This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Upper Intermediate Vocabulary – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 20 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 9 Sally can't help ..... when she watches romantic films. A) To cry. B) Cry. C) Crying. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crying. 2. The synonym of 'leave out' is: A) Find out. B) Cross out. C) Set out. D) Give out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cross out. 3. If you try to ask her about it, she ..... the same thing. A) Always says. B) Is always saying. C) Always said. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Always says. 4. Lasting or taking too long and not interesting A) Tedious. B) Thriving. C) Robust. D) Shabby. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tedious. 5. I ..... trying to learn new skills. A) Am constantly. B) Tend to. C) Constantly. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Am constantly. 6. A system which lets employees chose which hours they work each day A) Free. B) Dictatorship. C) Flexitime. D) Varied. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flexitime. 7. Salt ..... in water. A) Releases. B) Dissolves. C) Submits. D) Alters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dissolves. 8. I'd prefer you ..... your hair before the job interview as it will give a more professional appearance. A) Cutting. B) Cut. C) Cutted. D) To cut. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To cut. 9. Ths year a severe ..... has ruined the crops. A) Drought. B) Hurricane. C) Tornado. D) Monsoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drought. 10. My favourite type of holiday is a ..... A) Self-catering apartment. B) Cruise. C) Beach holiday. D) Time-share apartment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beach holiday. 11. He (have) ..... this car for 20 years A) Has been having. B) Has had. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has had. 12. You ..... mind if I go and get a coffee? A) Aren't. B) Haven't. C) Don't. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Don't. 13. I ..... speaking English, it was hard in the begining, I didn't feel confortable, but now I feel like a native. A) Am getting use to. B) Would. C) Am used to. D) Used to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Am used to. 14. Workbook p.59 Task 2 Listening A A) Explains how a group were responsible for a new record. B) Gives details of an unusual theft from a sporting venue. C) Reveals how people are celebrating the record breaking hot weather. D) Reveals how some staff behaved dishonestly. E) Explains how people have been left vulnerable in a US state. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Explains how a group were responsible for a new record. 15. You ..... be mad to sell that beautiful house. A) Like. B) Must. C) Go. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 16. Visit a place and look at the things in it A) See me off. B) Look around. C) Check out. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Look around. 17. Match the idiom with the feeling:be down in the dumps A) Furious. B) Miserable. C) Anxious. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Miserable. 18. Amelia is an only child. She ..... her things. A) Used to share. B) Is not used to sharing. C) Is used to sharing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is not used to sharing. 19. Done very carefully, with attention to detail A) Genuine. B) Through. C) Thorough. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thorough. 20. We had to work ..... mad to finish the job before the weekend. A) Like. B) Must. C) Go. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Like. 21. Overwhelming means in English: A) Shabby. B) Utter. C) Overwhelming. D) Robust. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Overwhelming. 22. Showing contrast A) To conclude. B) For this reason. C) However. D) The main. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) However. 23. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence. I won't ..... in the football match this Saturday as I'll be on my way to Spain. A) Be playing. B) Have played. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Be playing. 24. Supermarkets want to ..... into their customers' shopping habits. A) Armed. B) Scrambled. C) Accountability. D) Delve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Delve. 25. Racism continues to ..... our society. A) Permeate. B) Encounter. C) Retain. D) Emerge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Permeate. 26. I finished watching the series you recommended. Now I ..... another one. A) Am watching. B) Watch. C) Will watch. D) Watched. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Am watching. 27. Extremely strange, unusual A) Bizarre. B) Demanding. C) Cheesy. D) Flustered. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bizarre. 28. In boxing, what do the letters K.O. stand for? A) Knock Off. B) Kick Out. C) Knock Out. D) Kick Off. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Knock Out. 29. The place where you pick up your suitcase A) Baggage reclaim. B) VIP lounge. C) Baggage drop-off. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Baggage reclaim. 30. After a lot of discussion, we finally ..... our ideas to improve our systems. A) Understand. B) Choose. C) Put into practice. D) Replaced. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Put into practice. 