1.      “A closed, two- dimensional figure that has more than four sides” is a _______

A. square                              

B. triangle                 

C. cube                      

D. polygon

2.      The phrase “globe- trotting researchers” refers to

A.    Professors and students of geography      

B. Investigators who travel around the world

C. People who study the movement of the Earth 

D. Experts in the benefits of exercise

3.      The phrase “public praise, popular approval” means

A.    ambition                               

B. high-profile   

C. prejudice                   

D. critical acclaim

4.      The restaurant sells some delicious Italian ______________ such as spaghetti, pasta and many different kinds of cheese.

A. specialties                 

B. beverages                              

C. tools               

D. equipment

5.      In a story, “an action that starts with a conflict, develops into a complication, and ends with a resolution” is

A.    character                   

B. setting                        

C. plot                 

D. narrative

6.      What is the noun of the adjective “global”?

A.    globalize                   

B. globalization             

C. globally                      

D. globalation

7.      Which one has the closest meaning to “dabbled” (Lila has even dabbled in cinema).

A. worked from time to time   

B. listened to music       

C. rested from time to time

D. made decorations

8.      Which of the following means “combining different influences”?

A.    elite                           

B. junk food                   

C. fiber                            

D. eclectic

9.      The phrase “ bracing myself” means

A. to stop thinking about the future                

B.    to find a way to escape

C. to stop thinking about the past                   

D. to prepare for something unknown or difficult

10. A synonym of “affluent” can be ______________________.

A.    elite                           

B. simple            

C. rich                             

D. eclectic

11. Which of the following words means “mental outlook, way of thinking”?

A.    mentalty                    

B. mentality                   

C. mentalness                

D. mental

12. Which one is the closest in meaning to stunningly: “In the defense of his stunningly original design”?

A.ambitious                    

B. horribly                      

C. probably                                

D. amazingly

13. Which of the following means “traditional cuisine of poor, agrarian countries”?

A.    specialties                

B. eclectic                      

C. special diet                

D. peasant diet

14.What does “show business” mean?

A.    popular approval                                         

B. entertainment industry

C. companies with small production                          

D. franchise

15. Which of the following word means” pleased by the praise”?

A.    enchanted                                                     

B. flattered

C. amicable                                                        

D. experiment with