Achievement and difficulty
Choose the correct answer:
It's a huge_________to train for a marathon-It takes a lot of time and commitment.
a) undertaking b) exploit c) obstacle
A) Undertaking
I____________(learn) English for at least 8 years.
have been learning
I find Sálvame and such TV shows ________(bear)
unbearable
Some people think that electric cars will never______, but I think they'll be more popular than petrol cars in a few years.
a) get backlash b) trend c) catch on d) be cutting-edge
c) catch on
Looking at these old photos of my mum, I can see
that the clothes she wore would be/used to be all
the rage.
used to be
A lack of money is the biggest ________to success in life.
a) trial b) obstacle c) ordeal
B) Obstacle
has liked
coexist
Some new places are become trendy, and not because they're anything special, but because people like to show they're _______; and not behind the times.
a) outdated b) cutting-edge c)in the know d) social influence.
c) in the know
She’ll buy/will buy every new skirt she sees. She
loves keeping up with the latest fashion.
'll buy
Passing a maths exam would be an incredible ________ for me!
a) achievement b) feat c) options a and b are correct
C) both options are correct.
______you________(start) working on your assignment yet? I think it's due next week.
When you start wearing braces, you do feel a certain______________(comfortable)
discomfort
Choker necklaces were___________ last year, literally everyone wore them, but now they look outdated.
a)on the radar b)buck the trend c) the next big thing d) all the rage
d) all the rage
Last summer, I was wearing/wore those old trousers
every day thinking that they were back in fashion,
but I realise now that they weren’t.
wore
People watch extreme sports on TV just to see if the participants will get hurt during their dangerous______.
a) ordeals b) obstacles c) exploits
c) exploits
She's ________the most qualified candidate.
a) significantly b) a great deal c) altogether
c) altogether
So Jay-Z set up his own record label, the ___________ lucrative Roc-a-Fella Records...(sane)
insanely
I've spent a fortune on these jeans so I hope they're not a ______fashion.
a) temporary b) passing c) vintage d) trendy
b) passing
Naomi is continually boasting/would continually
boast about her cutting-edge fashion sense. I’m
finding it quite tiring.
is continually boasting
Achieving good exam results will be the main____________ I have to get over on my journey to university.
a) trial b) accomplishment c) hurdle
c) hurdle
His results were better_________
a) by a long way b) by far and away c) considerably
a) by a long way
I honestly think that "Citizen Kane" is one of the most __________movies ever. (rate)
overrated.
Do you know Pip? He's a total_______to fashion, he spends all his money on clothes!
a) slave b) victim c) trendy d) influencer
a) slave
In the past, people would turn / were always turning on the radio, eager to listen to their favourite show
would turn on