Lesson 1 Voc.
Phrasal verb that means reduce
cut down on
It's expensive ________ (take) a taxi outside the airport.
a)take
b) taking
c) to take
c) to take
Another word for military base
installation
The secretay types the letters.
The letters _____________ by the secretary.
are typed
In Back to the Future, what type of car is the time machine?
A DeLorean
phrasal verb: to stop doing something, eliminate
cut out
You _______ better pay the rent.
a) should
b) had
c) would
b) had
*Had better means should.
Raising the right hand to the head in military and naval practice
salute
I ______________ to cash a check.
a) must
b) has
c) have got
c) have got
How many characters did Twitter originally restrict tweets to?
140
phrasal verb: to start a new activity
Why don't _______ for a drink?
a)you ask
b) ask
c) asking
a) you ask
Make good use of the opportunities offered by
take advantage of
The soldiers had been ____________ for hours before dinner. (march)
marching.
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie
Phrasal verb: to start something for the first time
to try out
Why not ____ jogging?
a) you start
b) start
c) starting
b) start
A series of ranks in the army
Chain of command
Dan ______________ (drive) for 10 years before he got a ticket.
had been driving
Which country was the first to give women the right to vote?
New Zealand (in 1893)
1 word that means to keep away from or stop oneself from doing (something).
avoid
I ________ (meet) him before he ________ (come) to class
I hadn't met him before he came to class.
Power, privilege, etc. bellowing to one by law, nature
right
He _________________ (drinking) when I found him.
had been drinking
Which country won the first FIFA World Cup in 1930?
Uruguay