Vocabulary Tests [ 83 ] , Test Eighty Three

83 - ] Vocabulary Tests

Test Eighty Three .

Buildings , Parts of Buildings , Surroundings .

The clues in A have answers in B .Find and match them . Here’s the first one :

0 a platform on the outside of a building where you can sit          0 . balcony

1 . a rough place to live in                  ---------------                         

                                                                                       1 . asylum 26 pension

2 . buildings to house the military / soldiers .   --------------

                                                                                        2 . at the side 27 penthouse

3 . You might want to visit the -------of the Unknown Soldier . -----------------

                                                                                        3 . back 28 .playground

4 . builders can’t repair a roof without this . --------------

                                                                                         4 . backside 29 . pub

5. an open-air space in a building . --------------------      

                                                                                           5 . barracks 30 . refinery

6. nuns live in this kind of building . ----------------     

                                                                                            6 behind 31 relief

7. you would associate this structure with petroleum --------

                                                                                            7boarding house 32rendering 

8 . it’s man-made ,often decorative , and water comes out of it ----------

                                                                                            8 .construct 33 rock

9 . children play in this        --------------------                             

                                                                                            9 construe 34 roof

10 . fine buildings are often built from this ------------           

                                                                                             10  convent 35 ruin

11 . a place where whisky might be made , for example ----------------                                                                                              

                                                                                              11 courtyard 36 scaffold

12 . the rear part of a building could be referred to as ‘the------‘ ------

                                                                                               12 direction 37 scaffolding   

13 . an ancient building like the Colosseum may be one of these ---------------

                                                                                                13 distillery 38 scene

14 . the modern term for this might be ‘a psychiatric hospital’ --------

                                                                                                14 fountain 39scenery

15 . everyone enjoys a room with a ---------                            

                                                                                                 15 grave 40 shack

16 . a scientist might conduct experiment in this ---------

                                                                                                16. guesthouse 41 shed

17 . once a year there’s a ceremony at the War -------   

                                                                                                17. headquarters 42 . sideways

18 . another word for ‘build’   -------------                         

                                                                                                  18 . home for the old 43 source

19 . a small family hotel  ---------------                                

                                                                                                   19 house  44 spring

20 . a pub where you could also rent a room for the night is a -----------------------

                                                                                                   20 . inn 45 stone

21. this can be applied to the outside surface of a building -----------------

                                                                                                   21 laboratory 46 tomb

22 . often a very expensive flat at the top of a building ----------------------

                                                                                                   22 management 47 view

                                                                                                   23 memorial 48 workshop

                                                                                                   24 monastery 49 wreck

                                                                                                   25 monument 50 yard

Answer Key

1 . 40  / 2 . 5 /  3 . 46 / 4 . 37 / 5 . 11 / 6 . 10  / 7 . 30  / 8 . 14 / 9 . 28 / 10 . 45  / 11 . 13

 12 . 3  / 13 . 25 or 35  / 14 . 1 / 15 . 47 / 16 . 21  / 17 . 23 / 18 . 8 / 19 . 16 / 20 . 20

21 . 32  / 22 . 27  

2 - ] Fear , Worry , Embarrassment , Etc.

Supply the best word or words

1 . Sabah gets very ------------------if her daughter doesn’t ring her once a week .

(A) moved (B) agitated (C) shaken

2 . I was in a state of --------------------waiting for my exam results .

(A) agony (B) anxiety

3 . Pilots always ----------------------the passengers when there is air turbulence .

(A) alarm (B) alert

4 . We’re going to have an early night and we don’t want to be ----------------------

(A) deranged (B) molested (C) perturbed (D) disturbed

5 . He’s suffered from poor health all his life and that has made him -----------------

(A) nervous (B) irritable

6 . You came in without knocking and made me jump . You really --------------me !

(A) frightened (B) scared (C) startled

7 . You can’t communicate with her at the moment . She’s in a real ------------------

(A) situation (B) state (C) position (D) condition

8 . I got really ---------------------when I didn’t hear from you .

(A) preoccupied (B) worried

9 . Thank you for waking me up . I was ------------------ a nightmare !

(A) doing (B) making (C) seeing (D) having (D) dreaming

10 . I’m glad you’ve phoned . I’ve been very ------------------you .

(A) concerned about (B) concerned with (C) concerning with (D) concerning about

11 . My advice is : don’t panic ; stay -------------------

(A) calm (B) tranquil (C) peaceful (D) quiet

12 . I could see the house had been burgled , but I -----------------when I went inside .

(A) shocked (B) shocked myself (C) had a shock

13 . I wasn’t properly dressed for the party and felt ------------------ my appearance .

(A) ashamed for (B) shy of (C) embarrassed about (D) ashamed of

14 . I always feel ---------------------if I hear footsteps behind me in a dark and empty street .

