VOCAB PRACTICE

VOCABULARY PRACTICE 3 – LEVEL 2

Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence.
1 I’ll have to _____ the time -I have to pick up Johan at seven.
A. look an eye on B. keep an eye on C. see an eye on D. get an eye on
2 He was told it was time he _____ on his own two feet and took responsibility for himself.
A. stood B. took C. made D. went
3 The moment he turned professional, his sporting career really took _____.
A. up B. to C. on D. off
4 The topic of a pay rise came _____ unexpectedly during our conversation.
A. across B. over C. up D. in
5 Please _____ your mind and tell me what you think the real issue is.
A. say B. speak C. talk D. tell
6 You’re _____ luck! I have one pair of tickets left for tomorrow’s concert.
A. on B. of C. in D. out of
7 How long have you been _____ yoga?
A. making B. doing C. playing D. going
8 She seemed resigned _____ the fact that she wouldn’t be able to go to university.
A. from B. to C. for D. by
9 Sorry, Madam, but you can only take _____ one item of hand luggage on this flight.
A. on B. in C. to D. off
10 Every winter he comes _____ a really bad cold.
A. down to B. down with C. out with D. out for
11 I was in _____ after falling down a flight of stairs.
A. shame B. misery C. agony D. anxiety
12 Are storms a common _____ in your country?
A. occurrence B. aspect C. influence D. event
13 Economics is difficult. It's all _____ to me!
A. French B. Chinese C. Greek D. Swedish
14 What's the matter? Don't _____.
A. cheer it up B. focus on it C. bottle it up D. calm it down
15 There's no explanation for his _____ behaviour.
A. special B. optimistic C. severe D. irrational
16 I was out of my _____ with worry when he was late.
A. seat B. curiosity C. skin D. mind
17 The two business partners are no longer on _____ terms.
A. specific B. strict C. good D. desperate
18 To my _____, I won a holiday to Sweden!
A. annoyance B. eagerness C. amazement D. disgust
19 The audience _____ into applause at the end.
A. snapped B. banged C. burst D. popped
20 Calm down! There's no need to _____ out.
A. run B. freak C. crash D. flash
21 Why don't you come _____ with us to the park?

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A. under B. along C. for D. round

22. Maggy is ........ about meeting her new niece for the first time.
A. captivated B. agitated C. ecstatic D. accessible
23. Ann’s only ........ is that she has a terrible memory.
A. blame B. fault C. inaccuracy D. restraint
24. Tears ........ down her cheeks when the film reached its dramatic conclusion.
A. streamed B. leaked C. plummeted D. ploughed
25. He is a highly ........ child and often asks questions during class.
A. intriguing B. inquisitive C. ingenious D. innovative
26. My grandparents’ ........ about their life are always really interesting.
A. summaries B. adaptations C. anecdotes D. variations
27. Jane ........ in Maths; it’s her strongest subject at school.
A. supersedes B. overshadows C. excels D. develops
28. Isabelle has been really ........ lately. Do you think something is bothering her?
A. wobbly B. moody C. patchy D. unsteady
29. Sam was ........ by the number of people that came to wish him luck on his new endeavour.
A. stranded B. sidelined C. sequestered D. stunned
30. Michael has promised he will be on his best ........ during his grandparents’ visit.
A. style B. action C. approach D. behaviour
31. You can ........ me to be there on time, don’t you worry.
A. look for B. count on C. look over D. stick to
32 The company is ........ of creating a touch-free computer.
A. on the verge B. across the line C. at the edge D. on the horizon
33 I have limited ........ to the Internet in my hotel.
A. reception B. parameter C. access D. capability
34 The new computer software has been designed to ........ battery life.
A. upgrade B. optimise C. enable D. sharpen
35 A high ........ of elderly people have mobile phones nowadays.
A. partition B. potion C. portion D. proportion
36 We made changes to the robot to ........ several problems with its performance.
A. amend B. enhance C. rectify D. revise
37 There’s a(n) ........ problem with the software on your computer.
A. underlying B. starting C. impending D. founding
38 Alexander Graham Bell left his ........ on the world of communication by inventing the telephone.
A. mark B. point C. position D. spot
39 Sorry, I can’t save your work because I have ........ memory on my computer.
A. unsatisfactory B. unsuitable C. insufficient D. incomplete
40 The level of air pollution announced by the government is often ........ by ecological groups.
A. contradicted B. overseen C. facilitated D. disputed