WORD PRACTICE 1

Looks
Complete the sentences. Choose the correct answer A–C.
1 I’m wearing my favourite today. I love 17 clothes are old but fashionable.
jewellery! A Stylish B Vintage C Designer
A mittens B waistcoat C bangles 18 Your socks don’t – one is blue and
2 Mike is because I’m taking the prettiest the other is black.
girl from our school to a concert. A  fit B  suit C  match
A selfish B jealous C arrogant 19 You should always try new shoes before
3 I’m in a band. We play mainly rock but we’re buying them.
open new ideas and sounds. A  up B  on C  out
A to B with C about 20 In our office you don’t have to dress formally
4 I was noisy and as a child – I often behaved on Fridays. You can wear clothes.
badly. A  smart B  casual C  fashionable
A adorable B mischievous C imaginative 21 I with the Brown brothers every weekend.
5 Don’t be so ! You’re almost 18 and you’re We have lots of fun together.
still watching cartoons. A  get on
A childish B nervous C aggressive B  hang out
6 Both my parents are very – my mother C  lose touch
writes books and my father is a graphic 22 In some cultures, you cannot work with
designer. members of the sex in the same office.
A mature B reliable C creative A  contrary B  opposite C  different
7 My sister is very pale- , so she’s always 23 After talking to Hannah for a while,
careful in the sun. I realised we had a lot common.
A eyed B haired C skinned A  in B  of C  with
8 A bald person is someone who . 24 If you fall out with someone, you .
A  hasn’t got any hair on their head A  socialise with him or her
B  doesn’t like wearing make-up B  go on a date with this person
C  hasn’t got many freckles on their face C  have an argument with them
9 Tom is in his twenties. He’s 28 or 29, 25 Matthew got married to my sister last month,
I think. so now he’s my .
A early B mid C late A  half-brother
10 I’m afraid you’re , so you’ll have to wear B  stepbrother
glasses. C  brother-in-law
A left-handed
26 Ben is the of his older brother.
B long-haired People often think they’re twins.
C short-sighted A  image B  picture C  photo
11 Martha eats a lot of sweets – I often wonder 27 Everyone in my family thinks I after my
how she stays so  . mother but I’m sure I’ve got my father’s eyes.
A slim B well-built C overweight A  take B  look C  make
12 Sue is absolutely gorgeous when she smiles. 28 Jamie inherited a fortune his uncle:
She’s got beautiful dimples in her . two houses, three cars and a yacht.
A eyes B nose C cheeks A  of B  from C  with
13 What do you normally wear on your wrist? 29 Look ! You almost sat on my sunglasses!
A  A tie. B  A fleece. C  A bangle. Be careful!
14 Why don’t you buy this scarf? I’m sure it’ll A  up B  out C  after
be very warm. 30 I have no idea what this is. It looks some
A silver B leather C woollen kind of bracelet to me.
15 Martin always wears scruffy clothes. He never A  for B  like C  as if
dresses .
A smartly B untidily C casually
16 Where are my ? I’ll be late for my
basketball practice!
A boots
B trainers
C  high-heeled shoes

