A. Choose the word or phrase that produces a grammatically correct sentence



Test 4 - Module 4

VOCABULARY

 

A. Choose the word or phrase that most appropriately completes the sentence.

 

1.While hiking through the dense Amazon forest, I was bitten by a poisonous snake but luckily our guide
had the                  so I was back on my feet in no time.

                                   a. antidote              b.medicine               c.remedy                            d.cure

2.Having lost a lot of blood he                  and regained consciousness only hours later in the Intensive
Care Unit.

                                   a.packed up          b.went off                c.passed out          d.knocked out

3.Mike’s so bossy! He’s always                  around giving everyone orders.

                                   a.sprinting             b. limping                  c.skipping                    d.strutting

4. I was so exhausted after spending the whole day giving my cousins from abroad a guided tour of the
sights in the city that I slept like a(n)                 .

                                   a.baby                  b.log                        c.pigeon                             d.ape

5.A special committee has been set up to watch athletes suspected of using performance enhancers like
a(n)                 .

                                   a.hawk                  b.bird                       c.eagle                           d.pigeon

6. It is essential to have a routine checkup because an early                  of a life-threatening disease can go
a long way in assisting in its cure.  

                                   a.prognosis           b.analysis                 c.diagnosis             d.prescription

7.The minute Jodie entered the sports hall I waved to grab her attention and                  her over.

                                   a.patted                b.beckoned              c.grabbed                     d.nudged

8.When travelling abroad, it is a good idea to have a backup plan because things don’t always go like        .

                                   a.wildfire               b.the plague             c.clockwork                       d.wind

9.                  can be caused by eating too much or too fast.

                                   a.Dehydration        b.Indigestion            c.Congestion             d.Laceration

10.Although the players did their best, our team didn’t manage to                  for the finals of the World Cup.
a.classify                       b.qualify             c.intensify                d.testify 

 

 


B. Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

1. Bad eating habits tend to alleviate / aggravate feelings of exhaustion and irritability.

2. To prevent dehydration / indigestion you need to increase your intake of fluids when working out.

3. A local anaesthetic is used for the extraction of one’s wisdom teeth but mine were so well rooted that I
had to be put under / passed out

4. It took me a while to deteriorate / recuperate after contracting a mild strain of malaria while travelling in
Africa.

5. I sprained / strained my eyes after working all night on my computer to finish an assignment of mine.

6. Given that I am a staunch / firm fan of Arsenal, I never miss their home matches. 

7. He is a key player without whom my team could not possibly have achieved the landslide / avid victory
it did yesterday.

8. After ranking number one for a record 237 weeks, Roger Federer, world-renowned tennis champion,
finally met his league / match in August 2008.

 

 

C. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.

inoculate         saunter         vomit         classify            qualify            fracture              intensify     fortify

 

 


1. I was really happy to hear that Ben                                                 for the football team this year because
he’s been training very hard.

2. When I was five, I had to wear a sling for three weeks because I rolled off my bed in my sleep and
                                           my arm.

3. In bracing for the pandemic, the government decided that the young and frail were to be                                                
before the onset of winter.

4. While on holiday, I got a bad case of food poisoning and spent the better part of two days in my hotel
room                                                 whatever contents were left in my stomach.

5. The general practitioner who examined my grandmother said that we would have to                                                
her immune system by giving her lots of fresh fruit and vegetables.

6. After enjoying a leisurely picnic on the banks of the river, the couple                                                
through the forest gathering pine cones.

7. I will have to                                                 my training if I wish to participate in the Olympic Games next
year.

8. According to this medical journal, migraines are                                                 into seven subclasses.

 


Grammar

 

A. Choose the word or phrase that produces a grammatically correct sentence.

1. Having successfully carried out his duties he was given permission                  study leave.

a. taking                       b. to take               c. in taking                d. to have taken

2. Under no circumstances do I support                  plastic bags when more eco-friendly alternatives exist.

a. using                        b. to use                c. use                        d. the use

3. The company may be receiving a lot of bad publicity at the moment but I do not intend                  my
resignation.

a. submit                      b. to submit            c. submitting             d. to submitting

4.My husband used to be an FBI agent, but even when he retired, he refused                  information which
was strictly confidential.

a.divulging                   b.having divulged  c.to divulge              d.to have divulged

5.I am not so ambitious as to be interested in pursuing a career which would involve me                  long
hours.

a.work                         b.to work               c.working                 d.in working

6.Given that I need some time to regain my strength, I would prefer                  on a working holiday this
year. 

a.not go                       b.not going           c. not be going          d.not to go

7. There’s no point                  to get an extension because the tutor will not give you one.

a. to try                         b. to trying             c. trying                     d. in trying

8. Can you please explain to me why                  mentioned that before?

a. haven’t you               b. you haven’t         c. hadn’t you             d. wasn’t

9. The basketball players promised                  their best to win next Saturday’s game.

                                    a. to do                  b. doing                    c. they do     d. they could do

 


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