This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Upper Intermediate Vocabulary – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 17 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... the fact that he joined the class recently, his progress is good. A) Taking after. B) Taking advantage of. C) Taking into account. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Taking into account. 2. 'Sit!', she said. A) She ordered her dog to sit. B) She suggested that her dog sat. C) She ordered her dog sitting. D) She ordered that her dog sit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She ordered her dog to sit. 3. Is the following sentence a defining relative clause or a non-defining relative clause? The book that I borrowed from the library is very interesting. A) Non-defining relative clause. B) Defining relative clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Defining relative clause. 4. Each year, more and more teens ..... school. A) Ran out. B) Go on. C) Drop out of. D) Pick up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drop out of. 5. You have these when you keep money for a particular purpose. E.g to buy something special. A) Savings. B) Cashpoint. C) Wealthy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Savings. 6. Say if the tense in the sentence is correct or incorrect. By the end of May, I'll be living here for ten years. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 7. Extremely interested A) Awkward. B) Fascinated. C) Thrilled. D) Impressed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fascinated. 8. The synonym of 'check out' is: A) Set out. B) Give out. C) Set out. D) Cross out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Set out. 9. 'George is late again' 'I know' By six o'clock we ..... for him for an hour. A) Will be waiting. B) Are waiting. C) Will have been waiting. D) Will wait. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will have been waiting. 10. Directors observed that the external environment is a key ..... risk for the economy. A) Drawback. B) Outlook. C) Downside. D) Breakdown. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Downside. 11. Talking in a confused way A) Rambling. B) Vague. C) Eloquent. D) Coherent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rambling. 12. The arrival of tourists will ..... the country's broader economy. A) Boost. B) Put on. C) Generate. D) Attract. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boost. 13. Disappearing, using completely A) Spread out. B) Run out. C) Throw out. D) Clear out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run out. 14. You always know that Simon means what he says. He's ..... like that A) Genuine. B) Mean. C) Cautious. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genuine. 15. How can you eat like that? I'm ..... just watching you. A) Thrilled. B) Disgusted. C) Overwhelmed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disgusted. 16. If you ..... me, keeping pets is a waste of time and money. A) Convinced. B) Concerned. C) Wrong. D) Ask. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ask. 17. Someone who often forgets things A) Absent-minded. B) Narrow-minded. C) Open-minded. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Absent-minded. 18. We are not ..... to leave home after eight. A) Permissible. B) Supposed. C) Let. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Supposed. 19. The part of a plane you walk along between the seats A) Board. B) Runway. C) Terminal. D) Aisle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aisle. 20. You will probably be introduced to it by a friend who's already ..... on it. A) Keen. B) Give. C) Get. D) Take. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Keen. 21. I've got ..... money. I can't pay. A) Many. B) Few. C) Little. D) Much. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Little. 22. The ..... statement is a financial statement that summarizes the revenues, costs, and expenses incurred during a specified period. A) Research and development. B) Profit and loss. C) Sales and marketing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Profit and loss. 23. The machine had a ..... breakdown and we couldn't work. A) Sophisticated. B) Mechanical. C) Mature. D) Medical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mechanical. 24. In Luxembourg most people ..... at least four languages. A) Have spoken. B) Are speaking. C) Are spoken. D) Speak. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Speak. 25. I ..... two allergic reactions when I was younger. A) Have been having. B) Have had. C) Has been had. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have had. 26. Tourists visit local restaurants and attractions during their stay, which ..... income for the local economy. A) Attends. B) Supports. C) Generates. D) Holds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Generates. 27. A serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action. A) Damage. B) Empathy. C) Distraction. D) Emergency. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emergency. 28. Gradually your hobby turns into a ..... A) Obsessed. B) Passion. C) Aficionado. D) Into. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Passion. 29. Which adjective can you NOT use for describing the plot of a film? A) Light-hearted. B) Predictable. C) Two-dimensional. D) Thought-provoking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two-dimensional. 30. A piece of equipment that you use with your hands to make or repair something A) Helmet. B) Tool. C) Weapon. D) Coin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tool. 31. What is the synonym for consolation? A) Bribe. B) Distress. C) Comfort. D) Torment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comfort. 