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VOCAB PRACTICE QUIZ

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mr Hill had his money stolen and couldn't _____ his hotel bill.

a)

pay up

b)

рау

c)

pay for

d)

pay out

2.

The hotel room _____ over a beautiful garden.

a)

viewed out

b)

faced up

c)

opened up

d)

looked out

3.

I was too tired to _____ my suitcase.

a)

unpack

b)

empty

c)

put out

d)

disorder

4.

When he retired he received a monthly _____.

a)

prize

b)

bonus

c)

pension

d)

reward

5.

When I left the job, I had to hand in my _____ three weeks beforehand.

a)

application

b)

farewell

c)

dismissal

d)

notice

6.

Paul was always arriving late, and in the end he was _____.

a)

pushed

b)

sacked

c)

thrown

d)

trashed

7.

David was trying to _____ another cyclist when he crashed.

a)

overpass

b)

overcome

c)

overtake

d)

overcharge

8.

I fell over while skiing and my sister had to _____ a doctor.

a)

bring

b)

take

c)

fetch

d)

carry

9.

It's very easy to _____ over when the snow is hard.

a)

slide

b)

skid

c)

skate

d)

slip

10.

My hands were so cold that I couldn't _____ my coat buttons.

a)

open

b)

remove

c)

put out

d)

undo

11.

Those trousers are far too big. Why don't you have them _____?

a)

taken in

b)

let out

c)

taken up

d)

let in

12.

I don't want a pattern. I prefer just a(n) _____ colour.

a)

plain

b)

simple

c)

clear

d)

only

13.

If I wear a long-sleeved shirt, I usually _____ the sleeves.

a)

put up

b)

take up

c)

roll up

d)

get up

14.

That skirt is very short. Why don't you have it _____?

a)

left out

b)

set in

c)

let down

d)

taken round

15.

Some of the young people in my town _____ very strange haircuts!

a)

go out with

b)

go in for

c)

go through with

d)

go back on

16.

Please come and unblock our drains! I'm _____ you!

a)

doing without

b)

counting on

c)

seeing to

d)

waiting for

17.

I can't put these plants in pots. I've _____ earth.

a)

run out of

b)

put up with

c)

given up

d)

come up with

18.

I've been planting trees all day and I'm _____.

a)

worn out

b)

taken in

c)

run down

d)

grown up

19.

The _____ was crowded with passengers waiting for the train.

a)

platform

b)

quay

c)

runway

d)

pavement

20.

The train was very crowded because there were only four _____.

a)

coaches

b)

waggons

c)

trucks

d)

cars

21.

To get to our hotel we had to cross the railway _____.

a)

road

b)

route

c)

rails

d)

line

22.

I'd like to eat more of this cake, but it's very _____.

a)

fat

b)

fatty

c)

fattened

d)

fattening

23.

Waiter, I can't eat this meat. It's under-_____.

a)

done

b)

developed

c)

nourished

d)

weight

24.

Can you give me the _____ for this pie? It's delicious.

a)

prescription

b)

instructions

c)

ingredients

d)

recipe

25.

All the small _____ closed their shops in protest at the price rises.

a)

shop assistants

b)

shoppers

c)

shopkeepers

d)

shop stewards

26.

The street market was full of _____ selling fruit and vegetables.

a)

counters

b)

boutiques

c)

tables

d)

stalls

27.

Every Friday you can buy cheap vegetables in the market _____.

a)

street

b)

place

c)

store

d)

sales

28.

I like street markets, because you shop in the open _____.

a)

prices

b)

sunshine

c)

bargains

d)

air

29.

Most schools in my country no longer have _____ punishment.

a)

physical

b)

capital

c)

bodily

d)

corporal

30.

The policemen following the robbers were in _____ clothes.

a)

plain

b)

ordinary

c)

normal

d)

simple

31.

At the end of the story, the hero manages to arrest the _____.

a)

offenders

b)

villains

c)

wrong doers

d)

evils

32.

As there was no evidence, the judge dismissed the _____.

a)

trial

b)

witness

c)

court

d)

case

33.

If your dog damages your neighbour's property, you could be _____.

a)

guilty

b)

liable

c)

payable

d)

illegal

34.

After ten years in prison, Stephen was _____ and set free.

a)

pardoned

b)

released

c)

innocent

d)

forgiven

35.