31. A lie, typically an unimportant one A) Fake. B) Distortion. C) Fib. D) Biased. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fib. 32. Dear John, you must forgive A) Me. B) Myself. C) My. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myself. 33. I ..... antibiotics for a week. I feel better now. A) Have been took. B) Have taken. C) Have been taking. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have taken. 34. Is the following sentence a defining relative clause or a non-defining relative clause? The car, which is parked outside, belongs to my neighbor. A) Defining relative clause. B) Non-defining relative clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-defining relative clause. 35. Significant is in English: A) Persistent. B) Final. C) Expressive. D) Significant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Significant. 36. The law was reformed on the above lines in 1907. A) Written. B) Amended. C) Erased. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amended. 37. Feeling extremely disappointed because you can't change or achieve something A) Thrilled. B) Anxious. C) Frustrated. D) Exhausted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Frustrated. 38. A ..... is a place where this valuable natural resource is dug out of the ground. A) Power station. B) Coal mine. C) Wind turbine. D) Coal rig. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coal mine. 39. MEANING OF ILLITERATE A) UNABLE TO READ OR WRITE. B) ABLE TO READ OR WRITE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) UNABLE TO READ OR WRITE. 40. Can I have this announcement ..... this morning? A) Printed. B) Printing. C) Print. D) To print. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Printed. 41. He bumped into that fancy sport car ..... in the crowded hallway. A) By mistake. B) By accident. C) In vain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By accident. 42. A large piece of kitchen equipment used for making meals A) Faucet. B) Wardrobe. C) Cooker. D) Closet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cooker. 43. Oil platform= oil ..... A) Turbine. B) Pylon. C) Rig. D) Panel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rig. 44. Some people think that ..... don't pay enough tax. A) Rich. B) The rich people. C) The rich. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The rich. 45. Is going to marry A) Split. B) To wed. C) To quit. D) Clash. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To wed. 46. Are often used when actions are real, fixed, or completed. "I enjoy cooking." A) Gerund. B) Infinite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 47. Before making a desicion, ..... A) Point out. B) Weight the pros and cons. C) Assess. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weight the pros and cons. 48. To be being dealt with successfully A) Under pressure. B) Under attack. C) Under control. D) Under age. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Under control. 49. Increasing in regular amounts A) Interim. B) Forward. C) Incremental. D) Escape. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Incremental. 50. My son is the family computer ..... who handles all our computer problems A) Slouch. B) Geek. C) Dork. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geek. 51. How long ..... you ..... (know) my brother? A) Do/know. B) Have been/known. C) Did/know. D) Have/known. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have/known. 52. The activist group decided to hold a ..... to raise awareness of the climate change. A) Rally. B) Petition. C) Slogan. D) Demonstrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rally. 53. During a discussion, which following expression is the best one to use to interrupt someone who is speaking? A) Can we fast forward to the point?. B) Excuse me, can I add something here?. C) Is this the part where I pretend to care?. D) Is there a punchline somewhere in that monologue?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Excuse me, can I add something here?. 54. Match the statement to the responses:Did you know that Joanna's just taken up Thai kickboxing? A) Does he?. B) Was I?. C) Have you?. D) Has she?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has she?. 55. Many species of wild life in the world today are in danger of ..... A) Captivity. B) Habitats. C) Breeding. D) Extinction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Extinction. 56. I don't watch football. It's just not my ..... A) Liking. B) Preference. C) Thing. D) Type. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thing. 57. When I was a child I ..... A) Used to be very happy. B) I would be very happy. C) I usually was. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Used to be very happy. 58. Relying solely on ..... such as coal, oil or natural gas, could cause a worldwide energy crisis. A) Renewable energy. B) Carbon footprint. C) Fossil fuels. D) Nuclear power. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fossil fuels. 59. ..... we asked Mary to babysit, do you think she would do it? A) As long as. B) Provided that. C) Unless. D) Suppose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Suppose. 60. We ..... our parents ..... all the time. We act like they will always be with us to protect us. A) Fed up with. B) Bring up. C) Take for granted. D) See off. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Take for granted. ← 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