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 WORD PRACTICE 2 Just do it!
Complete the sentences. Choose the correct answer A–C.
1 Baseball and volleyball are typical sports. 19 Have you ever thought of a competition?
A  team B  winter C  indoor You are a very good player!
2 You have to wear leather gloves in . A  setting B  entering C  diving for
A  judo B  boxing C  wrestling 20 What’s the now? Are we winning
the match?
3 The fastest person will win in competition.
A  speed B  score C  shape
A  an archery
B  a canoeing 21 If someone overtakes you in a race,
he or she .
C  a long jump
A  chases after you
4 You can practise on a slope.
B  runs faster than you
A  skating B  ice hockey C  snowboarding
C  leads the competition
5 This golf is my favourite because you can
22 You must be careful in karate classes if you
see the sea when you play a game.
don’t want to yourself.
A  bat B  club C  course
A  hurt B  make C  break
6 Every morning, even in winter, Tom goes to
23 My whole body after the first day of skiing
the athletics and runs ten kilometres.
last winter.
A  rink B  track C  pitch
A  ached B  injured C  crashed
7 The atmosphere at the Olympic during the
24 Julia was very after she won the World
opening ceremony was great.
Championships – she helped a lot of people
A  Gym B  Club C  Stadium with her prize money.
8 I need to go to a sports shop to buy a new A  modest B  realistic C  generous
badminton .
25 In order to a member of this club, you
A  bat B  stick C  racket need to fill in an application form.
9 In many countries you have to wear a for A  join B  become C  compete
protection when you go cycling.
26 Wendy couldn’t the other runners for
A  kit B  club C  helmet longer than five minutes. She wasn’t in shape.
10 A footballer who has done something A  look up to
dangerous during a match may get a red . B  take part in
A  card B  paper C  ticket C  keep up with
11 The who participated in the London 2012 27 Of course I want to meet Robert Lewandowski.
Summer Olympics came from 204 different I would never miss a(n) like that.
countries.
A  chance B  attitude C  ambition
A  rivals B  athletes C  opponents
28 My parents keep repeating that I should
12 I played football at school. Now I’m just up table tennis and focus on my studies.
a – I watch a lot of matches at our local
A  take B  give C  make
stadium.
A  player B  spectator C  champion 29 You haven’t got a lot of time to make your
mind. You need to decide by tomorrow.
13 They often lose because they don’t have
A  up B  out C  with
a good on their team.
A  fan B  referee C  goalkeeper 30 ’My result is just as good as Jenny’s.’
In this sentence just means:
14 A is another word for a trainer or instructor
A  only B  equally C  recently
in sport.
A  mate B  coach C  captain
15 Bill’s really bad at basketball so his classmates
never the ball to him.
A  hit B  pass C  catch
16 If Jason McCarthy could run just a bit faster,
he would the world record.
A  kick B  blow C  break
17 Rebecca has managed to qualify the
regional finals.
A  for B  into C  with
18 Liam was very slow and last in the race.
A  lost B  went C  came

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 WORD PRACTICE 3 Going places
Complete the sentences. Choose the correct answer A–C.
1 A cargo ship is normally used . 16 We should the tent first, before it gets
A  to travel on holiday to another country. dark.
B  for short leisure trip at sea or ocean. A  get up B  put up C  turn up
C  to transport things between two countries. 17 Moscow is a big city – you won’t be able to
2 You can see -decker buses in many English all the sights in just one day.
cities. A  see B  watch C  look at
A  two B  double C  second 18 The elephant and the giraffe are animals.
3 Before you board a plane, you need to leave A  wild B  farm C  domestic
your suitcase at a . 19 You can see a blood-red sunset .
A  security desk A  in the morning
B  baggage reclaim B  at midday
C  check-in desk C  in the evening
4 We have to off right now as the bus leaves 20 The members of the expedition found it
in 20 minutes. difficult to cut their way through the dense .
A  set B  get C  take A  bushes B  clouds C  mountains
5 Flight attendants make sure that all 21 You can see an amazing cascading down
passengers have their seat belts. through the trees.
A  closed B  locked C  fastened A  lake B  valley C  waterfall
6 Excuse me, could you help me put my bag in 22 Brian was breathing heavily as he was walking
the locker? up the hill.
A  top B  upper C  overhead A  steep B  thick C  sparkling
7 Please, remember to your belongings 23 Many animals are brown or grey. These colours
before you leave the train. make it difficult to them in the jungle.
A  collect B  cross C  stay A  spot B  admire C  look at
8 This app is great – it first lets you draw the 24 Spain attracts more tourists than any other
of your journey on the map, and then print the country, but it’s still possible to find villages
directions. there which are totally .
A  pass B  route C  departure A  unspoilt
9 I prefer visiting Ibiza in the autumn when B  memorable
most have gone home. C  overcrowded
A  travellers 25 If you would like an extra for your room,
B  passengers please call the reception desk.
C  holidaymakers A  bench B  tissue C  pillow
10 I’m going to call my agent to check if she 26 A dangerous prisoner has escaped and he
has any good holiday offers in July. for 24 hours.
A  travel B  ticket C  traffic A  has been in exile
11 Boarding starts at 9 o’clock. Please make sure B  has been on the loose
you are on time. C  has gone backpacking
A  at the gate 27 The authorities have not taken any steps to
B  in the terminal deal the problem of bears attacking sheep.
C  at the meeting point A  in B  out C  with
12 The flight was very long – it took us 24 hours 28 A roar is the sound makes.
to reach our . A  a lion B  a bike C  a river
A  location B  destination C  reservation
29 Hillary has to the station with James and
13 My husband’s on a trip in Toronto. she hasn’t returned yet.
He’s meeting an important client. A  been B  gone C  visited
A  bus B  school C  business
30 We’re not going for the weekend – we’re
14 Are you looking for a romantic city ? staying in town.
Click here to see some great ideas. A  out B  away C  through
A  break B  resort C  cruise
15 They wanted to across the bay but the
wind was not strong enough.
A  sail B  row C  ride

