Use of English Vocabulary Test I

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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.)

The Personal Trainer

What does a personal trainer do?

I meet each client to discuss what he or she is looking for. It could be __(1)__ from improving general fitness to losing - or, in a few cases, - __(2)__ weight.

A	nothing
B	everything
C	anything
D	something

Question 2

I meet each client to discuss what he or she is looking for. It could be __(1)__ from improving general fitness to losing - or, in a few cases, - __(2)__ weight.

A	adding
B	gaining
C	putting
D	finding

Question 3

I then devise a training program for them which I think will __(3)__ them to achieve their __(4)__.

A	help
B	ensure
C	let
D	organize

Question 4

I then devise a training program for them which I think will __(3)__ them to achieve their __(4)__.

A	hope
B	intention
C	aim
D	wish

Question 5

If they’ve had anything __(5)__ with them, say a back __(6)__, I speak to their doctor who will __(7)__ me what not to do.

A	ill
B	bad
C	off
D	wrong

Question 6

If they’ve had anything __(5)__ with them, say a back __(6)__, I speak to their doctor who will __(7)__ me what not to do.

A	wound
B	hurt
C	injury
D	accident

Question 7

If they’ve had anything __(5)__ with them, say a back __(6)__, I speak to their doctor who will __(7)__ me what not to do.

A	persuade
B	advise
C	suggest
D	order

Question 8

If someone eats and drinks too much, it’s easy to suggest they __(8)__, but if that doesn’t __(9)__, I look at their diet.

A	cut out
B	cut off
C	cut back
D	cut down

Question 9

If someone eats and drinks too much, it’s easy to suggest they __(8)__, but if that doesn’t __(9)__, I look at their diet.

A	work
B	function
C	manage
D	advance

Question 10

I prefer to train on a one-to-one __(10)__, though I do sometimes work with __(11)__ if they are friends and want to train together.

A	way
B	method
C	basis
D	style

Question 11

I prefer to train on a one-to-one __(10)__, though I do sometimes work with __(11)__ if they are friends and want to train together.

A	crowds
B	couples
C	twins
D	doubles

Question 12

Who needs a personal trainer?

I think most people do. A trainer will __(12)__ you to try __(13)__.

A	move
B	push
C	make
D	insist

Question 13

A trainer will __(12)__ you to try __(13)__.

A	stronger
B	better
C	more
D	harder

Question 14

You achieve 20 per cent more than you could training alone, no __(14)__ how dedicated you are.

A	matter
B	point
C	way
D	doubt

Question 15

I’ve got a lot of Americans in my books, and I actually prefer them. __(15)__ most Brits, who still haven’t really got the idea, Americans know how to work out.