Passive Voice
60,000 people _____________ in Brazil every year.
A) were killed
B) is killed
C) was killed
D) are killed
D) are killed
I _________________ explaining the homework.
(To finish; just)
I have just finished explaining the homework.
The paparazzi were [accosting] Michael Jackson everywhere he went, so he chose to use disguises in public.
A) following
B) confronting aggressively
C) ignoring
D) attacking
TO ACCOST:
B) confronting aggressively
To look up to:
A) admire
B) patronize
C) despise
D) research
A) admire
EX: I look up to my English teacher. I hope to one day be as smart and funny and handsome and creative and charismatic as him/her.
What 5-letter word becomes shorter if you add two letters to it?
Short.
In Ancient Egypt, music _______________ by musicians.
A) is made
B) are made
C) was made
D) were made
C) was made
We _______________________ English since 2005.
(To study)
We have been studying English since 2005.
After a few drinks the man decided to go home, but when his friends tried to take his car keys away he instantly became [belligerent] and almost broke his friends' nose.
A) calm
B) confused
C) angry
D) aggressive or warlike
Belligerent (adj)
D) aggressive or warlike; looking for a fight
Jim: I guess we'll just have to make _________ with that. Maybe we can invest it in our counterfeit money scheme.
A) up
B) down
C) do
D) out
C) make do
To make do (with) is to accept what you have, even if it’s not good enough or what you want
Listen to my story about a bus ride.
[your age]
In the future, complicated surgeries _________________ by robots and machines.
(To do)
In the future, complicated surgeries will be done by robots and machines.
___________________ your finger while you were cooking?
(To cut; ever)
Have you ever cut your finger while you were cooking?
Tom: I can't believe that guy sold me a fake watch! What a jerk! We should kill him.
Jim: Calm down Tom, I know he [duped] you, but that's no reason for violence.
A) trick or decieve
B) be nice to
C) hit or strike
D) treat fairly
To dupe
A) trick or decieve
Jim: Thanks, dad! I'm glad I took ___________ you and not my stupid cop mom!
A) on
B) down
C) after
D) up
To take after: to resemble someone's character (usually a parent)
What has hands but can not clap?
A clock
Ten acres of trees ____________ down every month to create more farmland.
(To cut)
Ten acres of trees are cut down every month to create more farmland.
Tom: ___________________ rid of the body yet?
Jim: Yes __________________ rid of it, now we just need to find the witnesses.
(To get)
(To get; already)
Tom: Have you gotten rid of the body yet:
Jim: Yes, I've gotten rid of it, now we just need to find the witnesses.
Tom: Dude, did your playlist go from Lady Gaga to Rage Against the Machine to Raça Negra to Eminem?
Jim: Yeah, bro, what can I say? My musical taste is very _____________________.
A) Reasonable
B) Prosaic
C) Eclectic
D) Jovial
C) Eclectic
(ADJ; influenced by many sources)
Teacher: Hello, yes, I'd like to talk to you about Jim's behavior. He has been acting _____________ in class. First he slapped a girl, then he ripped off his shirt and jumped on the tables screaming "WITNESS ME," we fear he may be under the effects of medical-grade drugs.
Tom: That's my Jim!
A) up
B) down
C) on
D) in
A) up
To act out: misbehave, not do what is expected.
What is greater than God,
more evil than the devil,
the poor have it,
the rich need it,
and if you eat it, you'll die?
Nothing.
First, the song ____________ by the artist, then it _________________ by the producer and finally it _________________ by the record company.
(to write; to edit; to release)
First, the song is written by the artist, then it is edited by the producer and finally it is released by the record company.
She ________________________ for an hour when the fire alarm woke her up.
(To sleep)
She had been sleeping for an hour when the fire alarm woke her up.
Tom: Jim, did you really _____________ all of our money on that watch?
Jim: Hell yeah, look at it! it's baller, bro! We didn't need that money for anything important anyway.
A) Extrapolate
B) Squander
C) Usurp
D) Extol
B) Squander
To squander: waste or spend in a foolish, inconsequential manner.
time, money, ect.
Give up, look up, take up, make up, set up, show up, blow up, ect...
A prisoner is told "If you tell a lie we will hang you; if you tell the truth we will shoot you." What can he say to save himself?