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B2 Vocabulary Word or phrases

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"all the more"

a)

even more

b)

to feel completely shocked or confused

c)

to discover something or someone by chance

d)

to be taught by someone

2.

weird

a)

to not make progress

b)

someone who speaks a language as their first language

c)

to surprise someone

d)

very strange

3.

He's been a ________ at home this quarantine. Nothing makes him happy and criticizes everyone.

a)

nuisance

b)

fringe

c)

buckle

d)

rusty

4.

Sammy looks happy now. Changing jobs seems to be the reason. She has (a)   into her new position.

5.

work tirelessly

a)

to be as successful as other people in a situation

b)

to work very hard and with great energy over a long period

c)

to say something to someone in a way that they understand

d)

to be of good enough quality

6.

Good morning ladies and gentlemen, we are about to take off, so please listen to our security announcements. First, find the _______ in your seats.

a)

sift

b)

buckle

c)

leanword

d)

nag

7.

be intent on doing sth

a)

to be determined to do or achieve something

b)

to notice and/or act on a difference between two or more things

c)

to carefully look at every part of something in order to find something

d)

to copy computer programs or information electronically, usually from a small computer to a larger one or to the Internet

8.

a link (a)   sth and sth

9.

Gosh! There's a huge traffic (a)   . I'll get late to my class.

10.

be familiar with sth

a)

to know about something or have experienced it many times before

b)

to notice and/or act on a difference between two or more things

c)

good at doing something difficult

d)

happening often or existing in large numbers, and so not considered special or unusual

11.

Shhh! Keep silence! Everybody is quiet because they're doing an _________ activity.

a)

interpersonal

b)

intrapersonal

c)

eye-catching

d)

nagging

12.

multitask

a)

to do more than one thing at the same time

b)

to do one thing at different times

c)

to do many things at different times

d)

not to do any at any time

13.

_________ → the complete set of genetic material of

a human, animal, plant or other living thing

a)

panic

b)

hereditary

c)

parameter

d)

genome

14.

representative → someone who speaks or does something officially on ________ of another person

a)

order

b)

behalf

c)

status

d)

law

15.

have a flair for sth

a)

to have a technological ability to do something well

b)

to have a sports ability to do something well

c)

to have a natural ability to do something well

d)

to have a lexical ability to do something well

16.

(a)   sb/sth with sth → to give someone a particular quality or characteristic

17.

"I've dreamt it up, trust me!" This statement means:

a)

I've come up with a new idea.

b)

I've had a dream.

c)

I've imagined something that can never be true.

18.

The plural form of diagnosis:

a)

diagnosi

b)

diagnosys

c)

diagnoses

d)

many diagnos

19.

fight a losing battle

a)

to try hard to do something when there is no chance that you will succeed

b)

to fight a stronger person

c)

to fight in a military war

d)

to win a battle

20.

the next step

a)

when you are unable to do something

b)

able to notice or measure very small changes

c)

the next stage in a process

d)

making you feel anxious and unable to relax

21.

I love teaching this (a)   group. They all have the same interest and objective.

22.

consumerism n [U] (25) (a)   and selling things, especially when this is an important part of a society’s activities

23.

hold your own vp (RS) to be as (a)   as other people in a situation

24.

immerse (a)   in sth v [T] (23) to become completely involved in something

25.

little ________of sth np (18) not much possibility of something

a)

chance

b)

change

c)

opportunity

d)

changing

26.

(a)   sth aside v [T] (19) to replace or destroy something

27.

thereabouts adv (RS) near the number, amount, or time that has just ____ _____

(a)  

28.

mother tongue

a)

it's a noncount noun

b)

it's a noun phrase

c)

it's a count noun

d)

it's a verb phrase

29.

to try to persuade someone to do something:

a)

take sb by surprise

b)

to be of good enough quality

c)

press sb for sth

d)

one of the main things that has an effect on a situation

30.

do business vp (20) to buy or sell (a)   for someone

31.

He's been away from smoking for more than 5 years. His (a)   is great.

32.

(a)   sb/sth v [T] (25) if a government or other organization subsidises something, it pays part of the cost of it

33.

weird adj (19) ______ _______

(a)  

34.

Her (a)   is due to a car accident she suffered two months ago. The doctor told her not to move for four months now.

35.

______ _________ to sth vp (32) to be watching something, especially a screen, with all your attention

(a)  

36.

____ ________ catching adj (35) attractive, interesting, or different enough to be noticed

(a)  

37.

(a)   adj (34) passed to a child from its parents before birth

38.

(While eating at home)

  • Mom, please don't talk about the accident now. I can't stand blood. Ash! I have lost ____ _____! I'll go to my room.


(a)  

39.

________ _________ v [T] (35) to copy computer programs or information electronically, usually from a small computer to a larger one or to the Internet

(a)  

40.

sift sth (intransitive verb) to carefully look at every part of something in order to find something.

a)

Yes, it's correct.

b)

No, it isn't correct.