WorksheetsVocabulary 2.3
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
Joanna ________ with her mother, but she's always arguing with her father.
has a quarrel
gets on well
interrupts
complains
Can I ask a ________? Would you mind opening the window for me?
favour
flavour
favourite
puzzle
Whenever they are arguing, I prefer to mind my own ________. I don't get involved.
activity
action
business
job
Hayley has ________ us over for dinner at her house. Can we go?
requested
suggested
offered
invited
Those neighbours are ________ - they're always playing loud music and making a mess.
liars
a nuisance
interrogators
interrupters
She ________ her neighbours immediately. They were really friendly and chatty.
got to know
said goodbye to
saw off
made a request
Please don't ________ me. I'm trying to do some work.
phone
meet
disturb
tell
My husband gets on my ________ - he's always complaining about everything.
mind
nerves
eyes
brain
My neighbor is very ________. For example, he fixed my car last week.
friendly
talkative
generous
helpful
My best friend lives in a house on a big new ________ in Bristol.
industrial estate
housing estate
high street
shopping centre
I'm studying English for six weeks in a(n) ________ in Bath.
primary school
secondary school
language school
education organization
I buy my food in the ________ because it's more convenient than going to lots of small shops.
outdoor market
kiosk
supermarket
food market
There is a ________ in the art gallery where you can buy postcards of some of the paintings.
post office
gift shop
shopping centre
outdoor market
You have a(n) ________ for tennis, so I play it really well.
expert
attitude
aptitude
specialization
I'm ________ an apprenticeship in an internet company.
doing
making
working
joining
She just got her driving ________.
exam
licence
certificate
qualification
In my ________, Tokyo is the world's greatest city.
view
opinions
thinking
thought
Let me ________ you an example of what I mean.
make
take
give
leave
Those people should ________ their own business.
think
mind
imagine
dream
I often use search ________ to find out information.
machines
sites
tools
engines
Come in and ________ yourself at home.
be
take
have
make
My ________ I didn't know you were busy.
disgrace
sorry
apologies
sympathy
If this is a bad ________, I can come back later.
time
hour
timing
period
I have my own ________ to write my day-to-day thoughts and publish them on the internet.
travel site
news site
blog
dating site
I use ________ to make new friends and find out what my old friends are doing.
a social networking site
a dating site
a video sharing site
a photo sharing site
A ________ can help you with some information about the company that you want to work for.
ratings site
corporate website
search engine
news site
You can find out whether a new film or book is good or not by logging in a ________.
travel site
blog
dating site
ratings site
________ let us upload our pictures so our friends can see them.
Photo sharing sites
Personal homepages
News sites
Wikies
________ allow us to research places and sometimes book holidays.
Travel sites
Blogs
Video sharing sites
Social networking sites
Welcome to the company. Please ________ a seat.
be
get
have
gain
Come in. ________ the mess. I've been very busy.
Excuse
Sorry
Apology
Pardon
You look tired. Why don't you ________ your feet up.
hang
tie
knot
put
History books say Alexander Fleming was responsible for the ________ of penicillin.
foundation
creation
invention
discovery
The internet has helped the ________ of their ideas.
turning point
spread
movement
thinking
After finishing the research, we'll begin work on the ________ of the product.
development
advance
progress
headway
James is making a lot of ________ in all his school subjects. He has improved a lot.
progress
discovery
popularity
a
There have been amazing ________ in technology in the last few years, which make the world better.
spreads
movements
revolutions
advances
I think the wheel is the greatest ________ in history.
movement
revolution
invention
discovery
________ is the time when an important change begins to happen.
Breakthrough
Turning point
Century
Opening ceremony
I'm ________ trouble with this report. It's really difficult to write.
making
getting
having
taking
In 1998, the company ________ a decision to close its European offices, and after two years, it made a profit of $1,000,000.
had
took
gave
made
Can you give me ________ to your house? I'm completely lost.
instructions
orientations
directions
explanations
Drawing didn't ________ naturally to me. It took me years to become good at it.
come
go
return
leave
The boss is going to give a talk to the employees next week. He wants to give ________ on how to use the new software.
directions
instructions
announcements
requirements
We don't use chemicals. All our fruit and vegetables are ________.
organic
fresh
rotten
preserved
I don't buy new clothes - I buy everything from ________ shops.
brand-new
second-hand
reused
convenient
All the windows are ________ so we can't hear the noise outside.
double-barreled
double-action
double-blind
double-glazed
If we changed to ________ light bulbs, our electricity bills would be cheaper.
time-consuming
energy-saving
cost-consuming
forced-saving
I don't have time to cook in the evening, so I buy a ________ meal on the way home. It is ready to eat.
frozen
tinned
pre-prepared
processed
Everything in the café is fresh and natural. We don't use any ________ food.
