VOCABULARY EXERCISES - New Headway Advanced

I.Find the correct explanation for each word:

1.underneath prep.	a. to happen or to do something by chance;
2.amount to v.	b. the ability to read and write;
3.chance v.	c. a line or ring of police officers, soldiers, etc. guarding something or stopping people from entering;
4.inadequate adj.	d. under or below something else, especially when it is hidden by the thing on top;
5.choke v.	e. the point when somebody/something is best, most successful, strongest, etc.;
6.cordon n.	f. a number of things tied or wrapped together; something that is wrapped up;
7.heritage n.	g. to add up to something; to make something as a total;
8.alert adj.	h. to force somebody to leave a country, usually because they have broken the law or because they have no legal right to be there;
9.procession n.	i. to block or fill a passage, space, etc. so that movement is difficult;
10.bundle n.	j. the history, traditions and qualities that a country or society has had for many years and that are considered an important part of its character;
11.peak n.	k. a short section from a book, piece of music, etc.
12.literacy n.	l. not enough; not good enough
13.deport v.	m. a line of people or vehicles that move along slowly, especially as part of a ceremony;
14.passage n.	n. able to think quickly; quick to notice things;

II.Put the correct word in the blank spaces. Use each word only once:
upset v., underneath prep., passage n., well v., clasp v., admit v.,
moderate adj., standstill n., tremble v.,

1. The security alert brought the airport to a ……….

2. The coin rolled ………… the piano.  

3. My legs were ……ing with fear.

4. He arrived an hour late and ……… all our arrangements.

5. Tears were ………ing up in her eyes.

6. You will not be …………ted to the theatre after the performance has started.

7. The team enjoyed only …………… success last season.

8. He leaned forward, his hands ………ed tightly together.

9. Read the following ………… and answer the questions below.

III.Put the correct word in the blank spaces. Use each word only once:

vigorously adv., prolific adj., meticulous adj., utterly adv., flatly adv.,

tuck away (phr.v.), pile n., lean v., gloomy adj., vast, beckon, rumour;

1.She planned her trip in ………… detail.

2.He ………ed to the waiter to bring the bill.

3.We're so ……… different from each other.

4.I thought she was leaving the company, but perhaps it may be just a ……….

5.Picasso was extremely ……… during his Cubist years.

6.Suddenly, the future didn't look so ……… after all.

7.‘Oh, it's you,’ she said ……….

8.She kept his letters ……ed …… in a drawer.

9.His business empire was ……….

10.The tower is …………ing dangerously.

11.She shook her head ………….

12.The rubbish was left in a ………… on the floor.

IV.Find the correct explanation for each word:

1.rumour	a.very active or full of energy
2.tuck away	b.in a dull way with very little interest or emotion
3.meticulous	c.full of somebody/something
4.beckon	d.that cannot be entered, passed through or seen through
5.vigorously	e.a piece of information, or a story, that people talk about, but that may not be true
6.whisk smb (through)	f.paying careful attention to every detail
7.heaving	g.extremely large in area, size, amount, etc.
8.impenetrable	h.to take smb/smth somewhere very quickly and suddenly
9.gloomy	i.completely, totally
10.flatly	j.to give somebody a signal using your finger or hand, especially to tell them to move nearer or to follow you
11.prolific	k.to hide something somewhere or keep it in a safe place
12.utterly	l.sad and without hope, without much hope of success or happiness in the future
13.vast	m. producing many works, etc.

KEY to exercises:

I.
1.d
2.g
3.a
4.l 
5.i
6.c
7.j
8.n
9.m
10.f

11.e

12.b

13.h

14.k

II.

1.standstill

2.underneath

3.trembling

4.upset

5.welling

6.admitted

7.moderate

8.clasped

9.passage


III.

1.meticulous
2.beckoned
3.utterly
4.rumour
5.prolific
6.gloomy
7.flatly
8.tucked away
9.vast
10.leaning
11.vigorously
12.pile

IV.

1.e

2.k

3.f

4.j

5.a

6.h

7.c

8.d

9.l

10.b

11.m

12.i

13.g