Vocabulary Revision for the Midterm

Vocabulary Revision for the Midterm

Prepared by Züleyha Tulay

Multiple Choice

1.        The four-year drought has caused widespread ___________ across Africa. Millions of Africans are starving.

• flooding

• famine

• erosion

• irrigation

famine​ (n.)

​when there is not enough food for a great number of people, causing illness and death, or a particular period when this happens

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2.      The civil war in Syria has had a ____________ effect on people's lives. It killed thousands of people and destroyed buildings.

• potential

• overall

• devastating

• essential

devastating (​ADJ.)

​causing a lot of damage or destruction

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3.      He was surprised when he saw that they were not real but ___________ flowers.

• individual

• entire

• artificial

• rotten

artificial (ADJ.)​

made by people, often as a copy of something natural​

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4.      Followers of New Age Movement say that it helps them explore a spiritual ____________. They think that it adds another aspect to their life.

• dimension

• observation

• assumption

• border

​dimension (n.)

a part or feature or way of considering something​

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5. China has been in a great era of commercial and industrial ________________.The country has grown considerably in trade and industry.

• exhibition

• perspective

• expansion

• intention

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​expansion (n.)

​When something increases in size, number or importance

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6. Humanity has suffered from two world wars in the ____________

century. Hopefully, the 21^st century will be more peaceful than the 20^th century.

• particular

• previous

• unfamiliar

• glorious

previous (adj.)​

Happening or existing before something or someone else​

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7. They fell madly in love and wanted to get married. However, Jane’s father didn’t ____________ to their marriage. He didn’t give permission to their relationship.

• reveal

• delay

• consent

• inform

​consent (Verb)

to agree to do something, or to allow someone to do something​

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8. With the new individual controls, employees will be able to __________ the temperature of their offices.

• adjust

• inform

• concern

• demonstrate

​adjust (Verb)

to change something slightly so that it works better, fits better, or is more suitable​

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9. The shortage of water is beginning to cause widespread ____________ People have been worried about the lack of water that has been a problem for the last few weeks.

• consciousness

• concern

• scheme

• instrument

​concern (n.)

a feeling of worry or nervousness, or something that worries you​

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10. Acun Ilıcalı who used to work as a TV reporter __________ as an important TV presenter.

• desired

• emerged

• inherited

emerge (Verb)​

​To become known, especially as a result of examination or questioning

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11. I don’t think that the similarity is based on any scientific truth. It could just be a

________________. It was by chance that they looked so similar.

• disorder

• stereotype

• coincidence

• subjective

coincidence (n.)​

an occasion when two or more similar things happen at the same time, especially in a way that is unlikely and surprising​

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12. In __________, we use a smaller vocabulary than in writing. Most people can only use a few hundred words when they speak.

• reflection

• anxiety

• speech

• length

speech (n.)​

​the ability to talk, the activity of talking, or a piece of spoken language

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13. Barış Manço is still remembered for his music which __________

traditional and modern themes. Manço combined them to compose his songs.

• unified

• portrayed

• exported

unify (Verb)​

bring together, combine​

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16. There is no doubt that _____________ translation is quite a challenging job to do. I can’t imagine translating Turkish into English while the person is speaking.

• dynamic

• simultaneous

• sophisticated

• obvious

simultaneous (adj.)​

​happening or being done at exactly the same time

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15. The reporters asked her for an interview but she refused all _____________ for such an interview.

• handicaps

• precisions

• requests

• traits