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VOCABULARY QUIZ NO.32 – FCE 21/22

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Question 1: The traffic in town was very __________ and I arrived home earlier than expected.
A. light B. weak C. little D. few
Question 2: They’ll never __________ to get here by six-the roads are quite busy today.
A. manage B. arrive C. succeed D. able
Question 3: They are __________ their house because they need more bedrooms.
A. increasing B. adding C. extending D. growing
Question 4: The firemen brought several long __________ to try to reach those trapped on the roof.
A. staircases B. steps C. stairs D. ladders
Question 5: Many elderly people have to live on the money they __________ when they were working.
A. laid up B. put back C. set up D. put aside
Question 6: He was __________ to steal the money when he saw it lying on the table.
A. attracted B. tempted C. dragged D. brought
Question 7: The fruit tasted sweet, rather __________ a peach.
A. more B. like C. as D. similar
Question 8: I wonder who drank all the milk yesterday. It __________ have been Jane because she was out all
day.
A. needn’t B. must C. could D. can’t
Question 9: She was furious after the argument she had had, and v out of the house, slamming the door
behind her.
A. stormed B. staggered C. trudged D. hopped
Question 10: The witness’s account was not __________ with the facts.
A. matched B. reliable C. consistent D. confirmed
Question 11: There is a constant __________ of visitors to this important historic site.
A. stream B. tide C. river D. current
Question 12: He is very ill, and the doctors are not sure whether he will __________ it through the night.
A. last B. survive C. endure D. make
Question 13: If you do on a diet, you’ll find that giving up butter will help you __________ a few pounds.
A. shed B. leave C. drop D. fall
Question 14: He was forced to get out of the city and had to __________ his family behind.

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A. desert B. leave C. let D. abandon
Question 15: I hope you don’t mind me __________ so late at night.
A. telephone B. to telephone C. telephoning D. to have
Question 16: They wasted __________ time searching for the car keys.
A. priceless B. costly C. expensive D. valuable
Question 17: There weren’t any __________ in the factory for bilingual secretaries.
A. situations B. vacancies C. spaces D. offers
Question 18: I suggest we __________ outside the cinema tomorrow at 8:30.
A. meet B. meeting C. met D. will meet
Question 19: I hope we will be able to avoid __________ anyone.
A. disappointment B. disappoint C. disappointed D. disappointing
Question 20: They managed to free him from the burning car in the __________ of time.
A. tick B. wink C. nick D. brink

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