Vocabulary 1
During the flight there was strong ___ and many passengers held on to their seats.
A. turbulence
B. flight
C. bleeding
During the flight there was strong turbulence and many passengers held on to their seats.
A. turbulence ✅
After anesthesia the patient slowly ___ and opened her eyes.
A. passed out
B. came around
C. threw up
After anesthesia the patient slowly came around and opened her eyes.
B. came around ✅
How long ___ you ___ at this language center?
A. have / studied
B. have / been studying
C. did / study
How long have you studying at this language center?
B. have / been studying ✅
Reason: question asks about duration continuing to now (present perfect continuous).
While I ___ in the shop, the rain started.
A. shopped
B. was shopping
C. had shopped
While I was shopping in the shop, the rain started.
B. was shopping ✅
Reason; past continuous background action.
A: My sister felt sick yesterday.
B: Oh, ___ she?
A. Did
B. Was
C. Has
A: My sister felt sick yesterday.
B: Oh, was she?
B. Was ✅
Reason: Asking about a past state uses “Was she?”
The hiker suddenly fell and fainted, he had ___ on the trail.
A. choked
B. collapsed
C. extreme
The hiker suddenly fell and fainted, he had collapsed on the trail.
B. collapsed ✅
It took him two weeks to ___ the cold; he still felt tired.
A. get over
B. come around
C. lie down
It took him two weeks to get over the cold; he still felt tired.
A. get over ✅
She ___ two chapters so far this morning.
A. has read
B. has been reading
C. read
She has read two chapters so far this morning.
A. has read ✅
Reason: emphasizes completed count (present perfect simple).
By the time we reached the station, the train ___ already ___.
A. had / left
B. has / left
C. left / had
By the time we reached the station, the train had already left.
A. had / left ✅
Reason: past perfect for an earlier past event.
A: I don't enjoy shopping.
B: ___ I.
A. So do I
B. Neither do I
C. I do
A: I don't enjoy shopping.
B: Neither do I.
B. Neither do I ✅
Reason: To agree with a negative statement use “Neither do I.”
After the allergic reaction, she showed several ___ such as swelling and a rash.
A. symptoms
B. collapsed
C. turbulence
After the allergic reaction, she showed several symptoms such as swelling and a rash.
A. symptoms ✅
The boat made me feel sick and I nearly ___ at the harbour.
A. threw up
B. passed out
C. got over
The boat made me feel sick and I nearly threw up at the harbour.
A. threw up ✅
They ___ in this city since 2017 and still live there.
A. have lived
B. have been living
C. lived
They have been living / have lived in this city since 2017 and still live there.
A. have lived ✅
B. have been living ✅
Reason: ongoing action with duration (present perfect simple and continuous).
What ___ you ___ when the lights went off?
A. did / do
B. were / doing
C. had / done
What were you doing when the lights went off?
B. were / doing ✅
Reason: past continuous question about background action.
A: Omar isn't joining us today.
B: ___ is his sister.
A. Neither
B. Either
C. So
A: Omar isn't joining us today.
B: Neither is his sister.
A. Neither ✅
Reason: To agree with a negative statement about Omar, use “Neither is his sister.”
The man ___ when a piece of food blocked his throat.
A. bled
B. choked
C. flew
The man choked when a piece of food blocked his throat.
B. choked ✅
He felt faint and suddenly ___ on the pavement; someone called for help.
A. came around
B. passed out
C. lied down
He felt faint and suddenly passed out on the pavement; someone called for help.
B. passed out ✅
Your hands are wet, you ___ your bike in the rain.
A. have been washing
B. have been riding
C. have ridden
Your hands are wet, you have been riding your bike in the rain.
B. have been riding ✅
Reason: present perfect continuous explains recent activity with present result.
They ___ for several hours before they finally reached the top of the hill.
A. walked
B. had walked
C. had been walking
They had been walking for several hours before they finally reached the top of the hill.
C. had been walking ✅
Reason: emphasis on duration before another past moment (past perfect continuous).
A: They thought she would arrive early.
B: ___ I.
A. So did I
B. Neither did I
C. Did I
A: They thought she would arrive early.
B: So did I.
A. So did I ✅
Reason: To agree with a positive past statement use “So did I.”
The injured was ___ from the leg after the crash, so his friend applied applied pressure.
A. bleeding
B. extreme
C. flight
The injured was bleeding from the leg after the crash, so his friend applied pressure.
A. bleeding ✅
If you feel dizzy, the nurse told you to ___ for a few minutes.
A. lie down
B. get over
C. throw up
If you feel dizzy, the nurse told you to lie down for a few minutes.
A. lie down ✅
Lately he ___ (not / sleep) well, he looks tired every day.
A. hasn't slept
B. hasn't been sleeping
C. didn't sleep
Lately he hasn't been sleeping (not / sleep) well, he looks tired every day.
B. hasn't been sleeping ✅
Reason: recent repeated action / continuous problem.
After she ___ her email, she realized the message had been deleted.
A. had checked
B. checked
C. was checking
After she had checked her email, she realized the message had been deleted.
A. had checked ✅
Reason: past perfect for the earlier completed action.
A: Dani hasn't travelled abroad.
B: ___ she?
A. Has she?
B. Hasn't she?
C. Did she?
A: Dani hasn't travelled abroad.
B: Has she ?
A. Has she?
Reason: For a negative statement, the short question/tag is positive: “Has she?”