Vocabulary
So much rubbish had __________ that residents concerned about the public health hazard contacted the authorities.
a. shredded
b. accumulated
c. diminished
d. dumped
b. accumulated
They don't let anyone enter the animal reserve without a guide
allowed
Nobody ____________________________________________
Nobody is allowed to enter the animal reserve without a guide
Which animal can be seen on the Porsche logo?
Horse
head in the clouds
To have no concentration at all
Emily has always been fond of dolphins and whales, and _________to become a marine biologist.
a. poses
b. persists
c. enforces
d. aspires
d. aspires
I didn't expect them to ask me to make a speech at the conference
asked
I didn't expect ______________________________
I didn't expect to be asked to make a speech at the conference
What does the abbreviation IT mean?
Information technology
Wear your heart on your sleeve
To be extremely open about what you feel and think
A __________ of the soil needs to be taken for analysis.
a. sample
b. compost
c. debris
d. composition
a. sample
Join the sentences using who, which, that, whose, who or where in as many ways as possible
The company is owned by Andrew Olivetti. His family started it in 1934.
The company is owned by Andrew Olivetti whose family started it in 1934
The periodic table of elements has this many elements.
118
Takes two to tango
Two persons are equally responsible for what is happening or has happened
One country's actions can have significant ___________ on the economies of all countries in the region.
a. dimensions
b. elements
c. repercussions
c. repercussions
Rewrite the sentences using participle clauses for the phrase because she didn't want
Kelly ordered pizza because she didn't want to cook
Not wanting to cook, Kelly ordered pizza
What group of animals, when together, are referred to a murder?
Crows
Cry over spilt milk
Worrying or complaining about something that cannot be fixed/rectified
Using this new technique we should easily be able to _________ our previous levels of energy production.
a. surpass
b. curb
c. compensate
a. surpass
Write Conditional Sentence Type 2 or 3
I won't go to Italy on holiday this summer because I don't have enough money.
What are the only mammals that can fly?
Bats
Adding fuel to the fire
Aggravating the problem