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B2 Extra Vocabulary Tests

Test 4

1. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence.

1 Jason might not have been such a difficult teenager if he had had a good … to look up to.
A widow
B ex-cop
C guardian
D role model

2 They could have got …, but instead they went to see a counsellor who helped them with
their marriage.
A bullied
B divorced
C left out
D swore

3 You shouldn’t have given him everything he wanted when he was a child because now
he’s terribly … .
A easy-going
B kind
C generous
D spoiled

4 You mustn’t ever refer to your little brother as a …; you’ll hurt his feelings.
A brat
B nephew
C guardian
D stepfather

5 Jimmy shouldn’t act so …; he’s no better than anybody else.

A moody
B arrogant
C mean
D easy-going

6 It could have ended in a terrible argument but Jane is very … and she just turned it into a
joke.

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A easy-going
B rebellious
C thoughtful
D insensitive

7 Kevin doesn’t need to be so …; he should be able to change his mind about things now
and then.
A stubborn
B generous
C insensitive
D rude

8 She must be a very … person; this is the second time in a month that she has sent
flowers to her mum.
A patient
B thoughtful
C moody
D funny

9 Steven didn’t need to give all that money to the children but it was very … of him.
A funny
B patient
C generous
D jealous

10 I can’t talk to that man; he’s so … that I never know if he’s going to be friendly or not.
A moody
B easy-going
C thoughtful
D rebellious

11 He should have been punished by his mum, but she lets him … away with murder.
A do
B have
C get
D make

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12 You have to have something in … with a person if you’re going to
go out with them.
A common
B same
C tune
D middle

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2. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.

1 I’m afraid you can’t be his parent/guardian because you must be at least twenty-one
years old to take a child into your care.

2 After Bob lost his wife and became a widow/widower, he found it very difficult to go out
and meet people.

3 If you want to share a house with a flatmate you have to respect/observe their privacy or
there will be problems.

4 That must be Mary’s brother’s little girl, which of course means that she’s Mary’s
niece/cousin.

5 You shouldn’t fight with your father-in-law/stepfather – he’s your mother’s new husband
and you should respect that.

6 You don’t have to shout/nag Julie like that; she’s a good girl and she’ll clean her room as
soon as she’s got a moment.

7 My grandmother/great-grandmother couldn’t use a computer but my mother’s mother

can.

8 Cheryl has just got married but unfortunately she doesn’t get on well with her new
mother-in-law/stepmother.

9 If you’re being forced/bullied at school, you must tell your parents or your teacher.

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10 Judy has just lost her job and her home; she must be a mess/untidy.

Marks / 10

3. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word in capitals.

1 It’s …………….. to speak to your teacher in that way; apologise at once!

RESPECTFUL

2 Molly is really …………….. of her little brother. JEALOUSY

3 Your …………….. is unacceptable; go up to your room and stay there! BEHAVE

4 I’m afraid that Kevin is being …………….. in class and this is having an effect on the other
children. DISRUPT

5 Andy is not happy in his …………….. with Anna; I think he’s going off her. RELATION

6 Clare was divorced eight years ago and her children think it’s time she …………….. .
MARRY

7 Callum is fifteen years old and he’s going through a …………….. stage at the moment.
REBEL

8 Teenagers’ rooms tend to be incredibly …………….. . TIDY

Marks / 8

4. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence using the word given.

1 She has a very good relationship with her mother.

She ………………………….. with her mother. GETS

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2 The final thing she did was to go and see a psychiatrist.
RESORT
She went to see a psychiatrist as ………………………….. .

3 I think Brian is hiding something because he has a suspicious look on his face.
SLEEVE
I think Brian has ………………………….. because he has a suspicious look on his face.

4 I can’t believe you and Bob had an argument; you’ve always been best friends! FELL
I can’t believe you ………………………….. Bob; you’ve always been best friends!

5 I think you should be friends with Susie again. MAKE

I think you should ………………………….. Susie again.

6 If you think you’ve disappointed your parents, then you ought to apologise to them.LET
If you think you’ve ………………………….., then you ought to apologise to them.

7 Annie and Tom can’t be a couple any more because I haven’t seen them together for
weeks. BROKEN
Annie and Tom must ………………………….. because I haven’t seen them together for weeks.

8 You shouldn’t have teased him like that; you were very insensitive. FUN
You shouldn’t have ………………………….. like that; you were very insensitive.

9 You’re wasting your time talking to Nick; he’ll never apologise.WASTE

It’s ………………………….. talking to Nick; he’ll never apologise.

10 He often gets angry and starts shouting. TEMPER

He often ………………………….. and starts shouting.

Marks / 10

Total Marks / 40

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