WorksheetsGOLD EXPERIENCE C1 - unit 5 - VOCABULARY
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
A person who readily gives or does something if asked is a ...
(a)
To collect and keep large amounts of food, money, etc., often secretly
store
hoard
acquire
collect
A method of selling that puts a lot of pressure on the customer to buy
(a)
Let's ... those old photographs—they may be valuable.
clutter up
hold on
hang on to
pass up
If you place a sentimental value on material possessions, you can't ... them.
part with
hang on to
accumulate
splash out
It's not the ... value of the gift that counts. It's the gesture.
(a)
Which word collocates with all three nouns below and means 'not able to be satisfied' ?
APPETITE - DESIRE - CURIOSITY
(a)
He ... out hundreds of pounds on designer clothes.
parted
dumped
splashed
The coach knows how to ... all the right buttons to get his players ready for the game.
(a)
Elderly people are easy ... for dishonest salesmen.
(a)
I seem to have ... a lot of books over the years.
hoarded
accumulated
acquired
He has ... a reputation for dishonesty.
acquired
collected
accumulated
You know me. I would never imagine passing ... an offer like that!
(a)
I don't want all these files ... up my desk.
consuming
hanging
piling
cluttering
We say 'a fool and his money are soon ... ' to mean that a foolish person will not hold on to his money for long - whether he is duped out of it or simply spends it all.
knocked down
parted
sold
done without
