Vocabulary
When you commit yourself or another to doing something
a) facts
b) yupppp
c) bet
c) bet
We'll play a game tonight ........ you have done your homework.
a) if only
b) supposed
c) provided
c) provided
Max always .......... his important computer documents on an external drive.
a) saves up
b) backs up
c) sets off
b) backs up
He has the gift of the gab.
a) He is gifted.
b) He is a chatterbox.
c) He is a good conversationalist.
c) He is a good conversationalist.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
If you have a realistic attitude to life, you could be described as ...
a) earthed
b) grounded
c) landed
b) grounded
If you ......... football for five hours, you ......... so tired.
a) wouldn't have played/wouldn't have felt
b) hadn't played/won't feel
c) hadn't played/wouldn't have felt
c) hadn't played/wouldn't have felt
Slow down, Barry! I can't .......... you.
a) reach up with
b) keep up with
c) come up with
b) keep up with
Parental property has become a bone of contention between the siblings.
a) unifying factor
b) cause of quarrel
c) cause of rivalry
b) cause of quarrel
DIY
Do It Yourself
This word describes something that is amazing
a) bet
b) gas
c) drag
b) gas
You .......... food. We have got plenty here.
a) should have brought
b) needn't have brought
c) could not have brought
c) needn't have brought
To help her piece them ..........., she would often make drawings on long sheets of paper.
a) together
b) apart
c) out
a) together
Once in a blue moon, we meet each other.
a) frequently
b) sometimes
c) very seldom indeed
c) very seldom indeed
RIP
Rest in Peace
A minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc
a) modification
b) adaptation
c) amendment
c) amendment
By this time next week, we ......... our exams and we'll be on holiday.
a) will be finishing
b) are going to finish
c) will have finished
c) will have finished
She stood ............ against the bullying that was occurring in her school.
a) up
b) out
c) down
b) up
He has been jobless for several months, and it is his wife who keeps the pot boiling.
a) keeps the fire burning
b) avoids starvation
c) gets angry
b) avoids starvation
CEO
Chief Executive Officer
When something is giving, but not giving enough
a) lowkey giving
b) highkey giving
c) frightfully giving
a) lowkey giving
........ the film started when the phone rang.
a) Not until
b) No sooner
c) Barely had
c) Barely had
The game was called .......... due to bad weather.
a) up
b) out
c) off
c) off
The officer read him the riot act.
a) reprimanded him severely
b) praised him
c) promoted him
a) reprimanded him severly
FYP
For You Page