VOCABULARY

1. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence.

1 I feel like I’m dreaming and I can’t get my … around the fact that I won.
A brain B hand C head D body
2 Over the past six months, Kerry has been to twelve …; she has done well but has never been
chosen for The X Factor.
A gigs B auditions C fans D debuts
3 He has already had two hits and he brings the … down wherever he plays.
A house B window C roof D door
4 He has already played a(n) … in his home town and hopes to give a concert in New York next
month.
A single B fan C audition D gig
5 Shayne is one of seven children and … have been hard for him and his family.
A months B days C weeks D times
6 Shayne’s … album has just been released and I think its great.
A debut B top spot C single D show
7 I know people that have tried everything to become successful but have got … .
A nowhere B somewhere C everywhere D anywhere
8 They have been cleaning the … all day so now it’s ready for the big concert tonight.
A backstage B soap opera C stadium D single
9 He can’t believe that he has shot to … in such a short time.
A stardom B celebrity C fans D popularity
10 Why are you always so …? Good things can happen you know.
A unaffected B cynical C public D phenomenal
11 … started queuing at five o’clock in the morning to get tickets for U2’s big concert.
A Stars B Fans C Participants D Producers
12 The atmosphere … was very tense as the performers prepared to go on stage for the first time.
A upstage B on stage C backstage D stage right

2. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.

1 My sister had always wanted to be a star but she never realised she would end out/up being this famous.
2 I have seen David Gray life/live six times and I still think he is one of the best singers on the planet.
3 The group has just set along/out on a tour of the US and they are looking forward to playing for
all their fans.
4 I’ve got through/over the first audition and now all I have to do is play well on the night of the
show.
5 I’m feeling terrible because I really believe that my debut single is going to be a miss/flop.
6 Everyone says that you have to be very self-confident if you want to enter/take a talent contest.
7 I feel that the appearance/performance we have just seen was one of the best ever.
8 I’ve just been talking to my sister about the audition and she thinks I should go/run for it.
9 We have no spots open at the moment but as soon as something comes through/along I will call you.
10 After his success on The X Factor he is now acting/making his first record.

3. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word in capitals.
1 I’ve never seen such an …………….. performance before. He should win the competition.
ENTERTAIN
2 I think you ……………..; I didn’t say that she was ‘terrible’, I said she was ‘terrific’.
UNDERSTAND
3 I really think you should have asked for your parent’s …………….. before you auditioned for the
part. APPROVE
4 You’ve behaved terribly in the Big Brother house; your behaviour is simply ……………..!
ACCEPT
5 The …………….. have just gone up onto the stage and the judges will arrive shortly.
CONTEST
6 Whitney Houston made a special guest …………….. on the show. APPEAR
7 You’re going to have to …………….. your knowledge of music and singing if you want to succeed.
BROAD
8 Her performance was absolutely ……………..! SENSATION
4. Complete the sentences with words to do with music and the music industry. All the letters are given,
but they are mixed up.
1 mbula Her debut ……………. went straight to number one.
2 bnda My favourite ……………. is definitely Evanescence. They’re fantastic.
3 aoerp I don’t like ……………. music; it sounds to me like the singers are screaming!
4 sulicma We’re going to see the ……………. Cats at Christmas – there will be singing, dancing and
wonderful costumes too.
5 hciro My sister has a beautiful voice and sings in the school ……………. .
6 sniseumtntr Did you know that Jenny plays three musical …………….?
7 tcncreo I’m taking part in the end-of-year ……………. . I’m singing one of the songs from The Sound of
Music.
8 ptos Her record is now in the number one ……………. !
9 copdreru Louis Walsh is a top record ……………. who is one of the judges on The X Factor.
10 rotatcnc The winner of the show will sign a million-dollar recording ……………. with Virgin Records.

1. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence.

1 Our Maths teachers never lets us use a … to solve problems.
A calculator B note C memory D timetable
2 You’ll get the worst punishment of your life if you don’t stop … about and get back to work.
A getting B mudding C mucking D controlling
3 All of the children were … for being noisy when the teacher was explaining the lesson.
A controlled B punished C passed D neglected
4 They were the best … I had ever got and my parents were over the moon.
A grades B multiples C notes D numbers
5 While at boarding school, I had to … the worst food of my life; it was tasteless and disgusting.
A endure B expel C predict D neglect
6 In the old days, a great deal of importance was placed on young children learning their … tables.
A memory B note C multiplication D syllabus
7 None of the teachers could … Billy because he was such a badly-behaved child.
A expel B break C keep D control
8 With the new …, children will have plenty of opportunity to get hands-on experience in Biology and Chemistry.
A syllabus B dormitory C multiplication D discipline
9 You’ll be in a great deal of trouble if you continue to … the school rules.
A keep B break C overdo D fall behind
10 It took her a long time to … with her school work after she’d been off ill.
A catch up B hand in C fall behind D get off
11 … schools, where students learn a particular trade, are less popular than they were fifty years ago.
A Hands-on B Truant C Vocational D Challenging
12 No one enjoys studying but you just have to sit down and get … with it.
A off B in C by D on

2. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.

