Of Mice and Men s3

Upper Level Wordlist and Multiple-choice Exercises

Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck

Word Chapter/ Phonetic Spelling Part Of Med Star Definition Sample Sentence Translation Exercises Page Speech Rating absolutely 6/30 /ˈæbsəluːtli/ adverb 3 used for emphasis to I absolutely agree with 1–10) Choose the correct mean completely everything you’ve just said. words and fill the gaps in the sentences below. agency 1/5 /ˈeɪʤ(ə)nsi/ noun 1 a type of business We usually use an agency [count] that keeps lists of when we want to hire workers who temporary workers. absolutely / agency / alfalfa / employers can use barley / bastard / I bet ... / brothel / coldly / delightedly / alfalfa 9/43 noun a common plant in Alfalfa can be grown in the /ælˈfælfə/ denim [uncount] the USA which is spring or fall. used as animal food 1) That ______jacket barley 3/18 noun a plant that produces Our breakfast cereals are /ˈbɑːli/ goes really well with the white [uncount] grain used for made of barley, oats and shirt. making food, beer dried fruit. 2) We were all ______and whisky devastated when we heard the bastard 14/77 noun A person whose Wait till I see that bastard – /ˈbɑːstəd/ news. [count] father and mother I’ll kill him! 3) ______they’re were not married. away on holiday. The word is used as 4) You can contact us at the an insult. ______between 9am bet 8/39 /bet/ phrase used as an informal I bet he’s been out all night and 5pm. I bet ... way of saying ‘I’m with his mates. 5) ______and barley sure ...’ are both types of food brothel 9/42 /ˈbrɒθl/ noun a house where men Some of the men would go crop. [count] can go and pay to out at night and visit the 6) I can’t stand him – he’s a make love to women brothel. stupid little ______! coldly 1/8 /ˈkəʊldli/ adverb in an angry, ‘What are you doing here?’ 7) She turned and glared at unfriendly way she asked coldly. me ______.

Macmillan Readers This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanenglish.com. It is photocopiable, but all copies must be complete pages. © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 Upper Level Wordlist and Multiple-choice Exercises delightedly 2/11 /dɪˈlaɪtɪdli/ adverb speak or behave in a The dog wagged its tail 8) The woman who ran the way that shows you delightedly when it saw us. ______was arrested are very happy yesterday by police. denim 1/4 /ˈdenɪm/ noun a strong blue cloth, She was wearing a white T- 9) ‘I’ve passed my exam,’ she [uncount] used for making shirt and a pair of blue said ______. clothes denim jeans. 10) The cows love to eat ______. eagerly 4/25 /ˈiːgəli/ adverb speak or behave in a ‘Would you like to come 11–20) Choose the correct way that shows you with us?’ he asked eagerly. words and fill the gaps in are excited or happy the sentences below. excitedly 5/27 /ɪkˈsaɪtɪdli/ adverb speak or behave in a She came running up to me way that shows you excitedly to tell me the eagerly / excitedly / fella / are excited news. fiercely / gradually / greedily / fella 3/14 /ˈfelə/ noun An American way of A lot of these poor fellas harness room / harshly / [count] saying fellow don’t have jobs. harvest / by heart meaning a man fiercely 4/24 /ˈfɪəsli/ adverb angrily ‘Don’t you dare come near 1) Kids were stuffing sweets me!’ she said fiercely. into their mouths ______. gradually 2/13 adverb 3 slowly, over a period Gradually, flowers began to /ˈgræʤuəli/ 2) At what time of year do you of time appear on the trees. ______the wheat? greedily 1/4 /ˈgriːdəli/ adverb if you eat or drink She sat down at the table 3) Can you recite the poem greedily, you eat or and started to eat greedily. ______? drink more than you 4) The ______was need to situated in a building at the harness room 11/52 /ˈhɑːnɪs ˌruːm/ noun a room where Put the saddles in the back of the house. [count] equipment for horses harness room. 5) I thought they were treated is kept very ______. harshly 3/18 /ˈhɑːʃli/ adverb speak in an angry, ‘Don’t interrupt me!’ he 6) He’s a decent unfriendly way shouted harshly. ______but he hasn’t had a lot of luck. harvest 9/44 verb to gather crops in the We harvest the apples in /ˈhɑːvɪst/ 7) They didn’t mind unloading fields when they are the autumn. the boxes. In fact, they ripe ______agreed to help. by heart 2/11 phrase if you know She knows whole passages /ˌbaɪ ˈhɑːt/ 8) She’s ______something by heart, of the Bible by heart. becoming more self-confident.

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you can say it word 9) ‘Wow! This is fantastic! for word from You must come and look at memory this,’ she said ______. 10) He defended himself ______against the accusations. helplessly 10/48 /ˈhelpləsli/ adverb speak or behave in a The dog looked at us 21–30) Choose the correct way that shows that helplessly, hoping we words and fill the gaps in you need help or would give him something the sentences below. support to eat. honestly 1/5 /ˈɒnɪstli/ adverb 2 used for emphasizing ‘It’s not my fault. helplessly / honestly / that what you are Honestly.’ hopefully / hopelessly / saying is true horseshoes / idiot / hopefully 6/33 /ˈhəʊpfli/ adverb 2 speak or behave in a ‘Can I come, too?’ she innocently / ketchup / kid / way that shows you asked hopefully. mean feel hope hopelessly 7/35 /ˈhəʊpləsli/ adverb speak or behave in a He stared hopelessly out of 1) Help yourself to way that shows you the window, wondering what ______. do not feel any hope to do. 2) He didn’t think he had a horseshoes 6/28 /ˈhɔːsˌʃuːz/ noun a game in which A group of men stood chance, so he shrugged his [uncount] people try to throw outside the shed, playing shoulders ______and horseshoes over a horseshoes. walked off. pole that is fixed in 3) Let’s have a game of the ground ______. idiot 6/31 /ˈɪdiət/ noun 1 a stupid, unintelligent Her teachers thought she 4) She looked at me [count] person was a complete idiot. ______, praying the news was good. innocently 1/8 /ˈɪnəs(ə)ntli/ adverb speak or behave in a She smiled at me 5) You really are a total way that shows that innocently. ______! you are innocent 6) He’s just a lonely, mixed-up ketchup 2/9 /ˈkeʧʌp/ noun thick tomato sauce Do you want some ketchup ______, I guess. [uncount] with your fries? 7) How can you be so kid 3/18 /kɪd/ noun 3 an informal word She really is such a sweet ______! [count] meaning child kid. 8) ______, I’m really sorry. mean 3/20 adjective 2 nasty and cruel What a mean thing to say! /miːn/ 9) The child looked up at us ______, obviously in

