Vocabulary 1
which vocabulary word means:
the things that are needed for a particular purpose or activity ?
equipment
Which vocabulary word means:
unusual or exciting pieces of action in films or television programmes, that are created by computers or clever photography to show things that do not normally exist or happen ?
special effects
Complete the sentence:
Oh, your gift ___ with the kids—they've been playing with it nonstop!
went down well
Correct this sentence:
In those days, I had always been getting up in the morning.
In those days, I always used to get up/got up early in the morning.
Complete the sentence:
Clever use of camera tricks combined with clean ___ animation give this show an entirely original look from all angles.
computer generated graphics
Which phrasal verb means:
To represent or describe someone or something as being very similar to someone or something else ?
liken to
Complete the sentence:
Leave it to Mom to try to ___ anything you want to do.
interfere with
Complete the sentence with the verb in brackets in the correct form:
When I got to the cinema Jack ___(wait) for me.
was waiting
Complete the sentence:
The killing ___ a series of riots ___ across the country, which gathered momentum into a full-blown revolution.
sparked...off
Complete the sentence:
Most web pages are designed for a screen ___ of 800 x 600 pixels.
resolution
Complete the sentence:
Needless to say, makeup is a major ___ of most Halloween costumes.
component
Complete the sentence with the verb in brackets in the correct form:
Ella ___(leave) before I had time to talk to her.
left/had left
Which phrasal verb means:
to start being used ?
come into force
Complete the sentence:
Will taxes in this area ever ___? I can't afford another increase!
level off
Which vocabulary word means:
using a continuously changing range of physical quantities to measure or store data ?
analog
Complete the sentence with the verb in brackets in the correct form:
The price of gasoline ___(rise) by 15% over the past year.
has risen
Complete the sentence:
The professor posted a ___ list of sources approved for our use.
comprehensive
Complete the sentence:
Being really busy always ___ a quick day. If I don't have a lot to do, time drags on so slowly.
makes for
Complete the sentence:
We did plan to expand our research project this fall, but that ___ when our funding was cut.
fell through
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given.
Sylvia asked if I wanted more pudding, but I said I couldn't eat any more.HAD
When Sylvia offered _____ enough.
me more pudding I said I had eaten