TEST ON VOCABULARY UNIT 9

With patience and care, the apple tree in the garden eventually began to _________.

• A) grow

• B) bloom

• C) bear fruits

• D) blossom

The company launched a series of _________ to promote their new product line.

• A) telepathy

• B) commercials

• C) advertisements

• D) marketing

Sea turtles rely on nesting beaches to _______ their eggs, many of which are threatened by rising sea levels.

• A) bear

• B) lay

• C) produce

• D) generate

Jane found the math problem to be too __________ and decided to seek help from her teacher.

• A) simple

• B) straightforward

• C) complicated

• D) complex

The mechanic advised the car owner to _________ the worn-out brake pads with new ones for improved safety.

• A) replace

• B) repair

• C) maintain

• D) upgrade

Sarah decided to use a _________ phone number for online registrations to avoid receiving spam calls.

• A) permanent

• B) disposable

• C) primary

• D) confidential

After the heavy rainfall, the garden became _________ with ripe tomatoes, offering an abundant harvest for the family.

• A) scarce

• B) plentiful

• C) barren

• D) rare

Many scientists ______ the blame for recent natural disasters on the increase in the world's temperatures and are convinced that, more than ever before, the Earth is at ______ from the forces of the wind, rain and sun.

• give - threat

• put - risk

• take - danger

• have - harm

According to them, global warming is making extreme weather events, such as hurricanes and droughts, even more severe and causing sea levels all around the world to ______.

• rise

• arise

• raise

• life

Some scientists, ______, believe that even if we stopped releasing carbon dioxide and other gasses into the atmosphere tomorrow, we would have to wait ______ hundred years to notice the results. Global warming, it seems, is here to stay.

• but - over

• although - various

• despite - numerous

• however - several