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Close Up C2 UNIT 7

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A nation's future ... depends mainly on the cultivation and education of its people.

a)

discrepancy

b)

prosperity

c)

influx

d)

understatement

2.

... over your opponent's failure is against the rules of fair play.

a)

Clinging on

b)

Gloating

c)

Devastating

d)

Taking the plunge

3.

The factory workers are protesting against the ... 1% pay rise they were given.

a)

measly

b)

commendable

c)

detrimental

d)

cautionary

4.

They are finally taking ... and coming back after living for a decade abroad.

a)

a decision

b)

novelty

c)

the plunge

d)

an understatement

5.

Judging from the way the new CEO is running the company, its bankruptcy is a ... conclusion.

a)

foregone

b)

recurrent

c)

peculiar

d)

vibrant

6.

We could not tell for sure that he would fail the exams, but, by the same ... we couldn't guarantee that he would pass either.

a)

token

b)

conclusion

c)

standard

d)

resilience

7.

Everybody admired him for his courage and ... after facing such hardships.

a)

token

b)

entaglement

c)

understatement

d)

resilience

8.

Parents nowadays are trying to ... an interest in sport and art in their children.

a)

snag

b)

deplete

c)

foster

d)

complement

9.

Our teacher used ineresting and impressive pictures to ... the presentation about space.

a)

complement

b)

snag

c)

begrudge

10.

Sprays and aerosols have had a ... effect on the ozone layer and the climate chamge in general.

a)

measly

b)

detrimental

c)

crackpot

d)

implicit

11.

The President's dissatisfaction was ... not only from the look on his face but also from the tone of his voice.

a)

secluded

b)

implicit

c)

commendable

d)

desired

12.

The strict teacher's resilience is regarded as something of a(n) ... by his colleagues.

a)

whim

b)

oddity

c)

spur

d)

educated guess

13.

Making a(n) ... , I would say that the government is going down soon.

a)

spur of the moment

b)

educated guess

c)

narrow escape

d)

dent in it

14.

True frinds do not ... each other's happiness.

a)

blare

b)

devastate

c)

exacerbate

d)

begrudge

15.

You are about to ... a lot of criticism if you present these ideas to your narrow-minded colleaugues.

a)

come in for

b)

wipe out

c)

cling on to

d)

stumble upon

16.

This architectural style is ... found in this part of the country.

a)

concurrently

b)

recurrently

c)

concurringly

d)

utterly

17.

He's so popular among young people because he ... their hopes and principles.

a)

begrudges

b)

exacerbates

c)

embodies

d)

secludes

18.

Not many tourists visit this secluded island, so the locals see them as a(n) ... .

a)

oddity

b)

novelty

c)

prosperity

d)

discrepancy

19.

What he achieved with his aggressive behaviour was to ... the already tense atmosphere.

a)

begrudge

b)

blare

c)

exacerbate

d)

embody

20.

We haven't made any definite plans yet, we'll just ... .

a)

put one over on them

b)

make a dent in them

c)

take the plunge

d)

play it by ear