Vocabulary
Archaeologists are on search , looking for knowledge about the past.
a quest
Leonaro Dicaprio's movie The Beach was not liked by a lot of people and it came in for a lot of criticism. What does the phrasal verb 'came in for' mean?
receive
I love London. I will probably go/ am probably going there next year.
will probably go
What was Mark Antony and Cleopatra’s favorite activities in the city besides 'drinking club'?
wandering in the streets of Alexandria and playing tricks/pranks on the citizens
While Cleopatra was born in Egypt, her family origins were from _______
Greece
Prince Charles is the ______ to the British throne and will become king when his mother dies.
heir
Nina started out as a cleaner but then she became a famous actress. What does the phrasal verb 'started out' mean?
started a career
Hurry up! The conference begins / will begin in 20 minutes.
begins
Who were the two world famous actresses acting Cleopatra in the movies in the 20-ieth century?
Sophia Loren and Elizabeth Taylor
What did Cleopatra attract men with?
Which answer is not right?
a. intelligence b beauty c voice
B beauty
The armed robbers blocked (prevented other people to enter) the door of the bank to keep the police out.
barricaded
Maxi dresses have caught on again this year, the designers say. What does the phrasal verb 'caught on' mean?
become popular and fashionable
They have been waiting/ had been waiting at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived.
The studio nearly was bankrupted after the release of the movie 'Cleopatra'. What was the reason?
It was the most expensive movie ever made/ in history.
Cleopatra's parents were the product of _______
incest .( marriage of brother and a sister)
The poison from many snakes is fatal unless you have an antidote.
venom
Tamara became a model and now she looks down on her classmates. What does the phrasal verb 'looks down on' mean?
to think you are better than someone
When she went out to play, she already has done/ had already done her homework.
had already done
After being defeated how did Mark Antony, Cleopatra's husband, die?
fatally stabbed himself in the stomach
Cleopatra plotted against him with Julius Caeser and drowned her _________ in the Nile.
sibling-husband, Ptolemy XIII
The large grave like a pyramid of Philip II was excavated by Manolis Andronikos.
tomb
The food at The Plaza Restaurant was excellent, it lived up to my expectations. Everything I had been told was true. The phrasal verb 'lived up to' means__
met my expectations
The doctor took off the plaster that he had put on/ has put on six weeks before.
had put on
Why did Cleopatra and Mark Antony have to flee from Rome?
the Roman Senate declared war on Cleopatra./ Octavian, Antony's rival called him a traitor.
How did Cleopatra smuggle herself into Julius Caesar's personal quarters?
wrapped in a carpet