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Smart Vocabulary – Units 1-5-TEST

I. Use ONE of the following words in each sentence:

balding, blunder, boost, concussion, crutches, crawled, deceitful, freckled, gazed, glare, gorgeous,
greenhouse, layer, limped, minute, overcast, peer, reception, riot, roam, shabby, shed, slender, slums,
spilled, spoil, staggered, stared, stubborn, therefore.

1. She's an only child, but they didn't really spoil her.

2. We need to do something about Craig, but he's so stubborn I just know he wouldn't listen if we tried to talk
to him.
3. The win will boost the team's confidence.
4. She wore shabby black clothes, with holes in the elbows of her jacket.
5. Gabriel was a handsome, slender young man with a light brown moustache.
6. I recognised his shock of red hair and freckled face straightaway.
7. Does losing hair lead to a balding head?
8. It's an ideal location for a wedding reception.
9. I was on crutches for three months after the operation.
10. He was rushed to hospital with cerebral concussion and a smashed-up face.
11. Chickens and geese roam freely in the back yard.
12. I grew up in the East London slums.
13. I don't trust her. I think she has a deceitful smile.
14. A riot broke out after a police shooting of a local man.
15. She had not shed a single tear during the funeral.
16. My father staggered under the weight of a huge parcel.
17. Moreno limped off the field with a foot injury.
18. I lay back on the sand and gazed at the stars above.
19. Roger peered into the dark corridor to see what was making the noise.
20. She stared at the page for several minutes, trying to understand.
21. The baby crawled across the floor.
22. The glare of sunlight under the edge of the roof hurt his eyes.
23. Her writing's so minute that it's difficult to read.
24. The sky was overcast and a light rain began to fall.
25. "How was the party?" "OK, but some idiot spilled wine all over my new dress."
26. This is the well-known greenhouse effect.
27. There will be displays on acid rain, the ozone layer and global warming.
28. It was clear Lucy was unhappy. Therefore, it comes as no surprise she has decided to resign.
29. You look absolutely gorgeous in that dress!
30. She stopped, thinking about what she’d said, finally aware of the terrible blunder she had made.
 Smart Vocabulary – Units 6-10-TEST

II. Use ONE of the following words in each sentence:

accomplish, brand, cuisine, deceptive, discontent, disorder, dole, entailed, fizzy, flaw, flea, ladder, munched,
obsolete, overcome, poachers, queue, redundant, reluctance, seized, shifts, shrank, sipped, spotlight,
utensils .

1. Seventy factory workers were made redundant in the resulting cuts.

2. The thought of working night shifts put her off becoming a nurse.
3. And, with some initial reluctance the two men shook hands.(=unwillingness)
4. My uncle offered me a trip to Europe, so I seized the opportunity.
5. Stevens slowly worked his way up the career ladder.
6. The election results were attributed to discontent with economic reform among voters.
7. If they lose their jobs, instead of going on the dole they have to leave the country.
8. These animals are illegally hunted by poachers.
9. Will computers render (=make) books obsolete?(=out-of-date)
10. Teams must agree on how they will work together to accomplish their purpose and goals.
11. Have anything you like - yes, anything - chocolate, cream, fizzy drinks, coffee.
12. He smiled and sipped his drink, glancing across at the phone as he refilled his glass.
13. We drank black coffee and munched on homemade biscuits.
14. Peter found the potato peeler in a drawer full of kitchen utensils.
15. Venetian cuisine is based on seafood and rice.
16. The job entailed being on call twenty-four hours a day.
17. The women who were waiting outside the toilets began to form a queue.
18. I found an old coat in the local flea market.
19. His clothes looked brand new.
20. I was worried about washing that shirt in case it shrank.
21. Gwen's students may look angelic, but appearances can be deceptive.
22. One third of all prisoners suffer from a psychiatric disorder.
23. Education is once again in the spotlight, both in the local and national newspapers.
24. I don't think he'll ever overcome his fear of flying.
25. No one is saying there is a design flaw in the Boeing 757.

26. Fill in with the correct preposition or adverbial particle:

1. We're taking on 50 new staff this year.

2. They offered her the job but she turned it down.
3. I spent months looking for a job, with no luck.
4. I've never really been interested in politics.
5. She applied for a job with the local newspaper.
6. I am writing to you in reference to the job opening in your department.
7. Mitch graduated from Stanford in 1998 with a degree in biochemistry.
 8. I'm perfectly capable of looking after myself, thank you!
9. We're really looking forward to skiing in Aspen.
10. He may not be fit for this particular job.
11. She's good at finding solutions.
12. Scientists claim they have succeeded in finding a cure for cancer.
13. She ran up an enormous phone bill.
14. Could you put me through to the sales department, please?
15. Everybody laughed at the joke.

Smart Vocabulary – Units 11-15-TEST

27. Use ONE of the following words in each sentence(there is ONE extra word which you do not need to use):

appalling, appealing, caravans, casualties, chalet, depicted, diligent, draw, exhibits, gripping, hectic,
hitchhiking, hostel, lifelike, package, resorts, sigh, soothing, still life, tuition, vacancy.

1. A vacancy exists for an import/export sales manager at our Paris office.

2. Nina's parents paid for extra tuition to help her with her maths.
3. Tony is a very diligent student and always gets full marks.
4. I always like to listen to gentle, soothing music.
5. The novel is absolutely gripping from start to finish.
6. We all breathed a sigh of relief when we heard they were safe.
7. The third game in the chess tournament ended in a draw.
8. First reports of the air crash tell of more than 50 casualties.
9. Outside the museum is a huge, lifelike model of a dinosaur.
10. Both cities have a wealth of attractions that make them appealing.
11. Over the fire-place hung a narrow horizontal Derain still life of a loaf of bread.
12. The exhibits date from the 17th century.
13. The god is depicted as a bird with a human head.
14. A week's multi-activity holiday based at a youth hostel costs around £120-£130.
15. They went on a cheap package holiday to Tenerife.
16. Acapulco is one of Mexico's most popular resorts.
17. As he ran into the trees, he heard the chalet door open and the shouts of the men coming out.
18. I know you have a hectic schedule, but could you pick something up for me on your way home?(=busy)
19. Some arrived with tents or caravans.
20. He was kept in appalling conditions in prison.

21. Fill in with the correct preposition or adverbial particle:

1. He was always on the move, never staying in one town more than a few days.
2. He invited me to go for a ride in his new car.
3. We made our way through the wood to the farm.
4. But he took nothing for granted and left little to chance.
5. They went on a sightseeing tour of the city.
6. She didn't answer for the simple reason that she couldn't think of anything to say.
7. Games are often canceled on account of rain.
8. They let off steam in graffiti, vandalism and football hooliganism.
9. The business ran into financial difficulties almost immediately.
10. We didn't see anyone all day, apart from a couple of kids on the beach.