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Final Vocabulary Test

Name: ____________________________________________________

1.semantic fields. Fill in the blanks with the most suitable option

1) He ................ at the punkies in the park, unable to believe his eyes.

a) stared

b) glared

d) gazed

d) eyed2) The soldier ................ down the street, puffed up in arrogance.

a) plodded

b) strutted

c) trudged

d) strode3) The spy ................. into the Headquarters building and stole the documents

a) crept

b)sneaked

c) scrambled

d) tiptoed4) When the handsome boy passed by, the girls started to ...............

a) giggle

b) titter

c) snigger

d) jeer5) Henry sat at the book, reading a comic novel, .................. quietly to himself

a) chuckling

b) sneering

c) beaming

d) grinning

6) He ................. at the car in front, half blurred by the mist

a) gaped

b) peeped

c) peered

d) blinked

7) After our coffee, we ...................... over our coffees for an hour or so

a) lounged

b) loitered c) lingered

8) The saucepans fell onto the floor with a ...............

a) clatter

b) crunch

c) ping

9) The barman began to ................. his fist in a threatening manner

a) fold

b) bundle

c) clench

10) The accused sat silently and didnt a word.

a) pronounce

b) utter

c) emit

2.FEELINGS: IDIOMS. Underline the most suitable word or phrase in each sentencea) I didn't go to the party as I felt a bit under the water/clouds/weather.b) When he called me those names I just went/took/saw red and hit him.

c) Peter agreed reluctantly to sign the form but looked extremely ill-at-

ease/heart/soul.

d) When I saw the door begin to open I was scared out of my bones/wits/blood.

e) I feel very nervous; I've got birds/butterflies/bees in my stomach.

f) You look rather out of order/tune/sorts. Why don't you see a doctor?

g) When Diane told me I was going to become Manager I was pleased as

powder/pigs/punch.

h) Hearing about people who mistreat animals makes me go hot under the

sleeves/collar/shirt.3. TRAVELLING. Both options make sense. Underline the one which forms a common collocation.

a) We managed to complete our journey ahead of/in front of schedule.

b) On our way to York, we divided/broke our journey in Peterborough.

c) As I wasn't coming back by train, I asked for a single/simple ticket.

d) The two coaches collided/bumped, but luckily no one was injured/wounded.

e) There is widespread public enmity/opposition to the plan for a new road.

f) My car skidded/slipped off the road and hit a tree.

g) The train was packed, and there was standing place/room only.

h) Look at that enormous goods/industrial train - it must have 20 or 30 wagons!

i) The police accused Donald of breaking the speed limit/restriction.

j) The Chairman made a brisk/flying visit to the company's new office in

Brussels.

4. MEDIA. Both options make sense. Underline the one which forms a common collocation.a) I do like Channel 4's reporting/coverage of the big sporting events.

b) We do not have the book in stock. It is out of circulation/out of print.

c) This report comes from our political correspondent/journalist, Edward Ross.

d) The 'Sunday News' has the highest circulation/output of any newspaper in

Britain.

e) They are bringing out Sue's book in a new edition/publication soon.

f) Are books subject to banning/censorship in your country?

g) Through market research the advertising company identified their

intended/target customer.

h) They are very concerned with the image that the advert projects/gives.

i) At least 50 members of the population/public wrote in to complain about

the ad.

j) He sits there for hour after hour, staring calmly/blankly at the screen.5. WORK: IDIOMS. Match the items (a-j) with the items(1-10) to form idioms. Then write the meaning of each idiom.a) beaver away _______b) keep ones mind _______c) mean _______d) make _______e) get something off _______f) be someones _______g) call _______h) have time on _______i) keep ones nose _______j) be a/an _______1) to the grindstone2) ends meet3) the shots4) ones hands5) inside job6) on the job7) at something8) business9) right-hand man10) the ground6. BUSINESS AND MONEY. Complete the fixed phrases in each space by choosing a word from the box which collocates in the gapscredit

market redundant value

charge fortuneinvestmentbooming retirement bankruptHave your shares just fallen in (1) _______ and you don't know what to do? Or have you come into a (2) _______ and don't know how to invest it? Well, whether you've been made (3) _______ or qualified for early (4) _______, whether your business is (5) _______ or you've just been declared (6) _______, we are the bank for you, the caring bank. We've got the account for you and can advise you accordingly. Come over to us and you will be making a wise (7) _______ .We offer some of the most competitive loans and mortgages on the (8) _______ .Provided you maintain your account in (9) _______ , and at a minimum level of 500, we will offer you financial advice completely free of (10) _______ , whenever you request it. Can't be bad, can it?7. CRIME AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS. Underline the most appropriate word in each sentence.a) The police arrested Jack and took him into custody/detention/prison.

b) The fire was not accidental but the action of an arsonist/hijacker/smuggler.

c) He was mugged/burgled/assaulted in the street and was robbed of his wallet. d) Due to good behavior the inmate was released on probation/parole/servicee) Two football fans were later charged with aggression/assault/attack.

f) Less serious cases are dealt with in the criminal/juvenile/magistrate's court.

g) I was given a light sentence because it was my first case/charge/offence.

