This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Upper Intermediate Vocabulary – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 16 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Janeth ..... live in India when she was a kid. A) Would. B) Used to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Used to. 2. We ..... always go to the seaside for our holidays. A) Used. B) Use. C) Would. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would. 3. When she arrived, her eyes were red and swollen. She must ..... A) Cried. B) Had been crying. C) Was crying. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been crying. 4. To flow or fall out of a container A) Spill out. B) Nap out. C) Dish out. D) Dig out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spill out. 5. Four people ..... in a train crash A) Have been killed. B) Was killed. C) Have killed. D) Killed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have been killed. 6. Deteriorate is in English: A) Get better. B) Encourage. C) Get worse. D) Rewind. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Get worse. 7. You read magazines and books about it, you can't talk about anything else and your friends accuse you of being ..... A) Passion. B) Into. C) Obsessed. D) Aficionado. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Obsessed. 8. Setback is in English: A) Setback. B) Misfortune. C) Cios. D) Commitment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Setback. 9. A good product ..... is the one which satisfies the needs of the customer and makes a product eye-catching in the marketplace. A) Design. B) Position. C) Target. D) Shopping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Design. 10. Liz ..... as often as she should A) Doesn't test her eyes. B) Hasn't have her eyes tested. C) Doesn't have her eyes tested. D) Hasn't her eyes tested. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Doesn't have her eyes tested. 11. We call all the 70+ people ..... A) Of age. B) The immature. C) The elderly. D) In their prime. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The elderly. 12. A system that prevents unauthorized users gaining access to a private computer network A) Firewall. B) Spam. C) Spyware. D) Update. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Firewall. 13. What is the correct order of the words? A) Competitive IT highly market. B) IT market highly competitive. C) Highly IT competitive market. D) Highly competitive IT market. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Highly competitive IT market. 14. Perceive it in English: A) Deliver. B) Perceive. C) Achieve. D) Encourage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Perceive. 15. Plain is in English: A) Plain. B) Upland. C) Tributary. D) Plateau. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plain. 16. 'What do you think of my new flatmate?' 'He's ..... gorgeous!' A) A bit. B) A little bit. C) Absolutely. D) Very. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Absolutely. 17. It's far too heavy. You ..... lift it, unless I help you. A) Wouldn't be able to. B) Won't be able to. C) Couldn't. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Won't be able to. 18. It's not a good idea to travel without insurance-look ..... A) A complete idiot!. B) What happened to Bill!. C) And decided I didn't like him. D) If he was going to cry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What happened to Bill!. 19. They are bored. They (watch) ..... TV all afternoon. A) Have been watching. B) Have watched. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have been watching. 20. I don't usually get worked ..... about problems. A) Head. B) Up. C) Lose. D) Blows. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Up. 21. If the species ..... on Earth, they would not have survived A) Didn't addapt. B) Hadn't addapted. C) Don't addapt. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't addapted. 22. The kind of person who gets angry easily A) Bad-tempered. B) Two-faced. C) Self-centered. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bad-tempered. 23. If you ( ), you stay on your own most of the time and do not mix socially with other people. A) Have friends around. B) Keep yourself to yourself. C) Are a people person. D) Are an early bird. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Keep yourself to yourself. 24. You can drive a car ..... you have a driving licence A) As long as. B) When. C) Provided that. D) Unless. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Provided that. 25. Keeping alive, feeding yourself A) Universe. B) Subsistence. C) Estuary. D) Derelict. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subsistence. 26. A strong, hard hat that covers and protects the head A) Helmet. B) Vase. C) Sculpture. D) Mask. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helmet. 27. MEANING OF RAILING A) WINDOW. B) FENCE-BARRIER. C) STEALING. D) DOOR. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FENCE-BARRIER. 28. What is the correct word order? A) Incredibly successful team leader. B) Successful team leader incredibly. C) Team leader incredibly successful. D) Leader incredibly successful team. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incredibly successful team leader. 