VOCAB (Phrasal verbs, "work" expressions, successful worker qualities)
None of my children ________ me. They are all just like their mother!
a) look up to
b) take after
c) look after
b) take after
Keiko never worried when the elevator got stuck. She’s a really _____ woman.
a) coolheaded
b)cool-hearted
c) hotheaded
a) coolheaded
If we had hired you instead of him, we would never have gotten into trouble. ________________ you instead of him, we would never have gotten into trouble.
a) Had we hired
b) If we should hire
c) Were we hiring
a) Had we hired
_____ I had known you were arriving this morning, I would have picked you up at the airport.
a) Whether not
b) Just in case
c) If only
c) If only
Choose the best response...
Look at the ad: “Do you want to make thousands of dollars a week? Send us $25 for a list of jobs where you can do just that.”
a.“Doesn’t that work against your interests?”
b.“That’s a cold-blooded promise.”
c.“Don’t be so warm-hearted.”
d.“It sounds fishy to me.”
d. "It sounds fishy to me."
It can be really difficult when your past works ________ you.
(work + preposition expressions)
against
Paul is a _____ guy. He’s never open to other people’s opinions.
a) hotheaded
b) absent-minded
c) narrow-minded
c) narrow-minded
If you want to learn how to start your own company, talk to Lina Davis. ________________ to learn how to start your own company, talk to Lina Davis.
a) Should you want
b) Had you want
c) Were you wanting
a) Should you want
You should bring a credit card when you travel,_____ you spend all your cash.
a) if only
b) provided that
c) just in case
c) just in case
I _____ the dessert provided that I could go to the gym later.
a) eats
b) will eat
c) would eat
c) would eat
Jacob has difficulties adjusting to new situations in the workplace. He needs to learn to be more ______________.
(successful worker qualities)
adaptable
Most Hawaiian cruises include _____long stops on various islands.
a) day
b) far
c) wide
a) day
If Isabel had been at work, she wouldn’t have received the message.________________ at work, she wouldn’t have received the message.
a) Had Isabel not being
b) Were Isabel to have been
c) Shouldn’t Isabel be
b) Were Isabel to have been
I would hire him tomorrow, ______________ he were available.
a) on the condition that
b) provided that
c) both
c) both
Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct.
a) I plan to bring an extra set of clothes for the baby, just in case he has an accident in the car.
b) I plan to bring an extra set of clothes for the baby, just in case he has a accident in the car.
c) I plan to bring an extra set of clothes for the baby, just in case he had an accident in the car.
a) I plan to bring an extra set of clothes for the baby, just in case he has an accident in the car.
My cousin never felt like she could ________ my uncle’s high expectations.
(phrasal verb)
live up to
One of the_________ projects I ever participated in received a grant.
a) most badly-planned
b) worst planned
c) both
c) both
If I had not met Dr. Ahn, I would never have had the idea for my company. ________________ Dr. Ahn, I would never have had the idea for my company.
a) Were I to meet
b) Should I meet
c) Had I not met
d) Hadn’t I met
c) Had I not met
_________I don't get this new job, I still want to quit my present job.
Even if
1. Turn this compound adjective into its superlative version: (little-appreciated)
2. Write a sentence with the superlative version.
least-appreciated (page 127)
When I didn't study for an important test in my class, I had to _______________ the consequences.
(phrasal verb vocab)
face up to
How can you say that about Nico? He’s _________ person I know.
a) the least narrow-minded
b) least-narrow-minded
c) both
a) the least narrow-minded
Rewrite the following with the correct S-V Inversion formula:
If you need to contact me, please send me a text message.
________________ to contact me, please send me a text message.
Should you need ...
I would be happy to eat lunch together tomorrow tomorrow, _________________ you are still free.
assuming that
Dani sent a _____felt message of thanks to all her classmates who helped her with her final project.
heartfelt