Advanced English-Vocabulary

1.The play is full of very ..... remarks made by the main character. hilarious. witty. comic. jolly.

2.Pauline's play has been .......in the West End for the past year. playing. acting. producing. running.

3. Reggae used to be popular but it's a bit ...... fashion at the moment. out of. away from. beyond. outside.

4. I watched the match on TV but the ........ got on my nerves. announcer. commentator. describer. anchor.

5. The star of the circus was a/an .... seal, which did incredible tricks. acting. performing. playing. dramatic.

6. Nigel Kennedy, the ...... violinist, will perform at the concert. known. recognised. defamed. celebrated.

7. Everyone watching the trapeze-artist was ......... with admiration. clapping. crying. gasping.

8. The group's performance was really dreadful and the audience .... and booed at the end. clucked. hissed. screamed.

9. Some of the sketches were amusing, but I am afraid that most of the jokes fell .......... flat. foul. short.

10. At the end of the musical, the entire audience ....... into applause. boomed. broke. burst. popped.

11. The clown was so funny that he had everyone in ..... applause. convulsions. in laughter. stitches.

12. Until the early part of this century there was certainly a distinction between popular music, the songs and dance ........ of the masses, and what we have come to call classical music,. halls. tunes. musicians. artists.

13. With the development of ....... entertainment, popular music split away and has gradually developed a stronger life of its own. mass. live. recorded. media.

14. Classical music is beginning to sound exciting to a generation ....... on rock but now settling into affluent middle-age. raised. carrying. brought up. listening.

15. The leading lady lost her voice during the ......... rehearsal. dress. stage. costume.

16. I thought it was a decent film, but it got terrible ........... critics. critiques. reviews. opinions.

17. It was a long play so there were three ...... interludes. recesses. intervals.

18. There are musicians who have ......... the status of rock stars. lost. penetrated. raised. achieved.

19. The Houses of Parliament give a firm impression of all those ..... which we are supposed to value in the British form of government. views. appearances. identities. features.

20. The architecture gives the place a ......... look. fashionable. traditional. close-up. notorious.

21. By the early evening, most people had ......... administered. produced. cast. slected.

22. The government has decided to ....... an early election. hold. introduce. organise. set up.

23. Voting for strike action must be done by secret ........ ballot. electorate. poll.

24. Before the election, each party published its election ....... brochure. manifesto. synopsis.

24. Each member of the parliament represents a specific ...... candidate. party. constituency. convention.

It's impossible to predict which way the election will go because there are so many ...... uncertain. insecure. undecided. indefinite.

My sister has decided to ...... in the next election. candidate. put in. stand. hold.

The minister has ....... new proposals for discussion with the union. made out. set down. drawn up. worked in.

29. The Prime Minister stated that the law and order must be ........ at all costs. imposed. maintained. held up. conveyed.

30. Mr. Jackson challenged the government to who exactly was ....... the country. presiding. ministering. running. ruling.

31. Union leaders called for ...... between themselves and the government. speeches. elections. debates. consultations.

32. The generals ....... the country in a lightening coup d'état. overwhelmed. took over. seized. overruled.

33. The minister has a talent for talking to ordinary people as if they were her ....... fellows. collegues. counterparts. equals.

34. Parliament has ... a law making skateboarding illegal on Sundays. legislated. passed. approved. billed.

35. If you are ........, you are tactful when dealing with people. conventional. reactionary. courteous. diplomatic.

36. If you are ......, you are against authority and hard to control. reactionary. rebellious. progressive. radical.

37. If you are ......., you are strongly against any kind of chance. conventional. reactionary. traditional. old-fashioned.

38. If you are ........, you like to follow social rules and customs on certain occasions. formal. conventional. traditional. respactable.