MASTERING USE OF ENGLISH

VOCABULARY TEST UNITS 2 AND 4

Exercise 1

Complete the table with the negative form of the words given.

1. Mature
2. Responsible
3. Honest
4. Patient
5. Obedient
6. Sensitive
7. Popular
8. Familiar
9. Considerate
10. Capable

Exercise 2

Write sentences using the following words.

Adolescent

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Tactful

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Conscientious

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Object (verb)

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Exercise 3

Match the phrasal verbs to their meanings.

1. Bring forward a. put an effort into doing something

2. Bring up b. help someone regain consciousness
3. Bring on c. avoid doing something
4. Bring round d. become friends again
5. Bring in e. accept or come to terms with something
6. Bring about f. manage to do something without being caught
7. Make up g. cause something to happen
8. Get out of h. earn, receive money
9. Get away with i. do something, in a mischievous sense
10. Get up to j. cause something
11. Get over k. raise children
12. Get down to l. move to an earlier date

Exercise 4

Find the words.

1. Someone who likes arguing : A_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ e

2. Be sorry about something: R_ _ _ _ t
3. Say a word the correct way: P_ _ _ _ _ _ _ e
4. A person you know but aren’t close to: A_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ e
5. Very friendly, sociable : O_ _ _ _ _ _ g
6. Purposefully not listen or give attention: I_ _ _ _ e
7. Somebody who is quiet, shy: I_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ d
8. A movement of the body intented to express meaning: G_ _ _ _ _ e
9. Say or show (often in public)that you are against something: P_____t
10. Able to speak several different languages: M_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _l

Exercise 5

Explain the words/phrases in your own words.

1. Talk into

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2. Widower

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3. Flexible
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4. Ambitious
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