June 2022

Conditionals

100

If John were older, he ______________________ Susan. (MARRY)

If John were older, he would marry Susan. (MARRY)

200

If his mother _________________________ to send the letter, the headmaster would have received it in time. (NOT FORGET)

If his mother hadn’t forgotten to send the letter, the headmaster would have received it in time. (NOT FORGET)

300

If the computer breaks down, I ______________________ what to do. (NOT KNOW)

If the computer breaks down, I won’t know what to do. (NOT KNOW)

400

If you _______ the bell, someone will answer it. (RING)

If you ring the bell, someone will answer it. (RING)

500

The students _______ their exams if they had studied harder. (PASS)

The students would have passed their exams if they had studied harder. (PASS)

Synonyms

100

prohibit

ban

200

require

need

300

nearly

almost

400

important

significant

500

occur

happen

Idioms

100

leave somebody holding the baby.

• If someone is left holding the baby, they are made responsible for a problem that others don't want to deal with.

200

back to the salt mines

• Saying that you have to go back to the salt mines is a humorous way of talking about returning to work, usually with some reluctance.

300

jack of all trades

• A jack of all trades is a person who can do many different things but is not very good at any one of them.

400

jog someone's memory

• When you help someone to remember something they have forgotten, you jog their memory.

500

jump to conclusions

• A person who jumps to conclusions reaches a decision or makes a judgement too fast, before taking the time to check out all the facts.

Trivia

100

In a bingo game, which number is represented by the phrase “two little ducks”?

Answer: 22

200

In which European city would you find Orly airport?

Answer: Paris

300

The only known monotremes in the animal kingdom are the echidna and which other creature?

Answer: The platypus

400

Which country consumes the most chocolate per capita?

Answer: Switzerland

500

What is the tallest breed of dog in the world?

Answer: The Great Dane

Phrasal verbs

100

Can you __________ (think of an idea) a better idea?

Can you come up with a better idea?

200

She ________ (showed / mentioned) that the shops would already be closed.

She pointed out that the shops would already be closed.

300

A performance ________ (is happening) at the moment.

A performance is going on at the moment.

400

I thought the conference was going to be boring but it _________(in the end we discovered) to be quite useful

I thought the conference was going to be boring but it turned out to be quite useful.

500

I really want to ________ (leave a building) of this office and go for a walk.

I really want to get out of this office and go for a walk