Feelings
Helping others can be ____.
a) rewarding
b) rewards
c) rewarded
a) rewarding
Jane loves talking to people. She is very _________.
a) optimistic
b) fun-loving
c) talkative
c) talkative
Ana had a ______ headache, so she took some aspirin.
a) mild
b) throbbing
c) dizzy
d) stuffy
b) throbbing
I can't hear you. Could you ___ your microphone ___?
a) turn/off
b) turn/down
c) turn/up
d) turn/for
c) turn/up
Because of global warming, polar ice is melting _______.
a) fast and fast
b) fastest and fastest
c) faster and faster
d) more and more
c) faster and faster
I have to be in 5 meetings today, send 3 reports and answer a lot of emails. Oh and I still need to clean the house and cook dinner. I feel very ______.
a) overwhelming
b) overwhelmed
c) disturbed
d) disturbing
b) overwhelmed
Peter is most productive when he gets up early in the morning. He is ______.
a) a night bird
b) an early owl
c) an early bird
d) a permanently exhausted pidgeon
c) an early bird
If you get a _____ while swimming, you could drown.
a) cramp
b) itch
c) dizzy
d) excruciating
a) cramp
A problem came __, so we ended the call early.
up
The old price was $60. Now it's $30. They cut the price ___ 50%.
a) to
b) with
c) of
d) by
d) by
He talks to me when I'm working (constantly).
He's constantly talking to me when I'm working.
What's the opposite of stubborn?
Flexible
He fractured his arm, so now he has to wear a ____.
cast
Dear Mr. Pérez!
a) We usually put an apostrophe here instead of an exclamation point.
b) We usually put a comma here instead of an exclamation point.
c) We usually put a comma here instead of a period.
d) We usually put a hyphen here instead of a comma.
b) We usually put a comma here instead of an exclamation point.
The sales tax was 5%. Now it's 20% It rose __ 20%.
a) by
b) to
c) of
d) by
b) to
Something that really bothers or annoy you is called a ______.
pet peeve
What's the opposite of unreliable?
Dependable
I think I ate something bad. I feel very ______.
a) naseus
b) nosious
c) nauseus
d) nauseous
d) nauseous
I wuold like to schedule a meeting.
a) I think this might be a typo.
b) I think this might be a wryto.
c) The word order here is not quite right.
d) The order word here is not quite right.
a) I think this might be a typo.
The stock market is fluctuating ______.
a) wildly
b) wild
c) wilded
d) crazy
a) wildly
I just heard about a horrible murder that happened two blocks from my house. I feel so ____!
a) disturbing
b) challenging
c) disturbed
d) challenged
c) disturbed
Politely describe the following person:
Alejandra is very unfriendly.
Possible answers:
Alejandra is not the friendliest person in the world.
Alejandra could be friendlier.
Alejandra is not very friendly.
Alejandra is not too friendly.
"Do NOT go outside if you think you might have Covid!"
The doctor urged him ..................
not to go outside if he thinks he might have Covid.
Ask politely: I think I understand, but I'd like an example.
Could/Would you give me an example?
There has been a ____ rise in unemployment.
a) considerably
b) considerate
c) considerable
d) considerately
c) considerable