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Vocabulary for IELTS | Unit 4 - Lifestyles

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Someone who feels that bad things are more likely to happen than good things is a(n) __________________

a)

pessimist

b)

optimist

c)

realist

d)

risk-taker

2.

Someone who always believes that good things will happen is a(n) __________________

a)

pessimist

b)

optimist

c)

realist

d)

risk-taker

3.

A person who tends to accept and deal with people and situations as they are is a(n) __________________

a)

pessimist

b)

optimist

c)

realist

d)

risk-taker

4.

Someone who often takes risks is a(n) __________________

a)

pessimist

b)

optimist

c)

realist

d)

risk-taker

5.

to do something that might be dangerous is to ________ _________

(a)  

6.

to do something as your job to make money is to do something _______ ______ __________

(a)  

7.

What does he do _______ ________ __________? = What is his job?

(to earn money to live)

(a)  

8.

good and bad things that happen to someone are _______ _______ ________

(thăng trầm)

(a)  

9.

Life has its ups and downs and I think the best thing to do is accept that and _______ _______ _______ it.

(continue doing something)

(a)  

10.

I like to _______ _______ _______ _______, so I do a lot of extreme sports like paragliding and deep sea diving.

(to have a life with many dangers and risks)

(a)  

11.

I think your attitudes ________ ________ big ________ ________ your quality of life.

(affect)

(a)  

12.

[C2] He has a fairly positive (a)   on life.

(a person's way of understanding and thinking about something)

13.

I think it's important to treat every day as special and _______ _______ _______ _______ _______.

(try to gain a lot from life by being always busy and trying new activities)

(a)  

14.

A pessimist says ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ but an optimist says that it is half full.

(an attitude of always thinking about the bad things in a situation rather than the good ones)

(a)  

15.

An optimist thinks ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ but a pessimist thinks that it is half empty.

(an attitude of always thinking about the good things in a situation rather than the bad ones)

(a)  

16.

to have a positive outlook on life = to have a positive (a)   to everything

(a way of considering or doing something)

17.

I think if you want to (a)   a happy life then you need to have a positive approach to everything.

(to live a happy life)

18.

Life is full of (a)   .

(something that is not what you were hoping it would be)

19.

You can _________ _________ good _________ in sales if you have the right attitude.

(= earn a lot of money to buy things you need in life)

(a)  

20.

Going to Egypt and seeing the pyramids was a ________ ________ ________ ________ opportunity for me.

(only likely to happen once in a person's life)

(a)  

21.

Developed countries have a very high _________ _________ _________.

(the level of wealth and comfort people have in a particular society)

(a)  

22.

In my work I see people from all ________ ________ ________.

(people from various levels of social position or achievement)

(a)  

23.

She loved travel, meeting people from other cultures and finding out about their _________ _________ _________ .

(the manner in which a person lives)

(a)  

24.

Her income just covers her ___________ ___________ and she has not been able to build up any savings.

(the money that has to be spent on basic daily living, like food, housing , clothes, transport etc.)

(a)  

25.

[C2] I just went in to fulfil a (a)   ambition and become British champion.

(lasting for the whole of a person's life)

26.

The _________ _________ _________ in big cities is higher than in rural areas.

(the amount of money that a person needs to live)

(a)  

27.

It was an interesting book which gave me new fascinating __________ __________ human relationships.

(a clear, deep understanding of a complicated problem or situation)

(a)  

28.

Choose the words that have the same meaning with the underlined words below:

Both acting and roller-skating give people a strong feeling of being part of a team.

a)

intense sense

b)

desire to win

c)

sense of competition

d)

personal fulfilment

29.

Choose the words that have the same meaning with the underlined words below:

Both acting and roller-skating give people a strong feeling of being part of a team.

a)

intense sense

b)

sense of belonging to a group

c)

sense of competition in a team

d)

self-expression

30.

Choose the words that have the same meaning with the underlined words below:

Taking part in card, arcade and computer games gives you the strongest desire to win.

a)

giving insight into

b)

appealing to

c)

participating in

d)

fulfilling need

31.