(A) shy (B) timid (C) fearful

15 . She always -------------------------if you mention a subject that embarrasses her .

(A) reddens (B) goes red (C) reds

Answer Key

 1 . B 2 . B 3 . B 4 . D 5 . B 6 . C 7 . B 8 . B 9 . D 10 . A 11 . A 12 . C 13 . C 14 . C 15 . B  

Vocabulary Tests [ 82 ] Test Eighty Two

82 - ] Vocabulary Tests 

Test Eighty Two

Education

1 - ] Supply the best words

1 . A ----------------- lists the times of classes , etc.      

  (A) timetable (B) schedule

2 . When schools close , the children are on -----------------  

 (A) leave        (B) holiday

3 . Children who live in a school are called -----------------   

 (A) pensioners(B) boarders

4 . The head of a school could be called the ---------------     

  (A) principal  (B) principle

5 . A school for the very young is a --------------                    

  (A) kindergarten(B) nursery

6 . The function of a school is to --------------- children .      

  (A) educate     (B) bring up

7 . You can remove mistakes with a ----------------                

  (A) gum          (B) rubber

8 . A --------------- describes the activities of a school .          

  (A) prospectus(B) prospect

9 . Have you seen the new ------------- for the exams ?       

     (A) program   (B) syllabus

10 . A student might win one of these ----------------              

  (A) a premium (B) a prize

11 . You would do an ---------------in a laboratory .             

    (A) experience (B)experiment

12 . Alexander Fleming ----------------- penicillin .               

    (A) discovered (B) invented

13 . Some students learn languages with ------------------ .     

  (A) convenience(B) ease

14 . We’re building a car in our ------------------ .                    

  (A) laboratory(B)workshop

15 . After -------------------you can attend university .  

 (A) gymnasium(B)grammar school

16 . The children sat on ---------------to watch the match .       

 (A) benches     (B) banks

17 . We’re -----------------for the school match .                        

  (A) training    (B) drilling

18 Write your answers on this ----------------                             

  (A) protocol   (B) sheet

19 You might receive ---------------at the end of each term .     

  (A) a reference (B) a report

20 . Universities can only -------------------- a few students .      

  (A) admit        (B) receive

Answer Key

1 .A 2. B 3 . B 4 . A 5 . A 6 . A 7 . B 8 . A 9 . B 10 . B 11 . B 12 . A 13 . B 14 . B 15 . B

16 . A 17 . A 18 . B 19 . B 20 . A

2 - ] Supply the best words

1 . I need to pass my Cambridge First ----------------- ,.            

(A) Certificate (B) Diploma

 2 . She’s got a --------------------to do French at Oxford .      

   (A) position (B) place

 3 . Teachers --------------so many exercise books !                

    (A) note (B) mark

4 . Our course provides you with ----------------experience . 

    (A) practicable (B) practical

5 . You do this before you take an exam ----------------            

  (A) revision (B) repetition

6 . High -----------------requires capital investment .               

   (A) technique (B) technology

7 . Different --------------have edited Shakespeare .                

    (A) scholars (B) students

8 . What --------------did you get for the spelling testy ?          

  (A) mark (B) degree

9 . Sh ! I want to listen to the --------------------                         

   (A) conference (B) lecture

10 . ----------------------lessons are very expensive .                   

   (A) Particular (B) Private

11 . I -----------------down what the teacher said .                     

   (A) marked (B) noted

12 . My essay was illustrated with a ----------------                     

  (A) diagram (B) scheme

13 . Few people add to the sum of human -----------------        

    (A) science (B) knowledge

14 . No one likes to ----------------an exam .                               

    (A) fail (B) lose

15 . History is my favorite ----------------at school .                   

   (A) topic (B) subject

16 . ------------------is treated like any other school subject .   

     (A) Gymnastics (B) Exercise

17 . --------------- is the most difficult of all subjects .                 

   (A) Physic (B) Physics

18 . Discipline is the best -------------------                                  

  (A) politics (B) policy

19 . I don’t know how mistakes like this can ---------------     

    (A) rise (B) arise

20 . It’s hard to -------------------into university .                     

    (A) get (B) enter

Answer Key

1. A 2 . B 3 . B 4 . B 5. A 6. B 7. A 8 . A 9 . B 10 . B 11 .B 12.A 13. B 14. 15 . B

16.A 17. B 18 . B 19. B 20 . A  

Vocabulary Tests [ 81 ] Test Eighty One

 81 - ] Vocabulary Tests

Test Eighty One .

Newspapers , Broadcasting , Publishing .

Choose the best explanation in each case .

1 . We use the word actual to

(A) say that something is ‘in the news’ .

(B) mean ‘up to date’ .

