Achievement and difficulty
Grammar unit 1
Word formation
Unit 2: Trends and fashion
Grammar unit 2
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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

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I____________(learn) English for at least 8 years. 

have been learning

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I find Sálvame and such TV shows ________(bear)

unbearable

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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

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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

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A lack of money is the biggest ________to success in life.

a) trial  b) obstacle  c) ordeal

B) Obstacle

200
She____________Queen her whole life!

has liked

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Her new documentary brilliantly portrays the way that two species can ______in the same environment to the benefit of both (exist)

coexist

200

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a) outdated  b) cutting-edge  c)in the know d) social influence.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

200

She’ll buy/will buy every new skirt she sees. She

loves keeping up with the latest fashion.

'll buy

300

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.

300

______you________(start) working on your assignment yet? I think it's due next week.

Have you started
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When you start wearing braces, you do feel a certain______________(comfortable)

discomfort

300

Choker necklaces were___________ last year, literally everyone wore them, but now they look outdated.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

300

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

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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

400

She's ________the most qualified candidate.

a) significantly  b) a great deal  c) altogether

c) altogether

400

So Jay-Z set up his own record label, the ___________ lucrative Roc-a-Fella Records...(sane)

insanely

400

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

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Naomi is continually boasting/would continually

boast about her cutting-edge fashion sense. I’m

finding it quite tiring.

is continually boasting

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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

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His results were better_________

a) by a long way b) by far and away c) considerably

a) by a long way

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I honestly think that "Citizen Kane" is one of the most __________movies ever. (rate)

overrated.

500

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

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In the past, people would turn / were always turning  on the radio, eager to listen to their favourite show

would turn on

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