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Vocabulary Module 2 11th form

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I’m so fed up with the way I look. It’s really ...... me down!

a)

giving

b)

getting

c)

building

d)

tired

e)

proportion

2.

I’m losing control. I can’t......... it any more!

a)

proportion

b)

take

c)

getting

d)

temper

e)

strain

3.

Things aren't as bad as they seem, Tracy. Don't get things out of ... !

a)

take

b)

proportion

c)

strain

d)

temper

e)

tired

4.

Jo makes me so angry. I lost my ....... with her again yesterday.

a)

giving,

b)

temper

c)

proportion

d)

take

e)

strain

5.

I think he’s feeling the ...... of his parents’ divorce.

a)

giving

b)

strain

c)

take

d)

proportion

e)

temper

6.

I haven’t just started feeling stressed. It’s been ......... up for weeks.

a)

giving

b)

building

c)

getting

d)

take

e)

tired

7.

My parents are ......... me a hard time.

a)

giving

b)

getting

c)

building

d)

tired

e)

take

8.

She shook

a)

her fingers nervously on the table

b)

her head in disbelief

c)

her fists angrily

d)

with embarrassment at the sight of new people

e)

her shoulders indifferently

9.

She clenched ...

a)

her fists angrily

b)

her shoulders indifferently

c)

her feet angrily

d)

her arms and waited patiently

e)

her fingers nervously on the table

10.

She shrugged ...

a)

her shoulders indifferently

b)

her fingers nervously on the table

c)

her arms and waited patiently

d)

her feet angrily

e)

her fists angrily

11.

She folded ...

a)

her arms and waited patiently

b)

her fingers nervously on the table

c)

her fists angrily

d)

her head in disbelief

e)

with embarrassment at the sight of new people

12.

She blushed ...

a)

with embarrassment at the sight of new people

b)

her head in disbelief

c)

her fists angrily

d)

her shoulders indifferently

e)

her feet angrily

13.

She stamped ...

a)

her feet angrily

b)

her shoulders indifferently

c)

her head in disbelief

d)

her fists angrily

e)

her fingers nervously on the table

14.

She trembled ...

a)

in fear

b)

her fists angrily

c)

her feet angrily

d)

her fingers nervously on the table

e)

her shoulders indifferently

15.

She tapped

a)

her fingers nervously on the table

b)

her head in disbelief

c)

with embarrassment at the sight of new people

d)

her feet angrily

e)

her arms and waited patiently

16.

His father’s death has ___ him a lot of pain.

a)

harmed

b)

caused

17.

I can’t wait for this project to be ___ . I have so many other things to do.

a)

over

b)

up

18.

It is ____ that you keep working hard if you want to get a pay rise.

a)

positive

b)

essential

19.

The child ____ his feet angrily while leaving the room.

a)

stamped

b)

tapped

20.

She ____ something softly in his ear and then walked away.

a)

groaned

b)

whispered

21.

His constant complaining is ___ me. I can’t take it anymore!

a)

hurting

b)

killing

22.

I have to be honest and tell them the truth. I have to get it off my chest/head.

a)

chest

b)

head

23.

I can’t ___ it anymore! This city is too noisy for me.

a)

take

b)

find

24.

Tom is definitely one in a ______ . He’s my best friend in the whole world.

a)

million

b)

hundred

25.

She feels bad for letting her parents ____ .

a)

up

b)

down.

26.

I managed to __ my father from smoking.

a)

influence

b)

dissuade

c)

resist

d)

bumped

e)

persuade

27.

My sister asked me so many times to help her study for an exam that I finally had to __ .

a)

influence

b)

give in

c)

persuade

d)

pick

e)

resist

28.

When Peter saw that he hadn’t lost any weight, he got very __ .

a)

dissuade

b)

discouraged

c)

bumped

d)

pick

e)

resist

29.

I don’t like it when people try to ____ my decisions.

a)

persuade

b)

influence

c)

give in

d)

dissuade

e)

pick

30.

You should _____ temptation and have a piece of fruit instead of chocolate.

a)

resist

b)

influence

c)

persuade,

d)

dissuade

e)

pick

31.

