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Test Test Your Vocabulary Test Your Vocabulary is the best-selling series of vocabulary practice books by Peter Watcyn-Jones They are ideal for use in the classroom or for self-study Special features include: approximately 6,400 new words and phrases to learn and use in the series, from Beginner to Advanced vocabulary practised and revised from level to level a wide variety of test-types including gap-filling, multiple-choice, crosswords, puzzles, correcting misprints and picture tests Your Ð Vocabulary an Introduction with notes on how to use the tests a complete Answer Key This new edition of Test Your Vocabulary is for everyone studying for the Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English and Proficiency examinations There are tests on such specialized areas as sounds, moods and feelings, and the skeleton, plus phrasal verbs, idioms, slang and colloquial expressions Test Your Vocabulary contains 58 tests Cover photograph © Photonica S.0.A START TESTING YOUR VOCABULARY BEGINNER / ELEMENTARY ‘TEST YOUR VOCABULARY ELEMENTARY / LOWER INTERMEDIATE | 900 WORDS ‘TEST YOUR VOCABULARY INTERMEDIATE 1000 WORDS ‘TEST YOUR VOCABULARY INTERMEDIATE / FCE 950 WORDS TEST YOUR VOCABULAR' D22 110002 002212 1000 WORDS ADVANCED / CPE 1700 WORDS © PENGUIN Published and distributed by Pearson Education Limited 850 WORDS PETER WATCYN-JONES Test Your Vocabulary — Book Peter Watcyn-Jones Illustrated by Sven Nordqvist and Associated Companies throughout the world To the student Essex CM20 2JE, England First published by Penguin Books 1988 This edition published 2000 Second impression 2000 Text copyright © Peter Watcyn-Jones 1983 Illustrations copyright © Sven Nordqvist 1983 All rights reserved Printed in England by Clays Ltd, St Ives ple Set in Times Except in the United States of America, this book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, re-sold, hired out, or otherwise circulated without the publisher's prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser Introduction Test l The animal kingdom Missing words — travel, etc Choose the word | Phrasal verbs | Definitions — types of people The skeleton > Word association Missing words — nature, etc Word building | 10 Synonyms and opposites crossword — adjectives Missing words — ways of looking woaonwn — < < CONTENTS =5 Pearson Education Limited Edinburgh Gate, Harlow, 12 Collective nouns Objects and things in the home Colloquial expressions | Prepositional phrases | Who the boss? Words associated with numbers Published by Pearson Education Limited in association with Penguin Books Ltd., both companies being subsidiaries of Pearson Plc 23 24 25 27 29 Objects and things in the home Prepositional phrases 32 Colloquial expressions 33 34 Sounds Which word is the same? 35 36 37 38 Fastenings/fasteners What is it part of? Health words What are the questions? 39~Idioms of comparison 40 41 42 43 44 Make or Jobs Cartoons Bits and pieces Synonyms and opposites 45 Missing words —‘a breath of’, etc 46 47 48 Newspaper misprints Colloquial expressions Words to describe (temporary) 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 Words beginning with ‘de’ Right or wrong? Who wrote what? Group the words Find the rhyming word One word, two meanings Choose the word Verb + noun combinations Fillin the'missing letters ‘Daft’ definitions Answers moods, states and feelings Classifications From shore to crash British and American English 30 31 crossword — various words Confusing words Choose the word Missing words — ‘he said’, etc Phrasal verbs Puzzle it out — who won the 2.15 race? Add two letters Crime and punishment Crossword — things in the home Missing words — ‘he walked’, etc Test 38 39 40 41 42 44 45 46 47 48 50 52 54 55 56 58 60 62 64 66 68 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 TITLES IN THE SERIES Test/Your đ Test/Your â Vocabulary Start Testing Your INTRODUCTION Nowadays few people will dispute the importance of vocabulary, especially the need for active vocabulary practice The Test Your Vocabulary books filled this need when they first came out, and they continue to so There are six books in the series, from elementary to advanced level In this new edition of the series each book has ten new tests To facilitate self-study there is a full Answer Key Students using Test Your Vocabulary will find learning vocabulary both stimulating and enjoyable Vocabulary PETER WATCYN-JONES PETER WATCYN-JONES Test/Your xPi Vocabulary Test/Your Vocabulary xi 9| TO THE STUDENT | This book will help you to learn a lot of new English words But in order for the new words to become ‘fixed’ in your mind, you need to test yourself again and again Here is one method you can use to help you learn the words Read through the instructions carefully for the test you are going to try Then try the test, writing your answers in pencil ane When you have finished, check your answers and correct any mistakes you have made Read through the test again, paying special attention to the words you didn't know or got wrong, Try the test again five minutes later You can this either by covering up the words (for example, in the picture tests) or by asking a friend to test you Repeat this until you can remember all the words, Rub out your answers Try the test again the following day (You should remember most of the words.) Finally, plan to try the test at