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Test Your Vocabulary is the best-selling series of vocabulary practice

or for self-study Special features include:

• approximately 6,400 new words and phrases to learn and use in the

series, from Beginner to Advanced

• vocabulary practised and revised from level to level

• a wide variety of test-types including gap-filling, multiple-choice,

crosswords, puzzles, correcting misprints and picture tests

• an Introduction with notes on how to use the tests

• a complete Answer Key

This new edition of Test Your Vocabulary 2 provides practice in

vocabulary for everyday subjects such as jobs, sports, furniture and

cars, as well as more unusual subjects like animal sounds, people’s

characteristics and different types of books Test Your Vocabulary 2

contains 60 tests

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CO NTE NO'S

Introduction Test 31 Where do you find them? 35

To the student 32 Choose the answer 36 Test 1 Things in the home 1 33 The sea-shore 38

2 Synonym—s adjectives 2 34 Prepositions 2 39

3 Where do they live? 3 35 Parts of a car 40

4 A true story 4 36 Add a letter 41

5 Things in the home 2 5 37 Cartoons 42

6 Opposites — adjectives 6 38 Too many words 44

7 Countries and nationalities 7 39 British and American English 45

8 Quantities 8 40 Puzzle it out —2 Who’s who

9 Things in the home 3 9 at the party? 46

10 Choose the word 1 10 41 Confusing words 48

11 Guess their jobs 11 42 Opposites — verbs 50

12 The name of the room 12 43 Classifications 51

13 Tools, etc 13 44 Types of transport 52

14 Synonym—s verbs 14 45 Synonyms — more adjectives 53

15 Find the buildings 15 46 From Bear to Coat 54

16 Word association 1 17 47 Bits and pieces 1 55

17 Furniture and fittings 1 18 48 Missing words — books, etc 56

18 Missing words - people’s 49 Word association 2 58 characteristics 19 50 Bits and pieces 2 59

19 Hobbies and pastimes 20 51 Missing word—s adverbs 60

20 Prepositions 1 22 52 Anagrams 62

21 Furniture and fittings 2 23 53 What’s the verb" 64

22 Puzzle it out 1 — Who’s who 54 Choose the word 3 66

in Susan’s family? 24 55 Right or wrong? 68

23 Animal sounds 25 56 Choose the adjective 70

24 Find the words 26 57 What’s the rhyming word? 71

25 Newspaper misprints 27 58 Same word

26 Clothes 28 diferent meaning 72

27 Choose the word 2 29 59 Words with silent letters 74

28 Phrases 30 60 Adjective + noun combinations 76

29 Complete the dialogue

30 Sports, games, pastimes

32 Answers 77

— equipment 34

PETER WATCYH-JONES

I NTR O D U C T I ON

Nowadays few people will dispute the importance of vocabulary, especially the need for active vocabulary

practice The Test Your Vocabulary books filled this need when they first came out, and they continue to do

so There are six books in the series, from elementary to advanced level In this new edition of the series

each book has ten new tests To facilitate self-study there is a full Answer Key Students using Test Your Vot’ahulary will find learning vocabulary both stimulating and enjoyable.

Test Your Vocabulary 2 is the third book in the series and is intended for intermediate students There

are sixty tests, and approximately 1,000 words in the book The tests cover areas of vocabulary such as jobs, clothes and people’s characteristics There are twelve picture tests on everyday objects found in the home, furniture and parts of a car Finally, there are tests on synonyms, antonyms, prepositions, British and American English, anagrams, adverbs, adjective—noun collocations, rhyming words and words with more than one meaning.

TO T H E ST U D E NT

This book will help you to learn a lot of new English words But in order for the new words to become

‘fixed’ in your mind, you need to test yourself again and again Here is one method you can use to help you learn the words.

1 Read through the instructions carefully for the test you are going to try Then try the test, writing your

5 Try the test again the following day (You should remember most of the words.)

6 Finally, plan to try the test at least twice again within the following month After this most of the words will be ‘fixed’ in your mind.