You actually let them ____ you to shave your head? That’s unbelievable!

a)

persuade

b)

influence

c)

give in

d)

dissuade

e)

resist

32.

Don’t pick on your sister. She’s a bit low these days

a)

pick

b)

dissuade

c)

give in

d)

persuade

e)

resist

33.

I _____ into Mary yesterday at the post office.

a)

bumped

b)

discouraged

c)

persuade,

d)

give in

e)

resist,

34.

Do you ever find yourself feeling __ of having to deal with all the noise and the traffic in this city?

a)

get you down

b)

building up

c)

sick and tired

d)

take it anymore

e)

lose your temper

35.

Do you feel the stress __ as you’re sitting your car in horrendous traffic jams?

a)

get you down

b)

building up

c)

sick and tired

d)

take it anymore

e)

lose your temper

36.

Do you find that you don’t have patience with others anymore and you __ easily?

a)

get you down

b)

building up

c)

sick and tired

d)

take it anymore

e)

lose your temper

37.

If you have answered YES to any or all of these questions, now is your chance to put a stop to this chaotic situation. Don’t let the traffic in our city __ a minute longer.

a)

get you down

b)

building up

c)

sick and tired

d)

take it anymore

e)

lose your temper

38.

Join the demonstration that’s taking place on 15th May, at 10:00 am at People’s Square. For those of us who just can’t __ now’s the time to take action! United, we can make a difference!

a)

get you down

b)

building up

c)

sick and tired

d)

take it anymore

e)

lose your temper.

39.

A: What’s wrong Amy? You look exhausted!

В: I __ under a lot of stress these past few months. I need a vacation.

a)

have taken

b)

have lost

c)

have been

d)

have broken

40.

A: I won’t have time to study much before the exam.

B: __ it easy.! I’m sure you’ll do fine.

a)

take

b)

lose

c)

be

d)

break

41.

A: Sally __ up with her boyfriend.

B: Really? I didn’t know that.

a)

took

b)

lost

c)

was

d)

broke

42.

A: You have to be more patient with the children.

В: I can’t. I feel that I __ control.

a)

am taking

b)

am losing

c)

am being

d)

am breaking

43.

Mike got arrested for ____ a crime. Shoplifting I think.

a)

committing

b)

permitting

44.

I know. He's been hanging ____ with a really rough crowd!

a)

out

b)

in

45.

I know. He's been hanging out with a really ____ crowd!

a)

rough

b)

tough

46.

Did Tom ask you to ____ a lie for him again?

a)

tell

b)

say

47.

Yes. I did it, but it let/made me feel guilty.

a)

let

b)

made

48.

Why are you picking ___ her? She's really upset.

a)

at

b)

on

49.

I know, I really ____ it. The others made me do it.

a)

deny

b)

regret

50.

I know, I really regret it. The others made me do it.

a)

made

b)

let

51.

Her new boyfriend is a bad ____ on her. She's started smoking, you know!

a)

effect

b)

influence

52.

Yes, she's been _____ lessons, too.

a)

missing

b)

losing

53.

What's ____ over Alex? She's totally changed her image!

a)

come

b)

gone

54.

She wanted to _____ in with her friends.

a)

match

b)

fit

55.

Sam allows friends to......... his decisions too much.

a)

persuade

b)

resist

c)

influence

d)

discourage,

e)

dissuade

56.

I didn’t mean to ___ you. I was trying to be nice!

a)

attitude

b)

offend

c)

symptom

d)

trust

e)

pressure

57.

His entrance was so ____ that everybody just stared at him.

a)

dramatic

b)

disgusting

c)

tricky

d)

tempted

e)

trust

58.

A sore throat is a ____ of a cold or flu.

a)

persuade

b)

tricky

c)

symptom

d)

attitude

e)

pressure

59.

Peter’s _____ towards his teachers often got him in trouble.

a)

disgusting

b)

attitude

c)

symptom

d)

persuade

e)

trust

60.

I'm just sick and ... of doing exams all the time!

a)

proportion

b)

temper

c)

tired

d)

strain

e)

getting