C1 Vocabulary in Use Units 20-27 Testing 2

[Unit 20: The Performance Arts] Match the given adjectives to their definitions.

• impossible to believe

• hackneyed

• done so often it is boring

• harrowing

• extremely upsetting

• far-fetched

• unconnected

• glowing

• excellent

• disjointed

[Unit 21: The Visual Arts] These children have been (a)   violence. (not affected by)

[Unit 21: The Visual Arts] This is an art film for a ​ (a)   person. Too many scholarly books are written in an ​ (b)   jargon. A ​ (c)   smile flashed across his face. Look at this ​ (d)   painting.

• highbrow
• impenetrable
• dazzling
• exquisite

[Unit 22: Books] Bertram’s latest novel is not a difficult book; in fact it’s rather (a)   . (not complex; slightly negative connotation)

[Unit 23: Food] Match the following metaphors to their definitions.

• make more lively

• cook up a story

• worry or suffer

• grill

• invent smth

• stew

• go wrong

• spice up

• ask many questions

• turn sour

[Unit 24: Food preferences] A person who has very particular demands when eating is called (a)  

[Unit 25: On The Road] There was a (a)   on the main road between here and the next village last night. (two vehicles hitting each other directly in the front)

[Unit 26: Accommodation] Some types of accommodation offer (a)   (all meals).

[Unit 27: Attracting tourists] The farmhouse we stayed in was completely off (a)   . (C2, in a place where few people go, far from any main roads and towns)

[Unit 24: Dinner On Me] What is the meaning of 'teetotal'? Explain in one or two sentences.