Unit 1: Outstanding People
An ............ person wants to be very successful in their career.
A arrogant B inspiring C ambitious D optimistic
C ambitious
My brother has got ............ in a local project to save the environment.
A concentrated B satisfied C talented D involved
D involved
The German ............ in the 2014 Football World Cup was their fourth.
A performance B victory C championship D achievement
B victory
Climbing the mountain was extremely ............ and some of the mountaineers decided to turn back.
A delicate B arduous C straightforward D exceptional
B arduous
The coastal towns have been warned to expect some ............ over the winter.
A solar energy B ecological impact
C rough weather D global warming
C rough weather
Ben is a highly ............ scientist and is getting an important new job.
A respected B arrogant C naive D recognised
A respected
I went on holiday to Brazil and I couldn’t ............ how beautiful it is there.
A get through B get over C get to D get straight
B get over
The ............ of the match sent two players off for bad behaviour.
A college B driver C referee D director
C referee
Anna had to make a ............ decision when she disagreed with her boss.
A gruelling B potential C tricky D punishing
C tricky
In order to protect the ............ in Antarctica, tourist numbers should be limited in future.
A global warming B climate change
C fragile environment D earth’s atmosphere
C fragile environment
Paula is ............ about her job saving endangered animals and can’t imagine doing anything else.
A interested B strong C involved D passionate
D passionate
16 Siberian tigers may be completely ............ soon and only seen in photographs.
A unusual B protected C extinct D endangered
C extinct
I wish I had the ............ to cook better, so I could make my family a fantastic dinner.
A success B ability C brilliance D achievement
B ability
Eating chocolate used to............ me in a bad way but it doesn't anymore.
A influence B lead C affect D cause
C affect
John is going to give up driving to work because he wants to reduce his .............
A carbon footprint B solar energy
C climate change D global warming
A carbon footprint
In business, you can’t afford to be too s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and worry when people are negative about you.
sensitive
There are many different s _ _ _ _ _ _ of animal in Africa.
species
The Maracana football stadium in Brazil has seats for over 100,000 s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
spectators
When I first met Claudio, we both felt quite a_ _ _ _ _ _ as we didn't know what to talk about.
awkward
Always be c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ when approaching dogs that you don't know, even so-called friendly ones.
cautious
A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ people are big-headed and so they think they are more important than other people.
Arrogant
Many animals are e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , and so we need to protect them.
endangered
Mike is a really c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ person – he loves winning and hates losing.
competitive
You need to be careful not to hurt anybody's feelings because the situation is very d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
delicate
Are the figures about polar bears r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , or should we ask the team to check again?
reliable