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VOCABULARY REVIEW (UPPER INTERMEDIATE)

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    Choose the correct option to answer the questions
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  • To spend a lot of time alone, not talking to other people very much: a) Keep yourself to yourself b) Be over the moon c) Be a good laugh
    a) Keep yourself to yourself
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  • Someone who is friendly and enjoys meeting and talking to people: a) An awkward person b) A witty person c) A people person
    c) A people person
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  • If someone is ‘a good laugh’, it’s… a) someone you can make fun of b) someone who is fun to be with
    b) someone who is fun to be with
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  • Using words in an amusing and intelligent way: a) awkward b) witty c) poignant
    b) witty
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  • To be very happy about something: a) down-to-earth b) every cloud has a silver lining c) over the moon
    c) over the moon
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  • If you ‘shake like a leaf’, you… a) dance in a funny way b) shake because you are cold, nervous, or afraid.
    b) shake because you are cold, nervous, or afraid.
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  • A down-to-earth person is… a) practical, reasonable, and friendly. b) very poor.
    a) practical, reasonable, and friendly.
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  • A film that is very successful: a) bummer b) fiasco c) blockbuster
    c) blockbuster
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  • Which word is NOT a synonym of ‘awkward’? a) embarrassing b) confident c) uncomfortable
    b) confident
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  • Used to describe money that you pay that you cannot get back: a) non-refundable b) cashless c) prepay
    a) non-refundable
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  • Which word is NOT a synonym of ‘enquire’? a) ask b) ignore c) investigate
    b) ignore
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  • Which word is NOT a synonym of ‘poignant’? a) heart-breaking b) moving c) indifferent
    c) indifferent
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  • A person's actions, whether good or bad, will often have consequences for that person: a) every cloud has a silver lining b) what goes around comes around c) when in Rome do as the Romans do
    b) what goes around comes around
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  • To make someone very frightened: a) nothing ventured, nothing gained b) what goes around comes around c) scare someone out of their wits
    c) scare someone out of their wits
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  • Someone will not do something a second time because they had a bad experience the first time they did it: a) what goes around comes around b) nothing ventured, nothing gained c) once bitten, twice shy
    c) once bitten, twice shy
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  • You can't expect to achieve anything if you never take any risks: a) nothing ventured, nothing gained b) when in Rome do as the Romans do c) every cloud has a silver lining
    a) nothing ventured, nothing gained
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