Upper Level Vocabulary Test 1

Apart from those three very cold weeks in January, it has been a very ________ winter.

The best student in each class will ______ a prize at the end of the term.

There is real concern that food supplies will not be ________ to feed the increasing world population.

The police ________ her for helping the murderer to escape.

The children will not be allowed to come with us if they don’t ________ themselves better.

You must obtain ________ from the landowner to fish in this river.

The local tourist bureau will send you _______ about hotels in the area.

The use of plastic for shoes ________ of leather has ruined shoe repairing as a business.

Her husband felt it would be silly to ________ the colour of the curtains before they had painted the room.

The _______ of ice-cream sold increases sharply in the summer months.

It will ________ time if we make the sandwiches the day before the picnic.

I haven’t got enough string to ________ up this parcel.

Bill doesn’t ________ what people say about him.

Although the false banknotes fooled many people, they did not ________ to close examination.

When he beat the carpet, the ________ rose in clouds.

_____ of money prevented us from taking a holiday this year.

This blue-flower is known by ______ names in other parts of England.

Why can’t you do this small ________ for me? I’ve helped you often enough in the past.

When there was a short ________ in the conversation, I asked if anyone would like anything to drink.

While I am on holiday, ring me at my hotel only if there are any ________ messages for me.

This ________ is not big enough to cut down a tree.

He must give us more time, ________ we shall not be able to make a good job of it.

I should be very _______ if you would post this letter for me.

When you get to the motorway, follow the ______ for London.

The garden ________ as far as the river.

It is time to ________ the table for dinner. serve

I have always ________ you my best friend.

He lost his ________ when the policeman stopped him.

He won’t ________ to buy some bread unless I tell him again.

Because of the fine weather, we had all our classes in the _____ air.

Will you be taking my previous experience into ________ when you fix my salary?

If it wasn’t an accident, he must have done it on ________.

Most things are now mass-produced rather than ________.

The office lifts are out of ________ again.

Let me know if any difficulties ________.

I can’t ________ to have a holiday abroad on my salary.

They are twins and look very ________.

It is a very popular play, and it would be wise to________ seats well in advance.

He’s not ________ of learning German in six months.

There was a large box behind the door and John could not ________ falling over it.