Upper Intermediate Vocabulary One

​Vocabulary Group One

Choose the correct option for the gap in each sentence.

Multiple Choice

1. Don’t mind him. He’s been in a bad mood since he _____ his girlfriend:

• 1. got broken up with

• 1. got dumped by

• got engaged to

Multiple Choice

1. Does the restaurant have any high chairs available for _____?

• infants

• adolescents

• pals

Multiple Choice

1. Aww, that baby is so cute. He can’t talk yet but he has started _____ a lot.

• babbling

• bubbling

• blubbing

Multiple Choice

1. When I’m nervous I start biting my nails. But I don’t do it _____. I’m not aware of it until someone points it out.

• 0. consciously

• 0. subconsciously

• 0. conscientiously

Multiple Choice

1. The dance team practised for hours in order to perfectly _____ their movements.

• harmonise

• hypnotise

• synchronise

​Vocabulary Group Two

Choose the correct option for the gap in each sentence.

Multiple Choice

My cousins are more like _____. We hang out together often.

• pals

• piles

• pills

Multiple Choice

I like to go for a short _____ after dinner. Walking helps me digest.

• doll

• roll

• stroll

Multiple Choice

3. She has really _____ at her new school. I think the environment suits her better.

• flourished

• punished

• astonished

Multiple Choice

3. It was such a busy day at work. I was on my feet all day and I felt like an absolute _____ by the end of it.

• wreack

• wreck

• wreath

Multiple Choice

3. Everything _____ passing this exam. If I don’t pass, I won’t get the scholarship.

• hinges on

• holds on

• hits on

​Language point: Homonyms and homophones

Listen to the following text.
Write the missing words into the gaps with the correct spellings.

Vocabulary Group One

Put the given words to the correct definitions

Multiple Choice

1. (n): people in general as a group

• deemed

• embodiment

• flawed

• humanity

• influential

Multiple Choice

1. (adj.): able to change others’ actions and opinions

• deemed

• embodiment

• flawed

• humanity

• influential

Multiple Choice

1. (v): have an opinion on something in a particular way

• deemed

• embodiment

• flawed

• humanity

• influential

Multiple Choice

1. (adj.): having faults

• deemed

• embodiment

• flawed

• humanity

• influential

Multiple Choice

1. (n): total representation of something

• deemed

• embodiment

• flawed

• humanity

• influential

Vocabulary Group Two

Put the given words to the correct definitions

Multiple Choice

1. (n): killing all members of a group

• average

• extermination

• nuance

• supposedly

• susceptible

Multiple Choice

1. (n): small differences

• average

• extermination

• nuance

• supposedly

• susceptible

Multiple Choice

1. (adj.): likely to be influenced or harmed by

• average

• extermination

• nuance

• supposedly

• susceptible

Multiple Choice

1. (adv.): something said or reported to be true

• average

• extermination

• nuance

• supposedly

• susceptible

Multiple Choice

1. (n): summary of a group of numbers

• average

• extermination

• nuance

• supposedly

• susceptible

Vocabulary Idioms

Part A: Select the correct option in the italic part of each of the following idioms.

Multiple Choice

1. be like one’s whole world is

• crushing

• crashing

• crushing down

Multiple Choice

1. be on the same

• leaf

• wave

• page

Multiple Choice

1. read each other’s

• minds

• brains

• heads

Multiple Choice

1. be attached at the

• waist

• shoulders

• hip

Multiple Choice

1. be in _____ with someone else

• strip

• step

• steep

Vocabulary Idioms

Part B: Now match them with their definitions.

Multiple Choice

be like one’s whole world is crashing down

• 1. be able to tell what the other is thinking

• 1. be in agreement and in sync with someone generally

• 1. when everything in your life has been significantly negatively impacted

• 1. understand and agree with someone else about something

• 1. when two people are extremely close and spend a lot of time together

Multiple Choice

be attached at the hip

• 1. be able to tell what the other is thinking

• 1. be in agreement and in sync with someone generally

• 1. when everything in your life has been significantly negatively impacted

• 1. understand and agree with someone else about something

• 1. when two people are extremely close and spend a lot of time together

Multiple Choice

read each other’s minds

• 1. be able to tell what the other is thinking

• 1. be in agreement and in sync with someone generally

• 1. when everything in your life has been significantly negatively impacted

• 1. understand and agree with someone else about something

• 1. when two people are extremely close and spend a lot of time together

Multiple Choice

be in step with someone else

• 1. be able to tell what the other is thinking

• 1. be in agreement and in sync with someone generally

• 1. when everything in your life has been significantly negatively impacted

• 1. understand and agree with someone else about something

• 1. when two people are extremely close and spend a lot of time together

Multiple Choice

be on the same page

• 1. be able to tell what the other is thinking

• 1. be in agreement and in sync with someone generally

• 1. when everything in your life has been significantly negatively impacted

• 1. understand and agree with someone else about something

• 1. when two people are extremely close and spend a lot of time together

Language point discourse markers Group One

Match the following discourse markers to their descriptions.

Multiple Choice

well

• an interjection to show concern or alarm

• agreement, to show that you are listening

• we often use this at the beginning of what we want to say especially in response to a question

• often used to start a statement or before summarising something

• filler or hedging word or used to compare something

Multiple Choice

like

• an interjection to show concern or alarm

• agreement, to show that you are listening

• we often use this at the beginning of what we want to say especially in response to a question

• often used to start a statement or before summarising something

• filler or hedging word or used to compare something

Multiple Choice

oh no

• an interjection to show concern or alarm

• agreement, to show that you are listening

• we often use this at the beginning of what we want to say especially in response to a question

• often used to start a statement or before summarising something

• filler or hedging word or used to compare something

Multiple Choice

so

• an interjection to show concern or alarm

• agreement, to show that you are listening

• we often use this at the beginning of what we want to say especially in response to a question

• often used to start a statement or before summarising something

• filler or hedging word or used to compare something

Multiple Choice

yeah

• an interjection to show concern or alarm

• agreement, to show that you are listening

• we often use this at the beginning of what we want to say especially in response to a question

• often used to start a statement or before summarising something

• filler or hedging word or used to compare something

Language point discourse markers Group Two

Match the following discourse markers to their descriptions.

Multiple Choice

woah

• an interjection to show a surprise

• shows the need to pause before proceeding

• a response to show that you are listening or agree

• hedging words to show uncertainty or lack of confidence

• an interjection to show surprise (it is a variant of Oh my god)

Multiple Choice

I guess

• an interjection to show a surprise

• shows the need to pause before proceeding

• a response to show that you are listening or agree

• hedging words to show uncertainty or lack of confidence

• an interjection to show surprise (it is a variant of Oh my god)

Multiple Choice

oh my gosh

• an interjection to show a surprise

• shows the need to pause before proceeding

• a response to show that you are listening or agree

• hedging words to show uncertainty or lack of confidence

• an interjection to show surprise (it is a variant of Oh my god)

Multiple Choice

right

• an interjection to show a surprise

• shows the need to pause before proceeding

• a response to show that you are listening or agree

• hedging words to show uncertainty or lack of confidence

• an interjection to show surprise (it is a variant of Oh my god)

Multiple Choice

wait

• an interjection to show a surprise

• shows the need to pause before proceeding

• a response to show that you are listening or agree

• hedging words to show uncertainty or lack of confidence

• an interjection to show surprise (it is a variant of Oh my god)