WorksheetsVocabulary Module 2 11th form
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 31mins
I’m so fed up with the way I look. It’s really ...... me down!
giving
getting
building
tired
proportion
I’m losing control. I can’t......... it any more!
proportion
take
getting
temper
strain
Things aren't as bad as they seem, Tracy. Don't get things out of ... !
take
proportion
strain
temper
tired
Jo makes me so angry. I lost my ....... with her again yesterday.
giving,
temper
proportion
take
strain
I think he’s feeling the ...... of his parents’ divorce.
giving
strain
take
proportion
temper
I haven’t just started feeling stressed. It’s been ......... up for weeks.
giving
building
getting
take
tired
My parents are ......... me a hard time.
giving
getting
building
tired
take
She shook
her fingers nervously on the table
her head in disbelief
her fists angrily
with embarrassment at the sight of new people
her shoulders indifferently
She clenched ...
her fists angrily
her shoulders indifferently
her feet angrily
her arms and waited patiently
her fingers nervously on the table
She shrugged ...
her shoulders indifferently
her fingers nervously on the table
her arms and waited patiently
her feet angrily
her fists angrily
She folded ...
her arms and waited patiently
her fingers nervously on the table
her fists angrily
her head in disbelief
with embarrassment at the sight of new people
She blushed ...
with embarrassment at the sight of new people
her head in disbelief
her fists angrily
her shoulders indifferently
her feet angrily
She stamped ...
her feet angrily
her shoulders indifferently
her head in disbelief
her fists angrily
her fingers nervously on the table
She trembled ...
in fear
her fists angrily
her feet angrily
her fingers nervously on the table
her shoulders indifferently
She tapped
her fingers nervously on the table
her head in disbelief
with embarrassment at the sight of new people
her feet angrily
her arms and waited patiently
His father’s death has ___ him a lot of pain.
harmed
caused
I can’t wait for this project to be ___ . I have so many other things to do.
over
up
It is ____ that you keep working hard if you want to get a pay rise.
positive
essential
The child ____ his feet angrily while leaving the room.
stamped
tapped
She ____ something softly in his ear and then walked away.
groaned
whispered
His constant complaining is ___ me. I can’t take it anymore!
hurting
killing
I have to be honest and tell them the truth. I have to get it off my chest/head.
chest
head
I can’t ___ it anymore! This city is too noisy for me.
take
find
Tom is definitely one in a ______ . He’s my best friend in the whole world.
million
hundred
She feels bad for letting her parents ____ .
up
down.
I managed to __ my father from smoking.
influence
dissuade
resist
bumped
persuade
My sister asked me so many times to help her study for an exam that I finally had to __ .
influence
give in
persuade
pick
resist
When Peter saw that he hadn’t lost any weight, he got very __ .
dissuade
discouraged
bumped
pick
resist
I don’t like it when people try to ____ my decisions.
persuade
influence
give in
dissuade
pick
You should _____ temptation and have a piece of fruit instead of chocolate.
resist
influence
persuade,
dissuade
pick
You actually let them ____ you to shave your head? That’s unbelievable!
persuade
influence
give in
dissuade
resist
Don’t pick on your sister. She’s a bit low these days
pick
dissuade
give in
persuade
resist
I _____ into Mary yesterday at the post office.
bumped
discouraged
persuade,
give in
resist,
Do you ever find yourself feeling __ of having to deal with all the noise and the traffic in this city?
get you down
building up
sick and tired
take it anymore
lose your temper
Do you feel the stress __ as you’re sitting your car in horrendous traffic jams?
get you down
building up
sick and tired
take it anymore
lose your temper
Do you find that you don’t have patience with others anymore and you __ easily?
get you down
building up
sick and tired
take it anymore
lose your temper
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.
get you down
building up
sick and tired
take it anymore
lose your temper
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!
get you down
building up
sick and tired
take it anymore
lose your temper.
A: What’s wrong Amy? You look exhausted!
В: I __ under a lot of stress these past few months. I need a vacation.
have taken
have lost
have been
have broken
A: I won’t have time to study much before the exam.
B: __ it easy.! I’m sure you’ll do fine.
take
lose
be
break
A: Sally __ up with her boyfriend.
B: Really? I didn’t know that.
took
lost
was
broke
A: You have to be more patient with the children.
В: I can’t. I feel that I __ control.
am taking
am losing
am being
am breaking
Mike got arrested for ____ a crime. Shoplifting I think.
committing
permitting
I know. He's been hanging ____ with a really rough crowd!
out
in
I know. He's been hanging out with a really ____ crowd!
rough
tough
Did Tom ask you to ____ a lie for him again?
tell
say
Yes. I did it, but it let/made me feel guilty.
let
made
Why are you picking ___ her? She's really upset.
at
on
I know, I really ____ it. The others made me do it.
deny
regret
I know, I really regret it. The others made me do it.
made
let
Her new boyfriend is a bad ____ on her. She's started smoking, you know!
effect
influence
Yes, she's been _____ lessons, too.
missing
losing
What's ____ over Alex? She's totally changed her image!
come
gone
She wanted to _____ in with her friends.
match
fit
Sam allows friends to......... his decisions too much.
persuade
resist
influence
discourage,
dissuade
I didn’t mean to ___ you. I was trying to be nice!
attitude
offend
symptom
trust
pressure
His entrance was so ____ that everybody just stared at him.
dramatic
disgusting
tricky
tempted
trust
A sore throat is a ____ of a cold or flu.
persuade
tricky
symptom
attitude
pressure
Peter’s _____ towards his teachers often got him in trouble.
disgusting
attitude
symptom
persuade
trust
I'm just sick and ... of doing exams all the time!
proportion
temper
tired
strain
getting
