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Vocab Test 35

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After days, the police resorted to _____ tactics to break up the protest.

a)

strong-arm

b)

breakneck

c)

hard-up

d)

clawback

2.

I give in! I will tell you everything you want to know, please call off _____.

a)

the dogs

b)

the tigers

c)

the guns

d)

the guards

3.

She is a very sensitive girl so please _____.

a)

treat her with kid gloves

b)

bless her cotton socks

c)

pull the wool over her eyes

d)

go soft in her head

4.

Sheila might not be smart, but she always gives _____ when she studies.

a)

a hundred and one percent

b)

a hundred and ten percent

c)

hundredfold

d)

twofold

5.

There is currently a decline in sales, but don’t worry, it will _____.

a)

come rain and shine

b)

come out swinging

c)

come down the pike

d)

come out in the wash

6.

That young man is _____ driving at that speed on icy roads at night.

a)

betting the ranch

b)

dicing with death

c)

dancing on air

d)

robbing the cradle

7.

Exhausted after 4 periods, I was _____ at the back of the class when the teacher called my name.

a)

drowsing

b)

flaking

c)

swooning

d)

boozing

8.

Ali thought he could cram 10 units in one day but in the end, he completely _____ in his English exam.

a)

flaked out

b)

mucked up

c)

bucked up

d)

bound over

9.

I know how sad you feel missing your chance to visit Paris due to this pandemic, but I don’t think _____ like that may change anything.

a)

hassling about

b)

wittering about

c)

expounding on

d)

harping on

10.

I didn’t know I was so good at learning languages until I _____ Spanish before my trip to Mexico.

a)

hammered into

b)

rabbited on

c)

boned up on

d)

crammed down

11.

Every time we go to the shop, the kids _____ my mother to buy them candy but she never gives in for the sake of their health.

a)

badger

b)

interject

c)

viitiate

d)

peruse

12.

All five men were ____ from entering France for three years after being caught shoplifting expensive fashion items in a mall.

a)

debauched

b)

debarred

c)

perverted

d)

jettisoned

13.

This used to be a toy store when I was still a kid, but several years ago they started selling dried fruit and nuts and other _____ products.

a)

cogent

b)

kindred

c)

typical

d)

cognate

14.

When you grow up, become an adult, go through failures and betrayal, your life may have fewer parties and more quiet time to _____ on the meaning of life.

a)

dilate

b)

expatiate

c)

admonish

d)

cogitate

15.

Coming home with a broken heart, he sank back on his pillow and fell into a _____, not noticing my talking to him.

a)

rabbit warren

b)

bottomless pit

c)

brown study

d)

manhole

16.

I did not really enjoy Parasite although it is a(n) (a)   film, maybe it was simply not my cup of tea. (AWARD)

17.

From Lung Cu to Ca Mau, I will buy a minivan to travel (a)   immediately when this epidemic is over. (COUNTRY)

18.

The police (a)   the car and other personal property of the drug dealer. (POUND)

19.

Whenever I give a speech, I can’t help feeling nervous (a)   . (HAND)

20.

While (a)   service does not generate revenue for a company, it has a role to play in retaining old customers post the sale of a product and attracting more customers. (SALE)