Regrets and Criticisms
Which of these sentences show a regret?
- It's time you started studying for your test.
- I wish I hadn't eaten the whole pizza.
- If only my marks were better!
- You must lock the door when you leave the house!
- I wish I hadn't eaten the whole pizza.
- If only my marks were better!
The speaker _________ detail about her plan to increase sales revenue. She spoke for a very long time and included all the key information.
- went into detail
Which idiom shows someone is taking extra precautions?
- tempt fate
- touch wood
- fingers crossed
- be on the safe side
- third time lucky
- be on the safe side
Which of these sentences are criticisms?
- It's high time you cleaned this flat!
- I would hate to have experienced a natural disaster.
- Bob should have taken the car to the mechanic before the problem got so bad.
- I would prefer to have got a better job.
- It's high time you cleaned this flat!
- Bob should have taken the car to the mechanic before the problem got so bad.
The speaker wasn't very good. He didn't _______ his results before he _______ another topic.
present / make / illustrate
concluded / demonstrates / moved on to
- present
- move on to
Which idioms do people say when they hope something good will happen?
- to be on the safe side
- you're tempting fate
- touch wood
- fingers crossed
- third time lucky
- touch wood
- fingers crossed
- third time lucky
Marisol _________ that she _________ a new job years ago.
would have got / wishes / had wished / had got / can wish / got
Marisol wishes that she had got a new job years ago.
Joe ______ his own right to speak at the city council meeting, even though the council didn't want him to. He was ______ concerns about the crime rate in the city.
demonstrating / voicing / backing up / asserted / summarised
- asseted
- voicing
There are many different traditions in the world to help people avoid bad luck. In Spain, people ______ eat 12 grapes at midnight on New Year's Eve to bring ______ in the year to come.
customary / persuasively / traditionally
good fortune / magic spells / good luck charms
- traditionally
- good fortune
I ______ my driving licence if I'd practised more when I was a teenager, but I failed the test several times, and I haven't tried again. Now I'm almost 30 years old; I _____ it years ago!
1. might get / might have got / must have got
2. wish i could do / must have done / should have done
- might have got
- should have done
You're never going to be able to s _ _ _ the idea of working from home to the boss if you can't b_ _ _ _ _ your arguments with some hard data. She'll respond to studies that show people who work from home are more productive and cost the company less money.
- sell
- back up
Which word describes something that is likely to be true?
plausible / dubious / far-fetched
Which word is the opposite of dubious?
gullible / convinced / far-fetched
- plausible
- convinced
A: I ______ to have camped somewhere safer. You ______ me there were bears in these woods!
B: Relax. We're only camping for one night. I ______ you if ______ you'd complain this much.
A. Wish / would rather / would prefer / could have told / ought to tell / must have told
B. would have invited / wouldn’t have invited / wouldn’t invite / I know / I’d known / I would have known
A: I would prefer to have camped somewhere safer. You could have told me there were bears in these woods!
B: Relax. We're only camping for one night. I wouldn't have invited you if I'd known you'd complain this much.
A: I'm not trying to a______ your policies or say that you're doing a bad job; I'm just trying to a______ my right to speak.
B: I'm sorry, but this is a closed meeting. It's not the right time or place to v______ your concerns. Come back on Tuesday night for the public forum.
- attack
- assert
- voice
The chef's g____ ____ ____ was a special spoon he always used when he was in cooking competitions. He said it helped him cook better than everyone else. His argument was p _______ because he always won the competitions.
- good luck charm
- persuasive