Gerunds and Infinitives
After phrases like "There's no point" and "It's no use" do you use a gerund or infinitive?
Gerund
You get this from falling or bumping into something leaving you with a brown, blue or purple mark.
A bruise
This word describes a place that is only visited by travelers and not usually by local citizens
Touristy
Jane and I ________ lunch together tomorrow.
A. Will have
B. Are having
C. Will have had
B. Are having
When your eyesight is very bad, we say you are ...
Blind as a bat
Correct: +300
Incorrect: -500
I would like to ______________ your face when you told him you were quitting.
A. To see
B. To have seen
C. Seeing
B. To have seen
You get this when you have an allergic reaction to a food or something that rubs up against your skin.
A rash
This word means boring.
Dull
The train _______ at 3:07 PM Friday.
A. Is going to leave
B. Is leaving
C. Leaves
C. Leaves
When someone does something really fast, the idiom we use is Quick ....
As a flash
Correct: +400
Incorrect: -200
The heater ____________ because it's not keep the house warm.
A. Needs fixing
B. Needs to fix
C. Needs to be fixed
C. Needs to be fixed
This causes coughing and difficulty breathing.
Asthma
This describes a place that is on a side street or somewhere people don't usually go.
Off the beaten track (or path)
How do you form the future continuous tense?
Will + Be + Verb-ing
When your hearing is very bad, we say you're Deaf ...
As a post
Correct: +900
Incorrect: -900
I would rather _________ gone to Alaska for vacation.
A. Have
B. Had
C. Having
A. Have
Which of these is more serious: a cold or the flu?
The flu
This describes a place is far away from places where other people live or go.
Remote
What two tenses/forms are the most common ways to discuss future plans and arrangements?
Present Continuous and Be Going To
When the solution you try solves your problem quickly, it worked ...
Like a dream (or charm)
Correct: +1200
Incorrect: - 800
A. To have
B. Have
C. Having
C. Having
This shows you a picture of your bones.
An X-ray
A flight from Los Angeles to Australia is called a ...
Long-haul flight
The bus is _______ in 7 minutes.
A. Will arrive
B. Due
C. Due to
B. Due
If someone drinks a lot, he drinks ...
Like a fish
Correct: +500
Incorrect: -500
I would like _____________ right now instead of being in class.
A. To be skiing
B. Ski
C. To have been skiing
A. To be skiing
Which of these would a doctor not recommend?
A. Sleeping pills
B. Alternative medicine
C. Vitamin Supplements
A. Sleeping pills
Wander around
Sue looks very upset. I think she _________ cry.
A. Is about to
B. Will
C. Was going to
A. Is about to
If someone looks pale and about to faint, we say they are ...
White as a sheet
Correct: +0
Incorrect: -0
By the time I am 30, I hope _________ saved $50,000.
A. Having
B. To have
C. Have
B. To have
This alternative medical treatment involves the placement of small pins into your skin in different parts of your body.
Acupuncture
This means pretty in a way that looks old-fashioned or like a photograph.
Picturesque
Will we be eating at the usual time? Your brother wants to know.
Correct
When someone refuses to change their mind about anything, we say they are Stubborn ...
As a mule
Correct: +1400
Incorrect: -700
I'm tired of ________ told that I'm grumpy just because I don't smile all the time.
A. Being
B. To be
C. Be
A. Being
This causes speech difficulty and loss of feeling on one side of your body and face.
A stroke
Unwind after a tiring day.
Chill out
If you're going to the store, _________ me a bottle of soda please?
A. Get me
B. Are you getting
C. Will you get
C. Will you get
When someone has a beautiful voice, we say they ...
Sing like an Angel
Correct: +1600
Incorrect: -0
It's very difficult ____________ in this company.
A. Getting promoted
B. To getting promoted
C. To get promoted
C. To get promoted
Which of these can tell you the gender of an unborn baby?
MRI
Ultrasound
X-ray
Ultrasound
This describes a place that has way too many people there.
Overcrowded
We ______ into our apartment next week.
A. Do move
B. Are move
C. Move
C. Move
When someone is very skinny, we say they are ...
Thin as a rail
Correct: +1800
Incorrect: -900
True or False: These two sentences mean the same thing.
I would like to see the Eiffel Tower.
I would like to have seen the Eiffel Tower.
False
Double points if you can explain the difference.
This is caused by turning on a light or plugging something in with wet hands.
An electric shock or get electrocuted
Cheap, badly made and ugly.
Tacky
True or False: These sentences DO NOT mean the same thing.
1. I'm seeing John on Thursday night.
2. I'll be seeing John at the meeting on Thursday night.
True
Double points if you can explain the difference.
When someone sleeps very deeply, we say they ...
Sleep like a log
Correct: +2000
Incorrect: -0