Тест по английскому на словарный запас по теме "Army" №1

THE ARMY. Choose the correct answer.

1. The army ....... defeat at the hands of its enemy.

bore
suffered
supported
tolerated

2. The defeated army was obliged to ....... to its second line of defense.

back away
draw away
retire
retreat

3. There was a sudden ....... of anger in the General's eyes as he listened to the soldier's report.

fire
flame
flash
shade

4. The encouraging news enabled the troops to go on with ....... hope.

novel
recurrent
renewed
renovated

5. All the information relating to the enemy officers was ....... alphabetically in large cabinets.

composed
crammed
filed
gathered

6. General Brave was placed ....... command of the Western Army.

at
in
to
with

7. The soldier ....... his gun at the enemy.

banged
exploded
fired
shot

8. Private Daring felt proud when the general said "You ....... a medal!"

deserve
earn
expect
reserve

9. The sound of our voices was completely ....... by the roar of the artillery.

decreased
drowned
reduced
scattered

10. Schik claimed ....... from military service as he was a foreign national.

demobilization
exception
exemption
liability

11. After two hours of hard fighting, the! Northern Army won the ....... .

attack
battle
force
war

12. The depleted column was barely able to ....... the enemy attack.

expel
smash
withhold
withstand

13. The army claimed that during the invasion there was no ....... of life.

death
killing
loss
murder

14. The memorial in the main square ....... the soldiers who lost their lives in the war.

celebrates
commemorates
recalls
remembers

15. A feeling of tiredness almost ....... the soldier on duty and he had to struggle hard to keep awake.

conquered
defeated
overcame
put out