UOE Part 1
The Norwegian town of Rjukan lies along the floor of a narrow valley, _________ by sheer mountains.
CLOSED/CONTAINED/SURROUNDED/SHUT
Surrounded
The homing instinct is what makes certain animals, birds and fish return _____ the place they consider home.
TO
It was warm, round, had a ______ view of a lake and appears to have been occupied for several hundred years. (FANTASY)
FANTASTIC
A very friendly taxi driver drive us into town.
DRIVEN
We ______ a very friendly taxi driver.
WERE DRIVEN INTO TOWN BY
What does the idiom "Hit the sack" mean?
Go to sleep
The aim of science is to ______ out how the world and everything in it, and beyond it, works.
OPEN/THINK/FIND/LOOK
FIND
Keeping food for long periods ______ time was historically a huge problem.
OF
I always enjoy travelling, ______ when it means visiting other countries. (PARTICULAR)
PARTICULARLY
Everyone apart from John thought that Lisa would get the job.
PERSON
John was __________ not expect Lisa to get the job.
THE ONLY PERSON THAT/WHO DID
What does the idiom "On cloud nine" mean?
To be very happy
In 1884, a small engineering firm was ______ in a part of Manchester.
SETTLED/ESTABLISHED/INSTALLED/FOUND
ESTABLISHED
Reading is good ______ us.
FOR
When a meal is _______, do people say they enjoy it simply because it costs a lot of money? (EXPENSE)
EXPENSIVE
I'm concerned about whether I'll be able to finish the project on time.
CONCERNS
What ___________ whether I'll be able to finish the project on time.
CONCERNS ME IS
What does the idiom "Eat like a horse" mean?
To eat too excessively
Dr Joseph Bell was a distinguished Scottish doctor and professor at Edinburgh University in the ______ nineteenth century.
LATE/PREVIOUS/CLOSING/FINAL
LATE
Psychologists tell us that humour and laughter _____ good for our social relationships.
ARE
Flying has always had a ______ for me. (FASCINATE)
FASCINATION
We had to leave the lecture early or we would have missed the last bus.
UNTIL
If we ___________ of the lecture, we would have missed the last bus.
HAD STAYED/WAITED/REMAINED UNTIL THE END
What does the idiom "left out in the cold" mean?
Being ignored
Because of its location, the town, with its 3,400 _____, has in the past lived in shadow for half the year.
TOTALS/POPULATIONS/NUMBERS/INHABITANTS
INHABITANTS
Having a good sense of humour is often regarded _____ being one of the most important characteristics that people look _____ in a friend.
AS
FOR
However, it was not until I was twenty that I made the ________ to apply for an eighteen-month training course to become a pilot. (DECIDE)
The number of students going to university went up last year.
INCREASE
There __________ the number of students going to university last year.
WAS AN INCREASE IN
What does the idiom "Your guess is as good as mine" mean?
I do not know