Idioms & expressions
Phrasal verbs
Word formation
Conditionals
Relative clauses
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My sister's ambition is to _______ it as an actress.
My sister's ambition is to make it as an actress.
100
To leave a place.
To go away.
100
A _______ works in politics.
A politician works in politics.
100
If we don't hurry, we _______ (miss) our flight.
If we don't hurry, we'll miss our flight.
100
I have a friend. She lives in New England.
I have a friend who lives in New England.
200
Camila is a talented musician who is really going _______.
Camila is a talented musician who is really going places.
200
To take on as a passenger.
To pick up.
200
A _____ translates documents.
A translator translates documents.
200
If you _____ (touch) a fire, you _____ (get) burned.
If you touch a fire, you get burned.
200
Sydney is the largest Australian city. It is not the capital of Australia.
Sydney , which is not the capital of Australia, is the largest Australian city.
300
His plans to be a superstar came to _______ when he realised he was not too good at anything.
His plans to be a superstar came to nothing when he realised he was not too good at anything.
300
To stop briefly in the course of a journey.
To stop off.
300
Her flat has three bedrooms. It is a _________ flat.
Her flat has three bedrooms. It is a three-bedroomed flat.
300
She was too tired today. She _____ (be) tired if she _____ (go) to bed earlier.
She was too tired today. She wouldn't have been tired if she had gone to bed earlier.
300
She was in her first year of her English degree. She worked as a language assistant in London.
She was in her first year of her English degree when she worked as a language assistant in London.
400
He spent some years _______ nowhere before his career took off.
He spent some years getting nowhere before his career took off.
400
To begin a journey or trip.
To set off.
400
We paid for everything in advance. It was an _________ holiday.
We paid for everything in advance. It was an all-incluisive holiday.
400
If I _____ (see) a ghost, I _____ (say) hello.
If I saw a ghost, I would say hello.
400
He married a woman. Her father is a millionaire.
He married a woman whose father is a millionaire.
500
She's really __________. I think she won't have any problems to pass the course.
She's really making headway. I think she won't have any problems to pass the course.
500
To take someone to a place in a car, usually without getting out of the car yourself.
To drop off.
500
If you stay in ______ accommodation, you stay in a place where you have to make your own meals.
If you stay in self-catering accommodation, you stay in a place where you have to make your own meals.
500
Transform the sentence so that it means the same. If you don't call me, I won't know where you are! Unless...
Unless you call me, I won't know where you are!
500
My father hardly received any formal education. He went on to become a great leader.
My father, who hardly received any formal education, went on to become a great leader.
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