1. A farmer had two sons both of whom were not very ......... and avoided work if they could.

industrial

industrious

industry

industrialist

2. One day the father knew that he was dying and called his two sons to his bed ..........

corner

wall

table

side

3. He wanted his sons to pay as much ......... to the cultivation of the farm as he had done many years.

thought

care

attention

management

4. He told them that there was a ......... treasure in the land and they would have to look for it when he had gone.

unseen

hidden

concealed

obscured

5. He told them that they would find it in one of his 3 vine ......... but he didn't tell them which one it was.

yards

feet

spaces

areas

6. The sons assured their father that they would work hard to ......... out the treasure.

find

sort

seek

try

7. As soon as their father had died and been ........., the sons took out all their farming tools and started to dig the land.

grounded

earthed

confined

buried

8. They worked really hard and dug every single ......... metre of their father's land.

block

square

cube

pure

9. However long they dug and however hard they worked, they ......... to find the smallest bit of treasure.

lacked

missed

avoided

failed

10. Clearly their father had been a wise man because all the work the sons had done on the land ensured that they had the best ......... for years.

gathering

yielding

crop

production

11. I'm tired of waiting for buses, I'm going there ......... foot.

with

on

to

by

12. Who said growing up was .........?

fun

joke

humour

laughter

13. If you want to have your central heating checked, you need a ......... plumber.

knowing

trained

learned

careful

14. The moment the lights went out, there were scenes of ..........

madness

insanity

attack

panic

15. Don't be put ......... by his manner, he is really kind hearted.

through

up

off

in

16. When a film is really boring in the cinema, I tend to nod ..........

out

off

to

through

17. Have you heard the latest? John and Mary are ......... married.

getting

becoming

growing

going

18. As she had made such an impression on her employers, she was soon offered ..........

progress

preferment

promotion

position

19. There's a new software program on the market that's supposed to protect your computer from any ..........

virus

disease

complaint

illness

20. As they always tell you the value of shares can go ......... as well as up.

across

over

down

in