1 I have just got enough time to make/do my homework before my English class starts.
2 We don’t have enough money with us to take/make a taxi so we’ll have to walk.
3 With just a little effort Tina managed to make/do great progress with her studies.
4 All of the teachers took/made a break in the staff room between classes.
5 We’re having/making lunch at one o’clock so don’t be late.
6 He had/made a promise to do better, but I was too angry to listen to him.
7 I am taking/giving a test on Monday so I’ll have to do plenty of studying over the weekend.
8 All of the children promised to have/make an effort to be better-behaved in class.
9 It took/made ages for her to walk home and she was later than she had expected to be.
10 Her teacher called, but I was too busy to stop and do/take a message.

3. Complete the sentences with words to do with school. All the letters are given, but they are mixed up.
1 nobrigda Jenny attends a ……………. school, but she goes home in the holidays.
2 oruskoecwr We get some marks from our exams and some from the ……………. which we do during term
time.
3 rtutan If you play ……………. again, I will inform your parents.
4 ftfsa Members of ……………. will be available to talk about your children’s progress this term.
5 omdriytor All of the girls sleep in a big ……………. on the first floor.
6 nimofru Our ……………. is a grey jumper and skirt or trousers, a white shirt and a green and gold tie.
7 tedtneino Mr Collins punished David by giving him ……………. .
8 wgno Our headmaster always wears a black ……………. over his clothes.
9 rpfesorso Jilly’s dad is a ……………. of History at the university.
10 ctsitr Our teacher is very ……………. and we don’t dare speak in class.

4. Complete each sentence with one word in each space.

1 You know that if you take two weeks out of school, you might fall ………. the rest of the class, don’t you?
2 What did you ………. for breakfast this morning?
3 All the essays must be handed ………. by nine o’clock on Monday morning.
4 Mrs Green is ill today so we’re going to have to put your test ………. until next week.
5 The children in that classroom are ………. a terrible noise; what’s going on in there?
6 If you check the grammar tables, you should be able to work ………. the correct answer.
7 You will ………. expelled if you write graffiti on the walls.
8 I have to learn this poem ………. heart for my literature lesson and I can’t remember any of it!
1. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence.
1 When the … is moved, the cursor on your screen also moves.
A hard drive B mouse C software D keyboard
2 Because it is a(n) … exhibition, children are permitted to touch the displays.
A online B hands-on C virtual D high-tech
3 The information should have been saved on my … but I can’t seem to find it anywhere.
A mouse B screen C monitor D hard drive
4 These museum … were designed to show how interesting the world of science can really be.
A souvenirs B exhibits C gadgets D illusions
5 I’m having the Internet connected to my computer so I can go … whenever I want.
A hands-on B interactive C online D virtual
6 It’s hard to believe but the museum’s ...... has had over three thousand hits in the last week.
A keyboard B webpage C software D mouse
7 … to remind you of your visit can be purchased in the museum gift shop.
A Illusions B Lasers C Souvenirs D Keyboards
8 If your computer ever …, you can get it fixed at the shop on Elm Street.
A downloads B measures C crashes D demonstrates
9 Many … are created by tricking our eyes and our brains into believing something that is not real.
A illusions B lasers C theories D phenomena
10 That … my brother is using was bought at a very high-tech shop in the city centre.
A theory B exhibit C website D gadget
11 The … of evolution was developed by Charles Darwin.
A theory B research C phenomenon D genes
12 The graphics of this computer game allow you to enter the world of … reality.
A interactive B hands-on C virtual D high-tech

2. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.

1 Our Biology/Astronomy class, which is taught by Ms Dean, is exciting because I love learning about the stars
and the planets.
2 Our new kitchen gadgets/appliances, including a fridge and a cooker, are being delivered this afternoon.
3 I was taught some interesting facts about plants and animals in today’s Biology/Mathematics class.
4 We learned about how the ‘New World’ was invented/discovered by Christopher Columbus.
5 This Physics/Astronomy book, which was written in the 1700s, talks about experiments that were done to see if a
gas weighs more than water.
6 You must never touch a key/plug with wet hands because you could get an electric shock.
7 Many great theories about Mathematics/Geology and Geometry were written by a Greek named Pythagoras.
8 After our trial/experiment failed, we were made to do it again.
9 This is an amazing new piece/square of technology from the university science lab.
10 When this switch/key is hit, the data will be saved on the hard drive.

3. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the word
given.
1 I’m tired of doing Chemistry experiments.
I’m ………………………….. Chemistry experiments. FED
2 That beeping noise makes me feel crazy! DRIVING
That beeping noise is ………………………….. .
3 Jerry applied for a job at Info Tech but the manager there rejected him. TURNED
Jerry applied for a job at Info Tech but he …………………………... by the manager there.
4 His problems at work are connected to his aggressive attitude. DO
His problems at work are to …………………………... his aggressive attitude.
5 His success is due to knowing the market really well. DOWN
His success is …………………………... fact that he knows the market really well.
6 The lab assistant’s job is to prepare the experiment for the scientist. SET
The lab assistant’s job is to …………………………... the experiment for the scientist.
7 Jerry became unconscious when the man hit him. KNOCKED
The man …………………………... .
8 Biologists are doing an experiment into human genes. CARRYING
Biologists …………………………... an experiment into human genes.

