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WorksheetsEmpower C1 Unit 2
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
They were making a __________ amount of noise last night.
tremendous
flimsy
daring
imminent
He warned that an enemy missile attack was ____________.
whizzling
eruption
imminent
flimsy
You won't be warm enough in that _____________ dress.
tremendous
flimsy
elated
defying
The excitement of starting a new job is always ____________ with a certain apprehension.
mingled
defied
hurtled
coined
His business ____________ in the years before the war.
whizzled
mingled
thrived
inclined
Allen Ginsberg ______________ the term "flower power".
strung
whizzled
pounded
coined
The high crime rate ______________ in unemployment and poverty.
pounds
roots
hurtles
soars
My vow of silence seemed to ............ out unusual behaviour in people I met with.
cross
leave
bring
take
I enjoy the speed of a rollercoaster but I hate ............ round those giant loops.
whirling
sending
pushing
floating
Zorbing can make you dizzy because it involves ............ over and over downhill inside a giant plastic ball.
drifting
rolling
flowing
circling
Learners always b _ _ _ _ _ _ the instructor with lots of questions about parachute safety before they start.
(a)
I've vowed to be silent tomorrow but I'm sure a few words will s _ _ _ o_ _ when I'm not thinking.
(a)
Adam joined the skydiving group, thinking it would help him to r _ _ _ _ _ better to other people.
(a)
Thirty sports club members went skydiving yesterday and the same number did a base jump.
as
Thirty sports club members went skydiving yesterday and just ……………………………………….. of them did a base jump.
(a)
My speed increased as I snowboarded down the mountain.
and
I went increasingly ……………………………………….. in speed as I snowboarded down the mountain.
(a)
If you are so frightened when you go zip-lining, why do you do it?
such
If you find zip-lining to be ……………………………………….. thing to do, why do you do it?
(a)
If standards of safety are not satisfactory, the roller coaster will be closed.
sufficiently
The roller coaster will be closed if standards of safety ……………………………………….. high.
(a)
You (a) well get a taxi from the station. It’ll be quicker than me coming in to get you.
There's (a) for living alone.
Have you (a) of writing a story for Paul and Patty and for Simone? I wish you would give Paul and Patty a happy ending.
It might be in (a) to check this information out as soon as possible.
Don't get so wound (a) before the game.
Don't (a) the bush - get to the point!
You can't help being biased so you may as well be (a) about it.
What am I (a) do if she says 'no'?
I'm (a) to meet his new secretary this afternoon.
(a) your gran this weekend? (SEE) (as you normally do)
(a) your gran this weekend? (SEE) (have you planned this?)
Someone who wants to have or do something all the time
(a)
Leon's dog was sitting by the door __________, so I thought I'd better take it for a walk.
thumping
gurgling
whining
absorbing
He had the ________ feeling that he had met this stranger before.
deafening
eerie
gurgling
stillness
Signs of the illness include fever, _______, and vomiting.
nausea
whine
eerie
thump
It's hard to ________ so much information.
demand
absorb
apparent
plunge
Her unhappiness was __________to everyone.
absorbed
eerie
apprehensive
apparent
__________ sounds of this place usually make me feel relaxed.
Ambient
Deafening
Demanding
Apprehensive
They used sleep __________ as a form of torture.
malfunction
deprivation
apparency
gurgling
Any sign of remorse was completely ___________ from her face.
absent
ambient
suspended
absorbed
They were making a __________ amount of noise last night.
tremendous
flimsy
daring
imminent
There's a sense of _______________ at having completed a race of such length.
elation
eruption
junkie
canopy
You won't be warm enough in that _____________ dress.
tremendous
flimsy
elated
defying
His business ____________ in the years before the war.
whizzled
mingled
thrived
inclined
The explosion sent pieces of metal and glass ___________ through the air.
hurtling
attaching
craving
daring
All night long fireworks ______________ into the sky.
plunged
soared
rooted
coined
The ____________ of these toys soon wore off and the children became bored with them.
novelty
eruption
canopy
folk
The ____________ of these toys soon wore off and the children became bored with them.
novelty
eruption
canopy
folk
