Test your vocabulary for fce 6

sing words. ONE letter is for ONE hyphen ( - ). The first one is done as an example. 
1. a ................ of endurance F - - - → FEAT 
2. a ................. of lions P - I - - 
3. a .................of events - - RI - - 
4. a .................of luck - - R - K - 
5. a ................ of dancers - RO - - - 
6. an ................. of poems A - T |H - - - - - 
7. a ................. of treatment - - - RS - 
8. a .................. of tunes M - - - - Y 
9. a ................. of bacon - - SH - R 
10. a ................. of dry weather - - - LL 
11. a ................. of notes (= money) W - - - 
12. an ................. of nerves - TT - - - 
13. a ................. of short stories C - - L - - T - - - 
14. a ................. of arrows Q - - V - - 
15. a .................of meat - - NT 
16. a .................of grass - - F - 
17. a .................of red hair S - - - K 
18. a ................ of fresh air - - - - TH 
19. a ................ of sand - - A - N 
20. a ................ of land - - - T 
21. a .............of dust - P - C - 
22. a ................. of imprisonment T - - - 
23. a ................. of ants - - L - - Y 
24. a ................. of whales - CH - - - 
25. an ................. of news - T - - 
26. a ................ of motorway S - R - - - H 
27. a ................ of trees - L - - P 
28. a ................ of thunder - L - - 
29. a ................ of concrete B - - - K 
30. a ................ of emergency - T – T - 
31. an ................. of clothing - RT - - - E 
32. a ................. of lightning - L - S - 
33. a .................of geese - - GG - - 
34. a .................of experts - - N - L 
35. a .................of laughter - O - - 
36. a ................ of locusts P - - G - - 
 KEY 
1 feat 13 collection 25 item 
2 pride 14 quiver 26 stretch 
3 series 15 joint 27 clump 
4 stroke 16 tuft 28 clap 
5 troupe 17 shock 29 block 
6 anthology 18 breath 30 state 
7 course 19 grain 31 article 
8 medley 20 plot 32 flash 
9 rasher 21 speck 33 gaggle 
10 spell 22 term 34 panel 
11 wad 23 colony 35 roar 
12 attack 24 school 36 plague 
 MULTIPLE-CHOICE 
Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. 
1. The accused man was proved innocent and was .......... 
 A. liberated B. excused C. interned D. acquitted 
2. There was a very suspicious character.......... in the shadows. 
 A. lurking B. peeping C. peering D. awaiting 
3. For a moment it was difficult to see through the ...........of the headlights. 
 A. shimmer B. glare C. glow D. glaze 
4. Richard Burton was noted for his clear..........of words. 
 A.enunciation B. interpretation C. announcement D. accentuation 
5. It..................rains whenever I go out without my umbrella. 
 A. continually B. invariably C. typically D. infallibly 
6. Don’t waste your time telling Janet a joke; she’s totally........... of a sense of humour. 
 A. deficient B. missing C. devoid D. lacking 
7. The old man’s ..................body presented a really pitiful picture. 
 A. flimsy B. lanky C. sparse D. emaciated 
8. When he accidentally hit his thumb with a hammer, he let out.........which could be heard half-way down 
the street. 
 A. swearing B. a cursor C. a squeak D. an expletive 
9. The photocopier in our office needs a complete......... These copies are terrible. 
 A. maintenance B. repair C. overhaul D. renovation 
10. A prominent member of the Cabinet was ............ as co-respondent in the divorce case. 
 A. cited B. included C. accused D. linked 
11. She was a wonderful talker. She really had the gift of the ............ 
 A. bard B. words C. gab D. Gods 
12. Because of their upbringing, most British men are too...........to cry. 
A. restrained B. inhibited C. stiff D. controlled 
13. Technology is advancing so rapidly nowadays that computers and other machines seem to be..........after 
a very short time. 
 A. antiquated B. irreparable C. disused D. obsolete 
14. He didn’t speak a word of French when he first moved to France. He had to pick up the language from 
.............. 
 A. scratch B. start C. nought D. nil 
15. We decided to ...........the decision to a later meeting. 
 A. adjourn B. cancel C. defer D. suspend 
16. After travelling all day, he was completely........... 
 A. done in B. done up C. broken down D. used up 
17. I can’t tell you very much about the subject, I’m afraid. I only have a very knowledge of it myself. 
 A. fundamental B. primary C. elemental D. rudimentary 
18. Any aggressive act on their part now would be.........to war. 
 A. tantamount B. parallel C. commensurate D. comparable 
19. The police tried in vain to persuade the journalist to ..........the source of her information. 
 A. release B. divulge C. expose D. admit 
20. When Gerald Ford became President of the u.s. A. he used his ........ to pardon his predecessor, Richard 
Nixon. 
