Use of English Vocabulary Test A

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Question 1

(Please note: Questions 1-15 are part of a cloze test. They are interrelated, meaning that the information provided in each question is connected to the others.)

What Teenagers Do With Their Money

Thirteen-year-olds do not spend as much money as their parents suspect - at least not according to the findings of a __(1)__ survey, Money and Change.

A	late
B	recent
C	latest
D	fresh

Question 2

The survey __(2)__ three hundred teenagers, 13-17 years old, from __(3)__ Britain.

A	included
B	contained
C	counted
D	enclosed

Question 3

The survey __(2)__ three hundred teenagers, 13-17 years old, from __(3)__ Britain.

A	entire
B	all over
C	complete
D	the whole

Question 4

By the time they __(4)__ their teens, most children see their weekly allowance rise dramatically to an amazing national average of £5.14.

A	reach
B	get
C	make
D	arrive

Question 5

Two-thirds think they get __(5)__ money, but most expect to have to do something to get it.

A	acceptable
B	adequate
C	satisfactory
D	enough

Question 6

Although they have more cash, worry about debt is __(6)__ among teenagers.

A	gaining
B	heightening
C	increasing
D	building

Question 7

Therefore, the __(7)__ of children __(8)__ an effort to save for the future.

A	most
B	maximum
C	many
D	majority

Question 8

Therefore, the __(7)__ of children __(8)__ an effort to save for the future.

A	make
B	do
C	have
D	try

Question 9

Greater access to cash __(9)__ teenagers does not, however, mean that they are more irresponsible __(10)__ a result.

A	among
B	through
C	between
D	along

Question 10

Greater access to cash __(9)__ teenagers does not, however, mean that they are more irresponsible __(10)__ a result.

A	like
B	as
C	for
D	in

Question 11

The economic recession seems to have encouraged __(11)__ attitudes to money, even in the case of children at these ages.

A	aware
B	knowing
C	helpful
D	cautious

Question 12

Instead of wasting what pocket __(12)__ they have on sweets or magazines, the 13-year-olds who took __(13)__ in the survey seem to __(14)__ to the situation by saving more than half __(15)__ their cash.

A	cash
B	money
C	change
D	savings

Question 13

Instead of wasting what pocket __(12)__ they have on sweets or magazines, the 13-year-olds who took __(13)__ in the survey seem to __(14)__ to the situation by saving more than half __(15)__ their cash.

A	part
B	place
C	share
D	piece

Question 14

Instead of wasting what pocket __(12)__ they have on sweets or magazines, the 13-year-olds who took __(13)__ in the survey seem to __(14)__ to the situation by saving more than half __(15)__ their cash.

A	reply
B	reply
C	respond
D	return

Question 15

Instead of wasting what pocket __(12)__ they have on sweets or magazines, the 13-year-olds who took __(13)__ in the survey seem to __(14)__ to the situation by saving more than half __(15)__ their cash.