Vocabulary/Word Focus
I don’t always see _________________ with my parents, but we’ve learned to discuss things openly rather than fighting and arguing.
see eye to eye face to face step by step
eye to eye
I ________ my knee on the table when I got up. It wasn’t serious, but it really hurt!
a broke b) bumped
c) chipped d) lost
bumped
I like discovering places that are not in the guidebook.
What_____
What I like is discovering places that are not in the guidebook.
My brother would do anything _____ play in a band.
in order to
for
so that
on order to
Even top athletes need ________, so you should, too. (practice)
to practice
When I younger I never made plans. I just did things _________________ without a thought to the future.
day by day on and on step by step
day by day
Pedro fell over in Boston and ________ his elbow, but he’s fine. It wasn’t serious.
broke stubbed chipped grazed
grazed
We’re nearly there now. It’s
just around the corner
What she said was so surprising that I didn’t know what to say at first. (such)
What she said was such a great surprise that I didn't know what to say at first.
When I asked if this was the right way to the town, the man said he thought ____________.
so
I’m so happy you decided to come to the dance with me. I______
A) just know you’re going to love it.
B) just what I need.
c) just around the corner.
just know you’re going to love it.
I ________ my ankle when I tripped on the sidewalk in town.
knocked sprained stubbed bumped
sprained
The beach was great, but I really enjoyed visiting the old city.
The beach was great, but the thing____
The beach was great, but the thing I really enjoyed was visiting the old city. / The beach was great, but the thing I really enjoyed visiting was the old city.
The new system we use when we want to record data is better than what we did before. (for)
The new system we use for recording data is better than what we did before.
The rings you could buy in the hotel were interesting, but the ____________ in the market were wonderful.
ones
She booked an appointment at the dentist because she had ________ a tooth.
a) chipped c) sprained
b) stubbed d) strained
chipped
A lot of people get sick when they get run-____________ because the body’s defenses aren’t working properly.
down
If you want to get the best seats, you have to reserve at least a week in advance. (what)
If you want to get the best seats, what_____
If you want to get the best seats, what you have to do is reserve at least a week in advance.
I’m going to cut a couple of points from our meeting so we can finish on time. (order)
I´m going to cut a couple of points from our meeting in order to finish on time.
Because of the injury, she failed ________ the race. (finish)
to finish
He plays an electric guitar now, but he learned to play on a/an ________ one.
acoustic amateur band hum
acoustic
We were involved in an accident last year. My sister was ____________ a pretty bad way for a couple of days. Luckily, she made a full recovery.
hurt in
Thanks for the coffee. It’s___
just what I need.
just in case.
just wondered.
just what I need.
She got such impressive results that she was recommended for promotion. (so)
She was so impressive that she was recommended for promotion.
Looking after yourself means ________ well and also doing regular exercise. (eat and sleep)
eating and sleeping