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WorksheetsUnit 5- Higher education - Vocab NC
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 28mins
Follow the __________ on the back of the packet carefully.
instructions
teachings
advice
comments
She followed in her mother's _________, starting her own business.
examples
footsteps
experience
guiding
She __________ from being a secretary to running her own department.
developed
advanced
graduated
experienced
It's going to be a difficult job but I'm sure she'll ________ to the challenge.
rise
grow
bring
raise
The result of the vote _________ a serious challenge to the government's credibility.
creates
applies
forces
poses
He has a wife and two young children to _________ for.
maintain
apply
provide
pay
She _________ a really good impression of the president.
makes
has
does
pays
It __________ a bad impression if you’re late for an interview.
makes
has
does
pays
This is the second _______ of the encyclopedia.
book
column
volume
impression
On moving in they ________ a huge house-warming party.
provided
launched
threw
hold
Take no _________ of what you read in the papers.
impression
notice
existence
glance
Firefighters need to be able to _______ into action at a moment's notice.
jump
spring
join
swim
The organization _________ into existence ten years ago.
brought
appeared
placed
came
Health officials ________ the blame for the disease on poor housing conditions.
put
took
placed
clued
If anything goes wrong, I'll ________ the blame.
put
take
place
admit
It is easy to _________ light of other people's problems.
make
do
take
think
I went to bed early and slept like a ________.
pig
cat
sheep
log
It's a big theatre so you really have to ________ your voice if you're going to be heard at the back.
project
admit
campus
graduate
I don't think I ______ a chance of winning.
stand
win
place
offer
The terms of the statute are set forth in Section I, Article 3. CLOSEST
provided
explained
informed
advised
I think he was parented very well. CLOSEST
cared
raised
brought
grown
He follows most sports avidly. CLOSEST
has interest in
observes
obeys
takes pleasure in
His lecture was complicated and difficult to follow. CLOSEST
understand
explain
adhere
organize
The idea sounded interesting and I decided to follow it up. CLOSEST
find out more about it
go after it
seek for help
write it in detail
She was not at all daunted by the size of the problem.
impressed
prohibited
discouraged
recommended
Is the library open to the general public?
assessable
available
restricted
launched
He's very open about his weaknesses.
honest
satisfied
indifferent
carefree
The newspaper story brought the problem to light.
denied the problem
admitted the problem
made the problem known
advertised the problem
This discussion has shed some light on the problem.
demonstrated
explained
provided
maintained
I want some light reading for the summer holidays - a romance or something.
sophisticated
comfortable
entertaining
understanding
I don't know how you're going to explain _______ that dent you made in Dad's car.
up
on
to
away
More and more couples are _________ up home together without getting married.
taking
making
putting
setting
His attitude put me right ________ him.
away
off
on
against
There was a party __________ next door.
carrying out
going on
taking up
putting on
The party __________ around midnight.
cleared up
broke up
sent off
put off
The notice about his resignation __________ this morning.
went up
came in
brought about
placed for
They _________ the electricity without notice.
saved up
went out
went off
cut off
Can I _________ it, and tell you my decision tomorrow?
put on
take off
get up
sleep on
We just have to finish this section, then we're _________.
safe and sound
home and dry
on the house
hitting it off
Once you leave the main road and cross the bridge, you're ________ free - we live just three houses further on.
house
way
home
place
The danger really _________ home to me when I saw the pictures on TV.
arrived
went
came
moved
She really ________ home the message that we need to economize.
drove
put
called
hit
When one airline reduces its prices, the rest soon follow ________.
dress
skirt
suit
top
Do your own thing, don't just follow the _________.
society
crowd
citizen
class
Take a chance and follow your ________ - you may be right!
head
face
feeling
nose
By now the party was in full __________.
heat
air
swing
top
I've been working on this book for over a year, but I can finally see the light at the end of the ______.
room
tunnel
station
garage
Some students live _______ the University campus.
in
on
at
of
The teacher explained the rules ________ the children.
for
to
at
among
Call me _________ home after four o'clock.
at
in
on
for
We have concerns about whether the government will be able to provide viable social services ______ poorer families/provide poorer families _______ viable social services.
for/ for
with/ with
for/ with
1. with/ for
Putting more police on patrol doesn't provide a real solution ________ the problem of increasing violence.
for
to
with
of
I was __________ the impression (that) you didn't get on too well.
in
on
at
under
He made quite an impression __________ the girls at the tennis club.
on
at
of
to
He hadn't been home for three days so I asked him to __________ himself.
account
demonstrate
perform
explain