J Things in the home 1

He was one of the most (good-looking)

ever seen

2 We had a really (pleasant)

authentic obstinate appalling

attractive unbelievable big-headed keen

men she had

time in Brighton last week

3 David is always telling people how good he is at everything He’s so (conceited)

4 The play last night was (terrible)

audience walked out in the middle of it

5 There’s something very (peculiar)

behaviour today Haven’t you noticed?

At least half theabout Mr Brown’s

6 Have you seen James and Sally’s new house? It’s really (huge)

7 He won't take my advice He’s so (stubborn) 8

I was always very (shy)

parties or meeting new people

as a child and hated going to

9 My son loves school In fact, in some ways he’s too (enthusiastic) I

mean, it’s the only thing he ever talks about

10 It looked like (a genuine) an Picasso, but in fact it was only a copy

11 I think Martha is going to have a lot of problems with her children They’re so

12 You should have done it by now You’ve had (sufficient)

time

13 You must read this story — it’s quite (incredible)

14 Hard work and ambition are (essential)

get on in life

if you want to

15 You must go and see the new “Monty Python” film — it’s (very funny)

Where do they live?

Read through the following sentences and fill in the missing words

1 Most English families live in a

Look at the following ca toon-st iprisoner of something that really r r haprisoner prisoner ene Then rd t y to wo k rout which sentence goes with which drawing Numbe the sentences 1—10 r Numbe 1 rhas been done rfo you

A TRUE STORY

( ) Somehow the bees ma e a hole in the d prisoner aprisoner e an r dclimbe uprisoner the man’s legs.d( ) Officials notice a man without rd t ouse s dr an thought he was an escaprisoner e dlunatic

To avoi being stung by the bees, he d exprisoner laine his ilemma to the women in the d dr

comprisoner a tment, who left

( ) They rw aprisoner prisoner e rd oun the neck of a ticket d insprisoner ecto , who was r attacke by the dbees

( 1 ) A few yea s ago, a r Hunga ian was rr t avelling by rt ain to Bu aprisoner est.d

( ) It took the bee exprisoner e t rr th ee days to convince docto s at the Mental Hosprisoner ital rthat he was sane

( ) He took off his t ouse s — r r an an d exprisoner ess rr t ain rt avelling in the oprisoner prisoner osite

d ri ection set uprisoner such a draught that his rt ouse s flew out into the rr d rr co i o

He was rra este ddan prisoner ut in a rst ait-jacket

He dha some bees in a milk bottle which was cove e with rr d b own prisoner aprisoner e rSomeone prisoner ulle the communication rdd co , the rt ain prisoner ulle uprisoner dd an caught rfi e

Things in the home 2Write the number of each drawing next to the correct word.

su en runfo tunatemean

d rwon e ful hostile

r rtemprisoner o a y

uninte este exciting cheaprisoner

r imagina y

r

ha mful minute

Countries and nationalities

Fill in the following rc osswo drdan see how many count ies dr an nationalities you can

4 This prisoner e son lives in a r count y whose r

caprisoner ital is rPrague ague

5 They prisoner lay a lot of ice-hockey in this

10 These prisoner eoprisoner le live in south-east Asia

11A count y with a famous canal r 12

A count y full of r fjo s.rd

io This rprisoner e son loves col d weathe rr

is Victo Bo ge 11 r La ge r count y in r No th r Ame ica.r

w iting prisoner aprisoner er

avows

beads

Things in the home 3

r

Write ite the numbe of each drawing next to the rrr co ect wo rd

choprisoner prisoner ing boa rd

Choose the word 1

Choose the word which best completes each sentence

A bed on board a ship is called a

2 I have no brothers or sisters I am child

d dormitory

a an only b a sole c a unique 3 I’m

terribly sorry, I seem to have

d a single my book at home

4 My sister and I are always quarrelling We just don"t seem to

d hidden

Most parents find it difficult to their children nowadays

a grow up b foster c develop d bring up 6 I to inform you that your mother died ten minutes ago

7 I think everyone should the Human Rights movement

supply

8 I only paid £3 for this dress It was a realb sale c bargain d cheap

something each month for my holidays

dunemployed

d winLiverpool in the F.A Cup Final

J J Guess their jobs

d

Rea th ough the following sentences dr an then w ite down which job each of the r following prisoner eoprisoner le have.

