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First Certificate Language Practice
Vocabulary Test 3 (Units 11-15)
1 What is being defined? Write the word or words after the sentence.
0 Storage place in a car where you put suitcases and bags. boot
1 You plant these so new flowers grow. ________________
2 The place where bees live. ________________
3 A word that describes someone who is always on time. ________________
4 Someone who is no longer married. ________________
5 This sometimes happens when there is a heavy storm and the electricity goes off. ________________
6 Tool used for cutting through wood. ________________
7 A time when there is not enough food to feed the people in an area. ________________
8 Workers do this when they stop work in order to get more money or better working conditions. ________________
9 A doctor's office. ________________
10 If you are ill the doctor will give you one of these so you can get some medicine or pills. ________________
2 Underline the most suitable word.
0 Anyone who has high stress levels/layers/rates should read this book.
1 The tree twig/trunk/branch was about two meters wide because it was so old.
2 Flies were buzzing/barking/galloping around the uncovered meat in the kitchen.
3 Mary is always so sympathetic/cheeky/cheerful - you always see her smiling and happy.
4 I was really greedy/grateful/frank when you came to see me in hospital because I was feeling a bit lonely.
5 Chris uses an electrical/electrician/electric shaver when he goes on holiday.
6 Point the icon/cursor/mouse to the place on the screen where you want to type, and then click.
7 The invasion/earthquake/devastation made a lot of buildings collapse and thousands of people were made homeless.
8 International charity/organisation/aid is being sent to help the victims survive the winter.
9 I broke my chin/nose/face when I was young - my brother punched it!
10 The last time I had toothache I had to get an urgent appointment at the dentist's/doctor's/hospital.
3 Complete each sentence with a word formed from the word in capitals.
0 Our city has some open spaces but they are not very accessible . ACCESS
1 Some species of animals need ________________ to save them from extinction. PROTECT
2 Going on a safari is the best way to see some of Africa's ________________ . WILD
3 Bill is quite ________________ . He's happy to spend the rest of his life doing the same job and earning the same salary. AMBITION
4 Peter got that job ________________ . He lied at the interview and said he had the right qualifications. HONEST
5 I really enjoy doing ________________ experiments and finding out how things work. SCIENCE
6 The most useful ________________ of the past few decades must be the clockwork radio. INVENT
7 The level of ________________ is very high around here. There aren't enough jobs now that the car factory has closed. EMPLOY
8 The flood was ________________ for the region because all the farmland was covered with water so lots of plants and animals died. DISASTER
9 The footballer's ________________ were worse than first thought and it's unlikely that he'll ever play professionally again. INJURE
10 Having the injection was ________________ . I thought it would hurt but it didn't. PAIN
First Certificate Language Practice
Vocabulary Test 3 (Units 11-15) 1