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Crossword – TOEFL 12 (Solution)
Posted on 2013/04/08
Crossword – TOEFL 12
Posted on 2013/04/07
Across
1 Angry (5)
3 A long, heavy piece of metal or wood used in building houses, buildings, bridges, etc (4)
4 Responsibility (4)
7 Thickset (5)
8 Essential; unavoidable; obligatory (13)
11 Absolutely required (12)
15 Novice (4)
16 Complete opposite of someone or something (10)
17 Diverse (6)
18 To entice (4)
19 Complementary (10)
20 To impel or constrain to action (4)
22 Surrender (10)
23 Lacking in brightness (3)
24 To prod or urge as with a long, pointed stick (4)
26 To look forward to something (10)
30 To help someone do something wrong or illegal (4)
31 To cover, as if with dots (3)
32 To broaden (5)
Down
1 Difficult to fathom or understand; mysterious (11)
2 To pull up by the roots (9)
3 Favortism, prejudice towards a certain person or idea (4)
5 Give the letters of a word or name (5)
6 Exclusive right (11)
9 Unselective; not making or not based on careful distinctions (14)
10 Before the war; especially, before the American Civil War (10)
12 Enrapture (8)
13 Lie about someone (8)
14 Intriguingly unusual or different; excitingly strange (6)
21 To fill beyond capacity, especially with food; satiate (4)
22 Inflexible (5)
25 Prone (3)
27 Pull using a rope or chain (3)
28 Wrath (3)
29 Historical period (3)
Crossword – Basic Vocabulary 39
Posted on 2013/03/31
Across
1 Sign (4)
3 ____ … then (2)
4 A, an, ____ (3)
7 Possess (3)
9 Fluffy white farm animal (5)
10 Plant part (5)
11 Not expensive (5)
12 Evidence (5)
14 You have two, one on each side of your head (3)
16 One after the other (10)
18 Not hard (4)
19 Branch of math (10)
20 Did as commanded (8)
21 Give words of admiration (6)
22 Minor alteration (10)
25 Liquid used in cooking (3)
27 Weapon (3)
28 Musical device (10)
31 A statement that is not strong enough to express how good, bad, etc something really is (14)
Down
1 Bodybuilder’s focus (6)
2 Go higher (4)
3 From the outside to the inside (4)
4 Kitchen furniture (5)
5 Mistake (5)
6 Emit liquid (9)
7 Completely different (8)
8 ____ and on (3)
9 Expert’s area of focus (14)
13 Exaggeration (13)
15 Good quality (5)
16 Female sibling (6)
17 Put money in a bank (7)
20 On top of (4)
21 Used for boiling water (3)
23 Title for a knight (3)
24 Bay (5)
26 Thought (4)
29 Look (3)
30 Domestic (4)
31 Not down (2)
32 Therefore (2)
33 None (2)
Crossword – Irregular Verbs 14
Posted on 2013/03/24
Across
1 After examining the wound, the doctor (rebind) the patient’s arm. (7)
3 The peasant was happy that the nobleman (forgive) him all his debt. (7)
5 Everyone who (partake) of the secret ceremony was arrested and tried for heresy. (7)
7 At the end of the western, the cowboy (ride) on his horse off into the sunset. (4)
8 (Do) you remember to return your library book? (3)
10 My father (teach) me how to change the oil in my car. (6)
11 The baron (overeat) at the sumptuous feast and became very ill. (7)
12 The judge ordered the thief to make restitution for all the money he had (steal). (6)
14 The tutor would not let the pupil rest until he had (relearn) all the vocabulary he had forgotten. (8)
15 I (bet) my money on the bob-tail nag, somebody (bet) on the bay! (3)
16 The secretary felt bad because her boss had (misunderstand) the point she was trying to make. (13)
18 Goldilocks (sit) on Baby Bear’s chair, and it broke into pieces. (3)
21 Mother was unhappy that dandelions and other weeds (overrun) her garden. (7)
23 The petals (strew) about the aisle by the flower girl created a beautiful, floral carpet for the bride to march down. (6)
26 When Jack (outgrow) the Sunday suit Grandmother had bought him, his mother sold it at a garage sale. (7)
28 Courtney (win) her third chess game against Michael. (3)
29 The baby is too young to eat by himself, so he must be spoon-(feed). (5-3)
