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100

Which is the opposite for 'panicky'?

A panickless           B unflappable          C brazen 

  B unflappable  

100

She tried her h _ _ _ at making a lava lamp as her arts and crafts project which proved very successful.

hand

100

Bad luck!!

All scores back to 0!!

100

Who could object to people have /having fun?

Who could object to people having fun?

100

Be reluctant and fail to do something mean the same?

Absolutely not!

reluctant: not want to,

fail to : not do 


200

Whis is the odd one out ?

brazen, bold, callous

callous

200

The animals there were kept in the most w_ _ _ _ _ _ _ conditions, short staffed as the zoo was, it wasn't so surprising!

wretched

200

    Much as / However I would like to stay, I really must go home.

    Much as I would like to stay, I really must go home.

200

That, if you will excuse my say/ saying so, seems to me rather too risky a venture.

That, if you will excuse my saying so, seems to me rather too risky a venture.

200

The city was concealed/ shrouded/ camouflaged in mist.

The city was shrouded in mist.

300

The system is not just broken but fundamentally f _ _ _ _ _.

flawed.

300

I take great e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to the fact that you told my brother before you told me.

exception

300

bonus !!

everybody gets the points!!

300

I can't help to think/ thinking it must be quite lively in their house with two such opinionated people under one roof.

I can't help thinking it must be quite lively in their house with two such opinionated people under one roof.

300

What does this sentence mean:

  • Illness had taken a heavy toll on her.

Illness caused her long suffering -had a bad effect on her

400

Which is the odd one out?

steadfast, volatile, fickle

steadfast

400

I am shocked that the government did not respond to this thinly v_ _ _ _ _ threat.

veiled

400

     As devastating as / though the situation was, survivors were grateful for the help received.

     As devastating as the situation was, survivors were grateful for the help received.

400

They would rather shop /shopping at national chains than at local mom-and-pop stores.

They would rather shop at national chains than at local mom-and-pop stores.

400

She has a coup/a propos/ penchant for champagne.

She has a penchant for champagne.

500

Her teachers regard her as a r_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, trouble-making girl.

rebellious

500

The event had been planned with p_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ attention to detail.

painstaking

500

You have to sit the exams, however / as much you don't feel like doing them.

You have to sit the exams, however much you don't feel like doing them.

500

His grandfather had been among the first to explore/ exploring the jungle ruins of Indochina.

His grandfather had been among the first to explore the jungle ruins of Indochina.

500

What does this sentence mean?

  • I bear Sue no ill will.

I have no bad or negative feelings towards her.