E11 VOCABULARY U13-16 I My friend Dave was really interested in my best stamp, so I …………… it away to him A gave B threw C brought D put These ideas have now been completely discarded A come up with B got rid of C put forward D put into practice This vase is quite rare and is almost a …………….'s item A collect B collective C collection D collector The singer was …………… on the piano by her sister A played B performed C accompanied D helped The most important thing is to keep yourself occupied A busy B relaxed C comfortable D free I don't know the title but I recognize the …………… of this song A sound B rhyme C tune D theme There are some hobbies that I …………… in for a while besides reading and collecting A occupy B accomplish C fascinate D indulge My uncle, who is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play A skilful B famous C perfect D modest He is a great …………… of Picasso's early paintings A admire B admiration C admirer D admiring 10 Cycling and karate are among her hobbies A pursuit B entertainment C amusement D pastime 11 Entry qualifications are……………… A generous B ability to pay the fees C entry examination D bathe 12 Spectator sports are……………………… A sports people take part in B sports people often watch C beautyful sports D planted 13 British people are very interested in …………… in sports A entering B interfering C involving D taking part 14 Beside watching television, people have other ……………… activities A leisure B work C spare D study 15 Watching TV is by far the most poppular …………… A intensity B occupation C recreation D passion 16 He …………… us hours with his stories and jokes A supported B entertained C regarded D raised 17 The activities are home based They are organised ……………… A at home B outdoors C in the basement of the house D event 18 The most popular …………… sports are football and rugby in winter A undertake B home- based C spectator D mucical 19 Other pursuits include listening to music, reading, ………….… and gardening A do- it- yourself home improvements B dancing C recreation D swimming 20 There is an enormous range of course …………… A refuse B on offer C display D rescue 21 The first human to fly …………… space was Yuri Gagarin A to B into C in D out 22 Gagarin was a 27 year-old Soviet …………… A cosmonaut B venture C spaceship D gravity 23 The …………… of Gagarin’s flight attracted worldwide attention and made him a hero A successful B succeed C successfully D success 24 Yuri Gagarin lifted of into space aboard the Vostok A attracted B occured C reacted D launched 25 China became the third country in the world to be able to independently …………… out naned space flights A carry B deal C happen D become 26 The world “ astronaut” means: …………… A hero B telegram C spaceman D orbit 27 Gagarin became the first person to eat and drink in zero gravity It means …………… A conquest B weightlessness C spacecraft D experiment 28 The …………… flight marked a milestone in China’s space project A succeed B success C successfully D successful 29 The flowers are made of plastiC.They look unnatural A beautiful B artificial C phychological D human 30 After Gagarin’s death, his hometown and the Cosmonaut Traning Centre at Star City, Russia were named after him A lifted B.reminded C.renamed D.investigated 31 The structure …………… of approximately million blocks of stone, each weighing about 2.5 tons A included B consisted C contained D combined 32 The Great Pyramid was only …………… in height in the nineteenth century AD A proposed B promoted C improved D surpassed 33 There are rumors of buried …………… in that old house A belongs B tomb C treasure D chamber 34 Each tower of the Ponager Towers was …………… to a different god A dedicated B distributed C delivered D contributed 35 A visit to the Great wall will certainly bring tourists great …………… in each step of the wall A excite B exciting C excitement D excited 36 One theory involves the construction of a straight or …………… ramp raised as the construction proceeded A circle B round C winding D spiral 37 Remember to take all your personal …………… from the overhead locker when you leave the airplane A belongings B treasure C wealth D profits 38 When it was built, the Great Pyramid was 147 meters high on a …………… of 230 meters square A basic B base C basin D basement 39 They discussed the matter calmly and …………… A unreason B reasonable C reasonably D unreasonably 40.The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the famous man-made wonders of the world A artificial B natural C modern D enternal KEYS: A B 11 A 12 B 21 B 22 A 31 B 32 D 3.D 13 D 23 D 33 C 4.C 14 A 24 D 34 A A 15 C 25 A 35 C C 16 B 26 C 36 D D 17 A 27 B 37 A A 18 C 28 D 38 B C 19.A 29 B 39 C 10 20 30 40 D B C A