UNIT 1 - LIFE STORIES - VOCABULARY

Alexandre Yersin, who had quite a _______ career in medicine, devoted his life to the poor and sick people in Viet Nam.

• respectable

• talented

• distinguished

• generous

Hard-working and _______ students should be given more opportunities to develop their skills.

• respectable

• talented

• distinguished

• obedient

The new album is one of his greatest ________. It sold 50,000 copies just in the first week.

• achievements

• responsibilitties

• generosity

• stimulation

After my father got a well-paid job at an international company, we moved to a ________neighbourhood.

• distinguished

• responsible

• talented

• respectable

Don't allow other people to take advantage of your ________. You should learn to give wisely.

• innovation

• stimulation

• generosity

• inspiration

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

The speaker paused. He hesitated to answer the direct question raised by the audience

• decided

• continued

• determined

• wavered

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Chauvet Jeans was a well-known nineteen century painter whose paintings are extraordinarily sophisticated.

• old-fashioned

• basic

• complex

• primitive

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

She comes from an admirable and respectable family.

• unworthy

• respected

• dignified

• good

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

This boy is poorly-educated and doesn't know how to behave properly.

• uneducated

• knowledgeable

• ignorant

• rude

IPhone 12 is the latest ____ in the field of smartphone design of Apple.

• creator

• create

• creativity

• creation