 A. influence B. prerogative C. authorities D. potency 
21. The travel agency sent us a detailed...........of our journey to India. 
 A. docket B. agenda C. itinerary D. documentation 
22. Since our train leaves at 10.30, it is ...........that everyone is at the station no later than 10.15. 
 A. imperative B. urgent C. desired D. inescapable 
 KEY 
1. D. acquitted 12. B. inhibited 
2. A. lurking 13. D. obsolete 
3. A. glare 14. A. scratch 
4. A. enunciation 15. C. defer 
5. B. invariably 16. A. done in 
6. C. devoid 17. D. rudimentary 
7. D. emaciated 18. A. tantamount 
8. D. an expletive 19. B. divulge 
9. C. overhaul 20. B. prerogative 
10. A. cited 21. C. itinerary 
11. C. gab 22. A. imperative 
TRUE OR FALSE? 
Choose whether you think the following sentences are correct or not by writing the words 'True" or 
“False" in the appropriate column. 
 True False 
1. A person who collects stamps is called a philatelist. ................. .............. 
2. You usually buy strawberries in a punnet. ................. .............. 
3. Penultimate means last. ................. .............. 
4. A trilby is something you wear. ................. .............. 
5. A cantankerous person would make very good company. ................ .............. 
6. A catkin is a female kitten. ................ .............. 
7. Scotch mist is a type of drink. ................ .............. 
8. Another word for attic is loft. ................ .............. 
9. A ferret is a type of bird. ................ .............. 
10. Manure is good for the garden. ................ .............. 
11. “You can’t see me - I’m invincible!” ................ .............. 
12. A crony is an old, close friend. ................ .............. 
13. You would probably feel flattered if someone described you as a pervert. ................ .............. 
14. Biennial means “twice a year”. ................ .............. 
15. A budgie is a popular pet in Britain. ................ .............. 
16. A barge is a type of boat. ................ .............. 
17. A female sheep is called a ewe. ................ .............. 
18. A dais is something you stand on. ................ .............. 
19. If you have halitosis you have trouble with your feet. ................ .............. 
20. The nadir is the highest point of something. ................ .............. 
21. Spokes are found on a bicycle. ................ .............. 
22. A dipstick is used to locate water hidden underground. ................ .............. 
23. Most people enjoy having a chinwag with their friends. ................ .............. 
24. Brisket is beef cut from the chest of the animal. ................ .............. 
25. You can go to a turf accountant if you want advice about your lawn. ................ .............. 
KEY 
1. True 
2. True 
3. False (It means “last but one”) 
4. True (It’s a type of hat) 
5. False (A cantankerous person is very bad-tempered) 
6. False (It’s a type of furry flower which grows on certain trees, e.g. birch, willow) 
7. False (It’s very fine rain) 
8. True 
9. False (It’s a small, fierce animal of the weasel family) 
10. True (It’s animal waste) 
11. False (It should be “I’m invisible!”. “Invincible” means “too strong to be defeated”.) 
12. True 
13. False (A pervert is someone whose sexual behaviour is not considered natural) 
14. False (It means “every two years”) 
15. True (Its full name is “budgerigar”. It’s a small brightly coloured bird. Some budgerigars 
can be taught to speak) 
16. True (It’s a flat-bottomed boat, used for carrying heavy loads - especially on canals) 
17. True 
18. True (It’s a raised platform) 
19. False (If you have halitosis you have bad breath) 
20. False (It’s the lowest point of something) 
21. True (They are the metal bars in a bicycle wheel) 
22. False (It is used to check the amount of oil in a car’s engine) 
23. True (A chinwag is another word for a chat) 
24. True 
25. False (A turf accountant is another name for a bookmaker - i.e. someone you go to to place 
bets on a horse race or a dog race) 
PHOBIAS AND MANIAS 
Match up the words with the definitions. 
1. agoraphobia 
2. agromania 
3. anthomania 
4. claustrophobia 
5. cynophobia 
6. dipsomania 
7. gynophobia 
8. hydrophobia 
9. kleptomania 
10. megalomania 
11.monophobia 
12. necrophobia 
13. nyctophobia 
14. pyromania 
15. toxiphobia 
16. xenophobia 
a. a fear of water 
b. a fear of being alone 
c. a crazy desire to start fires 
d. a fear and dislike of foreigners or strangers 
e. a fear of open spaces 
f. a craze for flowers 
g. a fear of corpses 
h. a fear of poisoning 
i. a craze to be alone 
j. a fear of confined spaces 
k. a fear of the dark 
1. a fear of women 
m. a fear of dogs 
n. a delusion that one is great or powerful 
o. a compulsion to steal 
p. an uncontrollable desire for alcohol 
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