WorksheetsVocabulary test
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Language FACILITATES social interaction, allows us to express identity, and functions as a mechanism of thought.
In cold climates, houses need to have walls that will ABSORB heat.
It seems like the decision to cancel such a successful TV programme was completely ARBITRARY.
This year we have seen the RETIREMENTS of several senior personnel.
A. A movement of body, to show a particular meaning.
B. Stop working, usually because old age.
C. Quit the job, compulsorily.
D. All of the above.
A man is not justified in drawing the profits from an ADVANTAGEOUS agreement nor free to spend the profits of a speculation as he will.
He’s a senior EXECUTIVE in a computer firm.
A. A person who has an important job as a manager of a company
B. A person who has worked for the company many years.
C. A person who works as a secretary for the CEO
D. All the above.
The exhaust EMISSION from the hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicles was unadulterated water vapor.
They thought their strategy would cause the collapse of the whole system.
A. A sudden increase in something
B. A sudden failure of something
C. A sudden decrease in something
D. A sudden crave in something
In business, COMPREHENSIVE insurance is insurance that covers a broad range, offering protection against most risks of a certain type.
When a nuclear power plant leaks radiation into the atmosphere, for example, it causes a CONTAMINATION of the surrounding area. The opposite of contamination is:
The REDUCTION of a school budget that makes it necessary to eliminate art and music programs. The opposite of reduction is:
The Red Cross’s PRIMARY concern is to preserve and protect human life.
A. More important than anything else
B. Necessary for something
C. Better than average
D. Just good enough, but not very good
The findings show a SUBSTANTIAL difference between the opinions of men and
women.
A. Large in size, value, or importance.
B. Easy to understand, hear, read or see.
C. Small in size, value, or importance.
D. Hard to understand, hear, read or see.
The DECAY of the wood will spread if it is not removed.
A. the process of being polluted by natural causes
B. the process of being eaten by animals
C. the process of being stung by insects
D. the process of being destroyed by fossil fuels
She felt INVISIBLE in the crowd.
A. cannot be run over
B. cannot be slapped
C. cannot be hit
D. cannot be seen
There’s plenty of SUBSTANDARD child care available.
A. below a satisfactory standard
B. exceeding a satisfactory standard
C. near a satisfactory standard
D. above a satisfactory standard
Reports that he has resigned are NONSENSE.
A. ideas, statements or beliefs that you think are brilliant
B. ideas, statements or beliefs that you think are believable
C. ideas, statements or beliefs that you think are unreliable
D. ideas, statements or beliefs that you think are silly
He had an ADVERSION to getting up early.
A. the act of avoiding somebody/something
B. a strong feeling of loving somebody/something
C. a strong feeling of not liking somebody/something
D. the act of practicing somebody/something
He _______ about the collapse of company by his reckless spending.
A. Excited
B. Made
C. Brought
D. Enthusiastic
Passengers may board the plane twenty minutes PRIOR TO departure.
A. Before
B. Later
C. After
D. Current
I ________ that they’re not coming, since they haven’t replied to the invitation.
A. dare
B. venture
C. presume
D. hazard
The escaped prisoners were eventually …… in an underground garage and recaptured.
A. trap
B. trapped
C. free
D. freed
The Japanese market ACCOUNTS FOR 35 per cent of the company’s revenue.
A. To be explanation or cause of something
B. To give an explanation of something
C. To be a particular amount or part of something
D. None of above
It costs a STAGGERING $50,000 per week to keep the museum open to the public.
A. An information that is predictable and easy to be accepted.
B. A fact that is so great, shocking or surprising that it is difficult to believe.
C. A new that is unattractive and not get any notice from anyone.
D. A data that is very complex and hard to understand or remember.
This is the main factor that DRIVES investment in the area.
A. to operate a vehicle so that it goes in a particular direction
B. to take somebody somewhere in a car, taxi, etc.
C. to make somebody very angry, crazy, etc. or to make them do something extreme
D. to influence something or cause it to make progress
The money was intended to support INITIATIVES in bilingual education.
A. The march degenerated into a riot.
B. Willing to do things that are difficult.
C. A new plan for dealing with a particular problem.
D. Becomes more advanced.
I applaud his efforts to PROMOTE world peace.
A. To give somebody support, courage or hope
B. To express or say
C. To make an action or a process possible or easier
D. To help something develop or become more popular
My act of slamming the door was hard to get FIT IN with the new class on the first day at school.
A. be accepted
B. unacceptable
C. easy-going
D. understand
