Tenses
By the time we arrived, the meeting ___.
A) ended
B) had ended
C) has ended
had ended
Choose the correct collocation:
👉 make / do / take a decision
make a decision
Correct the mistake:
If he studied harder, he will pass the exam.
would pass
meaning: to be on thin ice
to be in a risky or dangerous situation
Choose the correct negative prefix and explain meaning:
👉 ___responsible
irresponsible
Explain why this sentence is wrong and correct it:
👉 I am knowing him for years.
“Know” is a stative verb
Correct: I have known him for years.
What’s the difference between “economic” and “economical”?
economic → related to economy
economical → saving money
Choose the correct sentence:
A) Hardly had I arrived when it started raining
B) Hardly had I arrived than it started raining
Hardly had I arrived when it started raining
Meaning of “under the weather”
to be ill
Choose the correct option:
👉 Despite / Although ___ being tired, he continued working.
Despite
At this time tomorrow, I ___ on the plane.
will be flying
Choose the closest meaning of “reluctant”:
A) eager
B) unwilling
C) confident
unwilling
Correct the sentence:
The more fast you work, the more mistakes you make.
The faster you work, the more mistakes you make.
meaning of “once in a blue moon”:
rarely
Choose the correct preposition:
👉 She is capable ___ far more than she believes.
of
While she ___ (drive), she suddenly ___ (realize) she had left her phone at home.
was driving / realized
Replace the underlined word with a more formal synonym:
👉 The results were bad.
unsatisfactory / poor / disappointing
Complete correctly:
If I ___ you, I wouldn’t say that.
were
“Spill the beans” means:
tell a secret
Choose the correct phrasal verb:
👉 The plan ___ to be unrealistic.
A) turned out
B) turned up
C) turned over
turned out
By next June, she ___ for the company for ten years.
will have been working
Complete the sentence correctly:
👉 His refusal to compromise showed his ___.
inflexibility / stubbornness
Find the mistake and correct it:
👉 You mustn’t have told her the secret.
You shouldn’t have told her the secret.
Explain the idiom:
👉 “The ball is in your court.”
It’s your responsibility to make the next decision or take action.
Explain the difference:
👉 look up vs look into
Answer:
look up → search for information
look into → investigate