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Expert C2 travel vocab

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The hotel room was small, dark and ..., with dust on every surface and cobwebs in the corner.

a)

pristine

b)

grimy

c)

mundane

d)

far-flung

2.

On the third day of our journey, we entered a ... forest which, our guide assured us, had been undisturbed for thousands of years.

a)

pristine

b)

ravaged

c)

grimy

d)

tainted

3.

We had been promised a fantastic view from our hotel room, but unfortunately it was rather ..., with the most interesting thing being some stables across the road.

a)

pristine

b)

grimy

c)

mundane

d)

haphazard

4.

Sheryl sounded extremely ... on the phone, which wasn’t surprising in view of the fact that she’d had her passport, her credit cards and all her money stolen.

a)

far-flung

b)

haphazard

c)

tainted

d)

fraught

5.

The museum was a bit of a disappointment, mainly containing paintings and statues which ... the rather mediocre achievements of the town’s local hero, Karel Pariwinski.

a)

ravaged

b)

tainted

c)

glorified

d)

bewildered

6.

The city’s reputation as an excellent place for tourists to visit had become somewhat ... by the increase in crime and stories of official corruption.

a)

ravaged

b)

tainted

c)

glorified

d)

bewildered

7.

The city was ... by the war and now looked the shadow of its former self.

a)

glorified

b)

tainted

c)

ravaged

d)

bewildered

8.

She has travelled everywhere, even to the most ... corners of the world.

a)

grimy

b)

far-flung

c)

fraught

d)

haphazard

9.

I continued my studies in a rather ... way, on and off, because they never really interested me

a)

ravaged

b)

pristine

c)

haphazard

d)

bewildered

10.

He looked at me with a ... expression on his face.

a)

mundane

b)

tainted

c)

haphazard

d)

bewildered

11.

Her ... has always been "Work hard, play hard".

a)

resilience

b)

vagabond

c)

motto

d)

spontaneity

12.

Gypsies live a ... existence, travelling around in a caravan.

a)

resilience

b)

vagabond

c)

motto

d)

spontaneity

13.

The courage and ... of the people who lived during the war inspired us all.

a)

resilience

b)

vagabond

c)

motto

d)

spontaneity

14.

You should not prepare everything in detail beforehand or you will lose the element of ... .

a)

resilience

b)

vagabond

c)

motto

d)

spontaneity

15.

We owe it to our ... to leave them a clean world to live in.

a)

mottos

b)

vagabonds

c)

descendants

d)

glaciers

16.

He only said he had a meeting as a ... to get her to leave.

a)

ploy

b)

motto

c)

dire

d)

glacier

17.

Our initial enthusiasm quickly started to ... .

a)

shallow

b)

thaw

c)

exacerbate

d)

diminish

18.

Don't try to deny your guilt. You will only ... your situation.

a)

shallow

b)

thaw

c)

exacerbate

d)

diminish

19.

The sun came out and the ice started to ... .

a)

shallow

b)

thaw

c)

exacerbate

d)

diminish

20.

The stream was fairly ... so we were able to walk across it.

a)

shallow

b)

thaw

c)

exacerbate

d)

diminish

21.

A ... is a huge mass of ice that moves slowly over land.

a)

greenhouse gas

b)

glacier

c)

ploy

d)

conservation

22.

We need a global plan for limiting ... emissions from plants and factories.

a)

greenhouse gas

b)

glacier

c)

ploy

d)

conservation

23.

All around the world amusement parks compete to build the scariest ... rides of all.

a)

haphazard

b)

shallow

c)

dire

d)

white-knuckle

24.

A government breakdown would have ... consequences for peace in the country.

a)

haphazard

b)

shallow

c)

dire

d)

white-knuckle