Vocabulary Unit 2-سنة ثانية محمد ابو الشباب

1. Malek ............. the stairs into the metro station, pulling down his collar against the morning chill.

   • descended
   • rumbled
   • alighted
   • backpedaled

2. Commuters were .............. this way and that across the busy station concourse, heads down and wordless.

   • alighting
   • bolting
   • shuffling
   • staggering

3. Hurrying passengers were ................ on the narrow underground stairs as everyone rushed to catch their train.

   • descending
   • parking
   • colliding
   • soaring

4. Overwhelmed by the crowd, Malek ............. himself towards the wall to keep out of everyone's way.

   • strode
   • sailed
   • flew
   • dragged

5. The heavy train appeared from the tunnel and gradually ............ to a complete stop alongside the platform.

   • rumbled
   • bolted
   • collided
   • jumped

6. The passengers .............. from the carriage had to elbow their way through the thick crowd waiting to board.

   • stumbling
   • alighting
   • backpedaling
   • driving

7. Unaccustomed to the sharp sway of the metro, Malek ............. once or twice before finding his footing.

   • strode
   • sailed
   • faltered
   • parked

8. As people finally reached the street exit, the large crowd began ............. in all directions.

   • lurching
   • colliding
   • surging
   • dispersing

9. I was feeling so stressed while giving my presentation that I began to ............... some of the words.

   • stumble over
   • fly down
   • park on
   • drive hard

10. We were completely .............. by the impressive amount of preparation the students did for the examination.

    • hobbled
    • staggered
    • shuffled
    • lurched

11. Reem was so well-prepared that she .............. her job interview and was accepted immediately.

    • jumped light
    • backpedaled on
    • sailed through
    • stumbled over

12. He was in such an extreme hurry this morning that he ............... and nearly caused a severe accident.

    • parked the idea
    • sailed through
    • stumbled over
    • jumped the lights

13. Angry at having to wait for so long, my father .................. up to the manager and demanded an explanation.

    • shuffled
    • hobbled
    • strode
    • lurched

14. Mariam ............ into the room with a tray of tea and cake, terrified of dropping it on the expensive carpet.

    • strode
    • wobbled
    • surged
    • shuffled

15. Shortly after the fire alarm went off, the workers ............. out of the office looking very worried.

    • surged
    • shuffled
    • wobbled
    • hobbled

16. I woke my sister up early, and she ............... out of her bedroom looking exhausted and dragging her feet.

    • surged
    • shuffled
    • strode
    • thundered

17. After hurting his knee during the football match, Tareq ................ off the field with the trainer.

    • strode
    • hobbled
    • surged
    • shuffled

18. The driver slammed on the brakes, causing the bus to ................ violently and throwing passengers off balance.

    • wobble
    • shuffle
    • stride
    • lurch

19. He watched the large crowd of daily commuters ............. in the station concourse waiting for train updates.

    • thundering past
    • finding footing
    • milling around
    • catching eyes