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Vocabulary
Choose the correct answers.
1 Jack has a moustache and a long ___. 11 Lorna is too ___ to speak in front of the class.
a beard a confident
b chest b experienced
c eyelid c shy
2 He works much more quickly when he’s in a good ___. 12 The way each ___ behaves depends on how they
a sense were brought up.
b strength a individual
c mood b personality
c organ
3 I can’t walk very fast; I hurt my ___ when I was playing
basketball yesterday. 13 I haven’t got enough ___ to run any further.
a ankle I’m exhausted!
b neck a information
c elbow b blood
c energy
4 The children headed ___ the canteen as soon as the
bell rang. 14 She has beautiful green ___ exactly like her mother’s.
a of a eyebrows
b features
b for
c eyes
c off
15 The little girl started to ___ when she saw the
5 It was obvious that he’d been running because his ___
huge dog.
were red.
a run over
a cheeks
b back away
b muscles
c head for
c face
16 I haven’t drunk enough water today and my ___
6 You’ll need to eat properly to ___ your body after feels so dry.
your illness. a neck
a despair b stomach
b strengthen c mouth
c memorise
17 People used to believe that ___ children had
7 The player wants to ___ his contract and sign up with problems learning to write.
another team. a rational
a back out of b left-handed
b run out of c successful
c stand out 18 The instructor was ill, so the owner of the gym had
8 I agree he’s quite a boring lecturer, but try not to ___ to stand ___ for him.
during his talk. a in
a blink b out
b breathe c over
c yawn 19 Please ___ my suggestions and give me your opinion.
9 He looked so sad that I thought he was going to ___. a back out of
a bite b think up
b laugh c think over
c cry 20 Tom’s red hair makes him stand ___ from
10 She’s had the shape of her eyebrows changed by a ___. his classmates.
a beauty a in
b beautician b out
c graduate c with
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1 Penny feels ___ because she’s just spent hours 11 Laura thinks her biology lessons are so ___. She
working out at the gym. can’t stand the subject!
a exhausting a bored
b exhaustingly b boring
c exhausted c the most boring
2 Have you tasted these ___ pies? 12 I can’t speak French as ___ Ruth.
a little cheese delicious a well as
b delicious cheese little b good as
c delicious little cheese c better than
3 Nobody in our class solves problems ___ as Frank. 13 The human brain is ___ organ.
a as fast a so amazing
b the fastest b such an amazing
c faster c a such amazing
4 Albert Einstein is one of ___ scientists of the 14 Running up a hill is ___ than running down it.
twentieth century. a as difficult as
a more famous b difficult enough
b so famous c more difficult
c the most famous 15 Ken’s house is ___ away from the school.
5 You’ll have to speak ___ so that I can a as far as
understand you. b further than
a as slow c the furthest
b more slowly 16 My cat is ___ healthy for her age. She looks great!
c more slow a enough
6 Learning Chinese is ___ difficult for me. I think I’ll b quite
stick to English. c such
a such 17 An adult doesn’t have as ___ bones as a baby.
b too a more
c enough b many
7 Have you heard ___ news? Jack won the marathon. c much
a most late 18 Vivienne is ___ most people at reading books.
b later than a quicker than
c the latest b as quickly as
8 Marvin has ___ eyes. c the quickest
a gorgeous big brown 19 Were you able to do the test ___?
b big brown gorgeous a easy
c brown gorgeous big b easily
9 Tracy doesn’t study as ___ as her sister. c so easy
a hard 20 Drinking lots of water is ___ important for
b harder our health.
c the hardest a such
10 Some of his school marks were bad before, but b too
today’s mark is ___ of all. c very
a worse
b the most bad
c the worst

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