The detective inspector told the young _____ to make some tea.

a)

officer

b)

official

c)

guardian

d)

police

36.

Peter sings every Sunday in the local church _____.

a)

concert

b)

chorus

c)

opera

d)

choir

37.

If you can't find what you are looking for in the book, use the _____.

a)

preface

b)

directory

c)

list

d)

index

38.

First we see their faces from far away, and then we see a _____.

a)

side by side

b)

foreground

c)

replay

d)

close up

39.

The dog _____ its tail furiously when it saw the children.

a)

shook

b)

wagged

c)

moved

d)

rubbed

40.

Some wild animals will become _____ if they get used to people.

a)

peaceful

b)

tame

c)

organized

d)

petty

41.

Many people are interested in watching _____.

a)

wildlife

b)

wilds

c)

wilderness

d)

wildly

42.

I was born in Scotland but I _____ in Northern Ireland.

a)

grew up

b)

raised

c)

brought up

d)

rose

43.

Edward was named after one of his father's distant _____.

a)

family

b)

brothers

c)

members

d)

relations

44.

Julie had a terrible _____ with her parents last night.

a)

row

b)

discussion

c)

argue

d)

dispute

45.

It is hard to get _____ parts for this car if something goes wrong.

a)

extra

b)

spare

c)

additional

d)

emergency

46.

Don't touch the wire! You'll get an electric _____.

a)

surprise

b)

current

c)

charge

d)

shock

47.

This knife is really _____ I'll have to sharpen it.

a)

blunt

b)

dull

c)

flat

d)

frank

48.

Many factories break the anti-pollution laws and _____.

a)

put up with it

b)

take it over

c)

get away with it

d)

come round to it

49.

Most governments seem to _____ dealing with environmental problems.

a)

put off

b)

make up for

c)

do without

d)

take after

50.

In some countries environmental organizations have been _____ to inform people and gain their support.

a)

set off

b)

make up

c)

set out

d)

set up

51.

Unless we _____ the problem, many animals could become extinct.

a)

face up to

b)

look up to

c)

turn up to

d)

get up to

52.

The village was completely _____ in an earthquake.

a)

collapsed

b)

destroyed

c)

ruined

d)

broken

53.

I had to shut the window because the noise outside was _____.

a)

shouting

b)

unbearable

c)

enormous

d)

in danger

54.

Martin hasn't quite _____ from his illness yet.

a)

recovered

b)

got over

c)

looked after

d)

suffered

55.

Your leg isn't broken but it is badly _____.

a)

fractured

b)

bruised

c)

bandaged

d)

bent

56.

Several angry drivers shook their _____ at me as I drove away.

a)

fists

b)

arms

c)

hands

d)

elbows

57.

That was a bad fall! Have you _____ yourself?

a)

harmed

b)

damaged

c)

wounded

d)

hurt

58.

I had severe toothache and half my face was badly _____.

a)

swollen

b)

rounded

c)

exploded

d)

injured

59.

I've got a headache, and I don't feel very _____.

a)

healthy

b)

fit

c)

sane

d)

well

60.

The blackmailer asked for the money in used _____.

a)

notes

b)

cheques

c)

paper

d)

cash

61.

I gave the assistant ten euros and she gave me four euros _____.

a)

rest

b)

money

c)

coins

d)

change

62.

If we forget to do our homework, our teacher gets _____.

a)

cross

b)

terrifying

c)

gross

d)

depressing

63.

Julie aways thought of herself as an easy going and _____ person, who put up with people’s differences.

a)

dull

b)

glad

c)

quarrelsome

d)

tolerant

64.

She had hardly slept, and kept _____ all the time, but she kept busy.

a)

blushing

b)

snoring

c)

yawning

d)

growling

65.

At first, when their music woke her in the night, she was just a bit irritated, but did not feel _____.

a)

realistic

b)

guilty

c)

conscience

d)

offended

66.

Helen's parents were very pleased when they read her school _____.

a)

report

b)

papers

c)

diploma

d)

account

67.

Our English teacher _____ us some difficult exercises for homework.

a)

set

b)

put

c)

obliged

d)

made

68.

As a speaker, Jack was slow and (a)   and never knew what to say. (ORGAN)

69.

Bill now works in (a)   with two other architects. (PARTNER)

70.

I could only cross the road by going down a(n) (a)   . (WAY)