IELTS Vocabulary Test 2

Air ............... is cheaper then other forms of long-distance transport in my country.

The mother bird carries food back to the nest in its ............... .

The train whistle warned us of its ............... departure.

We must try to ......... , otherwise when a species disappears the whole ecosystem is affected.

It must have been amazing to be the first astronauts ............... space.

I think we should spend more on space ............... .

Languages ............... over time so dictionaries need to be regularly updated.

Many people are fascinated by the native ....... of Australia, especially koalas and kangaroos.

The price of fresh fruit and vegetables ............... considerably throughout the whole year.

I don't think we will ever find another planet that can ............... life.

These figures ............... a peak in 1982 when over 2 million new machines were sold.

A large number of houses were ............... by the storm.

A plant is only as healthy as the ............... it grows in.

It's important to teach children not to ............... lies.

It can take ............... time for people to get used to a new system.

Our car broke down twice on the way to the wedding. ........... to say we arrived an hour late.

The majority of cave art was created in prehistoric ............... .

Many people believe that violent computer games can have a harmful ............... on children.

My first job was to arrange the files into .......... order from the oldest to the most recent.

I much prefer life in the twenty-first ............... to that of the middle ages.

The population of wild birds peaked ............. approximately 400,000 before falling rapidly.

............... switching to solar energy, although it is still too expensive for many people.

People who are color blind often can't ............... between red and green.

I think we should spend more money taking care of our own ............... .

My teacher said my essay was ............... . She said she couldn't follow my argument.

Computer viruses are a modern- ............... problem.

Zoos should try to recreate animals' ............... habitat rather than keeping them in cages.

I believe that farmers should be banned from using ............... near waterways.

Navigation around the globe is a lot simpler thanks to the information we receive from ..... .

I hope the lecturer wasn't referring ............... my assignment when he made that remark.