Vocabulary Tests [ 108 ] Test One Hundred And Eight

108 - ] Vocabulary Tests

108 - ] Test One Hundred Eight

1- ] Rules

1 - ] Complete the rules about driving with the following words .

[ crossings - driving test - fine - lorries - motorways - park - seat belt ]

Example

1 . You aren’t allowed to drive until you’ve passed your driving test .

2 . You have to wear a ---------------------------

3 . You often have to pay tom----------------------your car in the city center .

4 . You always have to stop at pedestrian -------------------

5 . It’s an offence to drive faster than 110 k.ph on ---------------------

6 . You usually have to pay a ----------------------if you are caught driving too fast .

7. -------------------------can’t drive into the city center between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

2 - ] Accidents , Injuries and Illnesses .

2 - ] Match the beginnings of the sentences in A with the endings in B .

                                           A

1 . You could get a lump

2 . You could get a black eye

3 . You could burn yourself

4 . It could become swollen

5 . You could start sneezing

6 . You might break your ankle

7 . You might fall over

8 . You might get a blister

9 . You might get a rash

10 . You might get indigestion

11 . You’ll probably feel breathless

12 . You’ll probably get sun burn

                                                   B

a . if an insect bites your hand . (   )

b . if you get wet on a cold day . (   )

c .  if you run fast up some stairs . (   )

d .  if you are allergic to food and you eat it . (   )

e . if you get hit in the face . (   )

f. if you spill a hot drink on your hand . (   )

g. if you spend too long in the sun . (   )

h . if you feel dizzy . (   )

i . if you eat too fast . (   )

j . if you trip over something . (   )

k .if you go for a long walk in new shoes . (   )

l . if you fall over and hit your head .  (   )

3 - ] Collocations

A - ] Cross out the collocation which isn’t correct .

1 . make

     support        │ a decision

     do

2. win

    make             │ a competition

    enter

3.                        │ anxiety

    suffer from    │ loneliness

                             │ danger

4 . catch

     develop           │ a fear of …..

     overcome

5 . to face

     to give up         │ the danger

     to add to       

6 . to go

     to prepare for   │ a journey

     complete      

B - ] Complete the sentences with a verb from the collocations above .

Example

1 . Have you ever won a prize in a competition .   

2 . How would you ----------------for a journey around the world ?

3 . In what situations could you -----------------------from loneliness ?

4 . Should you ------------------- a friend’s decision even when you don’t agree with him or her ?

5 . Have you ever ---------------- a serious danger to your life ?

6 . Do you have a fear of something ? If so , when did the fear ----------------?

4 - Problems and Solutions .

Complete the conversations with the following words and phrases .

[ come up- expert advice - go away - helpdesk - ignore - sort it out - talk it over - make up our minds - concerned ]

1 . A : Ali , can you help me ?

     B : Sure , what’s the problem ?

     A : This CD player isn’t working .

     B : (30 minutes later) I give up ! You should contact the (1) helpdesk  and get some (2)

--------------------

2 . A : Hello , Ahmad .

     B : Hi , Ahmad , this is Ali . Look , a problem has (3) -------------------and I need to (4)

-----------------, so I can’t meet you for lunch .

3 . A : Hello , I’m Mona Hassan . I’m Said’s mother .

     B : Ah Mrs. Mona , thank you for coming . I’m feeling rather (5) -------------about Said .

He seems very depressed at the moment . I thought we could (6) ---------------the problem , and hope it would just (7) -------------------but yesterday he started fighting with another child and so I wanted to (8) -------------------with you to see if there’s a problem at home .

Then maybe we can (9) ----------------------what to do . 

Vocabulary Tests [ 107 ] Test One Hundred And Seven

107 - ] Vocabulary Tests 

 

107 - ] Test One Hundred Seven

1 -] Complete the sentences from the following  words .

[ public - stomach - burn - luxury - cough - rough - through - money - woman - push - enough - budget - tongue - encourage - huge ]

Example

1 . There’s a public telephone over there .

2 . Have you had ---------------------cake ?

3 . Ow ! I’ve bitten my --------------------!

 4 . She tried to ---------------- me to apply for the job .

5 . Don’t go swimming today - the sea’s too ---------------- .

