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Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You can.....my surprise when I heard the news.

a)

suppose

b)

think

c)

imagine

d)

believe

2.

Many of the earliest ------- into the United Stated established large plantations.

a)

exiles

b)

immigrants

c)

emigrants

d)

entrants

3.

The judge said that he was ----- by the high standards of performance by the riders.

a)

excited

b)

impressed

c)

interested

d)

imposed

4.

We paid the shopkeeper ------ cash.

a)

in

b)

on

c)

by

d)

with

5.

The crowd stared at the giant and the dwarf as if they were ..... monsters.

a)

credulous

b)

incredible

c)

incredulous

d)

creditable

6.

Tell you brother to come ------ because it's going rain in a minute or two.

a)

indoors

b)

outdoors

c)

within

d)

homewards

7.

I cut my finger on a rusty tin and it became badly ----------

a)

infected

b)

affected

c)

effected

d)

diseased

8.

Violent programmers on television may have a bad ------ on children.

a)

affection

b)

pressure

c)

influence

d)

control

9.

He has always gone -------- strange hobbies like collecting bottle-tops and secret codes.

a)

into

b)

by

c)

in for

d)

through

10.

The local tourist bureau will send you -------about hotels in the area.

a)

knowledge

b)

information

c)

news

d)

notice

11.

The businessman proved to be an apparently well-behaved------- middle-aged man.

a)

offensive

b)

unoffending

c)

inoffensive

d)

innocent

12.

The use of plastics for shoes ---------of leather has ruined shoe repairing as a business.

a)

although

b)

as well

c)

instead

d)

outside

13.

Where do you -------- going for your holidays this year?

a)

intend

b)

expect

c)

pretend

d)

guess

14.

Now that he has retired, he lives partly on his pension and partly on the ----- on his post office savings account.

a)

income

b)

wages

c)

salary

d)

interest

15.

Be quiet! It's rude to ------- people when they are speaking.

a)

interfere

b)

interrupt

c)

prevent

d)

introduce

16.

During the ------- the audience strolled and chatted in the foyer.

a)

gap

b)

pause

c)

space

d)

interval

17.

She looked everywhere for her book but-------had to return home without it.

a)

lastly

b)

at the end

c)

in the end

d)

at the last

18.

Sally married ------- the Kennedy family.

a)

with

b)

to

c)

into

d)

among

19.

The boy's allergy to dust caused his skin to -------

a)

itch

b)

rub

c)

blemish

d)

flush

20.

I'm sorry I'm late, I was held up in a traffic--------

a)

block

b)

crush

c)

jam

d)

group