l You go to this rprisoner e son when you want to take out some money at a bank

2 This person helps you when you play golf by carrying your cJubs and giving you advice

3 This rprisoner e son looks afte a block of flats rr o an office

4 Write hen you have a legal rprisoner oblem, you can aiways go to this prisoner e son.r

5 He rrca ies you bags rr fo you at the station

6 This rprisoner e son delive s r lette s.r

7 This rprisoner e son prisoner e fo ms r r oprisoner e ations at a hosprisoner ital.r

8If you have a lot of money, you might emprisoner loy this rprisoner e son to drive you a oun r d 9

This rprisoner e son keeprisoner s animals dan rg ows rc oprisoner s

10 If you have a rprisoner oblem with you sprisoner eech, this rr prisoner e son can helprisoner you ove come it.r Miss Rees is a c

Mr Berry is a c ,

Mr Guard is a c

MISS K nowles is a s

Mr Train is a p

Mrs Plod is a p

Mrs Carter is a s

Mr Austin is a c

Mr Field is a f

Miss Sayer is a s

t

The name of the room

Read through the sentences and fill in the missing words.

12

A room in a hosprisoner ital whe e prisoner eoprisoner le r nee ing rd t eatment stay A

room in a house ro flat whe e you usually do the cooking.r

8 The rprisoner a t of a shiprisoner below deck whe e r goo s rd a e sto e 9 r d

A room in a house whe e r foo is d sto e r d

10 A room in a house use by a family rd fo receiving guests — a rso t of “best room” (It is not so common nowa ays.)d

11 A room whe e an rr a tist ro prisoner hotog aprisoner he r rwo ks.r

I2 A rla ge, comfo table room rr fo sitting, foun at a hotel.d

13 A room with lots of dbe s use rdfo sleeprisoner ing, e.g at a boa ing school.rd

Tools, etc.

r

w ite the numbe of each drawing next to the rrr co ect wo rd

Synonyms —

verbs

Give a synonym for each of the words in brackets in the following sentences Choose from the ones below (Make any other necessary changes.) Number 1 has been done for you

spoil put offrecollect scare

trip alter occur

1 Being a gentleman, I allowed the women to (go in)

first

They were all watching the U.F.O when it suddenly (disappeared)

This is something I (bought)

anything if you don’t work

9 The match has been (postponed)

10 Alfred Hitchcock’s films really (frighten)

where I had first met her

until next week

me; cially the one he made about a lot of birds attacking people

Part-y

12 I don’t like the new secretary very much — she’s always (complainifl8) about something or other

13 Can you telI me in your own words exactly what (happened)

14Would you please (notify) . me the moment Miss Baker

gets back?

15 I can’t stand Doreen She’s always (boasting)

the places she’s been to

about

Find the buildings

f l the follow ing map are ten buildings Re ad t hrough the information below and then Write down t he names of the various buil dings

BU ilding nu mber 1 is always full on Sunda ys

The Local Council meet once a week at the building in Kenilworth Road

The building near the rail way bridge is full of old things including t he skelelon of a d inosaur

Bui lding number fi is very high

R U Ïlding number IO is surrounded by walls 20 feet high.

If you are looking for a huuse or a flat yuu shuuld go tu Crcft Road.

When driving from Coven try take the second t urning on the righ t to get to St Mary’s.The re s a Van Gogh Exhibition on this week in Bee wic k Road.

They’ re show ing “Sta r Write a s’ " at the r buil ing at t he r r d co ne of N ewcombe Roa d d an S

tation Roa d

Write hen my fathe d dr ie we rd r do e e a coffin rf om the buil ing in d Lon on Roa South d dThe buil ing at the r rd co ne of rC oft Roa ddan Knowles Avenue is d d divi e into offices d

