First Certificate Masterclass
Unit 6 Vocabulary test
Exercise 1
Choose the word that best completes each sentence.
1 I really felt sorry for the poor dog __________ outside in the cold, so I let it in and gave it some food.
A
swinging
B
swaying
C
sweating
D
shivering
2 When I saw the toys __________ all over the boys’ bedroom, I went downstairs and asked them to go and tidy up immediately.
outstretched
dashed
scattered
exhibited
3 ‘And I’ll never come back again!’ she shouted and __________ the door as she left the room.
stumbled
slammed
shrank
grabbed
4 We heard something coming our way so we __________ through the fog to see what it was, but without success.
peered
peeped
glared
saw
5 Students who don’t revise regularly are generally more __________ to making the same mistakes again and again.
prone
likely
attentive
capable
6 I’m not particularly fond of tennis so I don’t think I’ll join you this evening – __________, it looks like it’s going to rain, so we wouldn’t be able to play anyway.
beside
apart
besides
however
7 Don’t you just hate it when people you know __________ they don’t see you when you run into them in the street?
occur
appear
seem
pretend
8 If the weather __________ any further, we might not be able to get home, and we’ll have to spend the night here.
reinforces
spoils
deteriorates
harshens
9 The famous actress was annoyed at the press for ____________ her privacy by photographing her on the beach.
violating
interfering
cheating
attacking
10 It’s common for politicians to __________ their speeches before they make them in front of the public.
wave
rehearse
forecast
stimulate
Exercise 2
Use the word in capitals at the end of each line to form a word which completes the sentence correctly.
1 Matt is a very helpful person, which makes his ____________ to help us difficult to explain.
2 Terry tried to prove that he was at work when the robbery took place, but he had no witnesses. The police believed that it was an attempt at ____________.
3 And just as the doctors were losing hope, the boy made a ____________ recovery to the amazement of everyone in the hospital!
4 Fay is so ____________ when it comes to clothes! It takes her ages to make up her mind!
5 Studying animals in ____________ may lead to the wrong conclusions. It’s best if they are studied in their natural habitat.
RELUCTANT
DECEIVE
MIRACLE
DECIDE
ISOLATE
Exercise 3
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word given but do not change it. Use between two and five words, including the word given.
1 Before deciding, you should consider all aspects of the matter, not just the cost.
account
Before deciding, you should _____________________ all aspects of the matter, not just the cost.
2 Why don’t you come to the cinema with us? It will help you forget all your worries.
mind
Why don’t you come to the cinema with us? It will help _____________________ all your worries.
3 I didn’t accept the job as I received a second offer from a different company with a much better salary.
turned
I _____________________ as I received a second offer from a different company with a much better salary.
4 I took my revenge on Danny by telling Mum how he started a fight at school.
back
I got _____________________ Danny by telling Mum how he started a fight at school.
5 After she lost her job, Alice’s friends thought she was starting to go mad.
lose
After she lost her job, Alice’s friends thought she was starting to _____________________.
Exercise 4
Complete each sentence below with the appropriate preposition.
1 When Jack finally turned _______ two hours late, he didn’t even apologise!
2 You put the milk and the other ingredients in the special metal container and then into the freezer, where the mixture turns _______ ice-cream.
3 My daughter was so tired after the visit to the zoo that she dropped _______ in an armchair as soon as we returned and slept for two hours.
4 If you print all those brochures, you’ll use _______ all the ink in the printer and we won’t be able to print anything else tonight – leave them for tomorrow.
5 This English language course consists _______ a coursebook, a workbook and three class cassettes.
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annalogy