6 . He hit me in the -------------------.

7. Could you lend me some --------------------?

8 . Many years ago , chocolate used to be a ---------------------- .

9. Has your department planned its -------------------for next year ?

2 -] Choose the best answer : A , B , C .

Example

1 . Why do you buy lottery tickets ? You’re -------------------your money .

(A) spending (B) giving away (C) wasting  

2 . Could you ----------------------me $200 until tomorrow ?

(A) borrow (B) lend (C) take

3 . Bill Gates --------------------- a lot of money to charity .

(A) gives away (B) saves (C) invests

4 . Christine Onassis -----------------a fortune from her father .

(A) earned (B) took (C)  inherited

5 . I ------------------my wallet on the train .

(A) lost (B) stole (C) wasted

6 . Could I possibly --------------- $ 30,000 from the bank ?

(A) lend (B) invest (C) borrow

7 . She used to be wealthy but she --------------------most of her money in dot com companies in the 1990s .  

(A) invested (B) lost (C) wasted  

8 . The thief ------------------a diamond ring worth $8,000 .

(A) spent (B) stole (C)  gave away

9 . The Director -----------------twenty times as much as the teachers .

(A) wins (B) takes (C) earns

3 - ] Criminals and Crimes

 (A) Match the crimes to the definitions

[ arsonist - burglar - fraudster - hijacker - kidnapper - mugger - murderer -

robber - shoplifter - thief ]

Example

1 . the general word for a person who steals thief

2 . a person who steals from people or places -------------------------

3 . a person who breaks into a house and steals ------------------

4 . a person who steals from shops when they are open ---------------------

5 . a person who attacks someone in the street and steals from them ----------------

6 . a person who starts fires -------------------

7 . a person who kills someone ( not by accident ) -----------------

8. a person who takes someone and asks for money from their family ---------------

9. a person who takes control of an aeroplane , vehicle or a ship illegally --------------

10. a person who deceives people to get money ---------------------

(B) Complete the table  

Person	Verb	Crime
burglar	to burgle	burglary
murderer
shoplifter
kidnapper
fraudster
robber
mugger
thief
arsonist
hijacker

4 - Replace the underlined phrases  with the suitable definitions or words

1 . Yesterday Malcolm James appeared in front of a judge in central London .

(2 words) ---------------------------

2 . Two robbers in Buenos Airies tried to rob the same bank four times .

(1 word) ------------------------

3 . She was sure someone had walked behind her from the station .

(1 word)------------------------

4 . When Tom Alan was murdered , the police though it was his wife

(word) --------------------

5 . Two young boys have been stopped and taken to the police station for stealing a car .

(1 word)--------------------------

6 . After the accident she was asked questions by detectives for three hours .

(1 word) -----------------

7 . In court Maria said she had done the crime .

(2 words) ----------------------

8 . He was taken to the police station and was formally told by the police that he had done the crime .

(1 word)

9. At the end of a nine-month court case , the judge decided that the company had not done anything wrong .

( 2 words) ----------------------------

Answer Key

1 . in court 2. attempted 3 . followed 4 . suspected 5 . arrested 6 . questioned 7 . pleaded guilty 8 . charged 9 . found (the company) innocent

Vocabulary Tests [ 106 ] Test One Hundred And Six

106 - ] Vocabulary Tests

106 - ] Test One Hundred And Six .

1 -]Entertainment

1 - ] Replace the underlined words with a word from the following .

[ chapters - soundtrack - plot - lead singer - artwork - acting - compilation - symphony - paperback - novel - special effects - version - tracks - script - album - photography ]

Example

1 . My mother bought me a collection of 20^th-century poetry . 1 . compilation

2 . I don’t like novels with a complicated story . 2 .----------------

3 . I’m looking for the film music of Love Story . 3 .--------------------

4 . It sounds OK , but I prefer the original way of playing it . 4 . ------------------

5 . This is a special edition of the CD with three bonus piece of music . 5 .------------------

6. I was a bit disappointed by the words of the film . 6 .-------------------

7 . What did you think of the actor’s performance ? 7.--------------------

8 . This is an early edition of the book , with the original pictures . 8.-------------------

Complete the table with the above words between brackets .

