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5.

We ______ if we are rather annoyed or if we are concentrating.
A) peer

B) gaze

C) stare

D)  frown

6.

Did you ______ someone pass the window a moment ago? I
thought I just saw someone.
A) wink

B) glimpse

C) glare

D) frown

7.

I thought he was serious until I saw him ______ at me to show he
was joking.
A) wink

B) glimpse

C) glance

D) frown

8.

Grandfather has very bad eyes. He has to ______ at the newspaper
to read it.
A) peer

B) blink

C) wink

D) peep

9.

I saw the motorist get out of his car and ______ furiously at the
other driver who had run into the back of him.
A) glare

B) gaze

C) blink

D) wink

10. I saw him ______ quickly at his watch.

A) wink

B) gaze

C) glance

D) stare

WALKING

1.

He was completely drunk. I watched him ______ across the road
and fall down.
A) crawl

B) trip

C) wander

D) stagger

2.

It’s very pleasant for a tourist to ______ round a new city with no
particular purpose or destination.
A) crawl

B) trip

C) wander

D) stagger

3.

It was a lovely day so we decided to ______ in the park for an
hour.
A) stroll

B) stray

C) creep

D) limp

4.

His injured foot made him ______ badly.
A) stroll

B) stray

C) creep

D) limp

5.

Be careful or you’ll ______ on this icy bit of pavement.
A) trudge

B) dash

C) slip

D) march

6.

Everyone was asleep when I returned so I had to ______ to my
room without making a noise.
A) stroll

B) stray

C) creep

D) limp

7.

If you join the army, you’ll have to learn to ______.
A) trudge

B) stagger

C) slip

D) march

8.

Please don’t ______ away from the main group or you’ll get lost.
A) stroll

B) stray

C) creep

D) limp

9.

Before babies can walk, they can only ______ on their hands and
knees.
A) crawl

B) trip

C) wander

D) stagger

10. I’m afraid someone will ______ over that piece of wood and fall.

A) crawl

B) trip

C) wander

D) stagger

11. It began to rain and we had to ______ into a shop to keep dry.

A) trudge

B) dash

C) slip

D) stray

12. The exhausted men had to ______ for five miles through the

snow.
A) trudge

B) dash

C) slip

D) wander

BODY MOVEMENTS 1

Match each item on the left with the most suitable phrase on the
right

___ 1. He flexed

a) his head in disagreement

___ 2. He shook

b) his fists angrily

___ 3. He clenched

c) his neck to see better.

___ 4. He craned

d) his muscles proudly

___ 5. He snapped

e) his forehead with a handkerchief

___ 6. He shrugged

f) his foot in time to the music

___ 7. He wiped

g) his shoulders

___ 8. He folded

h) his breath under water.

___ 9. He scratched

i) his knee because it was painful

___ 10. He held

j) his arms and relaxed.

___ 11. He tapped

k) his head thoughtfully

___ 12. He rubbed

l) his fingers to get attention.

BODY MOVEMENTS 2

Match each item on the left with the most suitable phrase on the
right

___ 1. He trembled
___ 2. He shivered
___ 3. He sweated
___ 4. He blushed
___ 5. He sobbed
___ 6. He startled
___ 7. He dozed
___ 8. He fainted

a) in the hot sun.
b) with embarrassment
c) with fear
d) when he heard the sad news
e) with-cold
f) after going without food for three days
g) in surprise at the sudden noise.
h) in his armchair after a hard day’s  work

BODY MOVEMENTS 3

Match each item on the left with the most suitable phrase on the
right

___ 1. She nodded
___ 2. He bowed
___ 3. She curtseyed
___ 4. She waved
___ 5. He smiled
___ 6. He saluted
___ 7. She fidgeted
___ 8. He pointed

a) when she saw her friend getting off the bus.
b) when his commanding officer entered the room.
c) in agreement.
d) when she was introduced to the Queen
e) when he was introduced to the Queen
f) to show the shop assistant what he wanted
g) because he was happy
h) after sitting in the same position for so long.

CONNECTORS

We sew cloth with a __1__ and __2__. We tie up a parcel with

__3__. Mountaineers use __4__ to keep together and avoid falling. To
keep a baby’s nappy in place we use __5__. We use a hammer to
knock a __6__ into wood. To pin a notice to a notice board we use a
paper __7__. To keep pieces of cloth together in dressmaking we use
__8__. We keep pieces of paper together firmly with a paper __9__.
Different parts of a bicycle and other machines are kept together with
__10__ and __11__. We use a screwdriver to put in or take out
__12__.

Large ships in port are kept in place with heavy iron __13__. The

postman keeps all the letters for one street together with a __14__,
made of elastic.

1.

A) nail

B) rope

C) chain

D) needle

2.

A) rope

B) thread

C) chain

D) string

3.

A) rope

B) thread

C) chain

D) string

4.

A) rope

B) thread

C) wire

D)  string

5.

A) drawing pin B) paper clip

C) safety pin

D) rubber band

6.

A) pin

B) nail

C) nut

D) bolt

7.

A) drawing pin B) paper clip

C) safety pin

D) rubber band

8.

A) pins

B) nails

C) nuts

D) bolts

9.

A) pin

B) clip

C) bolt

D) band

10. A) pins

B) nails

C) nuts

D) clips

Everyday Vocabulary

Book 2 Part B

Comments:

400 questions in English Grammar

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