Unit 7 Vocabulary test

Exercise 1

Choose the word that best completes each sentence.

• Well, with a __________of luck and no traffic, we might get home before lunchtime.

A

bit

B

part

C

tone

D

pack

• As two schools in the area are closing down, quite a few teachers are going to be made __________.

A

dismissed

B

shattered

C

sacked

D

redundant

• Don't __________ your time trying to convince Janet - she's made up her mind.

A

waste

B

spend

C

throw

D

spare

• In Paris, many parks use their surrounding walls or railings to __________ paintings or photographs during exhibitions.

A

handle

B

apply

C

display

D

locate

• If you could __________ some of your time to our problem, we'd appreciate it very much.

A

reserve

B

devote

C

spare

D

fit

• Our teacher stressed that all students should be __________ for class, and that she wouldn't accept latecomers.

A

occasional

B

punctual

C

flexible

D

timely

• The cost of a new telephone line is __________ low, compared to the huge bills you get once you start using the line!

A

extensively

B

repetitively

C

inevitably

D

relatively

• Matt now admits leaving his job was a(n) __________ decision - he really ought to have thought about it more carefully as finding another job is very difficult.

A

blatant

B

rash

C

intensive

D

hassle

• The day care centre costs ₤150 per month, and there's a ₤50 __________ if the child has lunch at the centre as well.

A

proportion

B

recharge

C

supplement

D

surplus

• As far as I'm concerned, cooking is a real __________, but I can't afford to eat out every day!

A

bargain

B

wander

C

whiff

D

nuisance

Exercise 2

Use the word in capitals at the end of each line to form a word which completes the sentence correctly.

In the evening, we arrived at a ____________ little village, where we decided to spend the night. Do you know how many of the ____________ will be arriving the day before the opening ceremony? We avoid eating sweets at home, but my husband ____________ brings some ice-cream for the children. I allow some ____________ in my daughter's bedtime hours, depending on whether she has slept in the afternoon or not. The people in the village complained they'd been ____________ informed about the new motorway and threatened to take the matter to court.

DELIGHT PARTICIPATE OCCASION FLEXIBLE SUFFICIENT

Exercise 3

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word given but do not change it. Use between two and five words, including the word given.

1 Can you please watch the dinner while I have a shower?

eye

Can you please _____________________ the dinner while I have a shower?

2 The club are organising a singing contest next month, why don't we take part in it?

go

The club are organising a singing contest next month, why don't _____________________ it?

3 Ben tried to explain but as I couldn't understand his arguments, I put an end to the conversation.

sense

Ben tried to explain but as his arguments didn't _____________________, I put an end to the conversation.

4 After searching every single neighbourhood in the city, we decided to live in the centre.

length

After searching _____________________ of the city, we decided to live in the centre.

5 My uncle Nick said he started liking golf from the first day he attempted it, which I can't explain!

fancy

My uncle Nick said he _____________________ golf on the first day he attempted it, which I can't explain!

Exercise 4

Choose the preposition that best completes each sentence below.

• A bowl of hot soup really set us on / off / up for our hunting trip in the mountains.

• The newsagent told me `Down Town' magazine comes off / out / on on Thursdays, not on Fridays as it used to.

• I've arranged to meet Sue for a cup of coffee and catch up / over / in on the latest news in our neighbourhood.

• Has it never occurred at / to / for you that some people might not want to go out every single night?

• Walking in the woods, I hit my head on the branch of a tree, and when I came out / over / round I was lying on the ground face down.

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