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Figure it out!
100
When I get the right answer, she comes with that _______ five. He can't sing that _______ He intends to work at one of those _______ tech companies.
High
100
look after, look in, look out for, take care, watch out
look in = to visit someone for a short time on your way to another place, especially if they are sick or may need help. All the others are connected to the idea "To be careful"
100
What is the word that can be used in the following ways: a determiner (followed by a noun); as a demonstrative pronoun; as a conjunction (connecting two clauses); as a relative pronoun (forming the subject, object, or complement of a relative clause); as an adverb (before an adjective or adverb).
That
100
Consider the verbs: "to make and "to do". Complete: 1 - All they want is to _______ justice. 2 - I have to _______ a speech right now. 3 - His _______ threats is so absurd! 4 - We have to _______ an effort to _______ this right. We cannot _______ mistakes. 5 - How long has he _______ that course?
do/make/making/make/do/make/done
100
What does the expression "out to lunch" mean?
To say that someone is out to lunch means that they seem to be either unaware of what's going on around them, or unable to understand what is happening. (Example: He's hopeless as a leader - considererd as 'out to lunch' by the group).
200
It is said that the knee is the most frequently injured _______ of the body. They have to help with their own university expenses; but as they have little time, they need a _______-time job. Their parents believe that things have to end, they need to _______ for good.
part
200
call on, come over, drop by, go around, see out
see out = to go with someone to the door when they are leaving in order to say goodbye to them. All the others are related to "To visit a person or place, or to be visited by someone"
200
What is the word that can be replaced by: more satisfactory/appropriate/pleasant/effective; of higher quality. It can also be replaced by improved, superior, surpassing, greater (when compared with others an improvement on something), preferable.
Better
200
Consider the verbs: to raise /to rise/ to arise. Complete: That charity institution aims to __________ $80.000.000 for the victims of the last earthquake. If inflation __________ at this rate, we will get much poorer. All students __________ at 6am to get their classes on time.
raise/rises/arised
200
Why do the following expressions contrast? "make a pig's ear of something"; "top dog".
If you make a pig's ear of something, you do a task or a chore very badly or make a complete mess of it. (Example: Gary offered to paint the kitchen but he made a pig's ear of it). To say that a person, group or country is top dog means that they are more successful or more powerful than others. (Example: She's top dog in cosmetics today).
300
I want you to answer my _________ as soon as possible. Unfortunately, there's still a big _________ mark over this ambitious plan. His friends like to _________ him about that country where he has lived for so long.
question
300
come out of, end in, grow out of, take to, turn out
take to = to begin to like someone or something / to start doing something as a habit (+ verb ING). All the others: "To involve, or to be the result of something".
300
What is the verb connected to: "to increase" or "to increase something", "to become larger in amount or number", "to make something such as a feeling or a quality greater or more extreme", "raise", "to increase a number, amount, or level", "go up", "step up"?
Grow
300
Consider the words: "bill", "fare", "fee", "fine" and "tip". Complete: 1 - Remember to pay your phone ____. 2 - Bus ____ have gone up. 3 - He had to pay a ____ for parking in a prohibited area. 4 - Private school____ are very expensive. 5 - Most people leave a ____ in restaurants.
bill/fares/fine/fees/tip
300
Explain the expression "feed the kitty"
If you feed the kitty, you contribute to a collection of money called a 'kitty' in order to help a good cause. (Example: Come on! Every little helps. You should feed the kitty for a good cause!)
400
Watching that channel keeps me up-to-date with first-_______ information. Can you _______ me that remote please? Remember to always _______ in your "check your knowledge" from the previous unit you attended.
hand
400
bring on, come out, get out, get around, leak out
bring on = to be the cause of something bad, especially an illness / to make something bad happen to someone All the others are connected to: "To be, or to become known"
400
What is the verb you can replace by: "to think carefully about a series of actions that you need to take in order to achieve something", "to arrange", "to organize", "to prepare", "map out", "think ahead", "dream up"?
Plan
400
Consider the verbs: "To expect", "To hope", "To look Forward" and "To wait". Complete the sentences below: 1 - I ____ my sister does well on her exams. 2 - She's ____ a baby. 3 - I ____ them to arrive at eight o'clock, but they didn't turn up. 4 - I'm ____ her to call any minute now. 5 - I ____ to meeting you soon. 6 - They ____ so much of me that I think I'll disappoint them. 7 - I can't ____ for my next birthday- I need a break. 8 - We're still ____ for them to do it.
hope/expecting/expected/expecting/look forward/expect/wait/waiting
400
Explain the expressions: "bide your time"; "mind one's Ps and Qs"; "farm something out"
If you bide your time, you wait for a good opportunity to do something. (Example: He's not hesitating, he's just biding his time, waiting for the price to drop). / If you tell someone to mind their Ps and Qs, you are advising them to be careful about how they behave and what they say. (Example: Politeness is very important to my grandparents, so mind your Ps and Qs). / If something, such as work, is farmed out, it is sent out to be done by others.(Example: We farmed out the packaging to another company).
500
All those experiments _______ that it is possible to mix these reagents successfully. The featured actor stole the _______, making the audience forget the star. She likes to _______ off her ideas when her boss is around.
show
500
bring about, set off, set on, set up, start off
set on = to attack someone or something. All the others are connected to: "To make something start to exist or happen"
500
What are the two words in English that are said to possess the most definitions? (Tip: According to the Oxford English Dictionary: Rounding out the top ten are "go" with 368, "take" with 343, "stand" with 334, "get" with 289, "turn" with 288, "put" with 268, "fall" with 264, and "strike" with 250)
For a long time, "set" had the most meanings in the OED, but now it is "run". From the New York Times of 25th May 2011: In the first edition of the O.E.D., in 1928, that richest-of-all-words was “set” (75 columns of type, some 200 senses), the victor in today’s rather more frantic and uncongenial world is, without a doubt, the three-letter word “run.” ... Mr. Gilliver has finally calculated that there are for the verb-form alone of “run” no fewer than 645 meanings. But more significantly still, “run” is also far bigger than the old chestnut “set,” a word that, says Mr. Gilliver, simply “hasn’t undergone as much development in the 20th and 21st centuries as has ‘run.’ ”
500
Consider the verbs: look - see - watch - stare - glance - notice - observe. Now complete: 1. When he ??__________ at me , I felt motivated. 2. Did you __________ the pimple on her forehead? 3. We __________ a great episode on TV yesterday. 4. I can't stop __________ at his smiling eyes. 5. While Ann was looking for her dictionary, she __________ a ladybug on her desk. 6. Paul quickly __________ at the clock and ran towards the gate. 7. Sometimes on sunny days, I __________ the clouds in the sky and their shape.
stared/notice/watched/looking/saw/glanced/observe
500
"horse sense" and "suss out": What do they have in common?
Both of them require being smart. Someone who has horse sense is a practical thinker who has the ability to make sensible decisions. (Example: Don't worry. Andrew has good horse sense. He'll do the right thing). If you suss out something, such as a problem or a situation, you examine it and manage to understand it. (Example: Ask Jack to explain - he's got it all sussed out!)