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CuC2 Chapter 7 review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The costumes worn at the Rio Carnival are a ____ to see.

a)

view

b)

marvel

c)

rarity

d)

spectacle

2.

This 18th century cabinet is a ___ of craftsmanship.

a)

wonderful

b)

wonder

c)

surprise

d)

oddity

3.

A blue moon – an additional full moon – is a rare natural ____.

a)

phenomenon

b)

wonder

c)

marvel

d)

spectacle

4.

The deciding ____ in their choice of manager was experience.

a)

idea

b)

cause

c)

factor

d)

end

5.

That was ____ guess, you know. I don’t have the latest figures.

a)

an educated

b)

an uneducated

c)

a likely

d)

a dull

6.

Sophie found the sharp ____ between the quiet of the countryside and the noise of the city very distressing at first.

a)

difference

b)

contrast

c)

contradiction

d)

effect

7.

There has been a huge ____ of visitors because of the Olympic games.

a)

input

b)

invasion

c)

drain

d)

influx

8.

The effects of such unauthorised development will be ____ and probably irreversible.

a)

at long last

b)

long-held

c)

long-lasting

d)

lasting long

9.

There is a ____ belief that tourism is bad for the environment, but is it really the case?

a)

narrow-minded

b)

long-lasting

c)

long-held

d)

short-sighted

10.

We stayed in an unspoiled, ____ village in the mountains.

a)

graphic

b)

picturesque

c)

diverse

d)

desired

11.

Dan stayed in a lovely cottage off the ____ track.

a)

beaten

b)

walked

c)

crushed

d)

running

12.

Don’t just stay at home all summer. Where’s your ____ of adventure?

a)

essence

b)

heart

c)

soul

d)

spirit

13.

Ellen is ____ adventurer. There’s hardly a country she hasn’t been to.

a)

an intrepid

b)

an interested

c)

a daring

d)

a staunch

14.

The moa were huge, flightless birds, which were ____ when humans arrived in New Zealand. They are now extinct.

a)

stumble upon

b)

headed off

c)

wiped out

d)

driven out

15.

One of these days, the travel agent’s lack of planning will ____ him and tourists will start complaining.

a)

head out with

b)

catch up with

c)

dawn on

d)

stumble upon

16.

Pam ____ the wedding even though she knew she was making a mistake.

a)

drove out

b)

headed off

c)

caught up with

d)

went through with

17.

We stayed in a ____ populated town near the border.

a)

lightly

b)

thinkly

c)

sparsely

d)

narrowly

18.

This terrible weather is having a detrimental ___ on his mood and his health.

a)

consequence

b)

effect

c)

conclusion

d)

influence

19.

OK, we don’t have to make a decision now. We can play it by ____.

a)

ear

b)

eye

c)

whim

d)

spur

20.

They didn’t plan it. They just went off on the spur of the ____.

a)

time

b)

hour

c)

instant

d)

moment