Name: ________________________________ Date: ____________________

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Vocabulary Test 4 (Units 16–21)

1 What is being defined? Write the word or words after the sentence.

0 Storage place in a car where you put suitcases and bags. boot
1 The money you have to live on after your retirement. ________________
2 Someone who looks after the finances of a person or company.
________________
3 If you feel embarrassed your cheeks go red and you do this.
________________
4 The list of students’ names and their attendance record in a class.
________________
5 If you do this you prepare for an exam by looking back at the work you have
done in the course. ________________
6 Someone who trains a sports team. ________________
7 Boring or unexciting. ________________
8 Money that a bank gives you, that you have to pay back over a number of
months or years. ________________

2 Underline the most suitable word.

0 Anyone who has high stress levels/layers/rates should read this book.
1 ‘Could you borrow/lend/rent me some money to buy Dad a birthday present?’
2 I’m saving up/on/in for a good holiday next year.
3 The cashier/accountant/investor in the bank asked me to show my ID card
when I took out a large amount of money.
4 The professor’s lecture wasn’t very interested/interesting/interest.
5 Claire was very helpless/helping/helpful when we moved house because she lent
us her car.
6 I wish Peter would mind his own business/opinion/mind. My decision has got
nothing to do with him.
7 They’ve got an exam tomorrow so they have to stay at home and
read/learn/revise tonight.
8 My sister works in a primary school as a professor/teacher/lecturer.
9 Chris has a degree at/of/in chemical engineering.
10 We always have to do/make/take notes in our science lessons.
11 At roundabouts you should give/do/take priority to cars coming from the left.

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12 She’s found a great new way of taking/making/saving money – she looks after
people’s houses while they’re on holiday.

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3 Complete each sentence with a word formed from the word in capitals.

0 Our city has some open spaces but they are not very accessible . ACCESS
1 Kate ________________ me. I said ‘Kiss him’, but she thought I said ‘Kick
him’! HEAR
2 The teacher asked me to ________________ my essay because she couldn’t
read my handwriting. WRITTEN
3 It hasn’t rained here for ages and now we’ve got a water ________________ .
SHORT
4 Their ________________ is still really strong after 45 years of marriage.
RELATE
5 ‘How many ________________ have you got working for you now, Mr
Warner?’ EMPLOY
6 Police are investigating the ________________ of a five-year-old girl.
APPEAR
7 Drinking too much alcohol is ________________ to your health. HARM
8 Kylie Minogue is an ________________ famous singer. NATION
9 We should all try to ________________ paper and glass because it’s good for
the environment. CYCLE
10 Dear Sir, I would like to inform you of my ________________ with your
service. The treatment I received in your shop last Saturday was totally
unacceptable. SATISFY

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