for the songwriting and vocal ________ displayed in her album.

Mary left a huge impression on me, and I hope the feeling was ________.

This movie is _______ for release in February of 2009.

Every time we go into a shop, the kids would ______ me to buy them sweets.

She was _______ by her teacher for biting another girl.

I ________ myself for taking an undue risk, when other means are available.

Analysts say the company's ________ of unsold cars could last two to three months.

The cell phone company began to have a _______ in the area because it was the only carrier with good reception.

The new _______ would require landlords not to drive their rent up by more than 15%.

I had to ________ every nerve to get through the tough questions the interviewer hurled at me.

You can't take _______ responsibility for the whole event.

If a child is absent, the teacher notes it down in the class _________.

He endured great hardships, but secured a _______ by teaching and writing.

The ad campaign was a _______ success, drawing in some customers but fell short of the initial expectations.

As with whales and dolphins they use _____ when exploring the surrounding environment.

Panic was beginning to _______ in as the economic crisis was imminent.

In this increasingly _______society, a sense of community is a thing of the past.

His parents were _________from shocked to hear about their son's divorce.

A similar ______ of events took place in southern Germany.

His life was a mystery in many ways but his death was by far the greatest _______ of all.

The research aims to establish a ______ link between premature deaths of palm trees and the overuse of fertilizers.

After his losses, he was determined to pay back his ______ to his parents in five years.

John got his _______ from disrupting teachers in class with his spontaneous comments.

To the ________, it would appear that this selection has been made at random

The earth has already passed the tipping ________ in terms of global warming.

We have ________ plans to go to Hawaii in February, but nothing is finalized yet.

Lacking a captivating plot, the movie is _________ at best.

You can transfer your existing mobile phone number to a new ________.

________ treatments within the company may result in high staff turnover.

Usually, a pest expert can tell pretty quickly if you have a bedbug _______.

This café is a perfect place to enjoy good food and dazzling sunsets _______.

The results run _______ to the team's expectations

As an experienced teacher, she isn't very ______ to flattery and deception.

The author retreated from public life in 1870, but was unceasingly _______ with his pen.

Knowing what percentage of an area is Hispanic is a key piece of _______ knowledge.

At the 2004 official _______, the district had a population of 240,091

Everything in the education system is tailored, through exams from the age of five, to _______ creativity.

Beethoven reigns ________ among classical composers.

The _______ came down to a V at her waist, exposing too much skin for her taste.

A heavy backpack is destined to ______ your traveling pleasure.

Some people think that the legalization of same-sex marriage will undermine the ________ of marriage.

From what she said, the ______ was that they were splitting up.

The press showed no __________ of giving celebrities any privacy.

The writing ________ consisted of a piece of flat rock encased in a wooden frame.[1]

You can ______ your own curtains to add your own personal touch and save money.

Before taking you ________, we will subject you to a number of tests.

He was a(n) _________ pianist and composer, although he never published any of his works.

There's no reason to make personal comments - that was completely uncalled-_______.

The good feelings about the book were engendered by its rich visual _______.

Every kind of industry, service and craft had its own _______.

With 3 hours of sleep , I could hardly _______ the strength to get out of the house, let alone do anything strenuous.