Unit 8 Vocabulary test

Exercise 1

Choose the word that best completes each sentence.

• The World around Us is a weekly current __________ programme hosted by a different actor each time.

A

cases

B

affairs

C

situations

D

terms

• I don't hate classical music. On the __________, I like it very much indeed!

A

opposite

B

contrary

C

alternative

D

contrast

• Although Vicky looked pretty much the same after all those years, I noticed __________ changes which made her look even more beautiful than I remembered.

A

fair

B

sensitive

C

subtle

D

joint

• After hours of bargaining with the salesman, Jake bought the jacket for a __________ of the original price.

A

fraction

B

piece

C

part

D

spot

• The football match tomorrow evening will be broadcast __________ on TV and radio.

A

simultaneously

B

communally

C

uniformly

D

jointly

• Please fill in your employment history, including your __________ employer as well as any previous ones you might have had.

A

private

B

daily

C

constant

D

current

• Most museums in the city __________ Day Passes at special rates for both pupils and students.

A

issue

B

transmit

C

print

D

project

• The woman __________ someone had stolen her purse, but, although they searched everyone in the shop, it wasn't found.

A

accused

B

enforced

C

claimed

D

warned

• Did you __________ the Eurovision song contest last night? It was great!

A

grab

B

hold

C

catch

D

fetch

• As I was __________ of the change in the programme, I arrived half an hour late for the rehearsal.

A

unaware

B

unconscious

C

unable

D

unreasonable

Exercise 2

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

Just out of ____________, what were you doing all alone in the street at midnight? Our headmaster is certainly the most ____________ presence in our school. The ____________ of the drug in curing the disease eventually led to its withdrawal from the market. Most children will listen to you if you try to talk to them ____________. We've decided to install a ____________ in our country house as power cuts have become too frequent.

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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 We bought this beautiful kitchen table very cheaply because the shop was closing down.

next

We bought this beautiful kitchen table _____________________ because the shop was closing down.

2 Mr Hayes is a caring teacher who notices his students' slightest problems and helps them out.

picks

Mr Hayes is a caring teacher who _____________________ slightest problems and helps them out.

3 As soon as Aunt Emily arrives at the house, the children run to greet her.

foot

As soon as Aunt Emily _____________________ the house, the children run to greet her.

4 On Sundays, the whole village woke up early in the morning listening to the church bells ringing.

sound

On Sundays, the whole village woke up early in the morning _____________________ the church bells.

5 Look, you can't always have things as you want them - sometimes other people's needs might take priority.

way

Look, you can't always _____________________ - sometimes other people's needs might take priority.

Exercise 4

Choose the preposition that best completes each sentence below.

• Alice proudly showed on / up / off her engagement ring to everybody in the office.

• After the accident, more than a year went off / by / over before I found the courage to drive again.

• Three years later, when we came back to Greece, we tried to track on / down / over our old friends who we'd lost contact with.

• Mike was very upset about my decision to change jobs, but when we talked it up / off / over, he calmed down.

• It's no surprise that students don't go along / over / through with the idea of taking more exams than they already do.

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