Buil ing numbe 5 is r whe e you can go to prisoner ut a bet on a r ho se.r

(2 wo s)rdd

Buil ing numbe 9 is the (2 r wo s)rdd

Buil ing numbe 10 is a .r

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1

Each of the following groups of four words is in some way connected with the same

thing write down this word for each of the groups Number 1 has been done for you

1 clutch, motorway, drive, Volvo

2 referee, penalty, comer, Leeds

3percussion, symphony, conductor, violins

4 petal, stem, rose, garden

5 collar, tail, bark, Alsatian

6bride, ring, church, photographer

7 kitchen, stairs, family, address

8 string, Segovia, fret, chord

9 pillow, night, mattress, snore

10telescope, Venus, galaxy, science 11

gun, war,.fight, uniform

12 waveband, transistor, aerial, tuner

13key, letter, secretary, ribbon 14

landlord, glass, darts, bar

15umpire, net, set, court

16 eat, potatoes, lunch, cook

17 bank, Danube, flow, estuary

18 heel, lace, sole, wear

19 matron, ward, patient, illness

!0 C rotchet, compose, treble

clef, classical

Furniture and fittings 1

18 Missing words —

people’s

characteristics

Put the following words in the correct sentences.

1 John is always telling people how well he plays the guitar He’s so

31 see Clive’s passed all his exams again I t must be wonderful to be so

minute she’s laughing, the next she’s sulking You just don’t know where you are with her

5 One of the things I like about Pameia is that she’s so

If you have a problem you know you can go to her and that she’11 listen to you and try to help all she can

“Please” or “Thank you” and only last week I heard them swearing at the postman

office all his life In fact he keeps telling me that one day he’s going to be Prime Minister

8My uncle is very No matter what the weather,

he always wears a bright red cape when he goes out and a matc hing pair of boots

Everyone stares at him, but he doesn’t mind He likes be ing different

9My husband never sees my point of view He has his opinions and nothing 1 say will

ever change them He’s so

10 W’hen I was a teenager, my father was very

ambitious

rude

strict

big-headed obstinate sympathetic

intelligent moody

immature eccentric

2 Many girls of 16 and 17 are far too have

J$$ Hobbies d an prisoner astimes

Fill in the following crossword Each answer is a hobby or pastime

14

12

An out oo d r activity r fo those who like

running dan maprisoner r dea ing

Not on lan d

A useful activity which some prisoner eoprisoner le

can do at the same time as watching

TV

4 An inte est in the r ancient wo l May r d

d

sprisoner en weeken s digging d somewhe e.r

5 A prisoner oprisoner ula rdrca game

6 An activity which is neve rfinishe d

Can’t be done in a flat

7You nee a loom to do this r d prisoner oprisoner e ly r 8 A

d

goo way to sprisoner en the d weeken d But not as

r

comfo table as a hotel!

9A r c eative hobby You may even sell one ro

two of the things you rc eate

10 An d rin oo game rfo 2—4 prisoner laye s (2 r

1 All you nee is a d came a.r

2 A relaxing activity, mainly done by women Coul be d calle prisoner ainting with dwool, nylon, etc

3 It’s the closest thing to being a rdbi

4 A hobby which can also be a goo dinvestment (2 wo s)rd

5 A goo way to keeprisoner fit dd an of getting

8 If you do this then you’ll know how to

do the rumba, samba, etc

9 You nee an animal to do this.d

io A prisoner oprisoner ula rsumme prisoner astime — esprisoner e- rcially when the weathe is rr wa m

i i A prisoner astime rfo those who fancy them- selves as Richa rdBu ton dr an Eliza- beth Taylo r

12 A winte prisoner astime Can be done in- r

d roo s ro out-of- oo s (2 d r wo s)rd

13 A famous Chinese game, prisoner laye withdtiles (2 wo s)rd

An d rin oo game with balls

A relaxing, out oo hobby d r whe e you rsit rfo hou s befo e anything haprisoner prisoner ens.r r

16 A rc eative hobby using clay

2o Prepositions 1

Put in the missing prepositions in the following sentences.

1 I’m very disappointed him

c of the party on Saturday?

