Vocabulary
The post was deleted because it did not a _ _ _ _ with the values of our organization.
(in CSS it's used for positioning the items along with setting the distribution of space between and around content items)
ALIGN
Spell the past forms of "catch"
caught - caught
Some of the things they are trying to do will _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to be mistakes.
(we will see that it was a mistake)
TURN OUT
When Jackie got the promotion, Martin was g _ _ _ _ with envy.
GREEN
Who was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize?
(hint: she was from Warsaw)
Marie Skłodowska-Curie
It might take him ages to fix this bug, but he'll do it e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
(after some time)
EVENTUALLY
All of them are stupid but this one is ....
A) the stupidest
B) the most stupid
C) both are possible
C
When you buy a house, it _ _ _s you _ _ _ _ to a specific location.
(restricts you to a particular place)
TIES YOU DOWN
It was the unusual colour of his jacket that caught my _ _ _.
EYE
Godel has its HQ in Manchester. What are people from Manchester called?
Mancunians
The main aim of the exhibition is to show _ _ _ _ British design.
(show the best qualities or parts of something)
SHOWCASE
They said that a year before the girls [bring] to the orphanage from different locations.
had been brought
I earn enough money to _ _ _ _ _.
(survive and lead a normal life)
GET BY
I had to pay 5 pounds for water! It's daylight _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ROBBERY
In 1988 Larry Shaw, an employee of the San Francisco science museum, founded a holiday which is now celebrated every year on the 14th of March. To celebrate this holiday people eat pies, and do some other activities.
What is the name of this holiday / what does it celebrate?
Pi Day
The CEO took a tough s _ _ _ _ _ against working from home.
(position, opinion)
STANCE
Find and correct all the mistakes:
He told to me that he is going to Sweden tomorrow.
He told me that he was going to Sweden the next/following day
If Apple and Google think your app is in violation of their content guidelines, they will _ _ _ _ _ it that your app is removed from their stores.
(they will do everything to make sure)
SEE TO
What does it mean if someone is quirky?
they are unusual in an attractive and interesting way
In 1618 something happened in Prague which led to the beginning of the Thirty-Year War in Europe.
This event is know as "Defenestration of Prague". The word "defenestration" entered the English language specifically after this event.
What does this word mean?
the act of throwing somebody out of a window
We have to up _ _ _ _ freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of religion, and other human rights.
(to defend or keep a principle or law)
UPHOLD
Where should we use the article "The"?
Equator; Smoky Mountains; Pacific Islands; East; Mississippi River; Balkan Peninsula; Great Lakes; Netherlands
everywhere
In the end, everything _ _ _ _s _ _ _ _ to money. If you have enough, you'll get in.
(to be the main / basic / most important part in a situation)
BOILS DOWN
C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to popular opinion, deaf people often take great pleasure in music.
CONTRARY
What do the words "murder", "unkindness", and "embarrassment" mean in the phrases "a murder of crows", "an unkindness of ravens" and "an embarrassment of pandas"?
GROUP