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 WORD PRACTICE 4 Eat up
Complete the sentences. Choose the correct answer A–C.
1 Beef is the meat from a . 20 I love chocolate ice cream. What’s your
A  pig B  cow C  sheep favourite ?
2 is not a type of fish. A  ingredient
A  Ham B  Tuna C  Salmon B  texture
C  flavour
3 Prawns are a type of .
A  meat B  seafood C  vegetable 21 A recipe tells you .
A  how to prepare a particular dish
4 Brussels are usually green and look like
very small cabbages. B  what to eat during a day or week
A  beans B  sprouts C  peppers C  which products are good for you

5 Can you buy some fizzy at the 22 Can you eat all of this or are you allergic
supermarket? anything?
A  juice B  sugar C  drinks A  in B  to C  with

6 A meat lover would choose . 23 You should change your eating
A  chips B  a steak C  risotto
7 When you are hungry between meals,
you can have a .
A  snack B  starter C  pudding
8 You can use fish in this dish. It’s much
cheaper than fresh fish.
A  sour B  tasty C  frozen
9 Did you know that you can eat spinach
You don’t have to cook it.
A  raw B  firm C  ripe
10 Could you tell me which one is a curry,
please?
A  mild B  crispy C  cooked
11 This food is not ! Even my dog doesn’t
want to eat it.
A  sour B  edible C  healthy
– try to eat
fruit and vegetables more often and drink lots
of water.
A  habits B  portions C  traditions
24 Who doesn’t prepare food in a restaurant?
A  A cook. B  A waiter. C  A chef.
25 I’d like to take some lessons to learn how
to prepare Chinese food.
A  cuisine B  boiling C  cookery
?
26 Some people prefer to cut off the crust from
their .
A  bread B  lettuce C  chicken
27 When I was on a diet I had to puddings.
It was hard!
A  chop up B  put off C  go without
28 As a vegan, I to eat any animal products.
A  refuse B  force C  order

12 Butter is very . If you eat too much of it, 29 It’s up to you means .
you’ll gain weight very easily. A  it’s too high for you
A  bitter B  strong C  fattening B  it’s for you to decide
13 This kind of bread goes within one C  some people are waiting for you
or two days. 30 The price of sugar has up again – a kilo is
A  stale B  dried C  unripe 25p more now.
14 These eggs must be – they smell awful! A  got B  gone C  stood
A  ugly B  rotten C  scrambled
15 This meal is pre-cooked. Just put it
for 20 minutes and it’s ready to eat.
A  in a jar B  in the oven C  in a spoon
16 Start by 500 ml of water into a large
saucepan.
A  boiling B  serving C  pouring
17 You don’t need to new potatoes before
cooking. It’s enough to wash them well.
A  peel B  press C  freeze
18 That’s too much pizza for me. I only want
one .
A  loaf B  slice C  plate
19 It doesn’t good. It’s much too salty
for me.
A  look B  taste C  smell

