Vocabulary Tests [ 96 ] Test Ninety Six

96 - ]Vocabulary Tests

Test Ninety Six

1 -] A Campaign Against Litter

1 - ]Read this text . If you find a mistake in a line , cross it out and suggest an alternative . If there is no mistake , put tick ( √ ) . The first two have been done for you .

Our local council is conducting an action to reduce the amount of litter in our street . We are all being encouraged to pick any rubbish we see laying in the street and fetch it to the nearest litter bin . If we see anyone drop litter in the street , we’re supposed to tell them to collect it . Council workers regularly brush the streets and collect rubbish from big green bins . There are large posters everywhere which say : ‘Do a good act today ! Keep our streets clear ! Don’t be a littering !’ Of course , it isn’t easy to tell people what to do . A lot of people object to be told to pick up their rubbishes . The problem is extremely bad out of fast food restaurants . Though these restaurants kindly supply large bins , a lot of people neglect them and leave their litter in the street . The consumption of food at these places is very great , so it is difficult to control garbage disposition . Girl guides and boy scouts have volunteered to make an example to others . If these girls and boys see anyone letting something to drop they directly pick it up and then they speak very politely to the person who dropped it . ‘I think this belongs to you’ , they say , handing it back . Even the biggest litterbugs feel shy of themselves . They usually redden and accept the litter . They also accept to dispose of it properly and immediately search the nearest rubbish bin . The other day I saw a young mother with her little boy . The boy picked up a dirty ice-cream carton and his mother said , ‘That’s dirty ! Throw it !’ A boy scout who was following them said, ‘No . Give it to me . I’ll put it in a bin for you .’ The young mother angered . ‘I can do that myself ,’ she said and she took the carton from the scout . Then she decided to give a good example to her son . ‘We must take place in this campaign , too !’ she said . She thanked the scout for being so genteel and he thanked her , too . There’s not doubt the counsel’s campaign is going to be a great success .   

Examples

0 . a campaign 0 . √ 1 . pick  / pick up 2 . laying / lying 3 . fetch / take  4 . √ 5 . collect / pick it

up 6 . brush / sweep 7 . √ 8 . √ 9. net / deed 10 . clear /clean 11 .√ 12 . be / being13 rubbishes

/ rubbish 14 . out of / outside 15 . √ 16 . supply is just possible , but provide is preferable

17 . neglect / ignore  18 . √19 . √ 20 . disposition / disposal 21 . make / set 22 . √ 23 . to drop

/ drop 24 . directly / immediately 25 . √ 26 . √ 27 . shy / ashamed 28 . redden / go , turn red

29 . accept / agree 30 . search / look for , search for  31 . √ 32 . √ 33 . Throw it / Throw it away . Drop it 34 . √ 35 . √ 36 . angered / got angry 37 √ 38 . give / set 39 . place / put

40. genteel / polite 41 . not / no 42 . counsel’s / council’s 

2 - ] Definitions

2 - ] Match the following words to the definitions .

[ resume - smart - backpacker - ratings - grasp - commuter - ingenious - convict - speechless - top - lavish - flip ]

Example

0 . to start doing something again after a pause or interruption  (formal)  0. resume

1 . clever , original and effective (adj.)      2 .---------------------

2 . a person who travels around on holiday carrying their possessions in a large bag on their back .( noun , C)                                3 . -------------------

3 . large and generous , and looking as if costs a lot of money . (adj.) 4 .------------------

4 . someone who travels a long distance to work every day . (Noun ,C) 5 .----------------

5 . one of the best or most successful . (adj.) 6 .--------------------

6. your ability to understand a complicated idea or situation . (noun) 7 .---------------

7. especially Am E clever , intelligent (adj.) 8 . -------------------

8.BrE to spin a flat object such as a coin into the air as a way of deciding something .

( verb)                                                               9 . ---------------------

9 . someone who has been found to be guilty of a crime and sent to prison .

(noun , C)                                                         10. --------------------

10 . a list which shows which films television programs , etc. are the most popular .

(noun , plural)                                                  11 .------------------

11 . unable to speak because you feel very angry , upset , etc. (adj.) 12 .--------------

Answer Key

1 . ingenious 2 .backpacker 3 . lavish 4 . commuter 5 . top  6 . grasp  7. smart 8 . flip

9 . convict 10 . ratings 11 . speechless