Grammar Unit 1
Pablo seems to be / being the quieter of the two brothers.
to be
Due to the storm, there’s a little / little chance of the plane taking off.
little
His parents thought that some of his blogs were ............... (loyal) to the family and painted them in a bad light.
disloyal
to come from behind another vehicle and move in front of them: o_________
overtake
I have no hope to get / of getting my own laptop. I’ll have to share my sister’s
of getting
Several / Every of the backpackers we met on our journey had run out of money.
Several
As a child, Maria was very ................. (obedient) and would never do what people told her
disobedient
to make the same journey regularly between home and work: c_________
commute
My father is famous for forgetting / at forgetting people’s names
for forgetting
My dream is to visit each / every single capital city in Europe
every
Many people feel that the manager is (competent) and lacks the ability to run the business effectively.
incompetent
when passengers are allowed to get on a plane or a ship, once they have checked in and provided they have the right documentation: b_________
boarding
Do you remember to lock the car?
Do you remember locking the car?
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The summers in Argentina are________ hot. It regularly gets to 40 degrees
by far considerably extremely utterly
extremely
Sally is so (flexible). She never even tries to change or adapt to other people’s wishes!
inflexible
a covered space at the back of a car, for storing things in: b__________
boot
telling / Would / mind / old / you / you / me / are / how / ?
Would you mind telling me how old you are?
For me, Oslo is ___________the most expensive city in Europe.
considerably extremely easily totally
easily
In your essay, try to remain as (biased) as you can: don’t show your personal beliefs and opinions
unbiased
the situation where there is too much traffic and movement is difficult: c_____________
congestion