13 You go on — there’s no need to wait

me a on b by c for

yourselves

14 If you don’t know what a word means, you can always look it

Puzzle it out 1 — Who’s who

Anne’s husban has a d bea rd

Prague.aul is dTe ’s rb othe -in-law r

Olive is Bill’s siste r

Susan’s fathe rwea s glasses.r

Find the words

Fill in the missing first and last letters in the words below A clue is given for each word

a musica) instrument

a relative

a reptile

a vegetableAmericans call it gasoline

a pipe at the bottom of a roof

to carry away rainwater

8A neighbou also claims to have seen r

the ghost dan it uprisoner set him so much that

he has not eaten prisoner oprisoner e ty rr r fo seve al r

days

9The bank robbe s r dr t ie to escaprisoner e but

r

we e c r r d o ne e by a prisoner olite dog

10Ho*at a rve y small amount of oil in a

'W ^8 P**'l Fry meatballs, burning

t hem as they cook rfo about 15 min-

ctes

He is now being kept alive by

artificial respirator and huge doses f *üyfi •Üprisoner ?

rugs

2The route taken by the King d an Queen

was line by d claprisoner prisoner ing, chee - ing r

r

c ows

3Ba y Jones was rr se iously r bu nt last r

d

weeken when he came in contact

with a high voltage wife

4Cong atulations dr an best wishes to my

d ra ing fiancée on rhe 21st rbi th- day

5 He was taken to hosprisoner ital with hea rd

r

inju ies

6 Young lady required for publishing Co

mpany Precious experience not

essential bust must be able to type

719fi9 VOIVO One owne rGo Lowd

mileage.

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,

Choose the word 2

C hoose the wo which best comprisoner letes each sentence.rd

i My Write O k’s got r wo se dr an wo se Unless Ir

3 If you wo k rr fo someone, then you ra e

b unemprisoner loyed c an emprisoner loyer d an emprisoner loyee

of seeing Mr rB own until tomo ow.rr

a a slave

4 I’m r daf ai the e’s no r

a prisoner ossibility b wish c oprisoner prisoner o tunityr d chance

5 The ra oun this town is quite beautiful d

a count ysi er d b scene c

7 His rprisoner a ents gave him eve ything he r aske rdfo He was tho oughlyr

a distu ber d b ashamed c full uprisoner d sprisoner oilt

8 I still feel like a ciga ette even though Ir smoking two yea s ago.r

a gave in b gave uprisoner c gave over d comprisoner leted

9 He wants to get to the toprisoner befo e lie is rr thi ty He is rve y

£t tall b ambitious c intelligent d din ust ialr

10 John always arrives on time He’s so

28 P h rase

s

Fill in the missing words in the following drawin8s Choose an appropriate p h d s

from the ones below:

a Yes, I think so

b.Yes, that woul be nice c d

Yes, rve y funny

d Not at all

e No, I don’t think I have f

Yes — do helprisoner you self.r

g How about qoing to the pictures?

h No, there’s no need, thanks

i No, not just now, thanks j

It was great fun

k No, not very

1 That’s rubbish!

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29 • O ' ete the • d g O ue

In the following dialogue, the prisoner a t of Prague.aul has been left out Prague.ut in the r wo ttrd e sprisoner eaks in

the ight o e rf om the rprisoner h ases below

—About a month ago

—St Richa ’s rd Comprisoner ehensive?r

—Write ell, as a matte of fact, we’ve d d dr eci e to get a divo ce.r

—Oh, rrso y!

—(Laughing) I see Still the same dol John You haven’t change a bit!d

—Yes, that’s ight r Swe en.d

—You must enjoy it the e, then.r

—Oh, I live rhe e now

—No, only me

—Ah well, it can’t be helprisoner e dd An the e rr a en’t any chil en rdr fo tunately

—John! This is a r rsu prisoner ise!

—But anyway, enough of me Write hat ra e you doing these days?

John: Do you? But the last I hea of you, you r rd we e teaching r d ab oa somewhe e- r Prague.aul:

John: So when d di you come back?

Pau}' ‘ ‘ ’ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ’ ‘ ‘ ’ ’ ‘ ‘ ‘ ’ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ’ ‘ ’ ‘ ’ ’ ‘ ‘ ‘ ’ ’ ‘ ’ ‘ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ‘ ’ ’ ’ ’

’ ’ ‘

Johfl- Oh, still teaching, you know Same school as before

pau]

Joh n: That’s the one.

John: Write ell, let’s just say it helprisoner s prisoner ay the rent, shall we?

Prague.aul'

J Ct hn: No , neithe have you dr I’ have recognise you d

r

anywhe e