Grammar
Choose the correct option: "If it ___ tomorrow, we will cancel the picnic."
a) will rain
b) rains
c) rained
b) rains
Choose the correct word: "The government plans to ___ new laws to protect the environment."
a) invent
b) introduce
c) invest
b) introduce
If something costs "an arm and a leg", it is...
a) very painful
b) very expensive
c) very close
b) very expensive
What does "look up" mean in this sentence? "If you don't know the word, you should look it up in the dictionary."
a) to admire someone
b) to search for information
c) to raise your head
b) to search for information
Find the mistake: "By the time the guests arrived, Mary already cooked dinner."
Mary had already cooked dinner. (Past Perfect needed for the earlier action)
Choose the word that is closest in meaning to OUTCOME:
a) income
b) result
c) output
d) outlook
b) result
What does it mean to "be on cloud nine"?
a) To be confused
b) To be extremely happy
c) To be in an airplane
b) To be extremely happy
Which phrasal verb means "to tolerate" or "endure"?
a) put up with
b) get away with
c) look forward to
a) put up with
Complete the sentence with the correct modal verb: "You ___ have seen him at the party; he was abroad all week." (it's impossible)
can't / couldn't
Complete the sentence with the correct word formed from the root: "There was a lot of public ___ (OPPOSE) to the construction of the new highway."
opposition
If you tell someone to "break a leg" before a performance, you are wishing them...
a) good luck
b) to be careful
c) to be honest
a) good luck
What does "run out of" something mean?
a) to use something until there is none left
b) to manage a business
c) to be faster than others
a) to use something until there is none left
Rewrite the sentence using the passive voice: "They are installing the new software on all computers."
The new software is being installed on all computers.
Choose the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to RELIEVE:
a) alleviate
b) aggravate
c) release
d) support
b) aggravate (to make worse)
Explain the meaning of the idiom: "The news of the merger hit the headlines yesterday."
It became important news and was published in newspapers/on news sites.
Replace the underlined phrase with a phrasal verb: "I need to continue working on my project tonight."
carry on / go on / keep on
Identify the function of the past perfect in this sentence: "She realized she had left her keys at home after she had locked the door."
It emphasizes that one past action (leaving the keys) happened before another past action (locking the door).
Read the text. "The research data was ___, so the scientists had to discard it from their study." Choose the best word:
a) flawed
b) flawless
c) fluent
d) flexible
a) flawed (containing mistakes or weaknesses)
Use the idiom "a blessing in disguise" in a sentence to show you understand its meaning.
e.g., "Losing that job was a blessing in disguise because it pushed me to start my own successful business." (a good thing that initially seemed bad)
Explain the difference in meaning between "give up" and "give in".
Give up means to stop doing something or quit (e.g., give up smoking).
Give in means to finally agree to something you were refusing (e.g., The child cried so much that the parent finally gave in and bought the toy).