Practice English Vocabulary B1 Exercises – Vocabulary Review 4

A. Complete using the verbs in the box.

1   ‘Who’s that over there?

      ‘That’s Graham Western, the actor. Let me ………………… you.’

2   ‘Hi, Harry!’

      ‘Oh! Hi, Rita! I didn’t ………………… you with your new hair style!’

3   ‘I’m really sorry!’

      ‘There’s no need to ………………… .’

4   ‘I’m thinking of moving house soon.’

      ‘Do you want to buy or ………………… a place?’

5   ‘I wish I hadn’t told Rebecca some of my secrets.’

      ‘Don’t worry. You can ………………… Rebecca. She won’t tell anyone.’

6   ‘Mr Parker is going to run a marathon for charity.’

      ‘Yes, I really ………………… Mr Parker.

      He does such a lot of charity work.’

7   ‘I’m sure Billy didn’t say that!’

      ‘Why do you always ………………… Billy?

      He’s not perfect, you know!’

B. Write one word in each gap.

8   Could you look ………………….. our rabbit while we’re on holiday?

9   Tim was Sandy’s boyfriend, but they split ………………….. last month.

10   Kim and Katy have fallen ………………….. with each other, so Kim isn’t going to invite Katy to her party.

11   Phil was brought ………………….. by his uncle and aunt.

12   Is Gareth really going ………………….. with Liz?

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

13   I’ve got so much ………………………… for Darren. ADMIRE

14   Susie is so ………………………… . She’s always breaking things! CARE

15   Tony said his dad is a millionaire, but he’s such a ………………………… . LIE

16   Lots of ………………………… people live full and happy lives. ABLE

17   Karen apologised, so I ………………………… her immediately. FORGIVE

18   Andrea has got a great ………………………… . You’ll really like her! PERSON

19   I’m not sure I’ve got the ………………………… to sing in public! CONFIDENT

20   I hate people who are ………………………… . HONEST

D. Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write between two and five words.

21   We gave my dad a surprise party on his fortieth birthday. was

        My dad ……………………. a surprise party on his fortieth birthday.

22   After the play, they introduced us to all the actors. we

        After the play, ……………………. to all the actors.

23   They’ve caught the person who stole your bike! has

        The person who stole your bike ……………………. caught!

24   No one had told me that Jill was coming! been

        I ……………………. that Jill was coming!

25   Our English teacher and our German teacher are husband and wife. married

        Our English teacher ……………………. our German teacher.

26   A neighbour is feeding our dog while we’re away. being

        Our dog ……………………. a neighbour while we’re away.

27   Use a sharp knife to cut the cake. should

        The cake ……………………. a sharp knife.

28   I’m not interested in what you think! care

        I ……………………. what you think!

29   My parents don’t let me watch much TV at home. allowed

        I ……………………. to watch much TV at home.

30   They’re going to invite over a hundred people to the wedding reception. going

        Over a hundred people ……………………. to the wedding reception.

E. Choose the correct answer.

Parents and friends

We can choose our friends, but we can’t choose our (31) ………………. . That doesn’t mean, though, that members of our family can’t also be our friends. Many children have such a good relationship (32) ………………. their parents that they see them as friends. Of course, when you’re a teenager, you’ll have (33) ………………. with your parents. There will be times when you don’t (34) ………………. on very well with them. That’s only natural. There will be times when you want to be (35) ………………. and solve your problems (36) ………………. yourself. You’ll also (37) ………………. your parents down sometimes.

After all, nobody’s perfect and we all make mistakes. But your parents understand that. And as you grow (38) ………………. and become an adult, you’ll probably realise you have lots of things in (39) ………………. with your mum and dad and become even (40) ………………. to them.

31   A couples    B guests              C strangers    D relations

32   A by              B for                     C with             D from

33   A moods      B arguments      C lies               D dishonesty

34   A get             B take                  C put               D set

35   A divorced   B single                C grateful       D independent

36   A on              B by                      C for                D with

37   A let              B make                C take             D fall

38   A on              B over                  C out               D up

39   A private      B common          C contact       D love

40   A fonder      B more proud    C closer          D more ordinary