Part 1: Multiple choice with "make"
I'm taking my husband for a meal to make .......... for forgetting his birthday last week.
A out
B through
C up
D down
C up
You really should write new vocabulary in your notebook, ..... you’ll forget it.
otherwise
As soon as I heard Sarah’s ......... laugh, I knew
she was somewhere in the crowd.
CARACTER
characteristic
He almost never disappoints me.
HARDLY
He ............................me down.
hardly ever lets
You wouldn't believe some of the stories students make .......... for not doing their homework.
A out
B in
C up
D away
C up
........... the fact that the sun has been shining all day, the snow has not yet melted.
Despite
It’s often ........... to argue with someone once
they have made up their mind about something.
POINT
pointless
I received some very useful advice from Gustavo.
FOUND
I ..................................... me very useful.
found the advice Gustavo gave
The audio quality was very poor and I couldn't make .......... what they were saying.
A up
B out
C through
D in
B out
Natalie delivered the parcel herself ...... as to make sure it arrived safely
so
Customers will be required to pay for any ......... .
BREAK
breakage
I wish I hadn’t phoned my sister.
REGRET
I ................... that phone call to my sister.
regret making / having made
Both teams are playing well so this should make .......... an entertaining game.
A with
B for
C up
D through
B for
Union leader have not ruled ….. the possibility of taking strike action.
out
In the late 1950s Noam Chomsky ...... that all languages were built on an underlying universal grammar embedded in human genes.
THEORY
theorised
I’ve never been at all interested in learning to play a musical instrument.
SLIGHTEST
I’ve never ........................ learning to play a musical instrument.
had the slightest interest in
He's quite arrogant and likes to make himself .......... to be the company's best sales person.
A through
B out
C away
D of
B out
We've had one or two minor problems but ........ and large I'd say I'm satisfied with the service.
by
He achieved ………….. or failing a drugs test after winning an Olympic final.
NOTORIOUS
notoriety
There is a strong possibility that the manager will choose Antonio to play on Saturday but it depends on his state of fitness.
WELL
Antonio .................. the manager to play on Saturday but it depends on his state of fitness.
may well be chosen by