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VOCABULARY QUIZ 1-14 MACMILLAN MATURA

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If you want to lose weight, you need to cut __________ on fatty food

a)

up

b)

down

c)

off

d)

with

2.

It was very _____________ of you to give the money you earned to charity.

a)

selfish

b)

impatient

c)

generous

3.

Pat is a brilliant student but hardly ever talks about it – she’s really m _ _ _ _ t.

(a)  

4.

I was p _ _ _ _ _ _ _ d when I saw a cobra for the first time. It was so scary!

(a)  

5.

Amy lives in a t (a)   house in London, in a row of houses joined to each other by shared side walls.

6.

it is a tool you use to dig a hole in the ground -

(a)  

7.

it is an adjective describing a room that has no fresh air in it-

(a)  

8.

it is an appliance used for boiling water -

(a)  

9.

Team sports and the school orchestra are probably the most popular _____________activities in our school.

a)

extracurricular

b)

fundraising

c)

voluntary

10.

It is not a good idea to c (a)   classes – you fall behind with your school work this way.

11.

In private schools, the tuition f (a)   students have to pay are used to fund extracurricular classes and modern equipment.

12.

L (a)   have a very responsible job – they often save people from drowning in the lake or in the sea.

13.

There was a v (a)   in the sales department, so I decided to apply for it.

14.

Some students decide to serve their apprenticeship while at university in order to get some work experience.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

A graveyard shift in most workplaces starts at 10 am and finishes at 6 pm.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

Read the contract carefully before you s (a)   it.

17.

The employees were so frustrated with their working conditions and the low pay that they decided to go o________ s________.

(a)  

18.

Harriet was in need of money so she applied for an (1) (a)   (account) position in one of the biggest corporations in the country.

19.

Julia is a very outgoing person and she gets ______ well with everybody.

a)

with

b)

on

c)

in

d)

at

20.

It’s one of my household chores to put ______ the rubbish.

a)

in

b)

away

c)

on

d)

out

21.

a man who helps the groom during the wedding -

(a)  

22.

a woman who is getting married -

(a)  

23.

I don’t really enjoy the company of my cousin, Kate. We’re not closely related – she’s a (1) d (a)   cousin.

24.

I (a)   coffee is much easier to prepare than ground coffee, however, ground coffee has a better aroma.

25.

O (a)   are considered a seafood delicacy so it’s worth serving them from time to time – cooked or raw.

26.

To prepare a perfect p (a)   egg, break the egg into a small cup and pour it carefully into a pan with boiling water.

27.

If you don’t want cut apples or bananas to turn brown, just s (a)   some lemon juice on them.

28.

Julia has just bought a new car and now needs to_______________out some insurance.

a)

take

b)

get

c)

make

d)

do

29.

Rob bought a new bicycle – it wasn’t cheap, but it was good _______________ for money.

a)

price

b)

value

c)

label

30.

Let’s go shopping – we’ll pick ______ a few bargains.

a)

in

b)

up

c)

out

d)

for

31.

The lift is (a)   of order, so we’ll have to use the stairs.

32.

Can I (zapłacić gotówką) (a)   here?

33.

My little sister is dreaming about a v (a)   e across the Atlantic.

34.

The hotel offers many f (a)   s such as a sauna, a swimming pool and a tennis court.

35.

The planes take off from and land on the r_ _ _ _ _.

(a)  

36.

The temperature is just s (a)   – it’s 38 degrees Celsius already!

37.

a person trained to do dangerous things in a film: (a)  

38.

I’m afraid I didn’t much enjoy the second part of The Hobbit – in fact, it bored me to d (a)   .

39.

the number of copies of a newspapers or a magazine sold: (a)  

40.

a piece of equipment you use in archery to shoot arrows? a b (a)  

41.

Poland lost ___________ Italy 2:0.

a)

with

b)

to

c)

for

d)

against

42.

The Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe ______________the world record in swimming several times.

a)

broke

b)

scored

c)

got

43.

Jack used to have some problems with drug addiction, but he’s had therapy and is (a)   now.

44.

The symptoms of food allergy include difficulties in breathing and itchy (a)   on your skin.

45.

the part of the body between your hand and your arm: (a)  

46.

We made an experiment and ___________our findings on the website.

a)

informed

b)

reported

c)

notified

47.

Scientists are constantly working on_____________a cure for the most serious diseases, like AIDS or cancer.

a)

developing

b)

forecasting

c)

exploring

48.

a storm with lots of snow and wind: (a)  

49.

The garden is terribly untidy! There are so many _________________ in it.

a)

weeds

b)

branches

c)

bushes

50.

the crime of giving presents or money to someone in exchange for help that involves doing something illegal: (a)