processed
organic
fast
take-away
All the paper and plastic from the office is ________ in these bins.
reused
reproduced
remade
recycled
I don't buy fruit in the supermarket because they use too much ________ which can't be recycled.
coverage
packaging
plastic
paper
The house is much warmer now. We have ________ the roof.
covered
insulated
consulted
broken
Earth Hour quickly went ________. It spread across the world.
internation
nationwide
wide spread
global
Is it a good way to ________ awareness about the problems the world is facing?
rise
break
raise
lower
I think it is a complete ________ of time. We don't know how to use time effectively.
benefit
usage
way
waste
Discipline is very important to us. We don't like the children to ________obey the teacher.
un-
mis-
dis-
under-
I ________estimated how long the journey would take. It took an hour longer than I expected.
over-
under-
un-
re-
I have to ________new my driving licence because it has expired.
re-
mis-
over-
ex-
They use children in their factories, which I find completely ________ethical.
un-
in-
im-
ir-
The 1980s was my favourite ________.
century
millennium
decade
era
She was a very ________ musician. She has a lot of influence on other people.
influencing
inspiration
influential
inspired
I have ________ what to do. Can you help me?
a clue
no idea
ideas
a trace
I'm a hundred percent ________ of the answer. Believe me!
knowing
knowledge
certainly
certain
I ________ to pay the bill, but she refused.
offered
explained
invited
said
She ________ them that the water was dangerous.
refused
warned
suggested
invited
I took this bag on the plane as hand ________.
luggage
bags
cases
boxes
Please make ________ you sign your name on the form.
definite
sure
certainly
possible
In American restaurants, you have to ________ waiters at least 15 percent.
pay
lend
tip
borrow
I never go to the supermarket now. I do all my shopping ________ at home with my smart phone.
via the radio
by teletext
by credit card
online
They want to ________ some money to buy a house but the bank won't lend it to them.
lend
borrow
pay
save
Oh, no! You need coins for this parking machine but I only have ________.
paper
plastic
notes
metal
He invested in a simple money - making idea and his company is now ________ millions.
valuable
cost
worth
estimated
This knife is absolutely ________. It doesn't cut properly.
useless
useful
hopeless
hopeful
She's got the wonderful ________ to make people feel at home.
able
ability
disable
disability
You obviously haven't been paying him enough ________.
attend
attention
attentive
attentively
We get on well because we have a lot ________ common ________ them.
at / for
in / about
on / in
in / with
He'll succeed ________ getting promoted if he puts ________ the hours.
on / on
into / into
in / in
by / by
You can rely ________ Angela to make friends ________ all the neighbours.
on / with
in / with
for / to
in / for
Richard has a talent ________ music, but he's hopeless ________ maths.
at / for
for / at
with / in
in / with
The documentary focuses ________ education and picks up ________ the role of technology.
in / of
on / with
for / for
on / on
I get along with most of the people at work except one ________ woman who wants to know everything I do.
nosy
noisy
careless
tactless
I think they met on a ________ site.
ratings
dating
sharing
homepage
My grandparents' ________ were deeply affected by World War II.
age
era
generation
time
Some people think that the ________ of television is coming to an end.
millennium
age
period
decade
If we hadn't got that new contract, we wouldn't have ________ a profit this year.
made
given
come
had
A: Who won the last World Cup? B: I used to know, but I've ________!
remembered
memorized
forgotten
reminded
'First you click on this icon and then you log off.' She ________ to us.
suggested
explained
requested
offered
'I will never do it again.' He ________.
refused
warned
promised
invited
You can't help finding him interesting. He's so ________. He has the ability to attract the attention and admiration of others.
enthusiastic
charismatic
energetic
sympathetic
My boss is so critical. He ________ of everything I do. He often thinks that what I do is wrong.
disagrees
dislikes
distracts
disapproves
The rights of the individual are the ________ of democracy.
foundation
invention
discovery
exploration
It is not easy for overseas students to learn well at the beginning because of the language ________.
lab
barrier
school
learner
I'm free from washing clothes now because we have just bought a ________ machine.
sewing
drinks
washing
coffee-making
Stop ________ and do your work. It's really a waste of time talking so much about other people's private life.
talking
mumbling
shouting
gossiping
My neighbor is really ________. She doesn't even say 'good morning'.
unfriendly
selfish
unkind
impolite
My best friends ________ and see me most days because we like to chat with each other.
sees off
pops over
visits
turns out
She's on the beach all day, trying to get a really deep ________.
sun cream
sunscreen
suntan
sun lotion
The World Bank lends money to ________ countries, particularly in Asia and Africa.
develop
developed
developing
development
A lot of human activity is ________ because it causes pollution, or because it destroys the environment.
harmless
harmful
structural
constructive
