Vocabulary

Choose the correct answer.

      1. The teacher reduced / threatened to tell my parents about my bad behaviour.

      2. We don’t go to that restaurant because it’s always overcrowded / overpopulated.

      3. The national park near our city has interesting wildlife / urbanisation.

      4. Martin looked for a new job because he was underweight / underpaid.

      5. Do you destroy /disapprove of my appearance?

Choose the correct answer to show that you have understood the meaning of the words in italics.

      1. The research paper is incomplete. We have to start / finish it.

      2. Father wants to cut down the big tree / pavement in front of the house.

      3. Inactive people often get thin / fat.

      4. My gym banned the use of mobile phones because they help / distract people.

      5. The driver was charged with parking / speeding.

      6. The factory polluted the river / mountains with poisonous materials.

   

KEY

    1. threatened      

    2. overcrowded   

    3. wildlife

    4. underpaid

    5. disapprove

  1. finish               4. distract

    2. tree                 5. speeding

    3.  fat                     6. river