Online English Test

1) n. maintenance

(a) customary action; habit; drill; repetition of an activity for the sake of improving performance; training exercise
(b) consequence; outcome; result; act of implying; something implied; indirect suggestion; connotation; hint; state of being involved in an action or event
(c) degree of difference; step or degree in a graduated scale; (British) promotion of a student to a higher grade
(d) upkeep; repairs; livelihood; means of support

2) n. downturn

(a) salary; wages
(b) proposal; recommendation; insinuation; hint
(c) danger; risk; game of chance
(d) negative tendency (especially in economy or business)

3) n. dash

(a) chance; occasion; favorable time to act
(b) reduced price; sale on particular items; extra newspaper edition; something that is used for a particular purpose or occasion; television program focusing on a particular topic
(c) person who has completed a course of study and received a degree or diploma (i.e. at a university or college); glass vessel for measuring liquids
(d) punctuation mark indicating a break in a sentence; hyphen; bit; drop; pinch; rush; sprint; onset; race; vigor; spirit

4) n. exhibit

(a) long thin mark; row; border; domain; tactic; rope; queue; layout; contour; wrinkle; descent; plan; profession; note; bit of useful information; procedure
(b) equipment; gear (especially for fishing); device for lifting and lowering objects; tools; implements; instance of wrestling another player to the ground (Football)
(c) act of forcefully taking possession of an area; seizure; conquest; possession or settlement of land
(d) something presented as evidence in a court of law; display; show; exhibition (of artwork, products, skills, etc.)

5) n. scene

(a) institution; foundation; organization which provides a certain serive or supports a particular cause; college which specializes in a particular field or area or instruction (i.e. art)
(b) something of great worth
(c) place where an event occurs; vista; view; outburst of excited emotion; division in a play; scenery; backdrop; setting; locale; episode of a story; sphere of activity; situation; personal preference (Slang)
(d) computer which can serve many users simultaneously

6) n. contest

(a) competition
(b) movable articles for use in a home or office (i.e. chairs, desks, cabinets, closets, etc.); accessories; appliances
(c) delight; refreshment or entertainment given to its recipient without cost; the bearing of the cost of a treat
(d) type of dessert; cake; baked dish consisting of a crust and filling

7) n. back order

(a) embarrassing situation; predicament; location; position (i.e. of a ship or individual)
(b) leaving; going away; opposite of arrival
(c) ordered merchandise that is not currently in stock but will be supplied in the future
(d) passage; distinct portion of text (usually begins with an indented line); section; clause

8) n. preference

(a) one who does not eat meat; herbivore
(b) act of measuring and recording the characteristics of a plot of land; land survey report (often in the form of a map); review; overview; statistical study
(c) harvesting machine
(d) favor; liking; fondness; priority; superior status; something that is preferred; favorite; option within a menu that can be individually adjusted and determines the appearance or function of a program or operation system (Computers)

9) n. custom

(a) habit; tradition; convention
(b) examination of financial accounts; internal investigation
(c) long thin mark; row; border; domain; tactic; rope; queue; layout; contour; wrinkle; descent; plan; profession; note; bit of useful information; procedure
(d) compactness; closeness

10) n. mean

(a) act of rescuing; rescued items
(b) midpoint; middle; equally far from two extremes; average
(c) building in which products are manufactured; plant; any location which mass-produces one type of product
(d) sending of cargo or freight; cargo or freight that is transported