WEEKLY QUIZ (LEVEL 10)

CORE ENGLISH: ENGLISH FILE UPPER-INTERMEDIATE

DURATION: 40 MINUTES
Total Mark: ........../50
Section I: Vocabulary
I. Underline the odd word out.
Example: rash blister toothache sunburn
1. point wave kneel scratch
2. biased accurate sensational censored
3. robbery evidence blackmail fraud
4. heel calf wrist ankle
5. judge verdict jury witness
6. duvet pillow yawn blanket
7. commentator newsreader advert presenter
8. stalking robbery mugging burglary
II. Circle the correct word(s) to complete the sentences.
Example: The boys were really tired after their journey. In fact, they were exhausted.
A. exhausted B. desperate C. stunned
1. The film tells the story of a bank________ that goes horribly wrong.
A. burglary B. theft C. robbery
2. Government plan to ________ thousands of public sector jobs.
A. clash B. axe C. quit
3. There was a big advertising campaign to________ their latest mobile phone.
A. produce B. launch C. manufacture
4. The conferences are ________, in June and November.
A. multiannual B. postannual C. biannual
5. A ________ is somebody who studies rocks.
A. physicist B. geneticist C. geologist
6. Have you ever asked for advice from the ________in this newspaper?
A. agony aunt B. critic C. paprazzi
7. I have to wake my brother up when he ________ because it’s so loud!
A. snores B. sleepwalks C. yawns
8. We ________ most of our manufactured goods from China.

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 A. import B. expands C. export
9. Two men have been ________ with bribery.
A. charged B. arrested C. questioned
10. My neighbour won’t ________ if you park your car in front of their house.
A. notice B. mind C. matter
III. Underline the correct word.
Example: I never raise / rise my voice in an argument.
1. The drug was withdrawn because of its harmful side results / effects.
2. We’re looking for volunteers / donors to work in the charity shop on Saturdays.
3. We’ll have to cut carbon emissions sooner or later / now or never.
4. Did you notice / realize whether the supermarket was open when we drove past?
5. Remember / Remind me to buy some stamps when we’re in the newsagents.
6. My wallet was stolen / robbed from out of my jacket when I went to the toilet.
7. I hope / expect Helen will come on Saturday. It would be a shame not to see her.
8. It was a long and difficult journey, but we arrived safe and sound / sound and safe.
9. This branch did / made the biggest profit last year.
10. It’s hard to find biased / objective journalism that isn’t obviously left- or right-wing.
11. I’ve had plenty of downs and outs / ups and downs in my 20-year career.
12. Prices have raised / risen by over 10% during the last year.
IV. Complete the words in the sentences.
Example: You should brush your teeth at least twice a day.
1. You’re such a h_______ – you always imagining that you’re ill!
2. I’ve sent Jenny a lovely b________ of flowers for her birthday.
3. I l________ on the sofa all afternoon yesterday watching TV.
4. I’m so tired, I can’t stop y________.
5. The audience clapped so long that the singer gave another e_______ .
6. I’d hate to suffer from i________ because I love sleeping!
7. The traffic going past the hotel kept me a________ all night.
8. This hard drive is so small you can hold it in the p________ of your hand.
9. The men were tried, but a________ because of a lack of evidence.
10. I always enjoy his reviews – I think he’s the best film c________ around.