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 WORD PRACTICE 5 One world
Complete the sentences. Choose the correct answer A–C.
1 The winning photo shows a river the sea. 16 A herd of cattle is a group of .
A  exploring A  pigs B  cows C  dolphins
B  flowing into 17 These cardboard boxes go into the bin.
C  overlooking A  recycling
2 Their cottage is on a small – you can only B  recreated
get there by boat. C  renewable
A  island B  valley C  peninsula 18 Farmers in this country don’t enough crops
3 The waters of the are calm and clear. to feed everyone.
It’s safe to sail there. A  melt B  save C  produce
A  bay B  range C  glacier 19 Logging is the process of trees.
4 Most are man-made. A  planting
A  dams B  deserts C  foothills B  sending out
5 The local population was not warned that the C  cutting down
volcano would soon. 20 Animals that have trunks are .
A  erupt B  explode C  evacuate A  goats B  whales C  elephants
6 Millions of people will lose their homes 21 I’m looking for a flat with a good Internet .
if a(n) earthquake hits California.
A  connection
A  dense B  major C  extinct
B  technology
7 Many cars were destroyed in Portland, C  community
Oregon, when a river burst its .
A  banks B  waves C  grounds
22 Our plan is to up an online shop selling
hand-made products.
8 People who live close to a volcano know that A  set B  take C  bring
disaster can at any time.
A  strike B  locate C  expand
23 Internet users are used to communication.
Letters take too long to be delivered.
9 We’ve bought an eco house – it’s got A  virtual B  instant C  interactive
panels on the roof.
A  dense
24 Video clips and links will your webpage
alive.
B  renewable
A  bring B  share C  upload
C  solar
25 I’ve never come a better book about the
10 In my opinion, older people’s standard of oceans.
hasn’t improved much in the last 20 years.
A  from B  across C  up with
A  life B  alive C  living
26 A surgeon is .
11 I’ve forgotten my password and PIN number.
A  a doctor who performs operations
How can I my bank details?
B  a specialist in new technologies
A  benefit from
C  a scientist interested in the environment
B  get access to
C  make contact with 27 The police the building and didn’t let
anyone enter it.
12 A headquarters is .
A  reduced
A  the main office of a large organisation
B  affected
B  an extreme weather condition
C  surrounded
C  a place where farm animals are kept
28 Doctors say Tom will soon a complete
13 When I was a child, most houses in my recovery.
neighbourhood didn’t have running .
A  do B  have C  make
A  water B  transport C  electricity
29 In her latest book, Helen Goodyear discusses
14 A new public campaign is aimed at how the customs of people have changed
awareness of the importance of sleep. with technology.
A  raising B  electing C  predicting A  tribal B  vertical C  industrial
15 The shark is an species. 30 We have always supported one through
A  organic difficult times.
B  endangered A  other B  each C  another
C  unconscious

