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REWARD UPPER-INTERMEDIATE END-OF-BOOK TEST

VOCABULARY SECTION: VOCABULARY TEST 1

Fill in the blanks using words from below. You don't have to use all

the words. (10 marks)

Travellers' Tips from your Pharmacist
Planning a holiday? Make your local pharmacy your first stop for free,

personalised and confidential advice on holiday health

- Ask your pharmacist to put together a basic first-aid kit, tailored to your

destination and personal ----------1-----.

- If you are travelling with a young family or grandchildren, your

pharmacist will be able to -------2--- suitable preparations for babies and

young children.

- If you are travelling abroad, check with your pharmacist about which -----

-3------- you need and how to get them, and whether there are any

particular health risks.

- If you take a prescribed medicine, ensure you have enough to -----4-----

the holiday.

- Ask your pharmacist to write down the name of any medicines you are

taking. Then, if you run out or lose your medicine, it will be easier to ------

5------. If you have any medicine prescribed abroad, you should -------6-----

-- it at Customs before coming back into the country.

- Ask your pharmacist for advice on safe sun tanning and to help you select

a sunscreen that is ----7---- for your skin type.

- Reduce the risk of tummy upsets by taking ------8----- precautions in

personal hygiene and choice of food and drink.

- Check with your pharmacist or doctor if you will need to take ant-

malarial -----9----.

If you have any -----10---- during your holiday or immediately after your

return, make sure you tell your doctor or pharmacist.

declare

find

illness

last

prescribe

problem

recommend

replace

requirements

right

sensible

show

suitable

tablets

take

vaccinations

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VOCABULARY TEST 2

Complete the gaps using only one word. (10 Marks)

Americans are what is known as a "non-contact people." ------1----- hugs

given in greeting and parting, touching - among adults - is generally

limited to very intimate ------2------. Latin Americans find us cold in this

regard. Many Americans are envious of people who can reach out freely

and affectionately, but our strong sense of the private ------3------ around

each person inhibits us. In conversation, Americans usually stand at least

an arm's length -----4----- and are made uncomfortable by people who

stand closer.

Because it is important to be assertive, Americans speak fairly loudly, at

least compared to Asians. Foreigners sometimes ------5----- the loudness

for anger when an American is only trying to make himself understood.

Visitors usually find Americans, for all their ------6----- , very polite. This -

------7------reputation seems to rest largely on the great number of

"pleases" and "thank yous" we deliver, but also on the general -------8------

recognition given to strangers. One should be ------9-------considerate of

waiters, garage attendants, and household help as well as of doctors and

senators. Americans are shocked to see the peremptory manner in which

servants are ------10------treated in other countries.

1 a Except

b In spite of

c Apart from

d Instead of

2 a relations

b relatives

c people

d relationships

3 a space

b room

c area

d extent

4 a apart

b away

c separate

d distant

5 a miss

b misunderstand

c mistake

d confuse

6 a relaxation

b informality

c intimacy

d interest

7 a idea

b attitude

c behaviour

d reputation

8 a respect

b recognition

c kindness

d interest

9 a considered

b respected

c careful

d considerate

10 a greeted

b considered

c treated

d spoken

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VOCABULARY TEST 3

Choose the best word or phrase to fill the gaps. (10 Marks)

1 After dinner we went for a relaxing ------------ along the seafront.

a wander

b stroll

c dash

d trip

2 I didn't do it ------------ . It was an accident.

a with purpose

b purposefully

c in purpose

d on purpose

3 When I finished my studies, I ----------- for a job in a bank.

a applied

b tried

c presented

d recruited

4 He was ------------ with cold as he came out of the icy water.

a trembling

b shivering

c shaking d rubbing

5 The path was so ------------ that they could hardly keep on their feet.

a sliding

b freezing

c slippery d shiny

6 The house is ----------- trees and ------------ by fields.

a set among, surrounded

b set in, around

c among, encircled

d inside, surrounding

7 When you looked out of the front window there were cornfields ----------

---.

a for ever

b for such a long way

c as far as the eye could see

d up to the horizon

8 The music at the rock concert was so ------------ that we left early.

a strong

b deafening

c exhausting

d painful

9 The child was sleeping soundly, breathing deeply and gently.

a soundly

b strongly

c heavily

d thickly

10 I'm going to see a doctor because I've got a bad ----------.

a bark

b hiccup

c ache

d cough

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11 He was ----------- of manslaughter and sent to prison for two years.

a fined b charged with

c sentenced to

d convicted of

12 The bread was ----------- so I had to go out and get some more.

a stale

b mouldy

c off

d bad

13 Cover the dish with foil when you put it in the oven ----------- it will

take a long time to cook.

a although

b provided that

c otherwise

d so that

14

There's a grocer's just down the road from my flat which is very -----

----- when I need something at the last minute.

a sensible

b convenient

c close

d helpful

15 My computer was badly ------------- when the house was flooded.

a hurt

b broken

c damaged

d destroyed

16 ------------- in being connected to TV stations around the world if

you don't speak the language.

a There's no use

b It's no pint

c It's not worth

d There's no point

17 They were ------------- when they heard the news of the princess'

death.

a devastated

b frantic

c ecstatic d depressed

18 I tried to ------------ my daughter not to go by car but to take the

train.

a convince

b persuade

c encourage d warn

19 They couldn't -------------- their noisy neighbours any longer so they

called the police.

a put up with

b get along with c get rid of d take for granted

20 His novel was ------------ by all the major publishers. Finally, a small

publisher printed it and it became a best-seller overnight.

a put off

b turned down

c let slip

d run down