least twice again within the following month After this most of the words will be ‘fixed’ in your mind, PETER WATCYN-JONES Test Test Your Vocabulary is the fifth book in the series and is intended for upper intermediate students, especially those studying for the Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English and Cambridge Proficiency examinations There are fifty-eight tests, and approximately 1,000 words in the book There are tests on ‘word-building, phrasal verbs and idioms In addition, there are tests based on different ways of saying the same thing, slang, synonyms, antonyms, prepositional phrases, health words, rhyming words, verb-noun collocations, and words with more than one meaning You r Test/Your Vocabulary Vocabulary PETER WATCYN-ÏONES PETER WATCYN-JONES The animal kingdom Write the number of each drawing next to the correct word bat donkey octopus wolf elk fox rhinoceros hedgehog reindeer hippopotamus squirrel tortoise Missing words — travel, etc Put the following words into the correct sentences Use each word once only Choose the word Choose the word which best completes each sentence He used to observe the stars from his attic through the flight travel journey run voyage trip excursion cruise outing tour a roof window e attic window I’m sorry, from Britain to America could take weeks, even months sometimes in my new car on Sunday? Do you want to come for a The plane now arriving is The first thing I did when SAS 343 from Copenhagen I got to London In my opinion, the best way to was to go on a sightseeing weenie „ is by air to Blenheim Palace, the home of the late next year to try to discover the lost city of Atlantis How long does the train from London to Edinburgh take? 10 Last year my mother went on a Mediterranean ses sees and was seasick practically the whole time 11 One of the main advantages of goỉng on a ; apart from the price, is the fact that you don’t have to spend weeks,beforehand planning routes, finding hotels, buying air tickets, etc It’s all done for you 12 We went on a day's whole family loved it c It wasn’t my xe someone đụ to the zoo in Copenhagen and the _ẽ © borrow tO Cause a quarrel d view had seen b rejected hid b core kernel him take the © disowned HP 12140010953063000030 c stone A woman who has never married is called a a virgin b widower c “bachelor os ` cat’s eyes © warning lights along the middle of the road b The is increasing daily a watch, he still d denied d peel d spinster widow In England, it is easy to drive at night because of the a French windows your phone? d take ¢ intention The inside of an apple is calledthe e d_ sáu" a refused e skylight reason Although e Winston Churchill My uncle is going on an © a pip Last summer I stayed in Brighton and one day our group went on a very interesting David between you and Joanna a meaning b point year Before the invention of the aeroplane, the cupola Excuse me, John, you think I could a use b lend e loan package tour expedition | We visited lots of famous towns on our American b space e opening lines Hàn b gap ¢ signposts d= indicators between the rich and poor countries of the world ¢ distance d_ interval Before every Board Meeting, it is customary for the the previous meeting to be read out a protocol © b notes points 12 Pm afaid [ haven't e least simplest 13 I badly night, a stretched e b footinmouth d before it washes its face € tai d faintest c d b sprained c strained fainted d pulled caught b warned informed 15 I'm not Ratbebetces a large surprised clean he ea t0 Wear reflectors on their clothing when ¢ advised became an author Even imagination b great e© vivid d_ suggested as a child d he had a bright 16 The TV announcer apologized for the breakdown and said that normal service would be a resumed © recovered sheesh sss: @S SOON as possible b returned © continuous critically serious b d repeated 17 Vhate sicssactsconss oranges I usually get my wife to it for me since she has long nails a_ skinning b slicing © peeling đ shaving e cutting ill last summer but, fortunately, is now fatally deeply 19 You haven't seen my knitting d definitely anywhere, have you? I can't seem to find them b nai 20 Mr and Mrs Grove were very a anxious b upset © discouraged claws iđea why he never turned up weakest making a slow but steady recovery a pins © needles elbow totoe _ my ankle when I fell on my way home last a told e c 18 My mother was a e in love with a girl who the 14 People are walking along a road in the dark e d minutes head over heels 11 A cat lieks its a paw b hoof e fur a of © précis 10 On first coming to England, I fell lived in the flat below mine a feetoverhands b holeoverhole e ¢ rods d_ sticks when their dog died d_ disappointed 10 The power point was behind the piano, which made it very difficult to Phrasal verbs not Replace the words in brackets in the following sentences with a suitable phrasal verb (Make any other necessary changes) call on get on for get down g0 off turn down, take to go out go down getat give away doin look go down with g0 back to to Wear a mini-skirt ecees him 55 cients (betrayed him) The house I liv the [Sth century, (dates from) Let's server (go and visit) we last saw them Clive was really exam didn’t want to move away from Hastings 17 I can’t stop now but Pil Ce (pay a short visit) from work — I swear it! We knew he wasn’t English as his accent 18 You should see Brian does it is really fantastic