pain. 10) The remark was made quite ______. She hadn’t meant to upset anyone. miserably 1/9 /ˈmɪzrəbli/ adverb speak or behave in a She collapsed on the bed 31–40) Choose the correct way that shows you miserably and started words and fill the gaps in are sad and upset crying. the sentences below. nervously 1/5 /ˈnɜːvəsli/ adverb speak or behave in a Students were waiting way that shows you nervously outside the miserably / nervously / are nervous and examination room. nigger / It was nothing. / ranch frightened / raped / reluctantly / restlessly nigger 4/21 /ˈnɪgə/ noun a very offensive word How dare you call me a / sharply / smart [count] for a black person nigger! 1) He began shuffling his feet It was nothing. 6/30 phrase used to mean It was ‘Thanks so much for all /ˌɪt wəz ˈnʌθɪŋ/ ______, impatient to not a problem to do your help.’ leave. something. ‘It was nothing.’ 2) He stood up ______ranch 1/5 /rɑːnʧ/ noun a large farm in the This is a busy time of year and prepared to give his [count] western US where at the ranch. speech. cows, horses or 3) He works as a cowboy on a sheep are kept ______in Montana. raped 6/32 /reɪpt/ verb 1 to attack a woman He’s a dangerous criminal 4) He assaulted and then to rape and force her to have who’s already raped ______his victims. sexual intercourse several women. 5) She sometimes speaks reluctantly 1/8 /rɪˈlʌktəntli/ adverb behave in a way that They agreed rather ______to the children shows you do not reluctantly to help us with and makes them cry. want to do something the work. 6) He was sitting slumped in a restlessly 11/57 /ˈrestləsli/ adverb behave in a way that She got up restlessly and chair ______. shows you are asked to leave the table. unable to keep still because you are bored or impatient 7) How did you guess the sharply 1/4 /ˈʃɑːpli/ adverb 2 speak in a way that ‘Leave us alone,’ she said answer? That was shows you are sharply. ______of you. annoyed or impatient 8) You should never use the smart 3/17 /smɑːt/ adjective 2 intelligent He’s a smart kid. I’m sure word ______. he’ll do well. 9) I switched off the alarm

clock and got out of bed ______. 10) ’You’ve been so kind to us.’ ‘______.’ stiffly 7/36 /ˈstɪfli/ adverb if you move stiffly, She got out of bed and 41–51) Choose the correct you move in a slow, walked stiffly to the words and fill the gaps in slightly clumsy way bathroom. the sentences below. suspiciously 6/30 /səˈspɪʃəsli/ adverb behave in a way that ‘What are you doing here?’ shows that you do the officer asked stiffly / suspiciously / team / not trust someone suspiciously. thoughtfully / threateningly / team 3/18 /tiːm/ noun 3 a group of men who We employ a team of threshing machine / time-book [count] work together in a twenty people to pick the / triangle / tramp / violently / field gathering crops grapes. whore thoughtfully 5/26 /ˈθɔːtf(ə)li adverb in a way that shows He looked at us that you have thoughtfully before 1) This is a ______, thought about replying. used to tell the workers it’s something carefully time to come and eat. threateningly 5/28 /ˈθretnɪŋli/ adverb speak or behave in a They walked towards us 2) He banged his fist way that shows you threateningly, pointing ______down on the intend to harm guns. table. someone 3) Starting and finishing times threshing 5/25 /ˈθreʃɪŋ məˌʃiːn/ noun a large machine used Business has been bad, are recorded in the machine [count] to separate the good and we can’t afford a new ______. part of a crop from threshing machine. 4) People treated her with the rest of it contempt as a ______. time-book 3/16 /ˈtaɪmˌbʊk/ noun a notebook in which He noted down George and 5) She pointed the gun [count] a boss wrote down Lennie’s names in the time- ______at me. the time when book. 6) They walked past the workers began and ______, trying to finished work ignore his appeals. triangle 5/27 /ˈtraɪæŋgl/ noun a piece of metal with Men looked up from their 7) I’ve been moving a little [count] three sides that was work at the sound of the ______since the beaten with a metal triangle. accident. bar to tell workers 8) Everyone turned and

that their meal was looked at the newcomer ready ______. 9) Wheat and barley are fed tramp 12/60 /træmp/ noun people without The streets of the old city [count] homes who go from were full of tramps and into the ______. one place to another beggars. 10) They pride themselves on looking for food and working as a ______. money 11) She was staring ______at the map on violently 3/19 adverb 1 behave in a violent Slamming the door /ˈvaɪələntli/ the wall. way violently, they walked out. whore 3/21 /hɔː/ noun a woman who has How dare you accuse me of [count] sexual intercourse being a whore! with many men, often in order to earn money

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