Elementary Vocabulary: Test 4

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Elementary Vocabulary: Test 4

Excuse me. Could you ______ me the way to the town hall?
- A) let
- B) put
- C) talk
- D) tell
Not more books! There aren’t enough ______ to put them on.
- A) leaves
- B) cases
- C) spaces
- D) shelves
Don’t forget your ______. It’s very cold outside.
- A) gloves
- B) underwear
- C) umbrella
- D) scissors
There are eleven players in a football ______.
- A) game
- B) pitch
- C) team
- D) group
What’s wrong with your foot? - One of my ______ hurts.
- A) fingers
- B) heels
- C) wrists
- D) toes
Bill’s a ______ so he travels all over the world.
- A) baker
- B) butcher
- C) sailor
- D) driver
The ______ will help you if you can’t find the book you want.
- A) porter
- B) agent
- C) librarian
- D) operator
I must book a ______ for our game of tennis tomorrow.
- A) field
- B) court
- C) green
- D) team
My car won’t start. Could you give me a ______ to town?
- A) bus
- B) car
- C) hand
- D) lift
Do you take ______ in your tea?
- A) spoon
- B) pepper
- C) salt
- D) sugar
This doll is a present for my ______. I hope she likes it.
- A) husband
- B) nephew
- C) niece
- D) uncle
What kind of fruit would you like? - A ______ please.
- A) carrot
- B) mushroom
- C) pear
- D) turnip
I’ll look in my ______ and see if I’m free on Wednesday.
- A) diary
- B) dictionary
- C) briefcase
- D) calendar
You don’t have to ______! We’re not late!
- A) dream
- B) laugh
- C) rush
- D) wait
Which do you ______ cream or milk?
- A) rather
- B) eat
- C) prefer
- D) wear
You can hang your jacket in the ______.
- A) bedspread
- B) chest of drawers
- C) hanger
- D) wardrobe
The shopping centre is now a pedestrian ______.
- A) arrival
- B) palace
- C) pavement
- D) precinct
Could you ______ a photo of me in front of this building?
- A) check
- B) make
- C) paint
- D) take
The ice is very ______ so don’t walk on it.
- A) high
- B) low
- C) thick
- D) thin
Carol speaks so fast that it’s ______ to understand her.
- A) difficult
- B) easy
- C) slow
- D) wrong
The mechanic hopes to ______ our car by this evening.
- A) make
- B) renew
- C) repair
- D) wander
My ______ says I need stronger glasses.
- A) chemist
- B) conductor
- C) keeper
- D) optician
Are you ready to go?
Not ______. Give me 10 minutes.
- A) for me
- B) very much
- C) very many
- D) yet
How much does she earn?
That’s none of your ______ !
- A) business
- B) decision
- C) information
- D) role
The police are looking for the ______ of a red Ford.
- A) detective
- B) instructor
- C) owner
- D) rider
I’ve already got a ______ at a hotel in the town centre.
- A) prescription
- B) property
- C) reserve
- D) reservation
The next ______ of the show is at seven thirty.
- A) event
- B) performance
- C) stall
- D) game
You can’t eat that pear. It isn’t ______ yet.
- A) best
- B) pale
- C) ripe
- D) mature
Can you ______ the coffee and I’ll get the biscuits.
- A) depart
- B) disturb
- C) feed
- D) pour
Should I wear my sandals or my ______?
- A) cardigan
- B) shorts
- C) trainers
- D) scarves
Shirley tried to stop the car but the ______ didn’t work.
- A) brakes
- B) crossroads
- C) tires
- D) controls
The referee and the two teams ran out onto the ______.
- A) circus
- B) course
- C) observatory
- D) pitch
You need some ______ coffee to wake you up.
- A) awake
- B) hard
- C) brown
- D) strong
His suitcase was quite ______ so I could easily carry it.
- A) cheap
- B) heavy
- C) light
- D) short
When did you ______ smoking? - About two years ago.
- A) cut off
- B) give up
- C) make up
- D) throw away
The plane ______ late because of the terrible weather.
- A) blew up
- B) grew up
- C) went on
- D) took off
The ______ at the hospital told me not to worry about my leg.
- A) accountant
- B) director
- C) lodger
- D) specialist
The President is a very ______ man. Everyone does what he says.
- A) circular
- B) direct
- C) painful
- D) powerful
We had to ______ the match because of the bad weather.
- A) call back
- B) call off
- C) think over
- D) find out
Pat was surprised when her boss didn’t ______ the meal.
- A) buy
- B) pay
- C) pay for
- D) spend
All Michael ate was two thin ______ of bread.
- A) rolls
- B) loaves
- C) slices
- D) snacks
With this ______ I can get to the windows on the first floor.
- A) index
- B) ladder
- C) lager
- D) step
You can ______ a bus just outside the station.
- A) beat
- B) catch
- C) keep
- D) meet
Take your overcoat with you ______ it gets cold.
- A) although
- B) in case
- C) unless
- D) until
I’d like to ______ this cheque, please.
- A) cash
- B) change
- C) pay for
- D) spend
The police put ______ on the robbers to stop them getting away.
- A) handcuffs
- B) make-up
- C) saddles
- D) stretchers
Jimmy sent his mother a ______ of flowers for her birthday.
- A) bar
- B) bunch
- C) pack
- D) packet
It’s raining. ______ take your umbrella with you.
- A) Are you going
- B) Let’s
- C) You’d better
- D) Would you like
There’s nothing good on television. Let’s ______ a video.
- A) carry
- B) hire
- C) invite
- D) phone
Make sure the knife is really ______ before you cut the meat.
- A) flat
- B) sharp
- C) sliced
- D) thick
Thanks very much! I’m very ______ for your help.
- A) generous
- B) grateful
- C) full
- D) sorry
I like the color of the jacket but the ______ are too short.
