Phrasal Verbs
Complete the following sentence with one word:
Finally after three weeks he came ________ the tracks of these animals in the snow.
across
What an _______(amaze) band! I never expected they'd be that good.
amazing
This motorbike is not as noisy as my previous one.
MADE
My previous _____ this one.
My previous motorbike made more noise than this one.
My younger brother complained about some of my dishes. He usually ate the food.
my younger brother complained about some of my dishes, but he usually ate the food.
Complete the following sentence with one word:
He wasn't counting _____ photographing snow leopards as an easy affair.
on
They found the journey so _______ (exhaust) that they fell asleep as soon as they arrived.
exhausting
Small towns are safer than large cities.
NOT
Small towns ___________ as large cities.
Small towns are not as/so dangerous as large cities.
My parents don't want me to skateboard. They think skateboarding is too dangerous.
My parents don't want me to skateboard because they think skateboarding is too dangerous.
Complete the following sentence with one word:
When do you think our guests will _____ up? I asked them to be here at 5 and it is already 5:20.
Turn/Show
JJ felt ______ (disappoint) with his FCE test results. He had hoped to do better.
disappointed
No one in the team plays better than Getty.
PLAYER
Getty _____ in the team
Getty is the best player in the team.
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$$$ GOLDMINE $$$
Complete the following sentence with one word:
When you promise someone something, you can either _____ your promise (=do what you promised to do) or your can _____ your promise (not do what you promised to do).
Keep
Break
You can't expect children to work hard if they don't feel ______ (motivate).
motivated
BB does not speak nearly as clearly as GG.
MUCH
GG speaks ______ BB.
GG speaks much more clearly than BB.
My friends come round to my house. I often cook my friends something.
When my friends come round to my house I often cook them something/ cook something for them.
Complete the following sentence with one word:
I've been wanting to learn how to paint, so I'm going to _____ up a new hobby and start an art class
Take
It's such a _______ (puzzle) problem. I don't know what to do about it.
puzzling
None of the other sofas in the shop are as comfortable as this one.
ANY
This sofa is _____ the others in the shop.
This sofa is more comfortable than any of the others in the shop.
My aunt encouraged me to start running. She's a keen athlete.
My aunt, who is a keen athlete, encouraged me to start running.