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 .
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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 .
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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.
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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
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