SPECULATION & DEDUCTION.
IDIOMS personality
adding emphasis - INVERSION
Phrases with get
LEXIS IN CONTEXT.
Random Facts
100
You CAN'T/MUST/MAY be so proud of your son's excellent exam results, Mr James
MUST
100
My friend is very __________. He's very sensible and practical
down to earth
100
never such I a have ending disappointing read
Never have I read such a disappointing ending.
100
to recover from
get over
100
We could hear the insect _______, but couldn't see it.
buzz
100
What is the national animal of Scotland?
A/ The deer, B/ The bear
C/ The Unicorn D/ The goat
C/ The Unicorn
200
He CAN'T/SHOULDN'T/COULD have come home last night because his bed hasn't been slept in.
CAN'T
200
She's incredibly kind to everyone she meets. She's got ___________.
a heart of gold
200
to started than began had cry film she no the sooner
No sooner had the film began than she started to cry.
200
How do you react if somebody interrupts you when you are trying to ________________ (continue doing) some work?
get on with
200
When they get really mad at each other they always _____. I usually leave the house not to hear them.
yell
200
From how far away can you hear a whale's heartbeat?
a/ 100 metres b/ 200 metres
c/ 1 mile d/ 2 miles 
You can hear a blue whale's heartbeat from more than 2 miles away.
The world's largest animal's heart weighs about 400 pounds — approximately the size of a small piano.
300
The meeting must still BE GOING ON/GO ON/HAVE GONE ON because the door is still closed.
be going on
300
My brother is a bit of _________________. He's unfriendly and he never shows his emotions.
a cold fish
300
food delicious have unbelievably such I rarely tasted
Rarely have I tasted such unbelievably delicious food.
300
Everything about her irritates me, her voice, her smile- everything! She really _________________.
gets on my nerves
300
to speak softly so that others cannot hear (v)
whisper
300
How many more people speak English as a second language than a first language?
a/ It's the same B/ twice as many
C/ Three times as many? D/ Four times as many?
Four times as many
400
It is BOUND/LIKELY/PROBABLY that global warming will increase in the coming years.
likely
400
My sister is _________________. She is so annoying- she is always taking my things.
a real pain in the neck
400
he atmosphere did change until the left not
Not until he left did the atmosphere change.
400
Does bad weather ever ________________? (depress you)
get you down
400
incredibly boring (adj)
tedious
400
How many grapes are needed to make a bottle of wine? (If you're within 50 you get the points)
700 on average.
500
It DEFINITELY WASN'T/WASN'T LIKELY/WASN'T DEFINITELY Sarah because I would have recognized her
definitely wasn't
500
My mother is ___________. I can always persuade her to give me extra pocket money.
soft touch
500
stop he only when her police calling did she contacted the
Only when she contacted the police did he stop calling her.
500
There is no way you can afford that car! ____________
get real
500
someone who is not afraid to consider and discuss new ideas and who can easily talk to people who hold different beliefs
(adj)
open-minded
500
What is "hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia" the fear of?
Long words...ironically