This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Vocabulary > Upper Intermediate Vocabulary – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When you come 18, you ..... A) Come of age. B) Come off age. C) Go of age. D) Go off age. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Come of age. 2. Used to describe something that causes or makes worse the problem it was designed to avoid or solve A) Mind-blowing. B) Much-anticipated. C) Self-defeating. D) Highly-respected. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Self-defeating. 3. 'Go and study at university' A) My teacher suggested that I should go and study at university. B) My teacher promised me to go and study at university. C) My teacher suggested that I went I studied at university. D) My teacher requested me to go and study at university. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My teacher suggested that I should go and study at university. 4. They shouldn't bgo sailing because ..... of them can swim. A) Both. B) Either. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither. 5. ..... gases are responsible for the ..... effect, which ultimately leads to global warming. A) Exhaust. B) Carbon. C) Solar. D) Greenhouse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Greenhouse. 6. Stealing sweets from a shop is a ..... crime. A) Violent. B) Petty. C) Recorded. D) Prevention. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Petty. 7. MEANING OF DUMP A) DEPOSIT CAREFULLY. B) DEPOSIT IN A CARELESS WAY. C) DEPOSIT MONEY IN AN ACCOUNT. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DEPOSIT IN A CARELESS WAY. 8. Many teenage fashions claim to be rebellious and ..... A) Anti-establishment. B) Knee-length. C) Middle-class. D) Never-ending. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anti-establishment. 9. 3 Please don't make me ..... to that song again! A) To listen. B) Listen. C) Listening. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Listen. 10. I ..... forgot to bring a bottle opener to the picnic. A) Luckily. B) Wisely. C) Seriously. D) Stupidly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stupidly. 11. 19 Erik promised ..... harder and to try to get into university. A) To study. B) Studying. C) Study. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To study. 12. Self-preservation A) Self-preservation. B) Selflessness. C) Confidence. D) Addiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Self-preservation. 13. Choose the correct word for these synonyms:delighted, ecstatic, overjoyed A) Upbeat. B) Content. C) Fascinated. D) Thrilled. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thrilled. 14. Something you can see through A) Effective. B) Transparent. C) Previously. D) Medical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transparent. 15. The president ..... a meeting with his ministers yesterday. A) Had had. B) Had. C) Was having. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had. 16. He ..... (go) to Australia in 2010 and he liked it very much. A) Is going. B) Went. C) Has gone. D) Goes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Went. 17. Find the word with similar meaning:unappealing A) Renovated. B) Thriving. C) Efficient. D) Not attractive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not attractive. 18. This situation will have a huge IMPACT ..... our lives A) In. B) Over. C) On. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 19. To star in A) Apply firm pressure to the surface of (something), using a repeated back and forth motion. B) To use something too often or too much. C) To be one of the main actors in a film, etc. D) To respect or think well of someone or something. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To be one of the main actors in a film, etc. 20. Undeterred is in English: A) Undeterred. B) Unclear. C) Unpersevering. D) Undecided. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Undeterred. 21. What's the American English equivalent of the word:pavement A) Sidewalk. B) Restroom. C) Line. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sidewalk. 22. Replace the verb idioms in italics with the right phrase.Look, you are just going to have to face it. They are not going to give you the job and that's that. A) Accept. B) Saying 'no' to. C) Misunderstood. D) Explaining. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accept. 23. Which of these sounds can be connected to eating something? A) Gasp. B) Sigh. C) Slurp. D) Tut. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slurp. 24. My parents have ..... to this restaurant since they were teenagers. A) Come. B) Been coming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Been coming. 25. Choose the correct word for these opposites:certain, determined, sure A) Content. B) Miserable. C) Indecisive. D) Alarmed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indecisive. 26. Able to express ideas well A) Articulate. B) Persuasive. C) Extrovert. D) Brief. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Articulate. 27. I did not see the ..... and turned right and the police caught me A) Sign. B) Name. C) Poster. D) Police. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sign. 28. ..... is unaceptable in this institution. A) Praise. B) Reaction. C) Compliments. D) Discrimination. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Discrimination. 29. We ..... the roof repaired when the storm started. A) Have had. B) Were having. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were having. 30. The exhibition creates a ..... of pride in the local community. A) Parade. B) Venue. C) Sense. D) Support. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sense. ← PreviousNext →Related 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 9Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 10Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books