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 WORD PRACTICE 6 Get well
Complete the sentences. Choose the correct answer A–C.
1 Which is not a part of your leg? 19 When is the best time to go a diet and lose
A  the calf B  the elbow C  the thigh some weight?
2 One of your fingers is called a . A  on B  with C  from
A  rib B  cheek C  thumb 20 You can only buy this medicine if you
have .
3 You normally wear a belt around your .
A  an appointment
A  jaw B  chest C  waist
B  a prescription
4 Jason was in a fight and came home
C  a foundation
with a .
A  black eye 21 We’re going to set a webpage for our
charity organisation.
B  runny nose
A  up B  out C  on
C  burnt tongue
22 The Browns want to organise a concert
5 It’s the second time this year he’s had
memory of their son who died in Afghanistan.
a bone.
A  in B  on C  with
A  broken B  bruised C  sprained
23 Those bags must be heavy. Let me you
6 Their top player dislocated her in the first
a hand.
game of the season.
A  get B  give C  help
A  back B  heel C  shoulder
24 The comedy show was brilliant. I my head
7 When Hailey woke up, her left foot was so
off all the way through.
that she couldn’t put on her shoe.
A  laughed
A  cut B  swollen C  scratched
B  shook
8 Thousands of people in the tropics become
C  pulled
sick malaria every year.
A  in B  with C  on 25 Wait! I’ll remember the nurse’s name in
a second. I’ve got it on the tip of my !
9 The patient has already all the symptoms.
A  lips B  mouth C  tongue
A  fallen B  caught C  developed
26 I couldn’t my eyes when I saw Ann and Tim
10 Indigestion is related to problems. together. They’ve always hated each other.
A  stomach B  wrist C  head A  fall B  close C  believe
11 My daughter gets really bad fever every 27 You can use a to protect yourself from
time we go to the park in the summer. mosquitoes.
A  flu B  hay C  rash A  net B  rope C  penknife
12 You should your temperature twice a day. 28 I’ve talked to my colleagues and they’re in
A  take B  have C  give of taking part in the strike.
13 Beth has her voice – she can’t talk. A  support B  favour C  approval
A  lost B  missed C  wasted 29 The man who damaged Angela’s bike
14 Which animal can sting you? insisted paying for all the repairs.
A  A dog. B  A snake. C  A bee. A  on B  for C  with
15 The doctor said, ’I need to a blood test.’ 30 ’I hope you get better soon.’ In this sentence
get means:
A  do B  give C  make
A  buy B  receive C  become
16 The doctors have been unable to George’s
illness so far. They need to run a few extra
tests.
A  diagnose
B  examine
C  prevent
17 In my opinion, every driver should be able to
give first in case of an accident.
A  aid B  help C  medicine
18 James will take at least three months to
from his heart operation.
A  recover B  treat C  cure

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 WORD PRACTICE 7 In the spotlight
Complete the sentences. Choose the correct answer A–C.
1 A is a programme in which a guest answers 15 Olivia’s here today to us a story about her
questions about himself or herself. adventures in Asia.
A  chat show C  documentary A  say B  tell C  speak
B  soap opera 16 Are there many actors who have been
2 Our local TV station belongs to a large nominated an Oscar more than once?
national television . A  to B  with C  for
A  serial B  channel C  network 17 A fiancé is .
3 I never watch the news – I’m not interested A  a man who is going to get married soon
in affairs. B  another word for boyfriend or girlfriend
A  recent B  current C  present C  someone who was married in the past
4 Auditions take place . 18 I was very upset when Mark decided to up
A  before a TV drama is recorded with me.
B  while a TV drama is shown A  end B  split C  blow
C  after a TV drama has finished 19 Is Susan still Rob? I was sure she had gone
5 During the first week of the show, all back to her ex.
participants were and four of them were A  dating B  interacting C  interviewing
sent home. 20 A new star is always in the . Everyone
A  failed B  judged C  eliminated wants to know everything about him or her.
6 This programme contains some violent , A  spotlight B  audience C  camera
so small children are advised not to watch it. 21 Emma thinks I can write well and she
A  scenes B  editions C  episodes starting a blog.
7 In a reality TV programme, a panel is/are . A  explained
A  the place where participants perform B  suggested
B  t he people who give opinions about C  pointed out
performers 22 Paul said that I was wrong and I that
C  t he object which is used to control I respected his opinion.
the camera A  added B  replied C  claimed
8 The concert was amazing. The singer gave 23 The short stories in this collection are .
an absolutely brilliant . I found them very funny.
A  production C  entertainment A  hilarious B  gorgeous C  fascinating
B  performance 24 Something essential is very .
9 When the programme finishes, all participants A  important
will appear on the show to talk about the B  difficult
experience. C  interesting
A  reunion B  rehearsal C  adaptation
25 What you did was absolutely . It didn’t
10 All videos on our webpage are free. But if you make any sense!
become , you’ll be able to watch them in A  awful B  ridiculous C  impossible
better quality.
26 It’s very easy to get addicted watching
A  a viewer C  a subscriber
videos on YouTube.
B  an advertiser
A  to B  on C  for
11 A successful TV programme must the
27 Our website is not popular enough for us
public’s emotions.
to a living out of it.
A  engage B  publicise C  broadcast
A  do B  have C  make
12 The last video is from three months ago – this
28 I a hilarious video clip on YouTube the
vlog hasn’t been for a long time.
other day.
A  posted B  updated C  followed
A  came up with
13 If you download this application, you can use it B  came across
on a maximum of three for free.
C  came to
A  files B  screens C  devices
29 The new show didn’t our expectations.
14 Royalties are .
A  get into B  live up to C  come up with
A  awards for television performers
30 I don’t like classical music. fact, I can’t
B  money paid to a writer or an artist
stand it.
C  publications about the royal family
A  In B  By C  With