Movies	Music	Books
		chapters

2 - ] Polite Requests

Look at the following situations and complete each question so that it is polite. Example

1 . You want to pay by credit card .

Can I pay by credit card ?

2 . You want to borrow your friend’s camera .

Do you think --------------------------------------?

3 . You didn’t hear what your classmate said . You want him to say it again .

Could -----------------------------------------------------?

4 . You’ve written a letter in English . You want your teacher to check it .

Would you mind -------------------------------------?

5 . You can’t hear what your flat-mate is saying because of the radio . You want him to turn it down .

Would ----------------------------------?

6. You need ten dollars . You want your colleague to lend it to you .

Do you think ----------------------------------?

7 . You haven’t finished your essay . You want to give it to your teacher a day late .

Do you mind if -------------------------------------------?

8. You need to use your colleague’s computer .

Could I possibly ---------------------------?

9 . Your friend asks you to go to the cinema with him . You can’t tell him until tomorrow .

Is it okay --------------------------------------------?

3 - ] Words With Several Meanings

The words have more than one meaning . Read the definitions, then decide which of the meanings applies to each example sentence . Then write appropriate number in the brackets , as in the example .

1 . pretty adv. (spoken) adj. 1 . adv. fairly , though not very  2 . adj. (of a woman , child or object) good-looking  but not really beautiful

(A) The town is a pretty little seaside town with a charming town square and some attractive restaurants on the beach . (2)

(B) It’s pretty obvious that we won’t have many more visitors today . (1)

2 . class n 1 .(C) the social group that someone belongs to according to job , wealth , family , etc. 2. ( C ) a group of pupils in a school who are taught together 3 . (C) a group or category into which people or things are divided , according to their qualities 4 . (U) informal  exceptional style or skill when you do something

(A) Ali and I have been best friends ever since we were in the same class at school . (  )

(B) Financial cut-backs mean that all company executives are now expected to fly economy class . (   )

(C) The move leading to Raheem’s seventy-third minute goal showed real class . (   )

(D) The University aims to encourage more applications from students with a working-class background . (   )

3 . cool adj. / verb 1 . adj. pleasantly low in temperature , but not cold 2 . calm and in control 3 . informal fashionable , attractive 4 . verb to become less hot 5 . not as friendly as expected

(A) your engine’s overheated . Let it cool down for a while before you restart it . (   )

(B) the I-Zone is a good place to pick up a cool pair of sunglasses to wear on the beach . (   )

(C) Although the temperatures outside can  be high , the hotel’s air-conditioning keeps things nice and cool . (   )

(D) My brother has been decidedly cool towards me ever since I refused to lend him my bike . (   )

(E) The job is a hectic and demanding one , so we need someone who can remain cool under extreme pressure . (   )

4 . thing n 1 . (C) characteristic of someone or something 3 . (plural) equipment , clothes , etc. 4 . (C) action 5 . (plural) the general situation , outlook

(A) A self-heating frying pan ? There’s no such thing ! (   )

(B) The weather ‘s bound to be good , so don’t forget to pack your swimming things . (   )

(C) He lay awake all night wondering whether he’d done the right thing . (   )

(D) Things have been very quiet in the flat since he left for Australia . (   )

(E) The thing I find really annoying about Hassan is that he’s so disorganized . (   )

5 . hot adj. 1 . at a high temperature 2 . (of food) containing pepper or chilli , giving it a very spicy taste 3 . controversial 4 . popular or fashionable at a particular moment

(A) Some of the food in Thailand makes liberal use of spices and may be a little hot for Western tastes . (   )

(B) The singer is said to be the hottest property in show business right now . (   )

( C) Government corruption is still likely to be a hot topic when the general elections come around next year . (   )

(D) There was only enough hot water for one person to have a shower . (   )

6 . tough adj. 1 . difficult to do or deal with , and needing a lot of effort and determination 2 . able to live through difficult or severe conditions 3 . very determined or strict 4 . difficult to cut or chew

(A) My steak is so tough I can hardly eat it . (   )

(B) You need to be tough to survive life in the desert . (   )

( C) Life during the war was extremely tough for the majority of people . (   )

(D) The government has promised to be tough on crime . (   )