Vocabulary
Phrasal Verbs
Grammar
Culture
Mix
100
1. To make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.
2. The action of using something again.
3. The process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects
1. Reduce.
2. Reuse.
3. Recycle.
100
Martha usually _______ very early everyday.
a. get up
b. gets up
c. take back
b. gets up
100
Sarah ______ to work everyday.
a. go
b. went
c. goes
c. goes
100
The copper statue, a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and its metal framework was built by Gustave Eiffel. (adapted from Wikipedia)
What is the landmark?
The Statue Of Liberty.
100
I felt completely __________, no one talked to me the whole night.
a. invisible
b. visible
c. able
a. invisible
200
Name at least five qualities that a citizen of the world has.
Contributive;
Engaged;
Entrepreneurial;
Tech-savvy;
Innovative;
Collaborative;
Ethical;
Creative;
Interested;
Tolerant;
Respectful.
200
A: Look at this picture!
B: What?
A: He ________ his father's side of the family!
a. takes back
b. takes after
c. take up on
b. takes after
200
I'll join you __________ I can. (adverbial clause)
I'll join you as soon as I can.
200
Leprechaun is a mythological figure from ________ folklore.
a. Ireland
b. Irish
c. English
b. Irish
200
I am __________ for these children so I must take good care of them.
a. responsable
b. responsible
c. responsibility
b. responsible
300
"If it were not inelegant to say so, it is not _________ which we have, but the old block itself. " (Someone who is very similar in personality to their father or mother)
"If it were not inelegant to say so, it is not a chip off the old block which we have, but the old block itself." (dictionary.cambridge.org)
300
If you don’t understand what you’re meant to do, I can ________ you _______ it.
If you don’t understand what you’re meant to do, I can take you through it.
300
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.
2. So that Susan would be fit for the skiing, she went to the gym three times a week.
ORDER
Susan went to the gym three times a week ___________ fit for the skiing.
Susan went to the gym three times a week in order to be fit for the skiing.
300
Wales is a country in Great Britain that has a distinctive culture, including its own language, customs, politics, holidays and music. Wales is primarily represented by the symbol of the red Welsh Dragon, but other national emblems include the leek and the daffodil.
a. right
b. wrong
a. Right (from Wikipedia)
300
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.
1. You must do exactly what the teacher tells you.
CARRY
You must _______________ instructions exactly.
You must carry out the teacher's instructions exactly.
400
"Selecting the largest, she went to the ______ sink area, almost afraid to run water for fear of leaving water marks in the stainless steel." (synonym = clean)
"Selecting the largest, she went to the pristine sink area, almost afraid to run water for fear of leaving water marks in the stainless steel." (sentence.yourdictionary.com)
400
If you are willing, we might hang out to try to have some fun.
Rewrite the sentence replacing the italic part for the appropriate phrasal verb with be.
If you are up for, we might hang out to be out for some fun.
400
It doesn't matter to me one way or another/you make an effort at seeing his side of it/but I. (Wish + ???)
Example of answer:
It doesn't matter to me one way or another, but I wish you would at least make an effort at seeing his side of it.
400
The RMS Titanic, a luxury steamship, sank in the early hours of April 15, 1912. RMS Titanic was created, made and set sail from __________ .
Belfast, Northern Ireland.
400
We could hear voices through the door but we couldn’t understand what they were saying.
Rewrite the sentence replacing the italic part for the appropriate phrasal verb with do or make.
We could hear voices through the door but we couldn’t make out what they were saying.
500
"A __________, ... is a trained professional who performs daring acts, often as a career. __________s usually appear in films or on television, as opposed to a daredevil, who performs for a live audience. When they take the place of another actor, they are known as ________ doubles." (adapted from wikipedia)
A stunt performer, often referred to as a stuntman or stuntwoman, is a trained professional who performs daring acts, often as a career. Stunt performers usually appear in films or on television, as opposed to a daredevil, who performs for a live audience. When they take the place of another actor, they are known as stunt doubles. (wikipedia)
500
1. The teacher said that I had to ____ my assignment ____ because it had so many mistakes.
a. make/over
b. go/over
c. do/over
2. The burglar ________ grandfather’s gold watch, but he couldn’t find mother’s jewels.
a. make off with
b. made off with
c. make up for
1. The teacher said that I had to do my assignment over because it had so many mistakes.
c. do/over
2. The burglar made off with grandfather’s gold watch, but he couldn’t find mother’s jewels.
b. made off with
500
"I hadn't travelled by underground before I came to London." (Direct Speech) => affirmative (Reported Speech) => question (Direct Speech)
She/He said that she/he had travelled by underground before she/he came to London. => Had you travelled by underground before you came to London?
500
"The religious holiday (Vesak) is observed by Buddhists in countries all around the world, but it is more common in Asia. The date varies from country to country, but the week-long celebration in ______ (which annually begins on the day of the full moon in May) is widely considered among the best." (adapted from greenglobaltravel.com)
Sri Lanka.
500
The cleaning crew vacuums and dusts the office every night. (Active Voice) => Passive Voice (question) => Passive Voice (affirmative/negative)
Is the office vacuumed and dusted by the cleaning crew every night? => Every night, the office is (not) vacuumed and dusted by the cleaning crew.