RR2 Vocabulary Final Su15Secure

Vocabulary

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turn on complain wasteful charge associate embarrassing provide

Fill in the sentences with the words from the box. You won’t use 1 of the words.

  1. We ______weeks ago, and we are finally approaching the end of our travels.
  2. I ______painting with my father. I connect making artwork with him.
  3. That cake was huge! Almost half of it was ______, so I put it in the refrigerator.
  4. These math problems are not very easy; they are ______.
  5. There is no reason to ______about not having hot water just for one day. Millions of people don’t have running water in their homes at all!
  6. When Mandy tripped and fell in front of a boy she liked, she was really extremely ______!
  7. I forgot to ______to that email by my boss, and now she is upset with me.
  8. She disagreed with the movie ______. She thought it was a great movie.
  9. Hank thought the big spot of chocolate ice cream on his bright white shirt was ______, so he tried to hide it with his jacket.
  10. I think that they ______too much for the concert tickets, so I am not going to go.
  11. He can not ______the color red from the color green. Therefore, he always asks his friend what color something is.
  12. When I get to the end of the month, I usually ______enough money to go out with friends because I’ve spent it on food and bills.
  13. Ms. Solomon thinks it is very ______to use so much paper in her class, so she tries to put everything on the computer. She hopes it will help the environment.
  14. The hotel will ______towels, so you don't have to take one with you.

TRUE? (T) or FALSE (F)? The “true” statements make sense. The “false” statements do not make sense.

  1. ______I like music with a slow beat because it helps me to relax.
  2. ______Our teacher requires us to do homework everyday
  3. ______She feels relief when her mom yells at her.
  4. ______Some companies offer free delivery to avoid customers.
  5. ______Extreme sports include riding your bike in the park.
  6. ______I don’t think Madison is trustworthy. I always believe what she says.
  7. ______I feel satisfied when I get a low score on the test.
  8. ______Thelocal supermarket is in downtown Bellevue – across the lake.
  9. ______You can always call and reserve a seat in the prison.

Multiple choice: Circle the best answer.

24. Which word is the best synonym for occur? Ex A major earthquake occurred yesterday in California.

a. happened

b. left

c. played

d. doubled

25. An example of something that is exotic is

  1. An Indian woman’s beautiful wrap-around dress called a sari
  2. An English reading test
  3. A bicycle lock
  4. A Mexican dish called fajitas
  5. Both A and D
  1. A person who was born in the 1970’s is from a different ______than yours because you were born in the 1990’s.
  1. customer
  2. fan
  3. genetic
  4. generation

27. The new cafe is in a beautiful area, but it is not ______. There are many cafes which serve the same kinds of dishes.

a. cautious

b. extreme

c. unique

d. local

  1. ______The delivery for the customer costs double of they want it very quickly.
  2. person who is buying something
  3. person who is selling something
  4. person who is exchanging one thing for another
  5. Steven tends to play music very loudly. I’m his neighbor and I often ask him to turn it down!

a. in charge of

b. attached to

c. complain about

d. is very likely to

  1. The students really appreciated it when the teacher gave more time on the lesson. Therefore, they were
  1. very tired
  2. very embarrassed
  3. very pleased
  4. none of the above
  1. The local ______is growing rapidly. Soon, there will be more jobs and more businesses and homes built.
  2. competition
  3. economy
  4. tourist
  5. campus
  1. The movie’s ______is set for December 25th, on Christmas Day.
  2. screen
  3. script
  4. genius
  5. release
  1. If she wants to ______her grades, she must study more.
  2. audience
  3. contract
  4. focus
  5. improve
  1. The low-budget film was a sleeper hit. That means it
  1. made more profit than it cost
  2. cost more than what its profit was
  3. broke even in terms of money
  4. lost money
  1. Maria wrote the screenplay in two weeks. He thought it would be a low budget film, but a major film company wanted to make it.

a. factor

b. theory

c. script

d. influence

  1. The general ______of the Disney World hotel is an imaginary world with cartoon characters.
  2. festival
  3. contract
  4. theme
  5. taste
  6. If I have extra socks, I
  7. don’t have as many as I need
  8. have more than I need
  9. don’t have any at all
  10. none of the above
  11. A person can break out of
  12. prison
  13. a locked room
  14. a swimming pool
  15. both a & b
  16. both b & c
  17. An example of a tourist is
  18. a person who moves to another country to live
  19. a person who moves to another country to study English
  20. a person who goes to another country for business
  21. a person who visits another country to see what it is like there
  22. John is seeking a wife. What is he doing?
  23. looking for a woman to marry
  24. asking a woman to marry him
  25. reading about a woman he might want to marry
  26. visiting a woman he wants to marry
  27. Part of Speech: My mom and I have the same taste in clothing.
  28. verb
  29. noun
  30. adjective
  31. adverb
  32. The hotel was ______an airplane
  33. associate
  34. respond
  35. originally
  36. resemble
  37. The sign said to be cautious when crossing the street. This means I must
  38. be very careful because there might be danger
  39. cross the street very fast
  40. cross the street very slowly
  41. stop the cars so I can cross
  42. Part of Speech: The poor grades reflected her lack of study
  43. verb
  44. noun
  45. adjective
  46. adverb
  47. At the beginning of the quarter, the teacher ______to help the students to learn English.
  48. break even
  49. career
  50. set out
  51. stated
  52. The accident was entirely my fault. This means it was
  53. completely and totally my fault
  54. almost my fault
  55. not my fault at all
  56. a lot my fault
  57. I have been an actor for 30 years. Acting is my
  58. hobby
  59. career
  60. evidence
  61. entertain

Put the letter of the correct word in the blank. 3 of the words will not be used.

b. entertain c. reserve d. population e. taste
f. pack g. beat h. release
j. comedy k. note l. variety
  1. ____ To ask for a seat, table, or room to be available for you at a future time.
  2. ____ To interest and amuse someone in order to please them.
  3. ____ When a person like something
  4. ____ The total number of people who live in a specific area, city, or country.
  5. ____ A regular series of sounds in music.
  6. ____ A small container of food such as ketchup or salt.
  7. ____ A funny movie

Vocabulary from the dictionary. Choose the part of speech and the correct definition as how it is used in the sentence.

  1. My students take a wide variety of courses to improve their English.
  2. Part of Speech ______
  3. # Definition ______
  1. Sue usually associates Seattle with rain, but not this summer!
  2. Part of Speech ______
  3. # Definition ______
  1. Sometimes, my students think that grammar rules are complex. Therefore, I try to explain them very clearly with lots of examples!
  2. Part of Speech ______
  3. # Definition ______