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FCE/CAE Vocabulary revision units 1-3

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

People most ............................... to that disease are mostly the elderly.

a)

vulnerable

b)

perceptive

c)

apprehensive

d)

plausible

2.

If someone is careful and correct in her/his work, he/she is ..........

a)

cautious

b)

conscientious

c)

withdrawn

d)

compulsive

3.

It is very important to teach even young children many skills so that they can become .............as soon as possible.

a)

compulsive

b)

self-centered

c)

mundane

d)

self-reliant

4.

I have a maths test tomorrow and I am not very good at maths so I am a bit ............. before it. I'm not sure how I will manage...

a)

conscientious

b)

apprehensive

c)

dejected

d)

frivolous

5.

The tasks I am given at work are not interesting at all -on the contrary, they are ................. and they make me sick.

a)

diligent

b)

dejected

c)

mundane

d)

inquisitive

6.

The children who are ....................... when they are little, that is ask a lot of questions and are interested to know answers - do very well as adults.

a)

self-reliant

b)

plausibe

c)

compulsive

d)

inquisitive

7.

The prices in that shop are extremely high. In fact, they are ..............

a)

terrestial

b)

alluring

c)

exorbitant

d)

deteriorating

8.

Despite a very devastating eartquake, most buildings stayed .............

a)

intact

b)

prohibitive

c)

perilous

d)

inevitable

9.

He was fired yesterday. Well, it was ...................., after everything he said about his boss.

a)

outrageous

b)

inevitable

c)

compulsive

d)

gloomy

10.

Any hasty move can lead him to a .......................... situation. He should think twice before risking.

a)

perilous

b)

substantial

c)

exorbitant

d)

prohibitive

11.

They have to ..................... some tests before releasing her from a hospital.

a)

carry on

b)

carry out

c)

turn out

d)

put down

12.

If you are not ready to meet her - just ..................... her invitation.

a)

set aside

b)

put down

c)

turn down

d)

get on with

13.

Hi ideas .............................. to be very useful in the new economic situation. Good we listened to him!

a)

carried out

b)

set down

c)

turned up

d)

turned out

14.

Don't ................... this topic with helen - she will never stop discussing it!

a)

bring up

b)

set up

c)

put up

d)

put in

15.

We have plentyof room in our new house. We can ........................ for a week easily!

a)

put you down

b)

set you down

c)

put you up

d)

spring you up

16.

The scandals in the White House almost .............................. the entire Republican comittee.

a)

brought down

b)

broke down

c)

broke out

d)

hooked up

17.

You have ................ a lot of money and effort in this project so i think you deserve to succeed.

a)

put on

b)

come in

c)

come up with

d)

put in

18.

Joshua .......................... for the meeting very late sonobody left him anything to eat.

a)

turned out

b)

turned up

c)

came up

d)

broke in

19.

WE have ............................. a lot of money when my aunt died and now we are really rich.

a)

set down

b)

got by

c)

turned into

d)

come into

20.

It is not nice to ...............................people just because they earn less money than you!

a)

look down on

b)

look up to

c)

bring down

d)

put down

21.

There is a (a)   machine in our school and it sells sweets and drinks.

22.

When you become a (a)   citizen, you can travel for free on public transport.

23.

It's no (a)   she always looks fantastic! She spends a fortune on cosmetics!

24.

They set off on their journey unaware of the difficulties that lay in (a)   for them.

25.

The new school hasn't been built yet, but the project is in the (a)  

26.

I won with Tom in my first ever game of tennis! That was a real (a)   of luck!

27.

Sue has at last come to (a)   with the fact that her relationship with Mark was over.

28.

Although the older boys threatened him, Time stood his (a)   and refused to hand over his money.

29.

How on (a)   can they afford such expensive holidays if they hardly ever go to work??

30.

The carnival (a)   back to 1890, when it was first time organised in Italy.