h) The police stopped me because I was racing/running/speeding in a built-up area.

i) The court case was dismissed for lack of evidence/a jury/defence.

j) 'Members of the jury, what is your answer/summary/verdict?'8. HEALTH: IDIOMS. Match the items (a-j) with the items(1-10) to form idioms. Then write the meaning of each idiom.

a) be over _______b) be given a clean _______c) be black _______d) be fit as _______e) have butterflies _______f) kick up _______g) scare the life _______h) be of sound _______i) have nerves _______j) keep a stiff _______1) bill of health2) upper lip3) and blue4) ones stomach5) mind and body6) out of someone7) a fiddle8) ones heels9) the hill10) of steel

9. Connective words. Underline the correct word or phrase in each sentence.a) A: Did you ring the hospital for me?

B: I forgot as a result/to be honest/to make matters worse. I'll do it now.

b) A lot of adults are very wary of learning in a school situation. For that reason/On the other hand/To tell the truth they don't sign up for our courses.c) By and large/Despite the fact that/Owing to I'm very pleased with their work on our home. d) At any rate/Accordingly/Having said that, I think they could have made a better job of the painting.

e) I missed two weeks' training because of flu last month. To put it another way/As a result/To tell the truth, I'm not expecting to run very well in today's race.

f) They've had a very difficult time. On top of that/At any rate/To start with, their home was burgled.

g) What a terrible experience! Anyway/In contrast/By the way, you're safe now - that's the main thing!

h) She's a sociable girl with lots of friends. Even so/Furthermore/To some extent, she can get lonely, like anyone else.i) He comes across as being very full of himself, in contrast/broadly speaking/whereas he's actually a very nice guy.j) Nonetheless/On the whole/Hence I agree with what you're saying, but I'm not sure about your last point.

k) I seem to be giving the impression that I didn't enjoy my time in Norway. After all/Having said that/On the contrary, I had a wonderful time.

10. CLOZE TEST. Put one word in each space.Recently there have been doubts about the proper functioning of the English

legal system, after several well-publicised cases in (1) ................. police

evidence was eventually shown to be suspect, but only after the wrongful

conviction of the accused. In several of (2) ....................... cases, the crimes

involved acts of terrorism, and the police were (3) ....................... considerable

pressure to discover (4) ....................... had been responsible. Although this in

(5) ....................... way excuses the actions of police officers (6) .......................

may have falsified evidence, or suppressed evidence which worked against their

case, (7) ....................... underlines the ways (8) ....................... which publicity

in the press and on television exercises an enormous influence,

(9) ....................... the supposed guarantees under the law designed to prevent a

jury (10) ....................... becoming unduly influenced. The specific details of a

criminal case are not discussed in the press before a case reaches the courts, and

the names of those involved (11) ....................... often withheld.

(12) ....................... , as many recent murder trials make clear, the press all too

often reaches its (13) ....................... verdict to suit its taste for sensationalism

and members of the police might be accused of enlisting the aid of the press by

'leaking' details of a prosecution. Unfortunately, far too few press reports of

court cases examine the evidence (14) ....................... the defence in the same

spirit as (15) ....................... for the prosecution.11.WORD FORMATION: EDUCATION. Fill in each space in the text with a word formed from the word in capitals.Last year I resigned my post as a Head of Department at a large

comprehensive school. After 23 years of teaching, I had simply

had enough of a job which is becoming increasingly

(1) .. . As a Departmental Head, I saw at close

PROBLEM

hand the effect of the government's increased

(2).. in educational matters; the job is now

INVOLVE

ten times more (3) than it was when I

BUREAU

started out. Not content with loading teachers down with

paperwork, the government has also imposed standard national

tests on pupils as young as six, a fact which has left many teachers

(4) with their profession. But that side of

ENCHANT

things is by no means all. There is also the growing

(5) of the pupils, including the girls.

AGGRESSIVE

There are the frequent little acts of (6)

RUDE

which teachers have become almost (7) to stop,

POWER

now that the right to discipline pupils has been all but taken

from them. There is the restlessness and sheer (8)

BORING

of children brought up on a diet of computer games and violent

videos. Some people dismiss any link between computer games

and a (9) in attention span, but few of them are

REDUCE

teachers. When I started out, I used to enjoy teaching history,

my chosen discipline, to (10) pupils; now I do so

RESPECT

every Tuesday evening, teaching local history to pensioners.

12. PHRASAL VERBS. Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.The Terrys were sitting calmly having afternoon tea in their lounge when the

van (1) up outside. The words 'Reliable Removals - you can (2) us'

were printed on the side of the van in large blue capitals. Soon afterwards, an

enormous man covered in tattoos appeared on the doorstep. Tim opened the

door. 'Sorry we're late, guv,' said the tattoo man, 'we hadn't (3) all the

traffic on the motorway, otherwise we'd have been here sooner. Isn't that right,

Lester? His companion, an unshaven man roughly half his size, joined in: 'We

didn't budge for a good half hour, and we (4) up coming off the

motorway and going through the villages. I did try and phone, but I couldn't

get (5) Anyway, we're here now, so let's (6) some serious work.'