Choose the words that have the same meaning with the underlined words below:

Taking part in card, arcade and computer games gives you the strongest desire to win.

a)

sense of fulfilment

b)

intense sense

c)

sense of belonging

d)

sense of competition

32.

Being here is the ______________ of a lifelong ambition.

(the fact of doing something that is necessary or someone has wanted or promised to do)

a)

fulfilment

b)

insight

c)

sense

d)

aspect

33.

I found a great _________ _________ _________ in most aspects of my work.

(a feeling of pleasure because you are satisfied with what you are doing or have achieved)

a)

sense of fulfilment

b)

sense of creativity

c)

sense of belonging

d)

sense of competition

34.

Choose the words that have the same meaning with the underlined words below:

Collecting things satisfies people's desire for making things.

a)

sense of fulfilment

b)

fulfil their need

c)

sense of belonging

d)

participate in

35.

Choose the words that have the same meaning with the underlined words below:

Collecting things satisfies people's desire for making things.

a)

leisure activity

b)

creativity

c)

personality

d)

recreational activity

36.

Choose the suitable words:

The reason why a hobby __________ a person has not been explained.

a)

fulfils

b)

appeals to

c)

attracts

d)

self-expresses

37.

Choose the words that have the same meaning with the underlined words below:

Fishing allows you to show the type of person you are.

a)

fulfilment

b)

creativity

c)

personality

d)

recreational activity

38.

Match the phrase with its definition:

a feeling of doing what you have always wanted to do

a)

personal fulfilment

b)

personality

c)

sense of participating

d)

an aspect of

39.

Match the phrase with its definition:

a deep understanding into

a)

personal fulfilment

b)

insight into

c)

recreational activity

d)

an aspect of

40.

Match the phrase with its definition:

a feature of

a)

personal fulfilment

b)

insight into

c)

recreational activity

d)

an aspect of

41.

Match the phrase with its definition:

something that is done for enjoyment in your free time

a)

daily routine

b)

leisure activity

c)

recreational activity

d)

personality

e)

hobby

42.

Match the phrase with its definition:

things you do every day

a)

daily routine

b)

leisure activity

c)

recreational activity

d)

personality

e)

hobby

43.

COLLOCATION:

___________ a goal

___________ a balance

(a)  

44.

COLLOCATION:

___________ a living

___________ a choice

___________ a decision

___________ a change

(a)  

45.

COLLOCATION: (nắm bắt cơ hội)

___________ a chance

___________ an opportunity

(a)  

46.

COLLOCATION:

___________ a need

___________ a requirement

(a)  

47.

COLLOCATION:

(a)   a role

48.

COLLOCATION:

(a)   pressure on

49.

COLLOCATION:

(a)   a goal

50.

COLLOCATION: (bỏ lỡ cơ hội)

___________ a chance

___________ an opportunity

(a)  

51.

COLLOCATION:

achieve ____________

a)

a goal

b)

an opportunity

c)

a balance

d)

an ambition

e)

a target

52.

COLLOCATION:

make ____________

a)

a living

b)

a choice

c)

a decision

d)

pressure

e)

a change

53.

COLLOCATION:

meet (đáp ứng) ____________

a)

a need

b)

a condition

c)

a requirement

d)

a deadline

e)

a change

54.

COLLOCATION:

miss ____________

a)

a need

b)

a chance

c)

an opportunity

d)

the boat

e)

a change

55.

COLLOCATION:

play ____________

a)

a need

b)

a part

c)

an opportunity

d)

a boat

e)

a role

56.

COLLOCATION:

put ____________

a)

a need

b)

pressure

c)

chance

d)

a goal

e)

a role

57.

COLLOCATION:

set ____________

a)

a need

b)

a balance

c)

a chance

d)

a goal

e)

a time

58.

COLLOCATION:

take ____________

a)

a need

b)

a chance

c)

an opportunity

d)

the boat

e)

a change

59.

"old people considered as a group" is _______ _______

(a)