Nouns
Around the year 600, the _________ of a nearby volcano buried Ceren's buildings.
a) earthquake
b) flood
c) eruption
d) hurricane
e) avalanche
c) eruption
The river was threatening to _______ its banks.
a) risk
b) hike
c) blow
d) burst
e) erupt
d) burst
I remember it was a _______ cold December night.
a) heavily
b) finally
c) bitterly
d) slowly
e) safely
c) bitterly
He didn't seem very interested ____ what I was saying.
a) on
b) off
c) out
d) into
e) in
e) in
Do you want to _______ for a drink after work?
a) go out
b) clear up
c) recover from
d) call for
e) go off
a) go out
They were wakened by________ of "Fire!" from the next room.
a) cries
b) buckets
c) fellows
d) flames
e) sparks
a) cries
A thousand people were ________ from their homes following the floods.
a) cheered
b) collapsed
c) warned
d) evacuated
e) occured
d) evacuated
_________ rains caused a series of landslips, carrying away houses and breaking up the hill railway.
a) Torrential
b) Thick
c) Dense
d) Fresh
e) Strong
a) Torrential
heard them shouting _____help, but there was nothing I could do.
a) to
b) out
c) for
d) with
e) by
c) for
A large wave ________ half the sandcastle.
a) died out
b) put out
c) swept away
d) broke out
e) burn down
c) swept away
The barn smelled of fresh ______, oats and molasses.
a) hay
b) fountain
c) yelp
d) deck
e) spark
a) hay
"Do you _______ (that) this is the third time you've forgotten?" she said angrily.
a) approach
b) drop
c) rush
d) escape
e) realise
e) realise
I was always _________by them and thought they were the cutest dogs.
a) unbelievable
b) terrified
c) disappointed
d) fascinated
e) magnificient
d) fascinated
They're heading _____disaster if they're not careful.
a) with
b) for
c) out
d) in
e) by
b) for
There was nothing we could do about it - the situation was ___________
a) in flames
b) on fire
c) under control
d) worth the effort
e) out of control
e) out of control
30 years after the fire he is still haunted by images of death and ___________.
a) rim
b) breeze
c) stream
d) distance
e) destruction
e) destruction
He had to ________ along a ledge and get in through a window.
a) crawl
b) dissolve
c) gather
d) melt
e) crash
a) crawl
One _________ morning, we were among the elephants, perfectly situated to watch their descent to the river.
a) fascinated
b) unforgettable
c) dense
d) destructive
e) devastating
b) unforgettable
By the time the firefighters arrived, the whole house was _____ fire.
a) in
b) with
c) at
d) on
e) by
d) on
I decided not to risk a second _______ with the snakes.
a) rescue team
b) safe distance
c) power line
d) mass destruction
e) close encounter
e) close encounter
For details, see the poster in the church ________.
a) mud
b) porch
c) slope
d) rim
e) bang
b) porch
I'd hate to swim in that cold sea - it makes me _______just thinking about it.
a) shake
b) blow
c) shiver
d) smash
e) sway
c) shiver
I worry about the _________ effect that violent films may have on children.
a) destructive
b) magnificient
c) disappointed
d)rumbling
e) solid
a) destructive
Let’s hope the weather clears _____.
a) in
b) up
c) off
d) out
e) down
b) up
I found these photos while I was ________ my cupboards.
a) sweeping away
b) cleaning up
c) clearing off
d) cleaning out
e) clearing up
d) cleaning out