General vocab
Everyone was laughing except Tina. She wasn't in the _________ for jokes.
a. feeling
b. attitude
c. mood
c. mood
Life in France was strange at first. For example, I _________ wine with my food.
a. wasn't use to drink
b. wasn't used to drinking
c. didn't used to drink
b. wasn't used to drinking
The missing children were found in the woods near their home, _________.
a. safe and sane
b. sound and safe
c. safe and sound
c. safe and sound
There are already five cafés on this street, so there's no need for _________.
a. another one
b. other one
c. more ones
a. another one
Does anyone know where _________?
a. Bob and Judy have gone
b. have Bob and Judy gone
c. have gone Bob and Judy
a. Bob and Judy have gone
There haven't been any changes so far. _________ the same as before.
a. All is
b. All things are
c. Everything is
c. Everything is
Something _________ before the company runs out of money.
a. have to be done
b. must be doing
c. must be done
c. must be done
-I'm worried about Harry. We haven't heard from him in weeks.
-Well _________.
a. no news is a good sign
b. no news is good news
c. no news means good news
b. no news is good news
Call me any time after 5pm. _________ before then.
a. I'll work
b. I'm going to be working
c. I'll be working
c. I'll be working
She wasn't very friendly. She _________ to me.
a. hardly spoke
b. spoke hardly
c. spoke hard
a. hardly spoke
There's no _________ in building a garage if you don't have a car to park in it.
a. need
b. point
c. reason
b. point
Would you _________ the door, please? There's a lot of noise in the hall.
a. remind closing
b. mind to close
c. mind closing
c. mind closing
There's not enough cake for everyone, so I'm afraid it's _________.
a. first come, first served
b. last come, last served
c. first coming, first serving
a. first come, first served
Karen's eyes were all red when she came into the room. It was obvious that she _________.
a. had been crying
b. has been crying
c. would be crying
a. had been crying
Dennis is completely useless! He _________ fry and egg!
a. even can't
b. can't even
b. can't even
Molly likes her job _________ it's badly paid.
a. however
b. in spite of
c. even though
c. even though
My computer wasn't working, so I took it to the shop _________.
a. to have it repaired
b. for repairing it
c. and made it repaired
a. to have it repaired
That lecture we went to on sports psychology gave us all plenty of _________.
a. thoughts about food
b. food for thought
c. thoughtful food
b. food for thought
It was a stupid thing to say, and I wish I _________ it.
a. hadn't said
b. haven't said
c. wouldn't say
a. hadn't said
Every Christmas, the company gives its employees a bonus check for the equivalent of _________.
a. the salary of one month
b. a one-month salary
c. a month's salary
c. a month's salary
The meeting starts at 11:00 on the _________, so don't be late!
a. point
b. dot
c. sharp
b. dot
I can't _________ feeling bad for all the people whose houses were destroyed by the wildfire.
a. prevent
b. help
c. avoid
b. help
Of course you can come with us! _________.
a. The merrier, the better
b. The most, the merriest
c. The more, the merrier
c. The more, the merrier
If I hadn't been so tired, I _________ out.
a. would go
b. would have gone
c. had gone
b. would have gone
I haven't seen Mr. Dobson for _________ that I've forgotten what he looks like.
a. a such long time
b. such a long time
c. so long time
b. such a long time