UoE part 4
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Riddles
Music
Collocations
Phrasal verbs
100

(3-6 words)

1) How can I make him understand that I don't want to see him any more?
ACROSS
How can I ......................................... that I don't want to see him any more?

Correct answers:
get the message across
get the message across to him
get it across
get it across to him

100

A recent issue of a language learning magazine has consulted a number of experts in the (1) ........ of second language acquisition.

  1. domain
  2. branch
  3. field
  4. area

 

field

100

Happiness is an elusive state ____ (1) we all pursue.

that, which

100

The best employee will be one with a (1) ..... level of academic or vocational achievement

DEMONSTRATE 

demonstrable

100

What starts with a P, ends with an E and has thousands of letters?

THE POST OFFICE 

100

0.25


I'm good by David Guetta & Bebe Rexha

100

You need to have a ........ for business if you intend to work for that company.

  1. head
  2. mind
  3. brain
  4. sense

head

100

complete a plan

c____ o____

carry out

200

(3-6 words)

2) Parents predict chaos in schools unless the strike is called off.
RESULT
Parents claim it ........................................ the teacher's strike goes ahead.


will result in chaos if

200

Their advice may prove invaluable for those (2) ........ a language course.

  1. wondering
  2. thinking
  3. looking
  4. considering

considering

200

Some ____ (2) even say that it is the meaning of life, to be happy.

may, might, could

200

As (3) ..... increases and technological advances make typical working practices redundant, prosperous employees will need to show various personal attributes.

GLOBE

globalisation

200

If two’s company, and three’s a crowd, what are four and five?

Nine

200

1.15


Creepin by the Weeknd

200

I've got a lot on my ........ at the moment. Can I get back to you next week when I'm less busy?

  1. dish
  2. plate
  3. platter
  4. bowl

plate

200

Become popular

c___ o___

catch on

300

(3-6 words)

3) Police are warning people to check for forged notes which are currently in circulation.
LOOKOUT
Police are warning people to be .................... forged notes which are currently in circulation.

on the lookout for

300

The major cost will be your own time and effort. If proof of your level of proficiency is important you must make sure that the course on offer leads to a (3) ........ qualification.

  1. recognised
  2. understood
  3. valued
  4. regarded

recognised

300

More than simply a positive mood, happiness is a state ____ (3) well-being that means living a good life that is, with a sense of meaning and deep internal satisfaction that will leave us all feeling fulfilled.




of

300

As well as wanting people who are flexible, companies are also looking for evidence of (3) .....

ADAPT

adaptability

300

What begins with T ends with T and has T in it?

A teapot

300

0.32


FLOWERS BY MILEY CYRUS

300

The Internet offers great business potential for an entrepreneur prepared to ........ out a niche for themselves.

  1. slice
  2. slash
  3. cut
  4. carve

carve

300

quarrel with

f___ o___ w___

fall out with

400

(3-6 words)

4) It's possible that they got the wrong idea and thought the party was next week.
REACHED
They might ........................................ conclusion and thought the party was next week.

Correct answers:
have reached the wrong
've reached the wrong

400

Do not be deceived (4) ........... thinking that the most expensive courses are the best.

  1. by
  2. about
  3. into
  4. in

into

400

Achieving happiness typically involves times of considerable discomfort, this helps us to realise ____ (4) we are happy or not.

if, whether

400

It is also (6) ..... necessary to be an excellent communicator as the majority of companies make their profits from the skills of people selling their goods

INCREASE

increasingly

400

You see it once in June, three times in September and never in May. What is it?

The letter E

400

0.56


Eyes closed by Ed Sheeran

400

Our son has ........ up a close friendship with another boy at his new school and seems to settling in well.

  1. set
  2. made
  3. struck
  4. hit

struck

400

find time to do

g___ r___ t___

get round to

500

(3-6 words)

5) It was a mistake not to write the telephone number down.
POINT
I should ........................................ writing down the telephone number.


Correct answers:
have made a point of
've made a point of

500

(5) ........... around to get the best possible value for money. 

  1. Nose
  2. Push
  3. Run
  4. Shop

shop

500

Regularly indulging ____ (5) small pleasures (such as the occasional cold beer!), being focussed on challenging yet achievable activities, etc., these are the little things that make us happy.

in

500

Unless businesses show the (5) ..... to adapt they may find they are unsustainable according to the authors of the report.

WILL

willingness
500

What can travel all around the world without leaving its corner?

A stamp

500

0.35


As it was by Harry Styles

500

He's the spitting ........ of his twin brother and you really can't tell them apart.

  1. figure
  2. portrait
  3. likeness
  4. image

image

500

Tolerate

p___ u___ w___


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