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Close-up B2: Vocabulary Unit 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

____ ________ shows what you are thinking or feeling by the position of your body.

(a)  

2.

The scientists that _______ ___ the research were awarded the Nobel prize.

(a)  

3.

He has no food, no home and hardly any clothes. He lives in complete (a)   .

4.

I couldn't believe it when my best friend surprised me at the airport. I was __ _ ____ for words.

(a)  

5.

I asked, out of (a)   , whether he had ever been arrested before.

6.

Sue suffers from (a)   which means that she feels particularly nervous before exams.

7.

His _________ to complete a simple task severely affects his performance at work.

a)

difficulty

b)

inability

c)

unable

d)

incomplete

8.

The whole flock of birds flew ___________ when they heard the dog bark.

a)

scared

b)

fast

c)

instinctively

d)

up

9.

You can buy special chairs which help you sit correctly and improve your (a)   .

10.

I tried to __________ my response to the news.

a)

rationalise

b)

reason

c)

reasonable

d)

rational

11.

Tim had never felt such pain. He was in (a)   .

12.

Rita felt full of _____ after she cheated on the exam.

a)

discomfort

b)

shame

c)

pity

d)

embarrassed

13.

I know he is annoying, but you shouldn't let him get _____ your ____.

(a)  

14.

Daniel won an _____ at the ceremony on Friday.

a)

prize

b)

achievement

c)

award

d)

medal

15.

The vegetables failed to grow due to the ____ __ rain during the long, hot summer.

(a)  

16.

Nobody is perfect. Everyone has few undesirable ______.

a)

aspects

b)

traits

c)

factors

d)

things

17.

I couldn't believe it when all of my best friends ______ __ at the airport to say goodbye.

(a)  

18.

I might not know everything right now, but I'm (a)   to learn.

19.

I'm a city girl. I love living in a vibrant, ____________ environment.

a)

cosmopolitan

b)

interesting

c)

immigrant

d)

business

20.

Everyone should be treated equally, regardless of their gender or _________.

a)

national

b)

personality

c)

ethnicity

d)

opportunities