Phrasal verb
“I had to ___ the meeting because I was sick.”
a. give up
b. put off
c. take off
d. break down
b. put off
Meaning: very rarely
A. once in a blue moon
B. bite the bullet
C. break the ice
D. face the music
A. once in a blue moon
Antonym for “big”
A. minor
B. huge
C. enormous
D. giant
a. minor
Fill in the blank: “If I ___ you, I would apologize.”
A. were
B. am
C. was
D. be
a. were
“Students must ___ at the end of the semester to receive their grades.”
a. have a conversation
b. take an exam
c. make a noise
d. get permission
b. take an exam
Which of the following means “take care of”?
A. look after
B. look for
C. look through
D. look at
a. look after
I was so tired last night, I went to bed early and ___.”
A. hit the sack
B. kick the bucket
C. cost an arm and a leg
D. break a leg
a. hit the sack
synonym for “difficult”.
A. useful
B. easy
C. challenging
D. effortless
c. challenging
Change to reported speech:
Direct: “I don’t know where she is,” he said.
A. He said he didn’t know where she was.
B. He said he doesn’t know where she is.
C. He said he hadn’t known where she was.
D. He said he didn’t knew where she is.
A. He said he didn’t know where she was.
Complete the expression: “Make ___ of someone”
A. progress
B. mistake
C. decision
D. fun
d. fun
“The printer suddenly ___ while I was printing the report, and I had to fix it.”
A. called off
B. ran out
C. looked up
D. broke down
D. broke down
“I’m feeling a bit ___ today, so I think I’ll stay home and rest.”
A. on cloud nine
B. hit the road
C. in the same boat
D. under the weather
d. under the weather
synonym for “important”.
A. significant
B. magnificent
C. comfortable
D. intelligent
a. significant
Complete the sentence in passive voice (negative):
“They didn’t deliver the letter on time.”
A. The letter isn’t delivered on time.
B. The letter didn’t deliver on time.
C. The letter wasn’t delivered on time.
D. The letter hasn’t delivered on time.
C. The letter wasn’t delivered on time.
“If you want to pass the exam, you need to ___ every day.”
a. take a risk
b. have a rest
c. take a break
d. make an effort
d. make an effort
“Even though they have different opinions, they really ___ each other.”
a. come up with
b. carry on
c. get along with
d. run into
c. get along with
“Don’t take him seriously—he’s just ___!”
A. burning the midnight oil
B. holding his horses.
C. pulling your leg
D. spilling the beans
c. pulling your leg
“The solution provided was ___ and did not solve any of the problems.”
A. effective
B. ineffective
C. useful
D. valuable
b. ineffective
“He went for a walk ___ it had stopped raining, ___ he didn’t stay out too long.”
A. since … but
B. although … and
C. if … then
D. while … or
A. since … but
Complete the expression: “___ someone’s attention”
A. draw
B. make
C. advice
D. push
a. draw
“After weeks of preparation, the project team finally ___ their task without any mistakes.”
A. carried out
B. come up with
C. figure out
D. stand out
a. carried out
“After struggling with the project for months, he finally decided to ___.”
A. hit the books
B. throw in the towel
C. call it a day
D. keep an eye on
b. throw in the towel
“The project was a ___ success, attracting attention from companies all over the world.”
A. trivial
B. terrible
C. major
D. insignificant
c. major
“The scientist, ___ theories revolutionized the field of genetics, received a prestigious award.”
A. who
B. whose
C. whom
D. which
b. whose
“Take ___ of the opportunity while you can.”
A. information
B. description
C. advantage
D. notice
c. advantage