wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Close Up C1 UNIT 3

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Misspelling his last name was quite a(n) ... on my behallf.

a)

blunder

b)

bewilderment

c)

recollection

d)

imbalance

2.

Covid-19 and H1N1 have been two of the most ... diseases of modern times.

a)

soothing

b)

infectious

c)

preventative

d)

potential

3.

The aim of the campaign is to attract as many ... buyers as possible.

a)

conventional

b)

modified

c)

potential

d)

intravenous

4.

They were dissatisfied at the store's customer care service but they chose not to complain as they thought it wouldn't be worth the ... .

a)

side-effect

b)

hassle

c)

deprivation

d)

function

5.

The whole area was ... by the extreme weather conditions that hit the country last winter.

a)

slipped

b)

ravaged

c)

fought off

d)

taken out

6.

Members of the Parliament seem to be ... of the effects that the enforcement of the legislation is going to have on citizens, and keep making wrong decisions.

a)

vivid

b)

contended

c)

conventional

d)

oblivious

7.

New Technology is a ... if misused or overused.

a)

slip of the mind

b)

mixed blessing

c)

double-edged-sword

d)

splitting headache

e)

preventative measure

8.

The lecturer gave such a confusing speech that the majority of the attendees kept looking at him in ... .

a)

bewilderment

b)

blunder

c)

delirium

d)

agony

9.

To the best of my ... I have not attended such an interesting seminar before.

a)

donation

b)

cold feet

c)

recollection

d)

side-effect

10.

If you want your presentation to be successful you need to keep it ... and avoid unnecessary details.

a)

succinct

b)

hassle-free

c)

conventional

d)

soothing

11.

... land is the result of the climatic change and long periods of drought.

a)

Scatty

b)

Parched

c)

Wholesome

d)

Modified

12.

The vast majority of children in third-world countries are ... and suffer from infectious diseases.

a)

absent-minded

b)

insignificant

c)

undernourished

d)

delicate

13.

Choose the odd one(s) out.

a)

scatty

b)

absent-minded

c)

oblivious

d)

unconventional

e)

contended

14.

Lots of vaccines have been used to ... previously mortal diseases.

a)

come down with

b)

fight off

c)

pick up

d)

take out

15.

She ... right in the middle of the presentation leaving everyone shocked and unable to react.

a)

passed out

b)

fought off

c)

wiped out

d)

brought on

16.

There is huge economic ... amongst the different classes in this country, causing everyone great dissatisfaction.

a)

equality

b)

disorder

c)

imbalance

d)

balance

17.

If you have a change of ... it means that you change your mind.

a)

feet

b)

eye

c)

heart

d)

brain

18.

Choose the two phrases that have opposite meanings.

a)

turn a blind eye

b)

keep my chin up

c)

get cold feet

d)

bite my head off

e)

have failing eysight

19.

Sleep ... and stress are two of the most serious side-effects of the modern way of living.

a)

deficit

b)

disorder

c)

impalance

d)

deprivation

20.

His lack of courage and self-confidence ... the hard times he had as a child.

a)

stem from

b)

pick up

c)

pass out

d)

take out