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WorksheetsVOCAB PRACTICE QUIZ
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 23mins
Mr Hill had his money stolen and couldn't _____ his hotel bill.
pay up
рау
pay for
pay out
The hotel room _____ over a beautiful garden.
viewed out
faced up
opened up
looked out
I was too tired to _____ my suitcase.
unpack
empty
put out
disorder
When he retired he received a monthly _____.
prize
bonus
pension
reward
When I left the job, I had to hand in my _____ three weeks beforehand.
application
farewell
dismissal
notice
Paul was always arriving late, and in the end he was _____.
pushed
sacked
thrown
trashed
David was trying to _____ another cyclist when he crashed.
overpass
overcome
overtake
overcharge
I fell over while skiing and my sister had to _____ a doctor.
bring
take
fetch
carry
It's very easy to _____ over when the snow is hard.
slide
skid
skate
slip
My hands were so cold that I couldn't _____ my coat buttons.
open
remove
put out
undo
Those trousers are far too big. Why don't you have them _____?
taken in
let out
taken up
let in
I don't want a pattern. I prefer just a(n) _____ colour.
plain
simple
clear
only
If I wear a long-sleeved shirt, I usually _____ the sleeves.
put up
take up
roll up
get up
That skirt is very short. Why don't you have it _____?
left out
set in
let down
taken round
Some of the young people in my town _____ very strange haircuts!
go out with
go in for
go through with
go back on
Please come and unblock our drains! I'm _____ you!
doing without
counting on
seeing to
waiting for
I can't put these plants in pots. I've _____ earth.
run out of
put up with
given up
come up with
I've been planting trees all day and I'm _____.
worn out
taken in
run down
grown up
The _____ was crowded with passengers waiting for the train.
platform
quay
runway
pavement
The train was very crowded because there were only four _____.
coaches
waggons
trucks
cars
To get to our hotel we had to cross the railway _____.
road
route
rails
line
I'd like to eat more of this cake, but it's very _____.
fat
fatty
fattened
fattening
Waiter, I can't eat this meat. It's under-_____.
done
developed
nourished
weight
Can you give me the _____ for this pie? It's delicious.
prescription
instructions
ingredients
recipe
All the small _____ closed their shops in protest at the price rises.
shop assistants
shoppers
shopkeepers
shop stewards
The street market was full of _____ selling fruit and vegetables.
counters
boutiques
tables
stalls
Every Friday you can buy cheap vegetables in the market _____.
street
place
store
sales
I like street markets, because you shop in the open _____.
prices
sunshine
bargains
air
Most schools in my country no longer have _____ punishment.
physical
capital
bodily
corporal
The policemen following the robbers were in _____ clothes.
plain
ordinary
normal
simple
At the end of the story, the hero manages to arrest the _____.
offenders
villains
wrong doers
evils
As there was no evidence, the judge dismissed the _____.
trial
witness
court
case
If your dog damages your neighbour's property, you could be _____.
guilty
liable
payable
illegal
After ten years in prison, Stephen was _____ and set free.
pardoned
released
innocent
forgiven
The detective inspector told the young _____ to make some tea.
officer
official
guardian
police
Peter sings every Sunday in the local church _____.
concert
chorus
opera
choir
If you can't find what you are looking for in the book, use the _____.
preface
directory
list
index
First we see their faces from far away, and then we see a _____.
side by side
foreground
replay
close up
The dog _____ its tail furiously when it saw the children.
shook
wagged
moved
rubbed
Some wild animals will become _____ if they get used to people.
peaceful
tame
organized
petty
Many people are interested in watching _____.
wildlife
wilds
wilderness
wildly
I was born in Scotland but I _____ in Northern Ireland.
grew up
raised
brought up
rose
Edward was named after one of his father's distant _____.
family
brothers
members
relations
Julie had a terrible _____ with her parents last night.
row
discussion
argue
dispute
It is hard to get _____ parts for this car if something goes wrong.
extra
spare
additional
emergency
Don't touch the wire! You'll get an electric _____.
surprise
current
charge
shock
This knife is really _____ I'll have to sharpen it.
blunt
dull
flat
frank
Many factories break the anti-pollution laws and _____.
put up with it
take it over
get away with it
come round to it
Most governments seem to _____ dealing with environmental problems.
put off
make up for
do without
take after
In some countries environmental organizations have been _____ to inform people and gain their support.
set off
make up
set out
set up
Unless we _____ the problem, many animals could become extinct.
face up to
look up to
turn up to
get up to
The village was completely _____ in an earthquake.
collapsed
destroyed
ruined
broken
I had to shut the window because the noise outside was _____.
shouting
unbearable
enormous
in danger
Martin hasn't quite _____ from his illness yet.
recovered
got over
looked after
suffered
Your leg isn't broken but it is badly _____.
fractured
bruised
bandaged
bent
Several angry drivers shook their _____ at me as I drove away.
fists
arms
hands
elbows
That was a bad fall! Have you _____ yourself?
harmed
damaged
wounded
hurt
I had severe toothache and half my face was badly _____.
swollen
rounded
exploded
injured
I've got a headache, and I don't feel very _____.
healthy
fit
sane
well
The blackmailer asked for the money in used _____.
notes
cheques
paper
cash
I gave the assistant ten euros and she gave me four euros _____.
rest
money
coins
change
If we forget to do our homework, our teacher gets _____.
cross
terrifying
gross
depressing
Julie aways thought of herself as an easy going and _____ person, who put up with people’s differences.
dull
glad
quarrelsome
tolerant
She had hardly slept, and kept _____ all the time, but she kept busy.
blushing
snoring
yawning
growling
At first, when their music woke her in the night, she was just a bit irritated, but did not feel _____.
realistic
guilty
conscience
offended
Helen's parents were very pleased when they read her school _____.
report
papers
diploma
account
Our English teacher _____ us some difficult exercises for homework.
set
put
obliged
made
As a speaker, Jack was slow and (a) and never knew what to say. (ORGAN)
Bill now works in (a) with two other architects. (PARTNER)
I could only cross the road by going down a(n) (a) . (WAY)
