VOA Special English Test (40 Questions)

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1.
n. a joining together; in atomic fusion, atomic particles are joined together to produce nuclear energy
  fusion
  salt
  fish
  truck
 
2.
n. a substance or drug used to treat disease or pain; the science or study of treating and curing disease or improving health
  medicine
  cooperate
  complete
  bell
 
3.
n. a grown person
  toward
  adult
  yellow
  clergy
 
4.
n. a drink made from the plant of the same name
  sharp
  coffee
  airplane
  top
 
5.
n. sound, especially when loud
  true
  combine
  humor
  noise
 
6.
n. violent weather, including strong winds and rain or snow
  south
  talk
  storm
  time
 
7.
n. a competition by opposing political candidates seeking support from voters; a connected series of military actions during a war
  trap
  balance
  voice
  campaign
 
8.
v. to join or hold together with some material
  dis
  plastic
  tie
  ally
 
9.
n. the different effects of light on the eye, making blue, red, brown, black, yellow and others
  civilian
  color
  announce
  special
 
10.
v. to get knowledge about; to come to know a fact or facts
  mean
  remains
  learn
  before
 
11.
pron. the boy or man who is being spoken about
  he
  halt
  will
  mix
 
12.
v. to cause pain, injury or damage
  sad
  hit
  hurt
  bright
 
13.
n. an examination in a court of a question or dispute to decide if a charge is true
  trial
  territory
  by
  open
 
14.
v. to make something not open
  loan
  close
  through
  attend
 
15.
n. all surrounding things, conditions and influences that affect life; the natural world of land, sea, air, plants and animals
  copy
  sell
  stay
  environment
 
16.
v. to come to life; to come into existence
  meet
  stone
  adult
  born
 
17.
v. to forgive for a crime and release from punishment
  pardon
  back
  fit
  protest
 
18.
v. to pull apart, often by force
  below
  jump
  tear
  week
 
19.
n. something known or proved to be true
  welcome
  box
  office
  fact
 
20.
n. a small animal that often lives with humans
  conference
  cat
  worth
  detail
 
21.
v. to injure; to hurt
  much
  magnet
  wound
  riot
 
22.
n. cleans liquid wastes from the body
  kidney
  less
  water
  top
 
23.
v. to cause pain, suffering or loss for doing something bad or illegal
  next
  welcome
  nice
  punish
 
24.
n. a ceremony held in connection with the burial or burning of the dead
  after
  escape
  funeral
  lake
 
25.
n. an opening for entering or leaving a building or room
  examine
  reduce
  provide
  door
 
26.
prep. in the direction of; leading to
  lung
  sense
  toward
  release
 
27.
n. a payment ordered by a court to punish someone for a crime
  fine
  identify
  skill
  destroy
 
28.
v. to put something over a person or thing
  alive
  they
  cover
  it
 
29.
ad. involving machines, processes and materials in industry, transportation and communications; of or about a very special kind of subject or thing
  sea
  movie
  technical
  plant
 
30.
conj. connecting word used to link things that may be similar, but are not equal
  loan
  troop
  than
  bleed
 
31.
ad. quiet; peaceful
  what
  team
  halt
  calm
 
32.
n. political protection given by a government to a person from another country
  publish
  asylum
  order
  ruin
 
33.
ad. of or about the energy produced by splitting atoms or bringing them together; of or about weapons that explode by using energy from atoms
  produce
  reach
  drive
  nuclear
 
34.
v. to use cigarettes or other tobacco products by burning them and breathing in the smoke
  day
  need
  each
  smoke
 
35.
n. the center part of an atom or cell
  machine
  grandfather
  nucleus
  throw
 
36.
n. a disease in which dangerous cells grow quickly and destroy parts of the body
  deal
  get
  cancer
  compound
 
37.
ad. not gentle; causing much pain, sadness or damage
  dismiss
  severe
  shine
  left
 
38.
n. a living thing, often so small it can be seen only through a microscope
  tradition
  advise
  organism
  pass
 
39.
v. to bring or gather together in one place; to demand and receive
  blue
  collect
  owe
  immediate
 
40.
v. to approve; to say that something is true
  crew
  grass
  confirm
  bus