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xxxEnglish File Upper-Int 3rd ed. Unit 7 Vocabulary

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To disagree angrily with someone

(Mr and Mrs Angry have been _____ing for years).

a)

Argue

b)

Talk

c)

Chat

d)

Discuss

2.

to talk about a subject with someone and tell each other your ideas and opinions

(Now let's _____ how we get off this mountain).

a)

discuss

b)

argue

c)

agree

d)

disagree

3.

to see something for the first time though you have often seen it before without knowing

(Norbert _______d that there was a notice on the notice board).

a)

notice

b)

understand

c)

see

d)

watch

4.

to understand a situation, sometimes suddenly

(e.g. Roddy _______d he had left his house unlocked.)

a)

realize

b)

think

c)

notice

d)

feel

5.

to stay away from someone or something

(Arnold liked to _____ Aggie as she always argued with him).

a)

avoid

b)

prevent

c)

hide and seek

d)

meet

6.

to stop something from happening or someone from doing something

(Peter Potty liked to ______ people from passing).

a)

prevent

b)

say 'no'

c)

allow

d)

part

7.

to appear to be (i.e. Lennie the Lion ____s ill today. Maybe it was something he ate.)

a)

look

b)

lie

c)

sound

d)

make

8.

to appear to be e.g. sweet.

(Sok thought Sophanou ____ed to be sweet.)

a)

seem

b)

look

c)

sound

d)

speak

9.

to be annoyed or worried by something

(Marvin the Mad really ______ed that he had an math test).

a)

mind

b)

matter

c)

anger

d)

anxiety

10.

to be important, to affect what happens (often used in the negative).

Morty was very chilled. For him, nothing _____ed.

a)

matter

b)

mind

c)

mend

d)

effect

11.

to bring back a piece of information into your mind.

(Reginald ______ed that his name was Reginald).

a)

remember

b)

remind

c)

mind

d)

matter

12.

to make someone think of something they (might) have forgotten.

(Rita had to ______ herself to write reminders).

a)

remind

b)

mind out!

c)

memorise

d)

memory

13.

to think something will happen

(Eduardo _______ to slip on the banana skin. And he did!).

a)

expect

b)

respect

c)

disrespect

d)

inspect

14.

to allow time to go by, especially when staying in one place and doing nothing, until someone you expect comes or something you expect happens

a)

wait

b)

hang out

c)

stay

d)

remember

15.

to say that you feel sorry about something in the present

(Right now, Walt ____ed he was taller).

a)

wish

b)

desire

c)

hope

d)

want

16.

to want something to happen

(Harriet ____d to get a high mark. So she worked hard).

a)

hope

b)

revise

c)

love

d)

like

17.

to defeat e.g. another sports team or person

(Barcelona ____ Roma)

a)

beat

b)

win

c)

lose

d)

draw

18.

to achieve first position (and so get a prize).

(The Washington Redskins _____ the match).

a)

win

b)

beat

c)

lose

d)

draw

19.

to say you will not do something

(Roddy ____d to do his homework).

a)

refuse

b)

reject

c)

agree

d)

deny

20.

to say something is not true

(Dennis _____ied doing wrong).

a)

deny

b)

admit

c)

refuse

d)

agree

21.

to lift something to a higher position

(Randy and Rosy ____d their right arms).

a)

raise

b)

rose

c)

elevator

d)

erase

22.

to move upwards

(Roberto relaxed while the water ____ around him).

a)

rise

b)

arise

c)

sunrise

d)

erase

23.

to put something in a horizontal position

(Laila liked to ____ the table for lunch).

a)

lay

b)

lie

c)

horizon

d)

vertical

24.

to be in a horizontal position, e.g. while in bed

(Larry was _____ down when the lorry came).

a)

lie

b)

lay

c)

sleep

d)

snore

25.

to take something without the permission of the owner (e.g. money from their wallet or purse)

(Stolly ____ something from Stanley)

a)

steal

b)

rob

c)

shoplift

d)

mug

26.

to take money from a bank, often with violence

(Robert ____ed Russian banks).

a)

rob

b)

steal

c)

mug

d)

commit fraud

27.

to give someone advice

(Angelina _____d Alexis to ask for advice).

a)

advise

b)

ask

c)

ought to have

d)

advice

28.

to tell someone of a possible danger, especially in the future.

(Why didn't someone ____ us?)

a)

warn

b)

control

c)

alarm

d)

convince