Vocabulary Unit 2
You work for yourself. You are ___________.
self-employed
Solar and wind power are examples of ________ energy sources.
renewable
Choose the correct option:
I ______ going to go to a gallery with my friend today, but she cancelled last night.
am/was/will be
was
Choose the correct option:
By the year 2045, the United Nations ________ operating for 100 years.
will have been/is/will be
will have been
Correct the error:
I've never been to Asia and neither my best friend has.
I've never been to Asia and neither has my best friend.
thick
For a building to be considered carbon-_________, it must eliminate as much carbon dioxide as it generates.
neutral
Choose the correct option:
She ______ a banker but she loved making films.
would/was supposed to be/was to
was supposed to be
Put the words in order to make a sentence with negative inversion:
never / have / eaten / food / so much / I
Never have I eaten so much food.
Correct the error:
I thought it will be nice to take a gift to the party.
I thought it would be nice to take a gift to the party.
I have to do the same thing over and over again at work. It's a very ___________ job. (Hint: the answer is not "boring")
repetitive
Choose the correct option:
I think this article just perpetuates the _________ that young people are uncaring.
goal/myth/problem
myth
Choose the correct option:
Sandra __________ for years before she finally felt confident enough to take a course in sketching.
(drew/had been drawing)
had been drawing
Choose the correct option:
Once the average global temperature ________ by over 2 degrees Celsius, the damage to the planet will be irreversible.
will increase/will have increased/has increased
has increased
Correct the error:
She crashed the car in purpose, it wasn't an accident.
She crashed the car ON purpose, it wasn't an accident.
Many art critics are extremely ___________. They think they're cleverer than they really are.
pretentious
Choose the correct option:
We don't want to _______ unrealistic goals; we'll only promise what we're capable of.
take/set/deliver
set
Choose the correct option:
The decision to put the Mona Lisa behind a glass case was taken after the painting ___________ several times.
had being attacked / had been attacked
had been attacked
Put the words in order to make a sentence with negative inversion:
and neither / did / none / I / went to university / of my family
None of my family went to university and neither did I.
Correct the error:
The crew will have being renovating the old building for 12 weeks by the end of June.
The crew will have been renovating the old building for 12 weeks by the end of June.
Which option ISN'T possible?
My niece and nephew are so well -___________. Everyone loves them.
(minded, liked, behaved)
minded
Conscious of her carbon footprint, Valerie cycles to work every morning in an effort to _______ the carbon dioxide generated when she travels by plane.
offset
Choose the correct option
Our gallery ___________shut down for good when a generous donor came up with the funding we needed at the last minute.
was/had been/was about to be
was about to be
Complete the 2nd sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the 1st one, using the word in capitals.
The scientists will make the discovery any day now. VERGE
The scientists are ___________ the discovery.
The scientists are on the verge of making the discovery.
Correct the sentence:
She'll be putting up posters while I'll be meeting with the council.
She'll be putting up posters while I'm meeting with the council.