Online English Test

1) n. shortage

(a) process of breaking down a subject and studying it; examination
(b) lack; scarcity; deficit; deficiency
(c) copying of data for safety purposes; substitute; reserve; spare
(d) bother; disturbance; nuisance; discomfort

2) n. catering

(a) postponement; hindrance; hold-up; stopping; lingering
(b) obligation; something owed (i.e. money)
(c) business of supplying and servicing food (at parties and other events); company that offers food and beverage delivery
(d) degree of excellence; characteristic; attribute; nature; character; excellence

3) n. venture

(a) punctuality
(b) list; evidence; best result ever attained (i.e. World Record); list of events or actions; list of previous criminal activity; phonograph; report; line in a database or spreadsheet that contains a complete set of information (Computers)
(c) risky undertaking; enterprise whose results are not certain; business undertaking which promises to bring great profit but involves a good deal of risk; amount invested or wagered
(d) purchase; something that has been purchased or obtained

4) v. look over

(a) to move back and forth; to swing to and fro; to lean in a certain direction; to be inclined toward; to be sympathetic to; to hesitate; to cause to swing; to influence; to affect the opinion or actions of
(b) to confess to something; to allow entrance; to accept as vaild
(c) to make an error; to be wrong; to confuse
(d) to examine

5) v. warehouse

(a) to quit an office or position; to relinquish; to give up; to abdicate; to submit to; to quietly accept
(b) to store in a large building
(c) to turn into money; to turn profit; to finance; to provide with capital; to write a word in capital (big) letters
(d) to exchange goods and services

6) n. franchisor

(a) effect; impact; action of a person or thing which affects another; person or thing which has power to affect others
(b) adequate amount; sufficient degree
(c) rite; ritual; formality
(d) person who has the right to grant a lisence

7) adj. dismal

(a) classified; confidential; clandestine; covert; hidden; latent
(b) at the end; last; ultimate; decisive; conclusive; definitive
(c) worthy of adoration; impressive; wonderful; marvelous
(d) gloomy; cheerless; bad; depressing; sad

8) n. grade

(a) number or letter indicating the quality of work done; mark; level; degree; rank; type; extend; class (in a school); slope; incline
(b) formal question; exploration; questioning; investigation
(c) squandering; misuse; disuse; destruction; ruin; loss; desolation; wasteland; desert; refuse; rubbish; garbage; sewage
(d) failure to perform a duty; failure to pay on time; failure to appear in court; option on a computer which is automatically selected

9) v. resist

(a) to oppose; to fight against; to challenge; to withstand; to be immune to the effects of; to refrain from; to desist
(b) to advocate; to endorse; to speak well of; to advise; to suggest
(c) to compare in a critical manner; to verify; to gather; to sort; to collect; to assemble; to compile
(d) to prize; to esteem; to cherish; to assess; to estimate; to appraise

10) n. president

(a) punishment; fine; punishment in the form of a financial payment
(b) person who runs a company; director; administrator; supervisor
(c) official institution; agency; power; control; jurisdiction
(d) head; leader; chairman; chief