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 WORD PRACTICE 8 Good citizens
Complete the sentences. Choose the correct answer A–C.
1 It was possible to open this museum thanks to 16 When the war ended, many people were
the of Mrs Goldman – she gave £2 million reunited with their .
to our project. A  homes B  families C  countries
A  honesty B  courage C  generosity 17 Can you me a hand with the homework?
2 A sympathetic person . A  let B  make C  give
A  t ries to understand other people’s 18 If you don’t know the local customs, you could
problems easily break while on holiday in a foreign
B  likes to give money and possessions country.
to others A  a case B  the rules C  a crime
C  behaves the correct way in social situations 19 Children who are from school might have
3 After two months away from home Graham problems in the future.
felt very . A  escaped
A  lazy B  lonely C  selfish B  released
4 Sarah was very – she worked every C  excluded
weekend in a bar to pay for her college fees. 20 Nobody has been sentenced death in this
A  reliable country since the 1970s.
B  determined A  on B  to C  with
C  enthusiastic 21 Car is a serious problem in my town.
Two cars have been stolen this week.
5 A synonym of well-mannered is .
A  theft B  robbery C  burglary
A  polite B  modest C  honourable
22 The police have the person who may have
6 Hannah’s very optimistic. She always feels
taken the money, but he refused to give any
about the future.
answers.
A  patient B  hopeful C  imaginative
A  followed
7 We’ve decided to a sale of books and B  questioned
DVDs next weekend.
C  investigated
A  donate B  inspire C  organise
23 Three criminals tried to a tunnel under
8 I believe that if I a good deed every day, the prison wall.
I will be rewarded in the future.
A  dig B  lock C  drown
A  do B  give C  make
24 Is it true that the UK finally the death
9 In winter the government always runs a special penalty in 1998?
campaign to help people who sleep in big
A  tuned
cities.
B  engaged
A  badly B  rough C  barefoot
C  abolished
10 When I broke my leg, Jimmy helped me
with everything. 25 After living there for ten years, Raphael finally
became a(n) of Canada.
A  on B  up C  out
A  citizen B  neighbour C  immigrant
11 A beggar is a person who .
A  is looking for a job
26 In her last article, Angela Stuart made
about public institutions in the UK.
B  has nowhere to live
A  a point
C  asks you for money or food
B  an excuse
12 The blind are unable to . C  an example
A  see B  hear C  speak
27 My mum often makes me things I don’t
13 We can call Nicola, but I’m not sure if she’s like, such as cleaning my room.
home now. A  do B  doing C  to do
A  to B  on C  by
28 average, a member of the government
14 A(n) person doesn’t have shelter. earns 20 times more than a normal worker.
A  deaf B  elderly C  homeless A  In B  By C  On
15 The owner has offered a big for the person 29 I was very impressed what the minister
who finds his lost dog. said when he resigned.
A  reward A  by B  on C  out
B  benefit 30 What are you cooking? It smells .
C  appreciation A  best B  well C  good

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