Upper Level Vocabulary Test 15
Question 1 |
Johnny ________ very badly at Mary’s birthday party.
A | conducted |
B | behaved |
C | showed |
D | operated |
E | looked |
Question 2 |
Mr. Jones has ________ painting since he retired.
A | taken up |
B | taken off |
C | taken over |
D | taken in |
E | taken down |
Question 3 |
How many ________ does Peter learn at school?
A | topics |
B | themes |
C | ideas |
D | subjects |
E | objects |
Question 4 |
It wasn’t my ________ that the plate broke.
A | blame |
B | mistake |
C | error |
D | fault |
E | slip |
Question 5 |
Ask Joan if she would give me ________ with the washing-up.
A | a leg |
B | a hand |
C | a help |
D | an assistance |
E | an aid |
Question 6 |
The Browns ________ anyone who hasn’t much money as they have.
A | look up to |
B | look away from |
C | look down on |
D | look out for |
E | look round at |
Question 7 |
Part of that electric plug is ________; you ought to tighten it.
A | safe |
B | loose |
C | free |
D | disjoined |
E | unattached |
Question 8 |
I’m reading a book about ________ of Shakespeare.
A | the living |
B | the exist |
C | the way |
D | the life |
E | the road |
Question 9 |
Sally ________ a little money every week for her holiday.
A | puts in |
B | puts off |
C | puts by |
D | puts over |
E | puts upn |
Question 10 |
My brother has curly hair but mine is quite ________.
A | even |
B | regular |
C | uneven |
D | level |
E | straight |
Question 11 |
John always gets very annoyed if he can’t get his own ________.
A | wish |
B | desire |
C | will |
D | object |
E | way |
Question 12 |
It’s no use shouting at the grandmother, she’s as deaf as a ________.
A | post |
B | pin |
C | pole |
D | door |
E | wall |
Question 13 |
If you leave that butter in the sun, it will ________.
A | thaw |
B | dissolve |
C | set |
D | harden |
E | melt |
Question 14 |
When I peel onions. I can’t stop my eyes ________.
A | spilling |
B | watering |
C | leaking |
D | dripping |
E | dropping |
Question 15 |
I’m going home tomorrow so I mustn’t forget to buy some ________.
A | memories |
B | reminders |
C | recollections |
D | souvenirs |
E | remembrances |
Question 16 |
I caught the train by the skin of my ________.
A | mouth |
B | teeth |
C | lips |
D | nose |
E | cheeks |
Question 17 |
Peter doesn’t drink alcohol, he only drinks ________ drinks.
A | squashed |
B | crushed |
C | smooth |
D | dry |
E | soft |
Question 18 |
Whose ________ was it to go for this long, uninteresting walk?
A | thought |
B | desire |
C | dream |
D | purpose |
E | idea |
Question 19 |
When he was running across the field, he ________ a log.
A | fell down |
B | fell over |
C | fell off |
D | fell into |
E | fell upon |
Question 20 |
John put the suitcases in the ________ of the car.
A | shoe |
B | toe |
C | boot |
D | slipper |
E | foot |
Question 21 |
The doctor gave me ________ for some medicine.
A | an order |
B | a letter |
C | an instruction |
D | a recipe |
E | a prescription |
Question 22 |
John always ________ the 8:30 train to work.
A | traps |
B | captures |
C | catches |
D | holds |
E | attaches |
Question 23 |
We couldn’t eat the meat because it had ________.
A | gone on |
B | gone out |
C | gone off |
D | gone in |
E | gone over |
Question 24 |
Susan couldn’t remember what she had to buy for the weekend because she had lost her shopping ________.
A | record |
B | list |
C | register |
D | form |
E | code |
Question 25 |
Grandmother is always ________ her glasses.
A | misusing |
B | misplacing |
C | mistaking |
D | mislaying |
E | mishandling |
Question 26 |
I hate to hear a clock ________ when I’m trying to go to sleep.
A | clicking |
B | sounding |
C | humming |
D | ticking |
E | ringing |
Question 27 |
________ for the job should write to the Personnel Manager.
A | attendants |
B | entrants |
C | applicants |
D | contenders |
E | competitors |
Question 28 |
I don’t think this medicine ________ with me.
A | goes |
B | suits |
C | agrees |
D | fits |
E | accords |
Question 29 |
All the workers in the firm get a Christmas ________ of £50.
A | repayment |
B | prize |
C | reward |
D | bonus |
E | refund |
Question 30 |
The notice on the gate said, “________ the dog.”
A | take care of |
B | be careful of |
C | beware of |
D | take notice of |
E | be afraid of |
Question 31 |
You ought to be ______ yourself for being so rude to old Mrs Green.
A | sorry for |
B | unhappy about |
C | ashamed of |
D | repenting for |
E | unfriendly to |
Question 32 |
Just as the violinist began to play, one of the ________ on his violin broke.
A | cords |
B | tapes |
C | strings |
D | wires |
E | chords |
Question 33 |
The little girl woke up screaming because she had had a ________.
A | daydream |
B | nightmare |
C | fantasy |
D | vision |
E | reverie |
Question 34 |
Have you any ________ where you left your car keys?
A | knowledge |
B | information |
C | notion |
D | idea |
E | thought |
Question 35 |
The magistrate ________ the parents for not exercising proper control over the delinquent boy.
A | blamed |
B | faulted |
C | judged |
D | accused |
E | exposed |
Question 36 |
I’d like to ________ the holiday arrangements once more before we leave tomorrow.
A | go for |
B | go over |
C | go round |
D | go about |
E | go by |
Question 37 |
Mr. Brown always ________ his letters to his secretary as soon as he has opened his post.
A | answers |
B | writes |
C | copies |
D | dictates |
E | replies |
Question 38 |
He made a note of the appointment in his ________.
A | journal |
B | diary |
C | ledger |
D | register |
E | directory |
Question 39 |
How ________ is your house from the station?
A | long |
B | distant |
C | near |
D | far |
E | close |
Question 40 |
I have got to get up early tomorrow so I must remember to ________ my alarm clock.
A | time |
B | set |
C | fix |
D | turn |
E | point |
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