Review units 1-5 Solutions Upper-intermediate

Vocabulary 1

100

What does it mean if someone is GULLIBLE?

A person who is easily tricked because he/she trusts everyone and believes what they say

200

^{Which of the following can't you do to or with your head?}

^{scratch it}

^{nod it}

^{fold it}

^{shake it}

fold it

300

^{Which sound do you make with your nose?}

^gasp

^sniff

^tut

^slurp

sniff

400

^{Which word is negative?}

^considerate

^shrewed

^vain

^selfless

vain - someone who is very proud and thinks they are very attractive and special

500

^{Which of the following is American English?}

^{a bill}

^{a torch}

^{a queue}

^{a sidewalk}

a sidewalk

Vocabulary 2

100

^{Complete the sentence with the correct words:}

^{Being ________-minded, Adam likes to hear about new ideas and different opinions.} 

^{My grandfather's _________-throated laughter rang through the house.}

^{We always go on a _________-catering holiday. We prefer to cook our own food.}  

open-minded

deep-throated

self-catering

200

^{Complete the sentences with the correct words:}

^{From the top of the mountain, there was a ________-blowing view of the valley below. It was just amazing!}

^{We volunteered to be guinea ________ in a scientific experiment.} 

^{I prefer to travel ______. I just take a small backpack with my passport, my phone and a few T-shirts.}

mind-blowing

guinea pigs

travel light

300

What does it mean if a person is INDUSTRIOUS?

always working very hard

400

What is a synonym to the word STINGY? Say at least two such examples. 

mean, tight-fisted, ungenerous, penny-pinching, greedy, closefisted, miserly

500

What is the meaning of THICK-SKINNED and QUICK-WITTED?

1, not easily worried or upset by what other people say about you

2, able to think quickly, intelligent

Grammar

100

Which is correct?

A dolphin is a very intelligent animal. 

The dolphin is a very intellgent animal. 

How else can we make a generalization?

The dolphin .....

Dolphins are very intelligent animals. 

200

Complete the statement using an appropriate modal verb: 

When we arrived at the hotel, the clean towels were on our beds. It means we.............. our own towels.

needn't have brought

300

Put the adjectives in the correct word order and make a meaningful sentence.

My uncle has a collection of old motorbikes. His favorite is a _____  ____  ____  ____ motorbike. 

(black, Italian, trendy, 1960s)

trendy 1960s black Italian

400

What is the form of PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS and give one example sentence. 

had + been + doing

He had been learning Japanese before he decided to settle down there. 

500

^{Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.}

^{My home town is much less exciting than New York.} 

^NOTHING

^{My home town is ___  ___  ___  ___  ___New York.}

nothing like as exciting as

Vocabulary 3

100

Complete the saying: When in Rome, do......

Explain its meaning. 

....as the Romans do.

when visiting another place, you should follow the customs of the people in that place 

200

What does it mean if a child is FIDGETING?

keep making small quick movements with parts of your body because you are bored, nervous or impatient

300

Explain the meaning of DISILLUSIONED and give an example. 

disappointed because sb/sth is not as good as you first thought

Disillusioned teachers are leaving the profession in large numbers. 

disillusioned with....

400

What are the distinctive features of tabloid press vs broadsheets?

Tabloid is a newspaper with fairly small pages mostly containing sensational stories about famous people, celebrities. There are many big colorful pictures. 

Broadsheets have bigger pages and contain serious news with fewer colorful pictures. The print is black and white. 

500

Explain: to sue someone for libel

to make a legal claim against someone who wrote things about you that are not true

Phrasal verbs

100

What is the meaning of "TALK SO INTO STH?"

to persuade so to do sth

200

Explain the meaning of the given phrasal verb based on context.

The builders messed us around / about. They never turned up when they promised to. 

treated us in an unfair / unreasonable way

300

What is a synonym to "TURN SO DOWN"

reject, not accept so

400

^{Complete the sentences with the correct form of a phrasal verb. Use these verbs: put, pull, tell}

^{My mom ________because I ate all the chocolate she had bought without sharing it with anyone.}  

^{Before we can go to sleep, we still have to _________the tent, and it's raining.} 

^{We asked John to _______at the side of the road so that we could get out and stretch our legs.} 

My mom TOLD ME OFF because I ate....

Before we can go to sleep, we still have to PUT UP the tent...

We asked John to PULL UP at the side of the road...

500

^{Complete the sentences with the correct form of a phrasal verb:Use these verbs:  pick, stop, call}

^{Emily _______ her date with Sam because she had to do tutoring in the afternoon.}

^{On the way back to the coast, we _______for the night in an old farmhouse.}  

^{My grandad always ______  from school in his car. He's always waiting at the gate as we run outside.} 

Emily CALLED OFF her date with Sam....

On the way back to the coast, we STOPPED OFF for the night....

My grandad always PICKS ME UP from school....