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VOCABULARY C1/C2 UNIT 5

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1 After the accident, Veronica suffered from ________ and

couldn’t even remember her name.

a)

a nostalgia

b)

b hindsight

c)

c amnesia

d)

d flashbacks

2.

2 Joining a memory study seemed like a good idea

at the time, but in________ , Kyle wished he hadn’t.

a)

a retention

b)

b memento

c)

c retrospect

d)

d keepsake

3.

3 The mayor laid a wreath on the monument to_______

an important event in the town’s history.

a)

a commemorate

b)

b memorise

c)

c associate

d)

d evoke

4.

4 Maria was looking through some boxes in the attic

when she _______upon a photo from her childhood.

a)

a tumbled

b)

b stumbled

c)

c mumbled

d)

d rumbled

5.

5 They installed a ramp outside the building to make

it _____________for disabled people.

a)

a understandable

b)

b cautious

c)

c submissive

d)

d accessible

6.

6 After losing the championship the year before, Stacy’s team sought to _________ their glory in the upcoming match.

a)

a retrieve

b)

b recapture

c)

c imitate

d)

d simulate

7.

7 My little sister adores me and she tries to ________ everything I do.

a)

a copy

b)

b reclaim

c)

c simulate

d)

d reject

8.

8 My dog Woody is shy and ________, so he doesn’t stand

up to other dogs well.

a)

a intuitive

b)

b defiant

c)

c adventurous

d)

d submissive

9.

9 Hard Rock Cafés are restaurants full of rock ______ ,such as a coat Elvis wore in concert, or an award the Beatles won in the 1960s.

a)

a memoirs

b)

b memorabilia

c)

c memories

d)

d mementos

10.

10 In order to solve cases, private detectives have to be quite______- and always on the lookout for details.

a)

a memorable

b)

b defiant

c)

c harmful

d)

d vigilant

11.

11 The actress’s dramatic evening gown made for a

stunning _______on the red carpet.

a)

a fantasy

b)

b imagination

c)

c image

d)

d tribute

12.

12 The two old friends spent hours ______ about their days at university.

a)

a reflecting

b)

b reminiscing

c)

c retaining

d)

d remembering

13.

13 When David came across a postcard from an old friend, it________ him to call her.

a)

a prompted

b)

b recalled

c)

c refreshed

d)

d summoned

14.

14 She struggled to _____the details of the events the night before.

a)

a associate

b)

b retain

c)

c evoke

d)

d recollect

15.

15 There’s a man at the counter trying to_________his lost wallet, but I’m not sure he is who he says he is.

a)

a reclaim

b)

b simulate

c)

c summon

d)

d refresh

16.

16 Being_________ means using your feelings rather than hard facts or evidence to make decisions or reach

conclusions.

a)

a harmful

b)

b understandable

c)

c adventurous

d)

d intuitive

17.

17 The executive sent out a company __________reminding employees about the upcoming conference.


a)

a souvenir

b)

b keepsake

c)

c memo

d)

d memoir

18.

18 I know that person from somewhere, but I can’t ___________her name.

a)

a memorise

b)

b recall

c)

c evoke

d)

d summon

19.

19 The policeman asked the robber to tell him the

names of the other people involved, but he was_______and refused to say anything.

a)

a defiant

b)

b cautious

c)

c harmful

d)

d understandable

20.

20 Take a look at these photos and maybe that will help to _______your memory.

a)

a run

b)

b walk

c)

c skip

d)

d jog