29. When I ..... , she rang me. A) Was sleeping. B) Sleep. C) Had slept. D) Slept. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was sleeping. 30. Having a lot of money is just as likely to have a possitive effect ..... you as a negative effect. A) On. B) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 31. There is ..... in arguing with Joe, he is too stubborn! A) No point. B) No reason. C) No opportunity. D) No occasion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No point. 32. My dad went to ..... university in Japan. A) An. B) The. C) -. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. 33. Student' s book p.73 Task 6 Have an ..... (on) A) Misinformation. B) Picture. C) News. D) Impact. E) Events. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Impact. 34. What part of your body do you use to scowl? A) Head. B) Face. C) Hand. D) Your whole body. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Face. 35. I felt ..... because they obviously wanted to be alone. A) Awkward. B) Offended. C) Conscious. D) Stereotype. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Awkward. 36. Your grandmother is absolutely tiny! She must be very ..... A) Thin-boned. B) Mean-spirited. C) Thin-waisted. D) Thick-boned. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thin-boned. 37. A ..... is someone who is very famous for being good in their field. A) Expert. B) Consultant. C) Guru. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Guru. 38. She looked ..... , almost like a sleepwalker A) Shocked. B) Stunned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stunned. 39. He claimed that he was ..... his rights in the prison. A) Exposed to. B) Recovered from. C) Contradictory against. D) Deprived of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deprived of. 40. I am very close ..... my aunt. A) With. B) Together. C) To. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To. 41. 2 Police say that the bank ..... robbed in the early hours this morning. A) 's been. B) Was. C) Was being. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 42. My classmate usually boast to us about his achievements. A) My classmate doesn't talk to us. B) My classmate likes telling how good he is. C) My classmate is very generous. D) My classmate never tells us anything. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My classmate likes telling how good he is. 43. That ..... be him in the photo, but it's hard to tell. A) Must. B) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 44. Low pays are the reason for significant ..... rates among companies. A) Turnover. B) Workforce. C) Societal. D) Keynote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Turnover. 45. Anyone who is looking for a job or considering a job change A) Pioneer. B) Job seeker. C) Approach. D) Fancy dress party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Job seeker. 46. Many people thought it was a gross ..... tocondemn her. A) Fairness. B) Impartiality. C) Honesty. D) Injustice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Injustice. 47. These books should have ..... to the library last week. A) Returned. B) Been returned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Been returned. 48. A great deal = ..... A) Hardly. B) A lot. C) Before. D) Almost. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A lot. 49. I had ..... noisy child sitting beside me that I couldn't sleep at all. A) Such. B) So. C) Such a. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Such a. 50. Did you go to the store? Yes i went yesterday. However I ..... (buy) grapes yet A) Have bought. B) Did not buy. C) Bought. D) Have not bought. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have not bought. 51. The government's policy is in ..... public opinion. A) A the offing. B) B step with. C) C the element. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B step with. 52. The environmental organization ..... ed against the construction of the new oil pipeline. A) Sign. B) Campaign. C) Organise. D) Demonstrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Campaign. 53. MEANING OF FOLKS A) RELATIVES. B) FRIENDS. C) AUNTS. D) AUNTIES. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) RELATIVES. 54. 17 When I was young, I ..... have a lot of toys. A) Would. B) Used to. C) Was used to. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Used to. 55. Perseverance is in English: A) Possibility. B) Misfortune. C) Persistence. D) Compassion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Persistence. 56. I'm sure Debbie ..... the contest. A) Wins. B) Will win. C) Will have won. D) Is winning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will win. 57. Team building involves individual members being positive and putting the team's interests ..... of heir own. A) Under. B) Behind. C) Up. D) Ahead. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ahead. 58. Janet's been ..... out of her wits ever since she got her phone stolen. A) Scary. B) Scared. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scared. 59. It's ..... to study Maths. I hate them! A) Hard to operate. B) Frustrating. C) Tricky. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frustrating. 60. Blooming means in English: A) Thriving. B) Grassland. 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