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Vocabulary Review. Close UP C2 - Unit 5

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Martin decided to ____ a new leaf and start studying

in earnest for his exams.

a)

turn in

b)

turn out

c)

turn over

d)

turn up

2.

Come on everyone, let’s get ____ to business.

a)

down

b)

up

c)

over

d)

in

3.

Do you know where the artist drew ____ from?

a)

aspiration

b)

fulfillment

c)

inspiration

d)

perseverance

4.

Although she came from a ____ home, Adele was

determined not to let it affect her relationships.

a)

torn

b)

broken

c)

cracked

d)

gritty

5.

I see your ____ has paid off and you’ve been offered

not one, but three jobs.

a)

fulfillment

b)

prevalence

c)

aspiration

d)

perseverance

6.

I’m always amazed at how my parents were able to

____ adversity and build a successful life for our

family.

a)

do over

b)

overdo

c)

overcome

d)

come over

7.

His ____ for maths was unsurpassed. They said he

was a genius.

a)

backbone

b)

initiative

c)

aptitude

d)

ineptitude

8.

Sylvia’s ____ when she heard she had failed to get

into university was terrible to witness.

a)

anguish

b)

criticism

c)

irresolution

d)

failure

9.

You can’t just expect things to fall into place. You

must ____ ahead and make plans.

a)

leap

b)

catch

c)

think

d)

slip

10.

I don’t think you should ____ as a failure. He’s much

smarter than he first appears.

a)

slip him up

b)

write him off

c)

fall in with him

d)

set him out

11.

Henry ____ a messy situation, which took him a long

time to get out of.

a)

fell in with

b)

wrote off

c)

leaped at

d)

got caught up in

12.

Antonia ____ the chance to meet her favourite singer.

a)

grabbed at

b)

leapt at

c)

set out

d)

fell in with

13.

Sam ____ the courage to ask Lucy to marry him.

a)

plucked in

b)

plucked up

c)

held up

d)

held off

14.

I’m going to ____ a real go of it in this town, you’ll

see!

a)

make

b)

take

c)

hold

d)

stand

15.

I’m going to ___ my act together and change my life

for good.

a)

get

b)

go

c)

make

d)

pick

16.

They’ve ____ their chances of winning the

tournament by playing with no energy or

determination.

a)

fallen

b)

stood

c)

blown

d)

picked

17.

Listen, it’s time to ____ once and for all. Enough of

all this lethargy!

a)

put yourself down

b)

big yourself up

c)

write yourself off

d)

sort your life out

18.

Don’t ____ like that. You’re much more talented

than you think.

a)

big yourself up

b)

put yourself down

c)

put yourself up

d)

turn over a new leaf

19.

____ , we should never have bought this car. It’s

been nothing but trouble.

a)

In awe

b)

On impulse

c)

In retrospect

d)

In all likelihood

20.

____ , they admitted their mistake and tried to make

amends.

a)

To their credit

b)

To our credit

c)

In retrospect

d)

In awe