32. Susan's just decided to go to Peru next week. She's ..... A) Spontaneous. B) Morning person. C) People person. D) Witty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spontaneous. 33. Glare to in English: A) Take a look. B) Peek. C) Glare. D) Stare. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glare. 34. When I'm on hoolidays I like to ..... my horizons A) Extend. B) Deepen. C) Open. D) Broaden. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Broaden. 35. I am on the same wavelength as my sister. A) We share similar ideas and opinions. B) We don't share similar ideas and opinions. C) We are good at swimming and surfing. D) We are completely opposite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We share similar ideas and opinions. 36. According ..... some scientists, there'll be a vaccine against coronavirus next year A) With. B) To. C) At. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To. 37. Fit or suitable to be eaten; not poisonous A) Edible. B) Audible. C) Legible. D) Likeable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Edible. 38. What am I supposed to do with all the balloons? You ..... A) Didn't need to inflate. B) Needn't have inflated. C) Needn't to inflate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Needn't have inflated. 39. Is it hot today?-Oh, yes, it's really ..... A) Poring. B) Mild. C) Scorching. D) Chilly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scorching. 40. Used to say that people are not aware of sth A) Under the radar. B) Under the weather. C) Under your belt. D) Under scrutiny. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under the radar. 41. Choose the gramatically correct sentence. A) I tend not to go out during the week. B) I not tend to go out during the week. C) I tend not go out during the week. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I tend not to go out during the week. 42. Sara ..... the responsability of taking care of the children. A) Take on. B) Enable to. C) Keep an eye on. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Take on. 43. What does USP stand for? A) Upper selling place. B) Unique social product. C) Unique selling point. D) Ultimate selling point. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unique selling point. 44. What time ..... (your train/ arrive) tomorrow?-At 8 pm A) Is your train going to arrive. B) Will your train arrive. C) Does your train arrive. D) Will have arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Does your train arrive. 45. What do we call stories told over and over again? A) Non-fiction. B) Boring. C) Comic books. D) Folktales. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Folktales. 46. Which female pop singer had a big hit called 'Baby, One More Time'? A) Britney Spears. B) Mariah Carey. C) Madonna. D) Whitney Houston. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Britney Spears. 47. Jenni really ..... her mother. A) Takes after. B) Takes place. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Takes after. 48. My little sister ..... me about my unusual name. A) Is always lecturing. B) Is always teasing. C) Is always wary of. D) Is always nagging. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is always teasing. 49. I can sort out things ..... than at home. A) EASIER. B) EASILY. C) MORE EASILY. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) MORE EASILY. 50. If you ..... inflation ..... , we actually spend less now. A) Take up. B) Take into account. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Take into account. 51. The part of a phone in two parts that you hold in front of your mouth and against your ear A) Handset. B) Headset. C) Keypad. D) Cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Handset. 52. I'm not sure if I should go to university next year. I am ..... A) Green with envy. B) Getting on my nerves. C) On edge. D) In two minds about it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In two minds about it. 53. Subjected to enemy attack or censure A) Under age. B) Under pressure. C) Under attack. D) Under control. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Under attack. 54. 14 I watch a lot of foreign films so I ..... reading subtitles. A) Used to. B) Get used. C) 'm used to. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 'm used to. 55. Nat King Cole ..... (record) many albums during his wonderful career. A) Records. B) Was recording. C) Recorded . D) Has recorded. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recorded . 56. Student' s book p.73 Task 6 Analyse ..... A) News. B) Misinformation. C) Events. D) Impact. E) Picture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Events. 57. When you say: "You look beautiful today" you are: A) Praising someone. B) Insulting someone. C) Offending someone. D) Complimenting someone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complimenting someone. 58. Make it dual book A) Two books. B) As a coffin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two books. 59. It's difficult to know what to wear when you are meeting someone ..... you've never met before. A) Who. B) Which. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who. 60. Don't forget to take a form of ID ..... they want to check your age. A) In case. B) Until. C) After. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In case. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesUpper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 1Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 2Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 3Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 4Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 5Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 6Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 7Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 8Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books