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WorksheetsC1 - C2 Vocabulary Time
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 14mins
I'll only be working here for a couple of weeks. I'm a __________ worker.
timely
seasonal
temporary
obsolete
It couldn't have happened at a better time! What a ___________ arrival.
timely
seasonal
temporary
obsolete
It depends on the time of the year. It's a __________ problem.
timely
seasonal
temporary
obsolete
I get to work at nine o'clock on the dot every day. I try to be __________
timely
seasonal
temporary
punctual
We both said it a exactly the same time. Our answer was ___________.
overdue
provisional
simultaneous
obsolete
We can't use that software on our new computers. It's ___________.
overdue
provisional
simultaneous
obsolete
It's the first draft of the text. We can change it later if we want. It's only ___________.
overdue
provisional
simultaneous
obsolete
They should have sent that to us ages ago. It's long ______________.
overdue
provisional
simultaneous
obsolete
We live in a/an __________ of mass communication.
millennium
spell
era
century
After a short ___________ of being unemployed, I decided to set up my own business.
millennium
spell
era
century
It was in the twentieth ___________ that humans first developed nuclear weapons.
millennium
spell
era
century
Despite advances in technology, no human being will ever live for a ____________ in my opinion.
millennium
spell
era
century
The council is planning to increase the ___________ of buses to the city centre.
span
stint
phase
frequency
I did a brief _________ in the navy, and then I decided it wasn't for me.
span
stint
phase
frequency
I've got a very short concentration _______________.
span
stint
phase
frequency
It's just a _____________ that most teenagers go through. Don't worry!
span
stint
phase
frequency
Choose the correct words.
Dear Alan, I am writing to thank the organisation for the _______ service I received when my membership _________.
prior
promt
postponed
expired
As you may know, I am a ____________ member of the Chaversham ____________ Car Club,
long standing
timely
Vintage
Antique
having spent most of my ____________ working with cars built in the __________ following the First World War:
spell
lifetime
duration
decade
Indeed, I was under the impression that I did not have to renew my subscription each year as I had been granted the status of '______ member' for the _____ I spent of chairperson of the organisation in the 1970s.
chronological
permanent
period
interval
I was therefore more than a little surprised to receive a rather ___________e-mail from the club saying that as three months had ______ since my membership ran out
interim
abrupt
lapsed
elapsed
I was no longer eligible to attend the _________ dinner next month. I, of course, immediately replied, stating the facts as I saw them. I received a _________ e-mail from the same person, apologising for the confusion, explaining that although I did not have to pay to renew my subscription, I still had to renew it.
annual
eteranl
subsequent
temporary
They kindly explained how I could do this online, and I must say I most impressed with the ______ thing, as the change from my being a non-member to being a member again was literally ___________.
whole
hole
simultaneous
instantaneous
I am looking forward to meeting up with some of my ________ at the dinner next week. I hope to see you there.
__________Regards
Robert Thompson
anachronisms
contemporaries
Warmest
Sincerely
