Cambridge Preliminary Test Vocabulary

1. Will you _____ the match on TV
tomorrow morning?
a.see
b. watch
c. look

2. Have you got any _______ paper for the
present?
a.wrap
b. wrapper
c. wrapping

3. There is often a traffic ______ at rush
hour.
a.congestion
b. jam
c. queue

4. Try to get home before rush _______.
a.time
b. hour
c. traffic

5. John doesn’t have a job. He’s ________.
a.under-employed
b. unemployed
c. non-employed

6. There’s a _________ across the river.
a.bridge
b. tunnel
c. current

7. He eats fast food every day. It’s very
_______.
a.healthy
b. unhealthy
c. fat

8. The opposite of ‘forwards’ is ________.
a.backwards
b. behind
c. in front

9. Her apartment is on the ______ floor.
a.thirteen
b. thirteenth
c. lowest

10. He writes articles. He’s a/an _______.
a.artist
b. journalist
c. architect

11. Can you give him something to drink?
He’s very _______.
a.hungry
b. thirsty
c. tired

12. It’s the ______ time he has lost his
phone.
a.two
b. second
c. twice

13. What a grey day! It’s very ______.
a.cloudy
b. cloudness
c. sunny

14. What did you _____ for breakfast?
a.have
b. go
c. leave

15. Who is your favorite ______?
a.song
b. singer
c. show

16. My mother’s or father’s sister is my
____.
a.cousin
b. aunt
c. niece

17. I receive about 20 text _____ every day.
a.letters
b. messages
c. mails

18. She’s about 50. She’s ______.
a.medium-aged
b.middle-ages
c. middle-aged

19. He’s short-sighted. He wears ______.
a.glasses
b. spectators
c. binoculars

20. They hardly ______ come and see us.
a.never
b. usually
c. ever

21. There is an excellent art _____ in the
town.
a.gallery
b. station
c. factory

22. It’s going to rain. I hope you brought
your _______?
a.bicycle
b.dinner
c. umbrella

23. The opposite of loose is _______.
a.find
b. tight
c. baggy

24. There were four ______ in the car.
a.peoples
b. persons
c. people

25. We study past events in _______.
a.sociology
b.mathematics
c.history