USE OF ENGLISH PART 1
You have just _____ up golf, don't worry if you are not good at it yet.
A) given
B) taken
C) getting
D) bringing
The Bermuda Triangle is an imaginary triangle in the Atlantic Ocean. _____ many years, people have told stories about mysterious disappearances there.
FOR
Fast food was not _____ worldwide until the 1970s, but, in fact, fast food restaurants existed in the US long before that. (FASHION)
FASHIONABLE
The Romans constructed this wall nearly 2000 years ago.
BUILT
This wall __________ the Romans nearly 2000 years ago.
tolerar, soportar algo (phrasal verb)
to put up with something
It's high time you _____ your mind because I can't wait for your answer forever.
A) looked up
B) came up
C) turned up
D) made up
D) MADE UP
The explorer Christopher Columbus first wrote about the Bermuda Triangle in 1492. He _____ sailing across the Atlantic Ocean when he came _____ some mysterious light patterns in the sky.
WAS ; ACROSS
Drive-in restaurants opened in the 1940s as restaurant owners took advantage of the growing _____ of cars. (POPULAR)
POPULARITY
Anna Hamilton will wear one of Dior's dresses to the opening night.
BE
One of Dior's dresses __________ Anna Hamilton to the opening night.
WILL BE WORN BY
lograr hacer algo
to succeed in + doing something ; to manage + to do something
I _____ my ex-boyfriend in the supermarket last week.
A) looked into
B) got round
C) looked forward
D) came across
D) CAME ACROSS
It wasn't _____ the 1950s that the media became interested and journalists published articles highlighting the disappearance of several ships and planes.
UNTIL
Meals were designed so that knives, spoons or forks were not needed - a concept which sounded like _____ (MAD) at the time to people who were used to eating at a table. The restaurants were _____ (SUCCESS) however, and this led to fast food becoming _____ (INCREASE) common around the world.
MADNESS ; SUCCESSFUL ; INCREASINGLY
I can't wait to find out what you've bought me for my birthday.
FORWARD
I'm really __________ out what you've bought me for my birthday.
LOOKING FORWARD TO FINDING
¿Te importa + hacer algo...?
Would you mind + doing something...?
It has been reported that burglars _____ homes through unlocked windows.
A) break into
B) bring into
C) fall through
D) turn into
A) BREAK INTO
Some people aren't keen _____ playing team sports, however, and may not be very good at them. But _____ are plenty of other ways you can get aerobic exercise on _____ own or with friends by doing activities _____ as cycling running, swimming, dancing and walking.
ON ; THERE ; YOUR ; SUCH
VARIETY ; INTRODUCTION ; CHOICE
I suddenly thought of how I could persuade my mom to let me go on the trip.
CAME
I suddenly __________ way of persuading my mom to let me go on the trip.
CAME UP WITH A
acercar a alguien en coche
to give someone a lift
I cannot rely on Clara any longer, as she always _____.
A) gives me up
B) cuts me down
C) sets me off
D) lets me down
D) LETS ME DOWN
AGO ; TOO ; WHEN ; THE ; THERE
A teenager called Ned Rogers has come up with an _____ (IMPRESS) way of getting about. It is a bicycle with a sail and it's quite a _____ (DRAMA) sight to see. _____ (INITIAL), he wasn't sure if he could ride it on the road, but, he was given _____ (PERMIT) to ride it anywhere.
IMPRESSIVE ; DRAMATIC ; INITIALLY ; PERMISSION
'Don't leave your wet towel on the floor, Petra," said her mom.
TOLD
Petra's mom __________ leave her wet towel on the floor.
TOLD HER NOT TO
acusar a alguien de hacer algo
to accuse someone of + doing something