Practice English Vocabulary B1 Exercises – Vocabulary Review 2

A. Complete using the words in the box.

1   My German teacher says I’ve made a lot of …………………. this term!

2   What time are you taking the French …………………. tomorrow?

3   I’m not in …………………. of giving students lots of homework each night.

4   Being able to drive a car is a very useful …………………. .

5   Have we got to learn all these irregular verbs by ………………….?

6   Some languages, like Russian for …………………., don’t have words for ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’.

7   I got a very good …………………. in my geography test.

8   Many people hate learning phrasal verbs, but in …………………. they’re not that difficult.

B. Write a phrasal verb in the correct form to replace the words in bold. The first letter of the first word is given to help you.

9   Simon r…………………… …………………… the wrong answer and wrote the right one. (removed with a rubber)

10   Why did you r…………………… …………………… that piece of paper? (tear into pieces)

11   If you make a mistake, just c…………………… it …………………… . (draw a Iine through)

12   You should l…………………… …………………… words you don’t know in a dictionary. (find information about)

13   Carol, will you r…………………… …………………… your poem to the class, please? (say out loud)

14   Our teacher p…………………… …………………… that we only had five minutes left. (said)

15   Have you all w…………………… …………………… what the homework is? (made a note of)

C. Complete by changing the form of the word in capitals.

16   What’s the name of Dave’s driving …………………….? INSTRUCT

17   Dictionaries and encyclopaedias are examples of ……………………. books. REFER

18   I’ve only been learning Arabic for a few months, so I’m still a ……………………. . BEGIN

19   In maths, you have to learn to do addition, subtraction, multiplication and ……………………. . DIVIDE

20   Three of your answers were ……………………., so you got 17 out of 20. CORRECT

21   Are you really going to take part in the singing competition? I admire your …………………….! BRAVE

22   I think every child should get a good ……………………. . EDUCATE

23   There’s a ……………………. to Albert Einstein in the town square. MEMORY

24   I want complete ……………………., so no talking at all! SILENT

25   This maths problem is too difficult for you, so I’ll ……………………. it a little. SIMPLE

D. Choose the correct answer.

26   It’s the first time ……………….. all the answers right in a test!

        A   I’ve got

        B   I’d got

        C   I’ve been getting

        D   I’d been getting

27   The exam ……………….. when Jimmy finally found the right room.

        A   has already started

        B   already started

        C   had already started

        D   already starts

28   ……………….. that crossword for over an hour and you still haven’t finished it!

        A   You’ve done

        B   You’d done

        C   You’ve been doing

        D   You’d been doing

29   When they let us go in, we ……………….. outside the exam room for over half an hour.

        A   have stood

        B   had been standing

        C   have been standing

        D   are standing

30   Clare hasn’t finished her homework ……………….. .

        A   already

        B   yet

        C   just

        D   ever

31   Have you ……………….. been on a school trip?

        A   yet

        B   for

        C   before

        D   ever

32   Lizzie has been having dance classes ……………….. she was four years old.

        A   for

        B   from

        C   since

        D   when

33   Had you been learning French ……………….. several years before you took your first exam?

        A   for

        B   from

        C   since

        D   when

E. Write one word in each gap.

Cheating

You’re doing a history test. Your friend, who’s sitting next to you, really wants to succeed (34) ………………….. the test. There’s a question (35) ………………….. the First World War, which you’ve been learning (36) ………………….. recently. You know a lot (37) ………………….. it, but your friend isn’t really capable (38) ………………….. answering the question properly. Your friend whispers ‘Help me!’ to you. What should you do?

Should you help your friend (39) ………………….. the question, or just continue (40) ………………….. your own test?

Every student has to cope (41) ………………….. this difficult situation at some point. What’s your opinion (42) ………………….. cheating? Should you help your friend cheat (43) ………………….. the test or not?