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B3U6 Vocabulary Challenge! (Outside Reading)

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Answer fast! What's this?

a)

thunder

b)

species

c)

fossil

d)

debate

2.

The logo is one of the political parties in Taiwan, DPP. What does DPP represent? (Choose out ALL the words!)

a)

Democratic

b)

Disease

c)

Progressive

d)

Preservation

e)

Party

3.

The campaign aimed to raise public awareness about the importance of _____ wetlands. Thus, we can enjoy a more diversified natural environment.

a)

preserving

b)

weakening

c)

proceeding

d)

plotting

4.

The dancers are having a dance _____ on the street.

a)

battle

b)

reality

c)

debate

d)

attempt

5.

With the development of new technology, scientists have learned a lot more about the _____ of genes.

a)

structure

b)

announcement

c)

rate

d)

decade

6.

Look at the picture. What are they?

a)

fossil fuels

b)

racial discrimination

c)

gender equality

d)

historical landmarks

7.

The information in this picture may tell you if it's going to rain tomorrow. What is this prediction called?

a)

weather forecast

b)

attempted suicide

c)

endangered species

d)

airport announcement

8.

Owing to commercial whaling activities worldwide, blue whales have become one of the most endangered _______ on Earth.

a)

species

b)

slaves

c)

structure

d)

shelter

9.

Most people today only see elephants and tigers in zoos instead of in the _____.

a)

wild

b)

scale

c)

reality

d)

battle

10.

Which of the following word is DIFFERENT from the other three?

a)

reverse

b)

advance

c)

progress

d)

improve

11.

According to the news report, the general has been _____ against the government for years.

a)

plotting

b)

handling

c)

respecting

d)

amusing

12.

Seeing his terrible test scores, he knew that he had no choice but to face _____. He had to leave the school club.

a)

reality

b)

anxiety

c)

frequency

d)

technology

13.

Which of the following word is DIFFERENT from the other three?

a)

probably

b)

entirely

c)

totally

d)

completely

14.

"Nobody answered the door when I visited Lora’s house. It was likely that she had gone out."

(請選出可以替換likely的字。)

a)

probable

b)

possible

c)

inappropriate

d)

intolerable

15.

The research on _____ weapons, including arrows and spears, enables scholars to know more about hunting techniques in the Stone Age.

a)

prehistoric

b)

entire

c)

advanced

d)

capable

16.

How long is one decade?

a)

10 years

b)

12 months

c)

10 weeks

d)

12 days

17.

Although the salesperson _____ to talk me into taking out an insurance policy, he didn’t persuade me in the end.

a)

attempted

b)

announced

c)

vanished

d)

extended

18.

With the _____ in technology, this body scanning device can give accurate measurements, which may help boost online clothes shopping.

a)

advances

b)

rates

c)

forecast

d)

preservation

19.

Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) can run at an average _____ of 300 kilometers per hour.

a)

rate

b)

aim

c)

fate

d)

plot

20.

The actress made the _____ that she would play the role of Superwoman in a new science fiction (sci-fi) film.

a)

announcement

b)

reality

c)

thunder

d)

attempt

21.

The board members believe that the new CEO is able to lead the company to rise back toward its 2015 peak.

(將紅色片語換成下列具相同意思的片語。)

a)

is capable of leading

b)

is willing to lead

c)

is nervous about leading

d)

is ashamed of leading

22.

The anxious parents requested that the school _____ the problem of school bullying immediately.

a)

handle

b)

vanish

c)

preserve

d)

proceed

23.

The police failed to catch the bad guy, for he _____ without a trace.

a)

vanished

b)

glimpsed

c)

giggled

d)

separated

24.

There are plenty of violent battle scenes in the TV drama, which are _____for children to watch.

a)

inappropriate

b)

acceptable

c)

doubtful

d)

probable

25.

Regardless of protests by the local residents, the mayor stated that he would _____ with the construction of the homeless shelter.

a)

proceed

b)

succeed

c)

preserve

d)

conserve

26.

With the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI), there’s growing concern that the robots are _____ to replacing human labors.

a)

on the way

b)

in the long run

c)

on the same page

d)

give way

27.

This children’s book series, whose target audience is kids aged between 7 and 9, is _____ of fairy tales, folk tales, and fables.

a)

made up

b)

brought back

c)

crowded out

d)

put to rights

28.

I think it is very convenient to take public transportation. Also, it can save me a lot of money compared with taking a taxi. (下列哪一個字不能替換also?)

a)

However

b)

Additionally

c)

Furthermore

d)

Besides