idioms
qualify comparatives
Correct/incorrect
past perfect/past perfect continuous
choose correct adjective
100

be over the moon

excited/thrilled

100

Cats................(just as...) dogs

cats are just as big as dogs.

100

He used to love reading.

correct

100

She (win) two Oscars by the age of 30.

had won

100

Some well-known people love quite alone/lonely lives

lonely

200

blow your top

furious

200

The pacific ocean......(slightly/far...) .the arctic ocean

The pacific ocean is far bigger than the arctic ocean.

200

His family would be extremely aggressive.

used to be

200

She (act/years) before she won an Oscar

had been acting

200

He wrote an angry/annoyed letter.

angry

300

be on edge

stressed/anxious

300

Money.....(nothing like.......) health

Money is nothing like as important as health.

300

People wouldn't become famous easily in the past.

didn't use to become

300

After he (finish) speaking, everyone stood up and clapped

had finished

300

The woman was upset because the noise woke her asleep/sleeping baby.

sleeping

400

lose face

humiliated

400

History........(nowhere near...) Maths

History is nowhere near as difficult as Maths

400

Would he play with cars and swords when he was a kid?

did he use to play

400

My cousin had a terrible headache because he (watch TV) since midday

had been watching

400

Stop using alive/live animals in scientific research.

live

500

be down to dumps

be miserable

500

Wolves........(nearly as.....) tigers

Wolves as nearly as dangerous as tigers.

500

He used to go/would go to college for 5 years.

went

500

She (know) what job she wanted to do since she was a child

had known

500

There were dozens of disappointed/upset fans outside.

disappointed

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