Vocabulary 1 - part 1: Choose one word from the list

EU is _____________________ for European Union.
1. short
2. an abbreviation
3. a letter
4. a word
Cotton _____________________ water and takes a long time to dry.
1. dries
2. washes
3. absorbs
4. resists
The article on p. 62 contains ______________________ for backpackers.
1. advice
2. information
3. tips
4. programmes
The modern ___________________ to a wool sweater is a fleece.
1. way
2. sort
3. kind
4. alternative
It can be very ______________________________ wearing a backpack on a crowded bus or train.
1. stressful
2. boring
3. interesting
4. annoying
_________________________ is cloth made from artificial material.
1. Cotton
2. Wool
3. Leather
4. Polyester
In the sentence "I am leaving", 'am' is an ________________ verb.
1. interesting
2. exciting
3. important
4. auxiliary
A _______________________________ is a large bag for carrying things in that you wear on your back.
1. suitcase
2. backpack
3. rucksack
4. shopping bag
The article on p. 62 is full of suggestions and advice for _______________________________.
1. hikers
2. travellers
3. tourists
4. backpackers
I went ____________________________ round Australia last summer.
1. travelling
2. hiking
3. touring
4. backpacking
First put all the things you want to take in a ____________________, then choose only a third of them!
1. plastic box
2. cardboard box
3. travel sack
4. suitcase
Backpackers are tourists who travel ________________________.
1. dangerously
2. cheaply
3. expensively
4. slowly
Cotton is a type of ______________________.
1. cloth
2. clothes
3. wool
4. polyester
Don't wear ____________________ next to your skin -it takes a long time to dry.
1. wool
2. cotton
3. polyester
4. leather
___________________ nouns have a singular and a plural form.
1. Uncountable
2. Abstract
3. Countable
4. New
It's uncomfortable standing on a _________________________ bus or train wearing a backpack.
1. empty
2. crowed
3. old
4. fast
A ________________is a smaller bag for carrying things like bottles of water when you're sightseeing.
1. daypack
2. travel sack
3. suitcase
4. beauty case
Cotton absorbs water and takes a long time to ____________________.
1. wash
2. dry
3. wear
4. return
_________________________ travellers suggest you should not take too many things with you.
1. Angry
2. Interesting
3. Intelligent
4. Experienced
An ordinary raincoat is no good when it rains because it's too ___________________
1. warm
2. wet
3. heavy
4. cold
Don't take cotton T-shirts. Get polyester ones ____________________.
1. instead
2. ahead
3. straight
4. artificial
Wearing a fleece is a good way to ______________________.
1. get warm
2. keep warm
3. keep cold
4. be warm
A _________________________ waterproof jacket is a better idea than a raincoat.
1. red
2. strong
3. warm
4. lightweight
"What sort of __________________________is your T-shirt made of?" "Polyester."
1. cloth
2. material
3. waterproof
4. lightweight
An ________________________ raincoat is no good when it rains.
1. old
2. ordinary
3. interesting
4. annoying
"Children" is a ___________________ noun.
1. singular
2. auxiliary
3. plural
4. pronoun
_______________________ dries more quickly than cotton.
1. Wool
2. Leather
3. Polyester
4. Cloth
When it rains an ordinary __________________________ is no good because it's too heavy.
1. raincoat
2. jacket
3. umbrella
4. hat
Most people ________________________ that carrying things in a suitcase is a bad idea if you're going round the world.
1. know
2. realise
3. say
4. think