VOCABULARY PRACTICE 4- INTERMEDIATE LEVEL 1

VOCABULARY PRACTICE 4
1. It’s not a bad diet that causes your insomnia. I’d rather ......................... it down to your stressful lifestyle.
A. have B. think C. put D. place
2. Tom was really hungry. No wonder the cakes on display made his .......................... water.
A. throat B. mouth C. tongue D. teeth
3. Only Mr. James didn’t ........................ kindly to the manager’s remarks. He responded angrily.
A. feel B. accept C. see D. take
4. I love staying in old houses. I like the sound of......................... floorboards.
A. croaking B. crumbling C. creaking D. cracking
5. The iron has been out of order for two months now. When are you going to………………….. to it, Tom?
A. see B. watch C. look D. observe
6. Noah says he doesn’t see the ........................... of asking the other students to give their opinions.
A. case B. right C. usage D. point
7. Thanks to the prophylactic injections, the deadly infection was ........................ from spreading.
A. prevented B. dismissed C. obstructed D. resisted
8. Tell us what has happened. .......................... the news, will you?
A. Break B. Crack C. Burst D. Split
9. Our grandmother wakes up very early. She says she................................ delight in watching the sun rise.
A. gains B. likes C. takes D. draws
10. There is nothing to do on a rainy afternoon like this. We’re all ............................. bored.
A. tight B. firm C. acute D. stiff
11. I can ………a blind eye on one or two spelling mistakes in the test, but I won’t tolerate any grammar ones.
A. put B. turn C. wink D. switch
12. The minister has promised that the recent changes in the tax law will not …………………….. the common
citizens.
A. affect B. imply C. engage D. relate
13. This is my first photo-book. I thought I had lost it. Where did you find it?’
‘I ..........................it in the cellar while I was tidying things up.’
A. brought about B. went by C. came across D. saw round
14. I will lend you my credit card so that you can ............................ some money from my bank account.
A. withdraw B. withhold C. withstand D. wither
15. When the kidnappers get caught, they will certainly ............................. trial for their misdeeds.
to be the accused person in a trial before a judge
A. sit B. pose C. rise D. stand
16. The actress admitted she .............................. her immense success to her former husband.
A. referred B. attributed C. owed D. indebted
17. It’s silly to waste all your money. You should always keep something for a……………………….. day.
A. rainy B. foggy C. cloudy D. misty
18. As a manager, Linda knows how to ............................. a good pattern to her subordinates.
A. exhibit B. set C. launch D. guide
19. You’ll be ........................... to ridicule if you keep telling people that you’re an alien.
 VOCABULARY PRACTICE 4- INTERMEDIATE LEVEL 1

A. topic B. theme C. matter D. subject

20. Our working time is up. Now, we can ........................ it a day.
A. call B. name C. say D. declare
21. Could you tell me what your ......................... towards polygamy is?
A. judgement B. outlook C. attitude D. conclusion
22. I told Jenny she was wrong, but she didn’t take any ......................... of what I said.
A. attention B. regard C. interest D. notice
23. Medical research and discoveries enable doctors to ........................... many diseases.
A. treat B. heal C. recover D. mend
24. Honestly speaking, I’m rather .......................... to inviting the Greys. I don’t like them.
A. objectionable B. opposed C. contradictory D. resistant
25. Your theory sounds interesting, but is it possible to put it into ........................ ?
A. function B. performance C. duty D. practice
26. We’d rather you .......................... of these explosives quickly. They are dangerous.
A. disposed B. dispatched C. dissolved D. dismissed
27. Do you think our team ......................... a chance of beating the home team?
A. run B. stand C. play D. sit
28. Problems with the spine are quite .......................... among people working in an upright position.
A. familiar B. routine C. common D. average
29. You never tell us what you think. What’s wrong with ....................... your opinions?
A. dealing B. partaking C. sharing D. dividing
30. She simply doesn’t like anyone of us. That’s why she will keep ..................... us down.
A. running B. finding C. viewing D. walking
31. Don’t be so stubborn. Your obstinacy may only ......................... to further trouble.
A. lead B. cause C. result D. direct
32. Algebra isn’t my cup of tea. I haven’t got the ........................ idea how to solve the problem.
A. faintest B. weakest C. smallest D. dimmest
33. You’re right. Betty and Sara look alike. You can easily ....................... one for the other.
A. differentiate B. exchange C. mistake D. vary
34. The Boyds’ both sons are away from home. They are ..........................the military service.
A. attending B. doing C. serving D. making
35. Tim is mute, but he can communicate with other children by ......................... of gestures.
A. means B. way C. manner D. process
36. ‘Do you know who this small shop is ........................ by?’ ‘Of course. My father is the owner.’
A. performed B. run C. functioned D. worked
37. Many people are ........................... to gambling. They spend a lot of time and money in casinos.
A. dependent B. obsessed C. absorbed D. addicted
38. Dave often ........................... up stories. You shouldn’t believe everything he tells you.
A. puts B. thinks C. makes D. says
39. My eye is aching. There may be a(n) .......................... body inside.
A. foreign B. strange C. different D. alien
40. An award will be granted to those who will ....................... out a neat solution to the problem.
 VOCABULARY PRACTICE 4- INTERMEDIATE LEVEL 1

A. fix B. work C. create D. design

41. I’m still staying in bed. I haven’t ........................ from flu yet.
A. cured B. treated C. recovered D. improved
42. Don’t forget to........................... a line from time to time. We want to know how you’re doing, Jimmy.
A. drop B. fire C. lay D. throw
43. ‘What shall we do now?’ ‘I don’t know. It’s .......................... to you to decide.’
A. on B. along C. up D. out
44. This handwriting is hard to read. It’s rather ..............................
A. indelible B. eligible C. illegible D. inedible
45. The scouts had to ............................ camp when it appeared they had put their tents up in a no-entry area.
A. complete B. break C. cease D. end
46. Before going sailing, take into ........................... the weather conditions.
A. thinking B. concern C. reason D. consideration
47. I’ve told you a thousand times not to ............................ the door because you keep waking me up.
A. slap B. snap C. slam D. smash
48. I was wrong. I did not .......................... your advice. Now I wish I had listened to you.
A. following B. chasing C. pursuing D. practising
49. Soldiers are supposed to.............................. out their officers’ orders.
A. carry B. bring C. obey D. realise
50. How about staying at home? I don’t ........................... like going for a walk on such a chilly day.
A. love B. feel C. approve D. fancy