Grammar
Vocabulary
Idioms
Word formation
Phrasal verbs
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1) 'They told him a secret', she said. Use reported speech.
2) She said they had told him a secret.
10
1) We had to a... the car. (leave)
abandon
10
1) Give an example of an idiom which would include a colour.
green with envy, out of the blue, green fingers, red tape, once in a blue moon
10
1) The film was a bit ... . I didn't understand anything. (confuse)
confusing
10
1) They all ... ... £100 and bought their mother a trip to Greece.
chipped in
20
1) 'What are you doing?', he asked. Use reported speech.
2) I am the tallest person in the class. Make a tag question.
1) He asked me what I was doing.
2) I am the tallest person in the class, aren't I.
20
1) The tunnel goes right u... the city. (below)
2) He has two daughters from a p... marriage. (before)
1) underneath
2) previous
20
1) What does this idiom mean: it never rains but it pours?
1) misfortunes tend to follow each other
20
1) What is the … of the Danube River (LONG)
2) Pushing into a queue is considered to be extremely … (POLITE)
1) length
2) impolite
20
1) I'm trying to cut ... ... caffeine.
1) cut down on
30
1) Open the window. Make a tag question.
2)- I don't like going to the cinema.
- Me ... .
3) Give an example of 3rd conditional.
1) Open the window, will you?
2) - I don't like going to the cinema.
- Me neither.
3) If had + V3/ed, would have + V3/ed
30
1) If found guilty, he faces six months in jail and a heavy f... .
2) His attitude c... me. (worries)
1) fine
2) concerns
30
1) something that you say by accident when you intended to say something else
2) If something that you want to say is ..., you think you know it and that you will be able to remember it very soon
1) slip of the tongue
2) on the tip of your tongue
30
1) My sister’s … makes hers social life difficult (SHY)
2) The police were told by their … where to find the criminal (INFORM)
1) shyness
2) informant
30
1) He's a bit slow to ... (understand)
2) You can ... my help. (rely)
1) catch on
2) count on
40
1) Give an example of 1st conditional.
2) I can't wait to go on holiday. (forward)
I'm really ... on holiday.
3) Neither the passengers nor the driver ... injured in the accident.
1) If Present simple, will + infinitive
2) I'm really looking forward to going on holiday
3) Neither the passengers nor the driver was injured in the accident.
40
1) I nearly f... in the heat.
2) Both drivers are in a c... condition.
1) fainted
2) critical
40
skeleton in the/your closet - an embarrassing secret: Most families have one or two skeletons in the closet.
40
1) People who suffer from … should buy themselves a pet (LONELY)
2) Everybody is worried about the … of the rain forest (DESTROY)
3) The party turned out to be a huge ... (DISAPPOINT)
1) loneliness
2) destruction
3) disappointment
40
1) I don’t know why she p... u... w... him.
2) I r... i... my teacher at the supermarket yesterday.
3) The store r... o... o... bottled water and canned food after the government issued the hurricane warning.
1) puts up with
2) ran into
3) ran out of
50
1) I think I left my car keys in the kitchen. (might)
I .... my car keys in the kitchen.
2) By the time you get home, I .... (cook) dinner.
3) If you had told me that in advance, ...
4) Where is the post office? Make an embedded question
1) I might have left my car keys in the kitchen.
2) By the time you get home, I will have cooked dinner.
3) If you had told me that in advance, would have + V3/ed
4) Could you tell me where the post office is?
50
1) He's spent most of his life behind b... .
2) I had a b... (= my car stopped working) in the middle of the road.
3) I think we should s... t... the plan.
1) bars
2) breakdown
3) sick to
50
an elephant in the room - an obvious problem or difficult situation that people do not want to talk about: The elephant in the room no one wanted to see was money.
50
1) Tax ... is one of the biggest problems that face the new country. (EVADE)
2) She claimed ... benefit for over six months. (EMPLOY)
3) She has known me for two years now but she still ... my name. (PRONOUNCE)
1) evasion
2) unemployment
3) mispronounces
50
1) The plane t... o... at 8.30 a.m.
2) It's tough for a woman to ... in politics. (advance)
3) He ... being unemployed and living at his parents' home again. (ended up)
1) took off
2) get ahead
3) winded up