Advanced Expressions

Phrasal verbs

100

Some forms of illness are .......... food allergies. a) sparked off b) triggered by

triggered by

200

Some new fashions take a long time to ................... with the public.

a. catch on

b. catch up

CATCH ON

300

Unless they are protected, some animal species will soon be .................. a) wiped out b) died out

WIPED OUT

400

He wasn´t really eating his dinner, he was just ......... a) munching it b) swigging it c) picking at it

PICKING AT IT

500

Not longer after I had cast my line into the river, a fish started ................... my bait. a) wolfing down b) nibbling at c) draining

nibbling at

Expressions

100

The company became a worldwide success, but it hadn´t all been....... a) plain sailing b) perfectly satisfactory

plain sailing

200

You´ll never make ........................... as a writer, it´s too competitive. Get a real job.

a. a living

b. a success

a living

300

He took off his shoes ............ local custom. a) with respect to b) in deference to c) regarding

in deference to

400

He´s a real non-conformist who loves to ................... against the tide.

a. swim

b. work

swim

500

There´s a long way to .......... before we eradicate the disease entirely.

a. work

b. go

go

Collocations

100

There is ................ evidence to suggest that the world is getting hotter. a) ample b) overflowing

ample

200

There´s been a meeting to ............... trade between the two countries. a) engage in b) promote

promote

300

Residents have been mounting an extremely .............. campaign against a new supermarket. a) vital b) vigorous c) wholehearted

vigorous

400

You should avoid inhaling the fumes ................ by paint. a) emited b) given off

given off

500

The president ............... the risk of being assassinated every time he goes out.

a. has

b. runs

runs

Miscellaneous

100

Hi-tech factories ............. the spirit of the age. a) epitomise b) stand for

epitomise

200

The company went broke trying to ........... their rivals. a) do out of b) outdo

outdo

300

Customers are allowed to linger ................ their coffee until midnight.

over

400

Inevitably, many poorer countries are still ...................... on foreign aid.

dependent

500

I love sitting in a café watching the world drift ..............

a. by

b. on

by