Tim said, 'Erm, I think there's been some sort of misunderstanding, gentlemen.'

1) A drew

2) A ask after

3) A got up to

4) A brought

5) A down

6) A do away with

B followed

B bear out

B faced up to

B ended

B across

B come up against

C cropped

C count on

C bargained for

C broke

C over

C fall out with

D called

D draw up

D added up

D came

D through

D get down to

13. PHRASAL VERBS. Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.When the war (1) out I must have been (2) 18 years of age, and

like most boys of my age, I received the news with a kind of naive enthusiasm,

born out of youthful ignorance and inexperience. When I was (3) , I still

had a romantic vision of marching quickly to victory and being home in time

for tea. I have an old picture of myself standing proudly in my new uniform - a

young man about to (4) his responsibilities in life. I look like a boy

pretending to be a man - and not quite managing to (5) it off. Little did I

realise just what I had (6)1) A came2) A getting on for 3) A counted on4) A draw up

5) A call

6) A come in for

B bore

B falling back on

B broken up

B face up to

B break

B come up against

C broke C getting round to C called upC do away with C get

C come down to D carried

D feeling up to

D asked after

D bring about

D carry

D come up with

14. PHRASAL VERBS. Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.

The small resort of Palama (1) out rather in the 1990s, as the tourists flocked to the more obvious attractions of the nearby resorts of Calapo and del Mare. But now, thanks to a major new hotel development plan, business is (2) , and Palama is more than (3) its poor past showing and unfashionable image. The kindest thing one can say about Palama is that it (4) you if you've been staying there for long enough. It is being (5) up as a shining example of the latest retro-style of modern hotel architecture, but as far as this observer is concerned, it only occasionally (6) its billing.

1) A held

2) A picking up

3) A putting in for

4) A grows on

5) A played

6) A lives up to

B missed

B making out

B hanging on to

B hold with

Bput

B holds out

C made

C paying back

C hitting it off

C puts up with

C held

C makes for

D gave

D giving over

D making up for

D pushes on

D made

D puts across

15.PHRASAL VERBS. Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.

You'd be hard-pushed to find a more comfortable drive - the superb suspension system makes (1) an easy ride over bumpy roads, although the performance is somewhat let (2) by the handling round corners. Maybe I just drove this monster too fast! The instruction manual (3) that the XJS can hit a top speed of 240 kph: 200 would be nearer the mark - still not a figure to be sniffed at. The dashboard controls are an absolute picture and easy to operate, although some of the electronics were a bit temperamental on my trial run - at one point, alarmingly, the windscreen wipers decided to (4) Also I did not (5) with the gearbox, and only found third gear with

difficulty. But hey, I'm the world's most demanding critic - this thing is a beast!

Don't be (6) by the price, a cool 85,000.

1) A out

2) A up

3) A puts up

4) A give away

5) A hit it off

6) A missed out

B off with

B down

B pulls off

B miss out

B pull it off

B owned up

C for

C in

C makes out

C put off

C have it out

C put off

Dup

D on

D holds up

D pack up

D live it down

D hit upon

16.PHRASAL VERBS. Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.

Telesales have become the bane of my life. Recently I have been so inundated

with them that I now refuse to answer the phone between 6 and 9 in the

evenings. Friends and relatives understand, and don't bother calling at these

times. Last week I was almost (1) .accepting a year's subscription to a

video company, before the red mist descended just in time, and I slammed the

phone down. If it's not advisors promising to (2) out your finances for

you, or persuading you to (3) life insurance, it will usually be home

improvement companies. My advice is, don't be taken (4) by the friendly chat at the beginning of the conversation. You can (5) all their charming chit chat with ease - all

they really want is your custom and your money. So (6) them, and, preferably politely, just say 'no'.1) A set in

2) A try

3) A run into

4) A in

5) A turn out

6) A stick up for

B stuck up for

B set

B take out

B over

B take to

B run up against

C worn off

C sort

C set about

C up

C tell off

C tie in with

D talked into

D run

D stand by

D off

D see through

D stand up to

17. PREPOSITIONS. Complete the text with one suitable verb in each space.I had a difficult time last year with my health. For several months I was (1) _______ from periodic headaches and almost constant nausea. I made

several visits to my GP, who (2) _______ my headaches to migraine and

(3) _______ me with medication. When this failed to work he

(4) _______ on my nausea as the root cause, (5) _______ my

headaches on the nausea. I was (6) _______ to five blood tests, none of

which revealed anything significant. I (7) _______ my diet with the

doctor at length, and we tried eliminating certain foods from my meals. He

(8) _______, for example, I might (9) _______ from a low-fibre diet.

But still the symptoms persisted, and I was starting to (10) _______ myself

to feeling ill for the rest of my life. I was understandably concerned about the

possibility of it being something serious, even a brain tumour, but the doctor

said that my anxiety in this respect (11) _______ from nervous tension

and stress. After six months I was (12) _______ to a consultant at the

hospital, who (13) _______ in stomach disorders. She said that, even

(14) _______ for my age and stressful lifestyle, it was still abnormal to

experience symptoms like these for so long. She (15) _______ on all the

possible causes of nausea in detail, and suggested