4. Complete the sentences with words to do with technology. All the letters are given, but they are mixed
up.
1 eunctoddc The research is being ……………. at ESA, the European Space Agency in the Netherlands.
2 ruifnsg Some people think that your time is wasted when you sit ……………. the internet all day.
3 ucsror The ……………. shows you where you are on the computer screen.
4 odlonwdeda I ……………. this program for viewing photos from the internet.
5 elcsl In this disease, the healthy ……………. are infected by diseased
ones.
6 yebardok My ……………. has the letters in English and in Russian.
7 orbto Japanese scientists have developed a ……………. which dances and sings!
8 edceiv This hand-held ……………. can help you to find your keys when you’ve lost them.
9 bla Students are not allowed to use the science ……………. if the teacher is not present.
10 aadt We have collected all the ……………. and now we’re inputting it into the system.

5. Use the correct form of the words in the boxes to complete the sentences in each group il-H below. You
may use some of the words more than once. In some cases, more than one word may be correct. (U2-B2)
RISE RAISE ARISE LIFT
1 Should the need__________________________ , we'll order more food for the extra guests.
2. The charity organisation__________________________enough money to build a shelter for the refugees.
3 The s u n __________________________in the East and sets in the West.
4. We __________________________at seven every weekday to get ready for school.
5 Can you __________________________the table so that I can slide the rug underneath?
GROW GROW UP BRING UP (BE) BORN BECOME
1 For the last six months Joe has__________________________ taller by 15 centimetres.
2 .When Brett was__________________________ , he weighed 3.8 kilograms.
3 Most parents have fond memories of the years they were__________________________ their children.
4 When Jean__________________________ , she wants to ___________________________a mechanical
engineer.
EDUCATE LEARN TEACH STUDY READ INSTRUCT
1 I always__________________________a book just before I go to sleep.
2 John was__________________________in France, so his French is very good.
3 Michelle works in the g ym __________________________people how to use the equipment properly.
4 In my final year I had to __________________________at least four hours every day to __________________
everything that was required for the exams.
5 I __________________________Physics and Maths at the local high school.
6 The examiner__________________________us to pick up our pens once we
had___________________________ the questions carefully.
BEHAVIOUR ATTITUDE TEMPER MOOD MANNER MANNERS
1 My parents had to see the headmaster because of my bad ____________ _____________ in class.
2 After the argument, Jake was in a b a d __________________________and wouldn't speak to anyone.
3 If Betty wants to keep her job, she must change her__________________________towards her boss.
4 Where did you learn such excellent table __________________________?
5 The children like him because of his gentle________________________ .
6 Cliff is so calm that I have never seen him lose his________________________ .
7 What you're saying should be done in a professional________________________ .
FAMILIAR ACCUSTOMED AWARE
1 I hope you're________________________ of the dangers involved in rock climbing.
2 Is anyone in this classroom________________________ with the word "incubator"?
3 That woman looks________________________ to me. I'm sure I’ve seen her before.
4 Paul is feeling tired because he’s not________________________ to working for so long without a break.
CUSTOM HABIT FASHION TREND ROUTINE
1 Going to work has become a daily________________________ for most people.
2 The general________________________ for men in the 1970s was to have long hair and sideburns.
3 In many countries it is the________________________ to roast turkey for Christmas.
4 Sandra has the bad______________:__________ of biting her nails.
5 Slightly flared trousers are in________________________ this year so many people are wearing them.
6 If you go shopping, definitely go to Blare's. They've got all the latest________________________ .
COMMON ORDINARY USUAL NORMAL REGULAR
1 It is________________________ to feel weak when you are ill, even if you’ve just got a
_________________________ cold.
2 exercise means working out for one hour at least twice a week.
3 It was a(n)________________________ weekend. We went to the cinema on Saturday evening and for a drive
on Sunday
morning, as________________________ .
4 I get on very well with my friends because we have many things in________________________ .
EAGER KEEN ENTHUSIASTIC INTERESTED WILLING
1 I am________________________ to help you with your homework if you make an effort.
2 He’s really________________________ on heavy metal music. That’s all he listens to.
3 Please sit down as I'm________________________ to start the meeting.
4 Billy is a(n)________________________ tennis player, so he plays tennis every afternoon.
5 Sheila is________________________ in taking up gardening this spring.
6 We were________________________ about going to Ireland for Christmas.
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1 do 2 take 3 make 4 took 5 having 6 made 7 taking 8 make 9 took 10 take
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1 boarding 2 coursework 3 truant 4 staff 5 dormitory 6 uniform 7 detention 8 gown 9 professor 10
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