30 The children (dig) in the garden, looking for fishing worms. (3)
Down
2 The wounded soldier (bleed) to death before the medics could tend to his wounds. (4)
3 The dress Mother sewed for Aunt Polly (fit) her perfectly. (3)
4 The recipe says to coat the dough with (beat) egg to produce a shiny crust. (6)
5 In college Father (proofread) papers to earn some spending money. (9)
6 The email had to be (resend) because the agent claimed he hadn’t received it. (6)
8 As a boy, Grandfather (daydream) about having his own restaurant. (9)
9 The company that always lets itself be (undercut) by the competition will not survive. (8)
10 The experimental aircraft was test-(fly) several times to determine weak points that needed refining. (4-5)
13 (Leave) to their own devices, the leaderless group of boys constantly got into trouble. (4)
15 As the twig is (bend), so is the tree inclined. (4)
17 We have (strive) long and hard to win this contest. (7)
18 Has little Tommy Tucker (sing) for his supper? (4)
19 When I crawled under the barbed wire fence, I (tear) a large hole in my pants. (4)
20 Have you (set) the table for supper yet? (3)
22 We (arise) early and left on our trip before the sun was even up. (5)
23 Millions of people (see) the shooting on live TV. (3)
24 He has (run) in the Boston Marathon, so he must be a top athlete. (3)
25 Do you think the English test (be) easy, or hard? (3)
27 The Pied Piper (rid) the town of Hamlin of its rats. (3)
Crossword – Basic Vocabulary 38
Posted on 2013/03/17
Across
1 Clothing fastener (6)
6 In every place (10)
8 Empty (6)
9 Seeing organ (3)
10 Number of people living in a place (10)
13 Writing liquid (3)
14 Copy (12)
16 Without manners (4)
18 To feel sorry about something you did, and wish that you hadn’t done it (6)
21 Not outer (5)
23 A word used when talking about something that might have happened (2)
24 Upstair seats at a theater (7)
26 Underground part of a plant (4)
29 Collection (3)
30 Weapon (3)
31 Truthful (6)
33 Protection for written work (9)
35 Earth that is dug in a mine for gold, silver, etc. (3)
36 Once more (5)
37 None (2)
38 Fuel (3)
Down
1 The things that a person or animal does (8)
2 Until (4)
3 Daily paper (9)
4 How sensitive something is (11)
5 Boyfriend / Girlfriend (10)
7 Opposite of odd (4)
11 Undergarments (13)
12 Curve (3)
14 Opposition (10)
15 Eight, _____ , ten (4)
17 Preposition (2)
19 Diplomatic office (7)
20 Also (3)
22 Birthday or greeting ____ (4)
25 As different as ____ and day (5)
27 Machine for cooling (3)
28 Used for boiling water (3)
30 Not bad (4)
32 Slide (4)
34 Pot and ____ (3)
Crossword – TOEFL 11
Posted on 2013/03/10
Across
1 Courageous (10)
7 Dense, packed closely together (7)
10 Opposite of “high” (3)
12 To tarnish someone’s reputation (8)
13 Knowledge, understanding (3)
15 Major road (12)
18 Inconsistent; lacking consistency, regularity, or uniformity (7)
19 To hang (7)
21 Impossible to dispute; unquestionable; undeniable (16)
22 Excellent (6)
23 Not liking attention (3)
25 A clamp or device that holds two things together (5)
27 Speech or writing that is easily understood (12)
30 Gruesome (5)
31 To beg someone to do something for you (7)
32 Wretchedness (3)
33 A public entertainment or performance to celebrate a special occasion (4)
Down
1 Gentle (4)
2 Haul by a rope or chain (3)
3 Not strict (3)
4 Take a little drink (3)
5 Space rock that has landed on earth (6)
6 Suggesting of or characterized by expediency, deceit, and cunning (13)
7 Mandatory, required (10)
8 Disfigure (3)
9 To irritate or provoke, usually in sport (5)
11 Difficult to manage or govern; stubborn (11)
14 Showing indifference or disregard (10)
16 Threatening (7)
17 Capable of being perceived (11)
20 Slogan or catchword (10)
24 To salute or greet (4)
26 Depleted of vitality, force, or effectiveness (6)
28 Sour (4)
29 A thought in the mind (4)