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Unit 16, vocabulary, basic 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This coffee tastes awful. I am going to ______to the waiter about it.

a)

complain

b)

apologize

c)

invite

d)

sympathize

2.

I ___________ an invitation to Terry and Anna's house for dinner tomorrow. They said that they would have a lot of fun.

a)

apologized

b)

accepted

c)

sympathized

d)

complimented

3.

I didn't want to go to Cindy's party so I made up an ____________. I told them that I had to work.

a)

complaint

b)

criticism

c)

excuse

d)

compliment

4.

My English teacher said that my essay was excellent. It felt very nice to get a ____________ from a teacher.

a)

complain

b)

criticism

c)

apology

d)

compliment

5.

My parents _________everything I do. I wish they weren't so negative.

a)

compliment

b)

apologize

c)

criticize

d)

accept

6.

I was rude to my teacher. I must _______________ to him.

a)

apologize

b)

accept

c)

criticize

d)

complain

7.

I'm sorry you have the flu. I had it last week, so I can _________with you.

a)

criticize

b)

sympathize

c)

apologize

d)

compliment

8.

I received an ______________ to Jane's party. I can't wait to go.

a)

invitation

b)

criticism

c)

excuse

d)

complaint

9.

I ____________ to the police because our neighbor's party was too noisy.

a)

complained

b)

complimented

c)

excused

d)

told

10.

Wendy told me she was graduating from college, so I ________________ her my congratulations.

a)

gave

b)

made

c)

offered

d)

told

11.

I could not get to the meeting on time, so I _______________ my concerns in an email.

a)

made

b)

gave

c)

offered

d)

expressed

12.

Larry ________________ an excuse for being late for work. He said thatt there had been a traffic jam on the highway.

a)

gave

b)

told

c)

made

d)

offered

13.

I couldn't go to the party so I __________ an apology.

a)

made

b)

gave

c)

expressed

d)

told

14.

I spent $10,000 yesterday. It was a great party . I don't _______ spending all that money.

a)

crash

b)

look

c)

regret

d)

seem

15.

You have to _________ using drugs. Never use drugs.

a)

crash

b)

avoid

c)

regret

d)

seem

16.

You ________ sad. What happened to you?

a)

crash

b)

avoid

c)

regret

d)

seem

17.

My cell phone _________ yesterday. The screen and everything is in perfect condition. Something inside the cell phone is not working.

a)

crushed

b)

crashed

c)

catched

d)

cracked

18.

You have to start learning German. Look, you can _______ for a course here.

a)

sing up

b)

sign up

c)

make up

d)

seem

19.

You were very _______ yesterday. You said very bad things. It was disgusting. You have to learn to control yourself.

a)

likable

b)

scared

c)

afraid

d)

rude

20.

Juan is a very ____________ person. If you have a problem he will try to help you. When he sees someone in trouble, he always wants to help.

a)

likable

b)

sympathetic

c)

rude

d)

afraid