REVIEW TEST FOR LESSON 2

REVIEW TEST FOR LESSON 2

DIRECTIONS:

In this section, you will read a sentence, short paragraph or dialogue containing one of the phrases presented in the lesson. The phrase is printed in boldface type so you can easily identify it. After reading the sentence, your task is to identify which of the four choices— (A) , (B) , (C) , or (D) —listed below the sentence, most closely defines the phrase or best completes the sentence. Only one answer is the correct answer.

1. The company will bring out a new car next year.

(A) introduce

(B) maintain

(C) purchase

(D) request

2. You are right on the subject, but who would be brave enough to ______ at the meeting?

(A) bring it up

(B) bring it

(C) take it up

(D) take it

3. His parents died when he was a baby and he was ______ by his aunt.

(A) grown up

(B) brought up

(C) brought out

(D) taken out

4. What changes has the new policy brought about?

(A) produced

(B) influenced

(C) thought about

(D) obtained

5. What did the reconciliation between the parties ______ about?

(A) bring

(B) come

(C) set

(D) take

6. When you go to the market, will you please bring ______ some vegetables for me?

(A) about

(B) out

(C) up

(D) back

7. Mrs. Harper, who lives at No. 8, will ______ a bottle of wine to the party.

(A) bring up

(B) bring out

(C) bring around

(D) bring about

8. I'm not surprised that he was brought ______ for his unforgivable conduct.

(A) up to date

(B) into question

(C) to a halt

(D) to account

9. The war between the two countries brought their trade relations ______.

(A) to account

(B) to a halt

(C) around

(D) up to date

10. We need to bring Grace ______ with fashion. Her clothes are too old-fashioned.

(A) up to date

(B) to account

(C) to a halt

(D) into question

■ ANSWER

1. (A)

2. (A)

3. (B)

4. (A)

5. (A)

6. (D)

7. (C)

8. (D)

9. (B)

10. (A)