Grammar
By next year, she ............... (work) in this company for a decade. (Tense)
will have worked
The report highlights fears that hunger and ............... (nutrient) will become growing problems.
malnutrition
He escaped by ...............
1. the hair's breadth
2. a breadth of a hair
3. a hair's breadth
3. a hair's breadth (a narrow escape from sth)
Who broke the window? We are not leaving this room until someone ..................
1) shows up
2) owns up
3) draws up
2) owns up (admits to having done it)
TBA
e.g The date for the concert is TBA.
to be announced
Not until later .................. (I/realize) how serious the situation was. (Inversion)
did I realize
................. (urban) is set to continue and it is expected that 65-70% of the world's population will live in cities.
urbanisation
After trying for hours to fix the computer, I threw in the ............. and called an expert. (gave up)
towel
We always used to copy our homework from each other and the teacher never ................
1) let off
2) caught up
3) caught on
3) caught on (understood)
BFF
best friends forever
e.g We've been BFFs since childhood.
The documents ............. (send) yesterday, but I haven't received them yet. (Modal verb)
should have been sent
His skills are ................... (rival) and he is certain to be chosen for the promotion.
unrivalled
Empty promises are ten .................. , I need to see real actions. (very common and not special or valuable)
a penny
We started off selling our services at a premium, until stiff competition .............. the price.
1) drove down
2) pulled down
3) put down
1) drove down (caused the price to decrease)
ICU
e.g He is being monitored closely in the ICU.
intensive care unit
............. you to change your mind about handing in your notice, we would be happy for you to stay with us. (Conditional)
were
His apologies felt ................. (perform) rather than genuine, as if he was merely going through the motions.
performative
By agreeing to do two big projects at once, I bit off more than I could ............... (try to do more than you can manage)
chew
Why have some states in the east of the country ............... behind others in improving agricultural production?
1) dropped
2) lagged
3) straggled
2) lagged (failed to keep up)
Wi-Fi
wireless fidelity
No sooner .............. (Mike/leave) than everyone started to gossip about him. (Inversion)
had Mike left
The painting can ................ (example) the Romantic period's aesthetic style, rich in emotion and individualism.
exemplify
Losing my job was tough, but the silver .............. was that I found a new career opportunity. (sth positive in a difficult situation)
lining
Ever since he got a job in that restaurant, he comes home reeking .............. fried food.
1) from
2) with
3) of
3) of (smelled strongly of it)
STEM
e.g STEM fields are a priority at our university.
science, technology, engineering, mathematics