vocabulary 1
informal expressions
vocabulary 2
grammar
vocabulary salad
100

odd

bizarre

100

to annoy, to irritate someone

get on somebody's nerves

100

custom

tradition

100

Because thousands of people ____ an anti-war demonstration in the city centre, we ____ get to our hotel.

a.hold / haven't managed to  b.have held / can't  c. have been holding/couldn't  d. were holding /    weren't able to

D

100

It is estimated that 10% of individuals with autism have savant syndrome. This means that they display _____ abilities.

a.convenient                                             b.desperate                                                       c. fascinated                                  d.extraordinary

 D

200

too interested in what other people are doing

nosy

200
come/ go to a place briefly

pop over

200

a group of people with the same race, language and customs especially those who do not live in towns and cities

tribe

200

Everybody in the office ____ against the clock in order to meet the deadline. Most probably, the documents _____ before noon.

a. has been working/will prepare                         b. works / are prepared                                     c.is working / will be prepared                            d. worked/prepared


   C

200

Many scholars now agree that some famous people who are considered a/an_____, such as Einstein, displayed signs of autism.

a.victory                                                         b.entrepreneur                                           c.genius                                               d.expertise

C

300

something or someone that annoys you

nuisance

300

to relax and make yourself comfortable in someone else's home

make yourself at home

300

remote

far away with not many people around

300

A:Is that Tom over there? B. Joanna told me he ___ before we came here, so it ____him.

a. was leaving / might not be                            b.left / mustn't be                                                c. has left / couldn't be                                      d. had left / can't be

  D

300

Because its people have avoided any kind of contact with the outside world for 60.000 years, the Sentilese is considered the most ____ in the world.

a. distracted  b. populous  c. fugitive  d. isolated

D

400

a friend, a relative that you haven't seen for a long time

long-lost

400

not to talk to other people very much, being private

keep yourself to yourself

400

an entrepreneur sets up a business and it is called

enterprise

400

____ makes this university different from the others is its approach to education.

a.How                                                                 b. What                                                             c. Why                                                              d. That

B

400

It wasn't by chance that I did pair work with Daniel at the cinema workshop. I chose him ___ because I knew he was a film buff.

a.on purpose     b.in public      c. on my own    d.by mistake

A

500

to fall in drops

drip

500

something you say when you give someone permission to do or use something

be my guest

500

connect, bring together

bind

500

I m tired because I ___________(clean) the house since this morning. I still haven't finished!

  have been cleaning

500

We are planning to buy a house in the west and ____.

a. part with   b. split up   c. settle down   d. get on

C