Vocabulary
It might take him ages to fix this bug, but he'll do it e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
(after some time)
eventually
Spell the past forms of "catch"
caught - caught
You tell me what you think it’s best for me to do. I’m happy to just go with the _____ and help out where I’m needed.
flow
Some of the things they are trying to do will _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to be mistakes.
(we will see that it was a mistake)
turn out
A farmer has 17 goats. All of them but 8 die. How many goats are alive?
8
The main aim of the exhibition is to show _ _ _ _ British design.
(show the best qualities or parts of something)
showcase
All of them are stupid but this one is ....
A) the stupidest
B) the most stupid
C) both are possible
C
I think this is the year that we will really make your ______ in the industry and we’re going to get a lot of attention for our success.
mark
When you buy a house, it _ _ _s you _ _ _ _ to a specific location.
(restricts you to a particular place)
ties you down
Godel has its HQ in Manchester. What are people from Manchester called?
Mancunians
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
They said that the girls [bring] to the orphanage from different locations on separate days.
had been brought
Clara looks really stressed by her job and doesn’t seem to be happy at all. I think it’s probably only a _____ of time before she leaves.
matter
I earn enough money to _ _ _ _ _.
(survive and lead a normal life)
get by
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 the mistakes:
He told to me that he is going to Sweden tomorrow.
He told me that he was going to Sweden the next day
Everyone on the team is clearly working a lot harder than you are. You’re really going to have to start pulling your ________
weight
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 it
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
"You look terrible, mate" = "You look like death ______ up, mate"
warmed
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
There are 30 cows in a field, and 28 chickens. How many didn't?
10