Final test. Reading and writing Version 1

Final test. Reading and writing

Variant N. 2

1.Defuse

A. Take a serious task responsibly

B. Recover quickly despite some faults

C. Turn a dangerous or tense situation calmer

2.Conciliate

A. Find good solution and end a disagreement by giving the other side an advantage that they are demanding

B. Stop a discord by giving finding relevant justification

C. Close a disagreement between two people or groups by acting in a friendly way towards both sides

3..Exultant

A. Showing feelings usually, by looking angrily, because of a problem

B. Expressing great exciting usually by clapping hands because of a award

C. Showing great pleasure and happiness usually because of success

4.Jubilant

A. Feeling and expressing great pleasure and happiness, especially at a victory

B. Showing extreme emotions, especially during unexpected events

C. Expressing ideas with strong emotion especially during discusses

5.Abhorrence

A. Intense happiness

B. Intense ignorance

C. Intense emotion

6. Bland

A. High taste character or interest

B. Unpleasent and lacking in originality

C. Low taste, charcter or interest

7.Ostentatious

A. Showing wealth or high promotion in a vulgar way

B. Displaying riches and possessions in a polite way

C. Presenting kindness by spending wealth

8.. Squalid

A. Unpleasant and so dirty

B. Unpleasant and very rude

C. Unpleasant and extreme old- fashioned

9.Scrowny

A. Too thin and tall

B. Bony- looking and unattractively thin

C. Too short and thin

10.Corpulent

A. Short

B. Tall

C. Fat

11. Swarthy

A. Dark- coloured, used about clothes

B. Dark- coloured, used about skin

C. Dark - coloured, used about hair

12.Sallow

A. Red and healthy looking

B. Green and angry looking

C. Yellowish and unhealthy looking

13.. Impulsive

A. Accept a sudden idea after thinking in detail, generally positive

B. Take a first action before doing practice, generally negative

C. Without thinking first, acts on a idea, generally positive

14. Introvert

A. Acting according to outward- looking and tolerant

B. Acting according to plan, which is done already methodical

C. Acting according to inward- looking and quiet

15.Extrovert

A. Acting according to outward- looking and tolerant

B. Acting according to plan, which is done already methodical

C. Acting according to inward- looking and quiet

16.. Unapproachable

A. Deal with some difficulties being sociable with start a conversation with

B. Not easy to find answers unapproachable one's questions during conversation

C. Too easy to be sociable with start a conversation with

17.Obstinate

A. Not wanting to change, despite persuasion

B. Unwilling to be stable style

C. Not tending to accept originality

18.Mouring

A. Showing their sadness after one's death

B. Expressing their sad feeling after competition

C. Displaying their horror after terrible event

19. Obituaries

A. Books giving details about the lives of people who had died

B. Radio broadcasting giving details about the lives of people who had died

C. Newspaper articles giving details about the lives of people who had died

20.Slaughtered

A. Killed with a knife

B. Aggressively killed

C. Killed with hands

21.Intestate

A. To die after leaving bequest

B. To die without having made a will

C. To die without informing obituaries

22.. Rewarding

A. Produces good results for you

B. Full of a lot of positive experiences and gives you

C. Helps you to make much money

23. Hooked on

A. Informal: is to be busy with something

B. Formal: is to want participate to something

C. Informal: is to be addicted to something

24.. Scruff

A. Unpleasant and uncareful person

B. Tidy and clean person

C. Dirty and untidy person

25.Power outfits

A. Informal clothes which is suitable for wearing in a street

B. Formal way of dressing in a particular social group

C. Formal clothes which can make you look experienced

26.Snazzy

A. Original and boring

B. Fashionable in pale colours

C. Modern and stylish

27.Ahead of your time

A. Have new opinions or ideas after they are fashionable

B. Have new ideas and opinions during they are fashionable

C. Have new ideas or opinions before they are fashionable

28.Off the cuff

A. Acting without having prepared anything

B. Partipating with high qualifications

C. Using every situation for their own benefits

29.Cloak- and- dagger

A. Involving business secrets

B. Including mystery and secrecy

C. Covering only unbelievable events

30. Hovel

A. Is an empty house or building

B. Is a too small flat or apartment

C. Is a very dirty and poor house or flat