Vocabulary (1-4)
What does it mean the false friend "jubilation"?
happiness
Part 1: choose the correct option.
The mountain does not only ___ a major part in the landscape.
a) edge
b) angle
c) corner
d) curve
angle
Say the comparative of careful.
more careful
PART 4: complete the sentence using the capital word given.
O: Traffic today doesn't move much faster than 100 years ago.
LITTLE
A: One hundred years ago traffic moved ___ than today.
a little more slowly
What does it mean "blossom"?
florecer
Where do people play basketball?
a) court
b) pitch
c) ring
d) track
court
Part 2: complete the gap.
[...] there was somewhere for residents to socialise and where community projects could ___ place.
take
I have been working FOR/SINCE 4 hours.
for
Part 3: complete the gap with the correct form of the word.
One idea I thought particulary ___ (VALUE) was that we should try and use our sense when given information to learn.
valuable
Choose the correct meaning of "it" in capital letters.
[...] Why, I asked, had he become a guide? 'Well, I used to organise a lot of courses at the university I worked for. IT was quite stressful. But I had shown students around London and I enjoyed that. It semed an obvious move to make.' [...]
a) showing students around London
b) performing in front of a group
c) becoming a guide
d) arranging courses
d) arranging courses
What is the meaning of "chilly"?
Unpleasantly cold
Part 3: complete the gap with the correct form of the word.
It has become accepted practice for ___ companies to provide sponsorship. (lead)
leading
Order these adjectives in the sentence:
I really like the _ _ _ _ _ jeans that I bought.
- italian
- beautiful
- new
- blue
- stripe
2. new
3. blue
4. stripe
5. italian
Part 1: choose the correct option.
Your new dress looks very ___.
a) gorgeous
b) wonderful
c) marvellous
d) beautiful
d) beautiful
What is the meaning of "PUT DOWN" in this sentence?
Mrs Bland had run to PUT DOWN newspapers to save the flooring.
place it in the surface
Which animal howls?
a) cats
b) birds
c) dogs
Part 4: complete the sentence using the capital word given.
O: Sometimes tiredness causes the machine operators to make mistakes.
BECAUSE
A: Sometimes mistakes ___ the tiredness of the machine operators.
are made because of
Complete the sentence with the corrects past tenses.
Before I ___ (COME) to London, I ___ (WORK) in Paris.
came
had been working
Part 4: complete the sentence using the capital word given.
O: Fewer people read Carlton's books these days.
WIDELY
A: Carlton's books ___ these days.
are not widely readed
What does it mean "scribble"?
garabatear
Say five words related with special occasions (e.g. graduations)
wedding
marquee
toast
speech
reception
registry office
...
Part 2: complete the gap.
Apart from their week-long honeymoon on the mainland, the couple have had hardly ___ holidays.
any
Choose the option that reflects a small quantity of oranges.
a) In the fridge there are few oranges.
b) In the fridge there are a few oranges.
a) In the fridge there are few oranges.
Part 1: choose the correct option.
[...] they may feel they have been given a particularly ___ meal.
a) strong
b) dense
c) wide
d) heavy
d) heavy
What does it mean the expression "laid down" in this sentence?
This was how he liked to work: themes, introduced as if spontaneously, were LAID DOWN for subsequent discussion.