(C) mean ‘the thing we are concerned with’ , as in the actual day it happened .

2 . An announcement in the press is

(A) an event like an engagement or a wedding that is made known .

(B) a large advertisement of a product which aims to inform and sell .

(C) a small advertisement placed by people who are buying and selling things .

3 . A broadcast is

(A) what is put out or transmitted on radio or TV.

(B) another word for ‘radio waves’ .

(C) an announcement in the press .

4 . If we say that a book has been edited , we meant it

(A) has been printed , distributed and sold .

(B) hasn’t been accepted for publication .

(C) has been prepared for publication .

5 . A critic is

(A) a person who might write a review of a book or a film in a newspaper .

(B) an account of a book or a film that might appear in a newspaper .

(C) unfavorable comment on a book or a film that might appear in a newspaper .

6 . If you receive a copy of a book , you would be receiving

(A) an example of the kind of publication that is being prepared .

(B) a free sample so that you can see what it’s like .

(C) one book of many that have been published .

7 . Publicity is the word we use for

(A) bringing something to the attention of the public .

(B) information that interests the public .

(C) propaganda , which is usually political , and often false .

8 . A journal is

(A) a newspaper that comes out on weekdays and / or Sundays .

(B) a serious magazine that comes out weekly , monthly , quarterly or yearly .

(C) a diary in which you keep a record of day-to-day appointments .

9 . The word bureau can be used to refer to

(A) a room for academic or domestic reading and writing .

(B) a room which is devoted to business .

(C) an office for collecting and distributing information .

Answer Key

1 . C 2 . A 3 . A 4 . C 5 . A 6 . C 7 . A 8 . B 9 . C

2 - ] ‘Do’ , ‘Make’ , and ‘Take’

Supply the correct forms of ‘do’, ‘make’ ,’have’ or ‘take’

1 . If you pay in cash , we can ------------------------you a small discount .

2. ------------------a step towards me .

3 . I think you should ---------------- it easy for a while .

4 . Please let me know if you have any criticisms to ----------------- .

5 . Tying a knot in my handkerchief -------------------me remember what I have to do .

6 . Your explanation simply doesn’t -----------------sense .

7 . I’m just learning how to -------------------the steps of the tango .

8 . Pesticides ----------------------immense damage to the environment .

9 . Overwork finally caused her to ------------------ a nervous breakdown .

10 . I can’t join you for coffee . I --------------- a lecture in ten minutes .

11 . They ------------------- a row yesterday and aren’t on speaking terms .

12 . When do the new regulations --------------------effect ?

13 . You never -----------------------my side in any argument .

14 . Teachers ------------------ a lot of influence on the young .

15 . We all spent the evening together and really --------------- a laugh .

16 . I wonder if you could --------------------me a small favor ?

17 . First our teacher gives us an explanation , then we ------------------- an exercise .

18 . You’ve ------------------ me a very good turn and I won’t forget it .

19 . You ---------------------- a nerve coming to me for advice !

20 . We -------------------- a lot of fog in this part of the country .

Answer Key

1 . do 2 . Take 3 . take 4 . make 5 . makes 6 . make 7 . do 8 . do 9 . have 10 . have

11 . had 12 . take 13 . take 14 . have 15 . had 16 . do 17 . do 18 . done 19 . have 20 . have

Supply the correct forms of ‘do’, ‘make’ ,’have’ or ‘take’

1 . I wonder who -----------------the gardening .

2 . Your mother will ------------------- a fit when she sees what you’ve done to your room !

3 . I’ve applied for a teaching job and I -------------------an interview tomorrow .

4 . How many will be ---------------- part in this play ?

5 . It’s time for me to----------------------- my medicine .

6 . She still hasn’t got over ---------------------that miscarriage .

7 . I can’t do it . Why don’t you --------------------- a try ?

8 . I’m -----------------problems with my car at the moment .

9 . The baker got into debt and was -------------------bankrupt .

10 . Silly questions really ----------------------me angry .

11 . I’ve never had to -------------------such a difficult choice .

12 . I ------------------- a small profit on the sale of my car .

13 . Mohammad -------------- a degree in engineering two years ago .

14 . You should ------------------------ advantage of this opportunity .

15 . I’m very glad I -------------------------your advice .

16 . It’s time for us to -----------------------a move .

17 . I think I’ll ----------------- a short nap .

18 . ----------------------- a look at this , will you ?

19 . Something I’ve eaten has --------------------- a very bad effect on me .

20 . She --------------- excellent taste .

Answer Key

1 . does 2 . have 3 . have 4 . taking 5 . take 6 . having 7 . have 8 . having 9 . made

10 . make 11 . make 12 . made 13 . took or did 14 . take 15 . took 16 . make 17 . take

or have 18 . Take or Have 19 . had 20 . has