Unit 6 Vocabulary test

Exercise 1

Choose the word that best completes each sentence.

• I really felt sorry for the poor dog __________ outside in the cold, so I let it in and gave it some food.

A

swinging

B

swaying

C

sweating

D

shivering

• When I saw the toys __________ all over the boys' bedroom, I went downstairs and asked them to go and tidy up immediately.

A

outstretched

B

dashed

C

scattered

D

exhibited

• `And I'll never come back again!' she shouted and __________ the door as she left the room.

A

stumbled

B

slammed

C

shrank

D

grabbed

• We heard something coming our way so we __________ through the fog to see what it was, but without success.

A

peered

B

peeped

C

glared

D

saw

• Students who don't revise regularly are generally more __________ to making the same mistakes again and again.

A

prone

B

likely

C

attentive

D

capable

• I'm not particularly fond of tennis so I don't think I'll join you this evening - __________, it looks like it's going to rain, so we wouldn't be able to play anyway.

A

beside

B

apart

C

besides

D

however

• Don't you just hate it when people you know __________ they don't see you when you run into them in the street?

A

occur

B

appear

C

seem

D

pretend

• If the weather __________ any further, we might not be able to get home, and we'll have to spend the night here.

A

reinforces

B

spoils

C

deteriorates

D

harshens

• The famous actress was annoyed at the press for ____________ her privacy by photographing her on the beach.

A

violating

B

interfering

C

cheating

D

attacking

• It's common for politicians to __________ their speeches before they make them in front of the public.

A

wave

B

rehearse

C

forecast

D

stimulate

Exercise 2

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

Matt is a very helpful person, which makes his ____________ to help us difficult to explain. Terry tried to prove that he was at work when the robbery took place, but he had no witnesses. The police believed that it was an attempt at ____________. And just as the doctors were losing hope, the boy made a ____________ recovery to the amazement of everyone in the hospital! Fay is so ____________ when it comes to clothes! It takes her ages to make up her mind! Studying animals in ____________ may lead to the wrong conclusions. It's best if they are studied in their natural habitat.

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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 Before deciding, you should consider all aspects of the matter, not just the cost.

account

Before deciding, you should _____________________ all aspects of the matter, not just the cost.

2 Why don't you come to the cinema with us? It will help you forget all your worries.

mind

Why don't you come to the cinema with us? It will help _____________________ all your worries.

3 I didn't accept the job as I received a second offer from a different company with a much better salary.

turned

I _____________________ as I received a second offer from a different company with a much better salary.

4 I took my revenge on Danny by telling Mum how he started a fight at school.

back

I got _____________________ Danny by telling Mum how he started a fight at school.

5 After she lost her job, Alice's friends thought she was starting to go mad.

lose

After she lost her job, Alice's friends thought she was starting to _____________________.

Exercise 4

Complete each sentence below with the appropriate preposition.

• When Jack finally turned _______ two hours late, he didn't even apologise!

• You put the milk and the other ingredients in the special metal container and then into the freezer, where the mixture turns _______ ice-cream.

• My daughter was so tired after the visit to the zoo that she dropped _______ in an armchair as soon as we returned and slept for two hours.

• If you print all those brochures, you'll use _______ all the ink in the printer and we won't be able to print anything else tonight - leave them for tomorrow.

• This English language course consists _______ a coursebook, a workbook and three class cassettes.

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