Improving Vocabulary Unit 2 Quiz part.2

Conventional business clothing for a man includes

• Bermuda shorts and a Hawaiian shirt.

• jeans and a sleeveless tank top.

• a suit and tie.

• swimming trunks.

In order to attest to what it feels like to walk on the moon's surface, a person must

• have read about an astronaut who did it.

• have walked there himself or herself.

• be a scientist who has studied the moon.

• have a good imagination.

A person who has lost his or her eyesight can become more mobile by

• learning to read Braille.

• becoming depressed and refusing to go out.

• learning to get around with a Seeing Eye dog.

• listening to the radio.

A usual prerequisite to getting a driver's license is

• purchasing a car.

• committing many traffic offenses.

• passing a driving test.

• refusing to have one’s photograph taken.

When her brother and sister argue, Rachel often intercedes by

• leaving the house.

• covering her ears.

• ignoring them both.

• helping each see the other's point of view.

College students who don’t eat properly and don’t get much sleep are vulnerable to

• good health.

• their doctors.

• driving places.

• illness.

The parrot garbled its words, making us all laugh at its

• mixed-up speech.

• amazing us by speaking so clearly.

• embarrassing us with its dirty words.

• boring us by repeating the same few words.

Which of the following constitutes a good breakfast?

• A neighborhood diner

• Orange juice and bran flakes with milk and bananas

• Spaghetti with anchovy sauce

• Customers at a pancake house

The tennis player's performance fluctuated during the tournament. It

• was magnificent one day, awful the next, and average the following day.

• was consistently excellent.

• began well but went steadily downhill all week.

• started badly but became better every day.

Since she wanted to gloat about her promotion at work, Kris

• didn’t mention it to anyone.

• worked harder than ever to show that she deserved it.

• said to a coworker, “Sorry, loser. I got it.”

• became very nervous about her new responsibilities.