VOCABULARY 1
Which word means "to sing with the lips closed (without words)"?
a) whine
b) hum
c) wistle
b) hum
Choose the correct option to complete this sentence:
The project started wrong. We need to go back to the _____.
a) drafting board
b) drawing board
c) planning board
b) drawing board
Complete this expression:
Let's just play it ...
by ear.
(It means to decide what to do when you know what is happening, rather than planning in advance.)
How do you call a situation which is advantageous for both sides?
A win-win situation
Choose the option that correctly reports this piece of news: "They think she is safe".
a) It is thought that she is saved.
b) She is thought to be safe.
c) She is thought to have been safe.
b) She is thought to be safe.
What adjective describes a place where no people live?
a) unpopulous
b) unpopulated
c) underpopulated
b) unpopulated
How do you call people who break into computer security systems?
hackers
How to express this sentence using impersonal passive (with a reporting verb)?
"People think he disappeared".
"He is thought to have disappeared" (use "to have" because the main verb is in past).
Complete the second sentence with the correct "nominalization" of the word in italics :
I was disappointed with the bad service.
My _____ was due to the bad service.
disappointment
What is the phrase for describing that you have "done the majority of the work"?
a) break the pattern of it
b) break the back of it
b) break the back of it
Which option DOES NOT fit the following sentence:
He prefers modern furniture ____ I like old stuff.
a) whereas
b) while
c) yet
c) yet
Complete the sentence:
Maria left work early ______ catch the last train home.
a. for
b. in order to
c. because
b. in order to
What phrase means "It won't be too expensive"?
a) it won't break the finances
b) It won't break the bank
b) It won't break the bank
Complete this sentence:
I don't think we need to ______ with the food. There are only five of us.
a) go above board
b) go out of board
c) go overboard
c) go overboard
Choose the correct word to complete this sentence:
This software is designed ______ helping teams communicate more efficiently.
a. for
b. to
c. despite
a. for