Vocabulary book
Complete the compound adjective with one word:
a) highly b)mass c)life
A lot of __-produced goods we buy today would once have taken weeks of careful work to make.
b)mass
Decide which answer (A,B,C or D) best fits the gap.
Not many of us are in a ____ to go hunting for the perfect home with a massive cheque in our back pockets.
A) condition B) position C) circumstance D) situation
B) position
What does "envisage" mean?
Imagine or visualise
Paula knew nothing at all about who the folder belonged to and why it appeared on her desk.
WHOSE
Paula had absolutely no idea ________ and why it appeared on her desk
Paula had absolutely no idea whose folder it was and why it appeared on her desk
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in the brackets:
This sauce ____ (taste) a bit strange
This sauce tastes a bit strange
Complete using these verbs: Make, have, give and hold.
A chat
A debate
A talk
Have chat
Have/give a debate
Have/give a talk
change the word in order to fit the text.
They haven't realised that the humour of emojis lies in selecting ones which are ____ or random.
EXPECT
UNEXPECTED
What does "hectic" mean?
Jenny's achievements impress me much less than her sister's do.
NEARLY
I don't think jenny's achievements are _______ her sister.
I don't think jenny's achievements are nearly as impressive as those of her sister.
Complete the sentence with the correct option.
The man ____ phone I found send me 20€
whose
Does being a "spring chicken" have a positive or a negative connotation?
negative
It means that you are no longer young
Sardinia, for example, has the highest _____ of male centenarians in the world.
a) amount b) instance c) concentration d) figure
c) concentration
to produce
I'm sure people will object to the idea of building a new runway at the city airport.
BOUND
there are______the idea of building a new runway at the city airport.
there are ARE BOUND TO BE OBJECTIONS TO// THERE ARE PEOPLE BOUND TO OBJECT the idea of building a new runway at the city airport.
Rewrite a sentence using "it".
Telling Charles how I felt was embarrassing
It was embarrassing telling Charles how I felt
What does "exposure" mean?
publicity or attention
The sales director is unsure about taking on new sales staff.
WHETHER
The sales director is unsure _____ new sales staff or not.
The sales director is unsure whether to take on new sales staff or not.