He’s just like him! Paul and Jan tonight It’s been ages since When he failed his proficiency (upset) I think I'll go somewhere for the weekend Things have been me lately, so a change of air will me good (making me depressed) John can't come with us tonight after all It seems he’s a cold “What does ‘misogynist’ mean, Allan?” “ve no idea, Jill You'd better ary it (caught) (find out its meaning) in Jane? They (sunk) 15 I tried smoking a pipe once, but I never really ac take away (kill him) You'd better not drink that milk, Joe It's (turned sour) you, (stopped being fashionable) 12 “How old is Eva?” 16 I was offered a job in Leeds but I If he says that again I'll are `*Ƒ'm not sure, but she must be ¬ (nearly) 13 Ifyou 25 from 100, you're left with 75 (subtract) 14 No one really believed it when the news came through that the “‘Titanic’* had on her maiden voyage cut up take off look in going 369601000990400814tegtgeessvdoausorsso.SIEHTE ABDS the diction- (liked) ig at — `Ẻ - later on my way home the new boss The way he Definitions — types of people Fill in the missing words in the definitions below Choose from the following: Write the numbers 1-12 next to the correct word or words chauvinistic illiterate bilingual erudite versatile magnanimous indefatigable scintillating gullible vivacious convivial greedy The skeleton thigh bone collarbone kneecap skull shin bone (tibia) wrist bones Alan se P€rSon Ís someone who has a variety of skills and abilities and who is able to change easily from one sort of activity to another Alan -.a- person is someone who is very friendly and fond of eating, drinking and good company Alan sec DEFSOP 1S Someone who is very generous towards other people Alan cossusstneess Person is Someone who always wants more than his or her fair share of something—especially food, money or power Alan -¿e P€rSOn ͧ someone who is easily taken in or tricked by others Alan cư person is someone who believes that the sex he or she belongs to (male or female) is better than the opposite sex in all ways Alan sosssseesssessesrussseseesseees p@rSOn is someone who is unable to read or write Alan fi person is someone who is fluent in two languages Afan person is someone who seems to have so much energy that he or she never tires 10 A/an person is someone who has studied a lot and is very knowledgeable Alan sec P€FSOn ÍS someone who is able to make clever, witty and entertaining remarks or conversation 12 Alan person is someone (usually a woman) who is full of life breastbone spine/backbone shoulder blade hipbone fibula rib Word association The following groups of four words are all connected with the same thing Write down the missing word in each group Before starting, look at the example Example: bark, trunk, leaf, branch TREE cell, warder, sentence, bars key, hammer, grand, pedal ỊR column, circulation, tabloid, article , owt hand, strap, wind, time oO} 11 paw, fur, whiskers, claws 12 lens, shutter, speed, flash 13 circle, stalls, auditorium, box office tail, undercarriage, fly 15 frame, pane, catch, glass 18 moat, battlements, keep, dungeon 19 scrum, try, All Blacks, line-out 20 cowshed, pen, barn, harvest ji N E A G environment people choose Switzerland for their holidays because of its beautiful of children playing in They stood gazing at the happy the park in a town of Scotland The main difference between the English and French R I highlands than One of the most beautiful and unspoilt areas of Britain are the H R| scene rural If | had to choose, I would much prefer to live in the h4 E 16 coffin, wreath, cemetery, corpse 17 pawn, castle, bishop, queen L T e setting Turner was one of England's most famous painters T II 10 tile, gutter, chimney, skylight 10 | Many T corner, ring, second, bout country bush scenery P A zodiac, moon, Mars, Sagittarius 14 wing, view A L hood, hub cap, bonnet, wing countryside nature landscape E green, hole, swing, club Put the following words into the correct sentences Use each word once only E springs, head, foot, sheet Missing words — nature, etc |P A E ` is that in England most fields and meadows are bordered by hedges, giving the impression from a distance of a large patchwork quilt Children living ir areas often have to travel miles to school every day One of the most frightening examples of the force of seen during a tornado 28 In Australia, the name given to the wild, uncleared area of the country is the 10 The house, standing alone in the middle of the marsh, was the perfect for a horror film 11 Many people are very concerned with the way Man has destroyed and continues to destroy the 12 Although I liked the appearance of the house, what really made me decide to buy it was the fantastic through the window ... walked’, etc Test 38 39 40 41 42 44 45 46 47 48 50 52 54 55 56 58 60 62 64 66 68 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 TITLES IN THE SERIES Test/ Your đ Test/ Your â Vocabulary Start Testing Your INTRODUCTION... the questions? 39~Idioms of comparison 40 41 42 43 44 Make or Jobs Cartoons Bits and pieces Synonyms and opposites 45 Missing words —‘a breath of’, etc 46 47 48 Newspaper misprints Colloquial expressions... WATCYN-JONES Test/ Your xPi Vocabulary Test/ Your Vocabulary xi 9| TO THE STUDENT | This book will help you to learn a lot of new English words But in order for the new words to become ‘fixed’ in your

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