Unit 7 (Vocabulary Exercises)

1. Unit 7 (Vocabulary Exercises) 1. I don’t know why you like this boy so much; somehow he gets my back up. a. he makes me sick b. he frightens me c. he makes me annoyed d. he cheats me 2. I won’t stand your nonsense any more. It’s the last straw!

2. a. It’s the final warning b. It’s more than I can bear c. It’s sickening d. It’s too much of a joke. 3. Be kind to him; after all, his days arenumbered. a. he will soon be leaving b. he is very ill

3. c. his death is near d. he is getting old 4. He has to reflect on the direct conse- quences of his resignation. a. apititulate b. articulate c. contemplate d. manipulate 5. He assumed that the train would be on time.

4. a. argued b. knew c. declared d. supposed 6. I think his argument is really pertinent to our present situation. a. related b. saucy c. excited d. impatient 7.He pondered the problem for many hours a. scolded b. considered c. condemned d. viewed

5. 8. People weave thread into cloth, straw into hats, and reeds into baskets. a. cross b. knit c. net d. fold 9.In some libraries young people can check out ten juvenile books at one time. a. adventure b. hardcover c. adolescent d. large-print 10.He was asked to give his legal opinion, not to make a moral judgment.

6. a. ethical b. esthetical c. ethnic d. etherial 11.The floor collapsed on account of a big fire. a. gave off b. gave out c. gave in d. gave way 12.My friend has the most beautiful garden_____ in front of his house. a. imaginable b. imaginary

7. c. imagined d. imaginative 13. He’s been talking about his new play for months. I wonder when its first performance is coming_____. a. on b. out c. off d. forward 14. Prairie,woodland and mountains are popular_____ of South America. a. scenes b. landscapes c. sights d. views

8. 15. My political views_____ with his. a. concur b. recur c. occur d. cur 16. Albert Einstein had a _____ mind. a. brilliant b. delicate c. sensible d. harmonious 17. He told us an amusing _____ of the President’s childhood. a. anecdote b. legend c. saga d. fairy story

9. 18. A big national flag ____ the wall of the reception room. a. postered b. spanned c. hung d. suspended 19. The _____ in Japanese economy started to slump. a. augmentation b. depression c. boom d. slackage

10. 20. A government collects taxes to pay for its_____. a. maintenance b. retainment c. preservation d. conservation 21. He has been _____ with the flu. a. laid off b. laid up c. laid out d. laid down 22. She _____ in embarrassment. a. looked up b. looked round

11. c. looked in d. looked away 23. I expect my son to _____ the family tradition. a. carry forward b. carry on c. carry back d. carry out 24. She was not prepared to ______being an ordinary housewife. a. settle for b. settle down c. settle on d. settle up

12. 25. If we’ve got to_____your relatives for a week, we shall need a month’s holiday afterwards. a. contend for b. content with c. content of d. contend with 26. The evidence all _____ a case of murder. a. adds up to b. adds to c. adds in d. adds on

13. 27. The swimmer_____towards the shore. a. struck off b. struck out c. struck up d. struck in 28. The thieves _____ a van carrying a factory payroll, and escaped with the money. a. held up b. held together c. held out d. held on

14. 29. The bomb _____, killing three people. a. went in b. went forth c. went off d. went out 30. Nobody_____her_____when she protested against the decision. a. backed…away b. backed…down c. backed…out d. backed…up Answers: c b c c d a b b c a d a a b a a a b c a b d b a d a b a c d