- A) buttons
- B) heels
- C) collars
- D) sleeves
Can you just ______ that all the windows are shut?
- A) catch
- B) check
- C) control
- D) reclaim
Which ______ does our flight leave from? - Number 12.
- A) carriageway
- B) exit
- C) gate
- D) ground
Look at my sweater! It ______ when I washed it.
- A) boiled
- B) cut
- C) missed
- D) stretched
Wear a ______ to protect your head in case there’s an accident.
- A) brooch
- B) crash helmet
- C) glove
- D) cap
Could you ______ your name at the bottom of the letter?
- A) answer
- B) cross
- C) lay
- D) sign
James is a terrible cook. He can’t even ______ an egg!
- A) blow
- B) boil
- C) lay
- D) smoke
Surely they aren’t ______ enough to buy such a large car!
- A) cautious
- B) well
- C) poor
- D) wealthy
There isn’t any water coming out of this ______.
- A) heel
- B) lock
- C) shelf
- D) tap
I’ve put on ______. I eat too many cakes.
- A) gloves
- B) mixture
- C) waist
- D) weight
Put your suitcase up on the luggage ______.
- A) lounge
- B) park
- C) rack
- D) store
You could hear the crowd shouting in the local football ______.
- A) ground
- B) park
- C) pool
- D) station
That’ll ______ children! Stop shouting!
- A) do
- B) fit
- C) help
- D) make
I can’t tell you now. I’ll ______ you know later.
- A) get
- B) let
- C) make
- D) tell
Give me a ______ some time. You know my phone number.
- A) date
- B) line
- C) post
- D) ring
The bus was so ______ that we couldn’t all get on.
- A) crowded
- B) deep
- C) thick
- D) various
We have a ______ climate so the winters are never very cold.
- A) bright
- B) fair
- C) high
- D) mild
It’s so ______ in here. Don’t you ever clean this room?
- A) cloudy
- B) dark
- C) dusty
- D) misty
If you ask a ______ price for your car. I’m sure you’ll sell it.
- A) helpful
- B) mild
- C) reasonable
- D) shiny
No, don’t wear blue. It doesn’t ______ you.
- A) fit
- B) notice
- C) suit
- D) take
The ______ climbed up the tree and we couldn’t see it any more.
- A) deer
- B) rabbit
- C) squirrel
- D) tortoise
Can you ______ me the time, please?
- A) say
- B) tell
- C) speak
- D) talk
Do you know how ______ it is from Ashgabat to Mary? It’s 370 km.
- A) many
- B) much
- C) far
- D) often
Can I ______ your phone, please? I must call my parents.
- A) borrow
- B) use
- C) take
- D) lend
Don’t go. I’m going to ______ some coffee.
- A) make
- B) cook
- C) boil
- D) prepare
I am ______ my wife to drive a car.
- A) learning
- B) showing
- C) practising
- D) teaching
I had to keep my son home from school today because he had a ______ of 38.
- A) fever
- B) headache
- C) temperature
- D) heat
When we were in Spain last year we ______ at a wonderful hotel overlooking the beach.
- A) stayed
- B) stopped
- C) lived
- D) left
Is there anything ______ you’d like me to get you?
- A) else
- B) more
- C) extra
- D) much
Most banks will ______ people money to buy a house.
- A) lend
- B) borrow
- C) give
- D) take
My friend has a ______ job at a chemist’s.
- A) half-time
- B) spare-time
- C) empty-time
- D) part-time
______ have you been learning English?
- A) For how long time
- B) How long
- C) How long time
- D) How many time
I hate doing the ______ especially cleaning the windows.
- A) homework
- B) housework
- C) jobs
- D) house-jobs
You mustn’t be angry with her. It wasn’t her ______ that she was late.
- A) blame
- B) error
- C) mistake
- D) fault
She ______ to take her neighbor to court if he didn’t stop making so much noise.
- A) promised
- B) threatened
- C) offered
- D) suggested
You can count ______ me if you ever want any help.
- A) in
- B) on
- C) up
- D) by
Each ______ of the family had to take it in turns to do the washingup.
- A) individual
- B) character
- C) member
- D) person
Don’t ______ my speech when I am talking.
- A) cut
- B) interrupt
- C) divide
- D) separate
You can borrow money this time but don’t make ______ of it.
- A) habit
- B) feeling
- C) help
- D) learning
I always write my daily activities on my ______.
- A) weekly
- B) daily
- C) diary
- D) minutely
James and Jim are twins. They were ______ at birth and they didn’t meet until they were both thirty nine.
- A) left
- B) deserted
- C) separated
- D) abandoned
What do we call someone whose job is to repair taps and baths?
- A) tailor
- B) carpenter
- C) bricklayer
- D) plumber
When I was away on business, my neighbors looked after my home. Which of the followings is the synonym of the underlined word?
- A) pick out
- B) give up
- C) take care of
- D) settle down
When you say that you will do something for somebody, you ______.
- A) shout
- B) promise
- C) ask
- D) tell
When you say something to someone’s ear quietly and secretly, you ______.
- A) say again
- B) whisper
- C) discuss
- D) cry out
______ it was difficult, they managed to find somewhere they all liked.
- A) Although
- B) Before
- C) Since
- D) As soon as
Anyone who gets free rides in other people’s cars as a way of travelling cheaply is called ______.
- A) passenger
- B) traveller
- C) goner
- D) hitchhiker
When you pay no attention to anybody or to act as if you don’t see him/her, you ______ him/her.
- A) ignore
- B) veiw
- C) notice
- D) watch
He was bitten by mosquito, but he made things worse by ______ the bite all the time.
- A) stoking
- B) scratching
- C) rubbing
- D) scraping

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