VOCABULARY C1/C2 UNIT 5

1 After the accident, Veronica suffered from ________ and

couldn’t even remember her name.

• a nostalgia

• b hindsight

• c amnesia

• d flashbacks

2 Joining a memory study seemed like a good idea

at the time, but in________ , Kyle wished he hadn’t.

• a retention

• b memento

• c retrospect

• d keepsake

3 The mayor laid a wreath on the monument to_______

an important event in the town’s history.

• a commemorate

• b memorise

• c associate

• d evoke

4 Maria was looking through some boxes in the attic

when she _______upon a photo from her childhood.

• a tumbled

• b stumbled

• c mumbled

• d rumbled

5 They installed a ramp outside the building to make

it _____________for disabled people.

• a understandable

• b cautious

• c submissive

• d accessible

6 After losing the championship the year before, Stacy’s team sought to _________ their glory in the upcoming match.

• a retrieve

• b recapture

• c imitate

• d simulate

7 My little sister adores me and she tries to ________ everything I do.

• a copy

• b reclaim

• c simulate

• d reject

8 My dog Woody is shy and ________, so he doesn’t stand

up to other dogs well.

• a intuitive

• b defiant

• c adventurous

• d submissive

9 Hard Rock Cafés are restaurants full of rock ______ ,such as a coat Elvis wore in concert, or an award the Beatles won in the 1960s.

• a memoirs

• b memorabilia

• c memories

• d mementos

10 In order to solve cases, private detectives have to be quite______- and always on the lookout for details.

• a memorable

• b defiant

• c harmful

• d vigilant