Quiz 7
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Mark: ________ / 40 marks
Vocabulary and Use your English
Choose the correct answers.
1 The costumes worn at the Rio Carnival are a ____ 8 The effects of such unauthorised development will
to see. be ____ and probably irreversible.
a view a at long last
b marvel b long-held
c rarity c long-lasting
d spectacle d lasting long
2 This eighteenth century cabinet is a ____ of 9 There is a ____ belief that tourism is bad for the
craftsmanship. environment, but is it really the case?
a wonderful a narrow-minded
b wonder b long-lasting
c surprise c long-held
d oddity d short-sighted
3 A blue moon – an additional full moon – is a rare 10 We stayed in an unspoilt, ____ village in the
natural ____. mountains.
a phenomenon a graphic
b wonder b picturesque
c marvel c diverse
d spectacle d desired
4 The deciding ____ in their choice of manager was 11 Dan stayed in a lovely cottage off the ____ track.
experience. a beaten
a idea b walked
b cause c crushed
c factor d running
d end
12 Don’t just stay at home all summer. Where’s your
5 That was ____ guess, you know. I don’t have the ____ of adventure?
latest figures. a essence
a an educated b heart
b an uneducated c soul
c a likely d spirit
d a dull
13 Ellen is ____ adventurer. There’s hardly a country
6 Sophie found the sharp ____ between the quiet of she hasn’t been to.
the countryside and the noise of the city very a an intrepid
distressing at first. b an interested
a difference c a daring
b contrast d a staunch
c contradiction
d effect
14 The moa were huge, flightless birds, which were
7 There has been a huge ____ of visitors because of ____ when humans arrived in New Zealand. They are
the Olympic games. now extinct.
a input a stumbled upon
b invasion b headed off
c drain c wiped out
d influx d driven out
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15 One of these days, the travel agent’s lack of 18 This terrible weather is having a detrimental ____ on
planning will ____ him and tourists will start his mood and his health.
complaining. a consequence
a head out with b effect
b catch up with c conclusion
c dawn on d influence
d stumble upon
19 OK, we don’t have to make a decision now. We can
16 Pam ____ the wedding even though she knew she play it by ____.
was making a mistake. a ear
a drove out b eye
b headed off c whim
c caught up with d spur
d went through with
20 They didn’t plan it. They just went off on the spur of
17 We stayed in a ____ populated town near the the ____.
border. a time
a lightly b hour
b thinly c instant
c sparsely d moment
d narrowly ( ___ / 20 marks)
Grammar
Choose the correct answers.
1 Peter was ____ devastated by the news. 7 I remember ____ well that awful trip to York.
a very a a little
b a little b only too
c somewhat c absolutely
d completely d rather
2 Victor had been ____ worried about the trip, but it 8 Grandma was ____ pleased when she heard about
was fine in the end. Claudia’s terrible exam results.
a completely a only too
b a little b none too
c absolutely c too
d totally d practically
3 We were ____ amazed at how kind they were to us. 9 This map is ____ useless. We’re totally lost now!
a very a oddly
b slightly b slightly
c somewhat c barely
d quite d utterly
4 The children are ____ relaxed after their holiday. 10 The snow-capped peaks at sunset were an ____
a completely sight.
b totally a astonishing
c really b astonishingly
d utterly c utter
d utterly
5 We’d be ____ happy to join you on your travels.
a only too 11 My heart ____ stopped when I saw the huge snake
b slightly in my room.
c too a barely
d fairly b scarcely
c practically
6 Rita was ____ exhausted to join the group.
d hardly
a very
b too 12 I ____ managed to swallow the cough mixture, it
c only too was so disgusting.
d entirely a practically
b virtually
c barely
d utterly
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13 The children were ____ in the house when the 17 What’s the ____ to pronounce your name?
alarm went off. a properly way
a only b way properly
b alone c proper way
c lonely d way proper
d by herself
18 I’m afraid you ____ for the upkeep of the flat.
14 Don’t tell her ____. a are present
a same something b are involved
b any different c are concerned
c different anything d are responsible
d anything different
19 There were lots of ____ at sports day this year.
15 She can’t help picking up a ____. a present children
a baby crying b children present
b crying baby c children presentable
c baby cry d presenting children
d cried baby
20 Do you know ____ to go on holiday?
16 Please tell all the ____ in the play to get here at a exciting somewhere
7 p.m. for rehearsals. b exciting anywhere
a students involved c anywhere exciting
b involved students d place exciting
c involving students
d students involving ( ___ / 20 marks)
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