Section II: Reading

I. Read the article. For questions 1-5, choose the correct answer (A, B, C, or D).

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 Beach heroes
There is no more welcome sight on beaches all over the world than a lifeguard.
You can spot the lifeguards a mile off – which is, of course, half the point. Not only do they
wear highly conspicuous red-and-yellow uniforms, but somehow, they manage to look better
than the rest of us too.
‘Last year, we only had to make five rescues,’ says head lifeguard Rod Terry, 22. ‘Another
year, we helped 29 people in the space of three hours. You never know what you’re going to
be called upon to do, which is why you need lifeguards who can cope with any situation.’
You’d think, of course, they’d all be keen to perform some public heroics, but Rod is quick to
rebuff any such suggestions.
‘As far as we’re concerned, we’d far rather stop someone getting into trouble than have to get
them out of it.’ One of the lifeguards in Rod’s team is 24-year-old Rebecca Surridge. She says,
‘One minute you can find yourself dealing with minor cuts and grazes, and the next with a
situation where one group of people on the beach is annoying another group. You have to
handle things sensitively too.’ Even if they do talk tough, the lifeguards have no legal
authority with which to back up their words. ‘We can only advise,’ adds Rod. ‘If someone
wants to ignore a red flag, they’re free to do so. ’A red flag is what the lifeguards put out
when the sea’s too rough for swimming. Exactly when that moment is reached is something
that Rod alone decides. A lifeguard since the age of 14, first as a volunteer, he’s now a paid
member of the town council’s leisure services department. ‘You take into account a variety of
things: you listen to the weather reports and forecasts and you assess the strength of the
wind.’ Other factors to be considered, depending on location, of course, are he dangers that
may be lurking in the water.
The vast majority of swimmers take notice of a red flag, but there are always those who
don’t, and long before they start really getting into trouble, lifeguards will be on their way
out to them, dragging with them a ‘torpedo’ buoy, which is a long sausage-shaped inflatable
on the end of a rope. This can help them bring in swimmers suffering from cramp, brought
on by swimming too soon after a meal, or fatigue caused by swimming out too far. ‘Then you
get the silly ones who jump off the harbour wall,’ sighs Rod. ‘Mostly, though, swimmers
stick within our exclusion zone.’
This is a 100 m x 100 m patch of sea. The prime rule of the exclusion zone is that boats are
forbidden to enter it – and humans forbidden to leave it. Even a rubber ring is pursued and
retrieved. If found floating out at sea, it could set off a coastal-wide emergency search.
At any one time, there are eight lifeguards on duty, either scanning the waves or patrolling
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 calls). The team works five days a week, and constantly has to rotate tasks as this facilitates
maximum degrees of attention. The other thing that keeps the lifeguards alert is the fact that
they all get on well together. ‘It’s not as if we’re all sitting there in silence,’ says Lisa. ‘We’re
always talking to each other, either in person or down the two-way radio.’
In fact, each summer season is something of an old friend’s reunion; this is the seventh year
Pete has worked here, while it’s the fifth for Rebecca. Come wintertime, they go off round the
world – Pete’s been surfing in Mexico and Rebecca’s just back from Bali, Hawaii and New
Zealand. It’s a case of not yet wanting to give up their seasonal, sunlit round of beaches.
‘There’s plenty of time for a proper job later,’ says Rebecca.

1. According to Rod Terry, lifeguards need to be ...

A. athletic.
B. flexible.
C. attentive.
D. hardworking.
2. Rebecca Surridge says that lifeguards ...
A. operate in limited areas.
B. have limited powers over people.
C. are trained to deal with limited injuries.
D. watch over a limited number of people.
3. According to the text, which factor affects a lifeguard’s decision to put up a red flag?
A. the presence of something dangerous in the sea
B. the quality of the water in the sea
C. the environmental conditions
D. the number of swimmers
4. In order to maintain their concentration levels, lifeguards ...
A. sometimes ask their colleagues for feedback.
B. regularly change the duties they perform.
C. usually take several days off each week.
D. often take long breaks during the day.

5. It’s common for a group of lifeguards ...

A. to have another job at the same time.
B. to meet up when they’re not working.
C. to work together in the same location.
D. to go travelling together when the summer is over.
II. Match five of the highlighted words / phrases to the definitions.

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Example: to bring or get something back retrieve
1. easily seen ____________________
2. an unkind refusal of an offer or suggestion ____________________
3. a sudden pain in your body when your muscles contract ____________________
4. feeling of being extremely tired because of hard work or exercise ____________________
5. the main or most important thing ____________________

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