Vocabulary 1
It’s important to feel comfortable in your own __________, despite the pressure to always be the best.
skin
I can't stand ________________ for people who a late for more than 15 minutes. (wait)
waiting
Stop _______________ such an arrogant person. (be) Try to be more friendly.
being
He’s a bit of film ___________ – he has an incredible collection of classic movies.
buff
My friend called me yesterday ________________ about my current deeds. (ask)
to ask
After her separation, Mina spent more time with other people as she needed a ____________to cry on.
If they __________________ soon, we will be late. (not / arrive)
If they don't arrive soon,
I __________________ my future wife if I hadn’t gone to the party that day, 10 years ago.(not meet)
I wouldn't have met my future wife
The train was absolutely _____________(very dirty) – plastic bottles and empty food packets all over the place.
filthy
A: Someone is calling me.
B: It (1)_____________ be my boss. He always calls me if I am late.
It must be my boss. He always calls me if I am late.
We decided to ___________ the population of wolves in the valley over a year to see if it grew.
monitor
It / is / that / said / the / is / to / likely / resign/ minister .
It is said that the minister is likely to resign.
A: Somebody is knocking at the door.
B: it ____________be my sister, she's out of town.
It can't be my sister.
We’ve been cleaning all day – the place is absolutely ____________(very clean) as far as I can see.
spotless
Find the mistake:
It claimed that the company went bankrupt last year.
It is claimed that the company went bankrupt last year.
We’ve been trying so hard to make _________ meet since he took a drop in his salary.
We’ve been trying so hard to make ends meet since he took a drop in his salary.
When the company was accused of tax _____________ people stopped buying their products.
evasion
You need to be careful if you’re going trekking through that part of the rainforest – it’s home to _________ snakes.
venomous
My brother is a real sports ________________ – he even goes abroad to watch his favourite teams play.
enthusiast
Some of the people from work are planning to go clubbing this weekend, but I’m really not ___________partying these days.
into
t’s a beautiful house, but some of the décor is absolutely __________ (very ugly ) – I don’t think they’ve got good taste.
hideous
It / is / that / said / the / is / to / likely / resign/ minister .
It is said that the minister is likely to resign.
Getting a bit of time to myself to read a book gives me a great amount of p________________.
pleasure
We found the _____________ of the big city too much so we moved to the countryside.
hustle and bustle
The / actor/ young/ believed / is to / popular / soon / become.
The young actor is believed to become popular soon.