Wider World 4. Module 9. Vocabulary Test.

Complete the text with words from the box. There are more words than you need.

dinner /festival /get-together /leaving/ Mother’s / name / prom/ reception

Last week my parents had a ⁰ dinner party with some of their friends. It was my mother’s ¹ ______________ day so she decided to celebrate with some friends. Last Sunday we had the usual family
² ______________. Every Sunday, our grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins come over for a big meal. Next week it’s ³ ______________ Day so all the children are going to do the cooking for our mums. I love parties and next month one of my cousins is getting married and we’re all going to the wedding
⁴ ______________. It should be really good. I’m looking forward to it. But before that, in two weeks, we’ve got our school ⁵ ______________, and my mum’s made me the best dress ever for it.

Choose the correct option.

The children excitedly let off / unwrapped /
blew out their presents.

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Have you put up / let off / thrown the decorations yet?

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Ed makes / goes / turns a year older next week.

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Look! Someone has let off some candles / fireworks / toasts.

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Don’t wear that colour. It can bring / turn / follow bad luck.

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My parents still throw / follow / turn the old traditions.

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My grandmother never celebrates / throws / follows her birthday.

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Hey, we’ve made / brought / hired a limo for the party tomorrow.

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The little girl blew out all the candles / fireworks / decorations on her birthday cake.

Complete the sentences with the missing words. The first letter is given.

0 It was a public holiday yesterday.

1 There was an amazing firework d______________ in the evening.

2 During the day there was a colourful p______________ through the town.

3 Our national s______________ is the lion.

4 It’s the c______________ to dress up in fancy dress.

5 What’s the colour of your country’s f______________?

6 The s______________ loved watching the street show.

7 Some of the people wear traditional c______________.

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Ellie lowered her ___ so nobody could hear her.
A head B voice C eyebrows D shoulders

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Kim has the funniest hand ___ when she talks.
A contacts B movements
C gestures D expressions

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Did you see the new TV ___ for that car?
A poster B slogan C commercial D logo

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He designs book ___ for a big company.
A covers B chapters
C novels D characters

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The newspaper ___ were all about the sports match.
A designs B techniques
C flyers D headlines

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You’re looking very ___. Have you been in the sun?
A slim B tanned C pale D coloured

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He ___ his leg playing rugby.
A infected B depressed
C pained D injured

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I ___ my job yesterday because I hated it so much.
A fired B gave C quit D signed

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How long did it ___ you to get to the airport?
A make B give C take D last

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Patrick is a best-selling ___ of fantasy novels.
A reporter B editor C designer D author

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He ___ himself on winning the race.
A told B congratulated
C boosted D challenged

Complete the text. Use one word in each gap. The first letter is given.

Georgia has just won an ⁰ award for a painting she did last term. She made a poster about different forms of body language, which was both very funny and informative. The facial ¹e____________ she showed were hilarious. Georgia loves to save old ² t________ and is now making a poster to stop people throwing so much rubbish
³ a__________. Her pictures show a lot of rubbish in the street and a boy shaking his ⁴ h____________ and looking miserable. In the next picture he’s putting the rubbish into recycling bins. Another student gives him a big ⁵ h____________ to say ‘thank you’.

Complete the text. Choose the correct option.

Our teacher has just ⁰appeared / come / seen in the news because she’s written a ¹ play / plot / poem about Charles Dickens that is on at our local theatre. Unfortunately I can’t go and see it because I’ve got flu and have to ² get / go / stay in bed. It’s ³ causing / driving / pushing me mad being stuck in bed for a week but I do feel terrible and sleep all day. I certainly don’t suffer from ⁴ insomnia / dyslexia / asthma. Being at home all day gives me chance to read the book about ⁵ portrait / abstract / graffiti art I got out of the library last week.