II. Choose a word or a phrase which is closest in meaning to the underlined word.

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1. Her movie has flopped.

a) taken off b) been successful c) failed

2. Davina was very moody.

a) joyful b) temperamental c) enthusiastic

3. What is your main ambition in life?

a) aim b) joy c) success

4. If she succeeds, we'll be happy.

a) will be successful b) is successful c) takes up

5. He's so passionate about his music.

a) prefers b) adores c) feels

6. They decided to have a break.

a) have a rest b) continue a rest c) have a snack

7. Pete has always been very easy-going.

a) temperamental b) unkind c) friendly

8. Misfortunes never come alone.

a) failures b) troubles c) lies

9. She was extremely angry when the staff woke her up.

a) displeased b) furious c) unhappy

10. He used to be selfish.

a) selfless b) egoistic c) bad-tempered

11. Hundreds of important people were invited to greet the beautiful star.

a) welcome b) attend c) thank

12. Her plan was thoughtful.

a) serious b) adventurous c) useful

13. She is very friendly.

a) intolerant b) impatient c) open

14. It was a nice movie.

a) show b) film c) movement

15. He was bad-tempered.

a) good-humoured b) tolerant c) irritable

16. What does this sentence refer to?

a) apply for b) stand for c) mention

17. She sacked her manicurist.

a) employed b) fired c) hired

18. Davina's entourage includes her hairdresser, make-up artist, manicurist, chef, dietician, masseuse, chauffeur and six bodyguards.

a) consists of b) builds in c) adds to

19. Her first book came out in 1980.

a) turned out b) was found out c) was published

20. They influenced him a lot.

a) impressed b) controlled c) provoked