False Friends - Thai

Multiple-choice exercise

Choose the correct answer for each question.
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  1. In English, 'serve' means:
    1.   to provide people with things
    2.   a waitress
    3.   a servant
    4.   a waiter
  2. In English 'a pump' is:
    1.   a petrol station
    2.   a garage
    3.   a machine for moving liquid
    4.   a service station
  3. In English, 'a fan' is:
    1.   a girlfriend
    2.   a lover
    3.   a boyfriend
    4.   a supporter
  4. In English, 'a barber shop' is:
    1.   a beauty parlour
    2.   a woman's hairdresser
    3.   a hairdresser
    4.   a men's hairdresser
  5. In English, 'sort' means:
    1.   seasoning
    2.   type
    3.   ketchup
    4.   sauce
  6. In English, 'fit' means:
    1.   be the right size
    2.   mend
    3.   change
    4.   repair
  7. In English 'a captain' is:
    1.   the boss of a restaurant
    2.   the boss of a ship
    3.   the boss of a school
    4.   the boss of a casino
  8. In English, 'shopping' means:
    1.   buying clothes
    2.   buying luxuries
    3.   buying electrical goods
    4.   buying anything
  9. In English, 'form' means:
    1.   clothing
    2.   shape
    3.   school
    4.   uniform
  10. In English, 'a project' is:
    1.   a housing development
    2.   a housing estate
    3.   a new building
    4.   a plan