Past & present, perfect, simple & continuous
He ______ just _______ asleep when his phone rang. (fall)
had...fallen
The name for a special visit to a place that only takes a short time, usually from the morning until the evening
A day trip
My brother doesn't like when our relatives just ____ ____ unexpectedly at our doors. He prefers people to let us know when they are coming to visit.
turn up
The journey by bus is ______________ than going by train.
a. much more cheaper
b. by far cheaper
c. a good deal cheaper
c. a good deal cheaper
She met her husband when she ___________ Maths at University. (study)
was studying
A type of food that takes very little time to prepare and is usually bought from a supermarket.
Convenience food
Complete with DISH, MEAL, FOOD
Last Saturday we went for a ______ at a vegetarian restaurant. We had heard that the ______ was really tasty and wanted to try for ourselves. The first _____ was artichoke with boiled egg and spices and for the second course we had vegetarian sausage. Everything was delicious.
meal; food; dish
This city is _______ the wealthiest in the area.
A. easily
B. far
C. considerably
A. easily
It ________________ all night when we woke up on the morning of Christmas day. (snow)
had been snowing
Complete with TRAVEL, JOURNEY, TRIP or WAY
The longest __________ I've ever taken by plane was when I took a ___________ to Australia.
journey, trip
The lead singer is ill so they've had to _______ the concert completely! I hope I get my money back.
A) call off B) put off C) hold off D) pull off
A) call off
Teenagers should not drive motorbikes, as they are too dangerous.
SAFE
Motorbikes are _____________________ to drive.
not safe enough for teenagers
She ____________ that same song for hours, it's driving me crazy! (sing)
has been singing
A holiday experience where a guide shows you all the famous tourist locations in a place.
MAKE or DO ?
business, the bed, a plan, sport, an excuse, the shopping, the cooking
MAKE: the bed, a plan, an excuse
DO: business, sport, the shopping, the cooking
The food was so good we had to leave a tip.
SUCH
It ____________________ we had to leave a tip.
was such good food that
We were furious, because we ____________________ (wait) on the plane for an hour before it finally took off.
had been waiting
Complete with AT, IN, or ON
_______ New Year's Eve in our family, the family gathers _______ the evening, and _________ midnight, we eat twelve grapes in time to the tolling of the bells.
On; in; at
Last summer, John, from London, decided to _________ himself into a new experience and study Spanish in Madrid. He had a great time and learned a lot, as he was counting ______, but he came ___ ______ a problem when he ran ____ _____ money and had to go home.
throw; on; up against; out of
The exam Sheila did was considerably worse than Pam's.
NEARLY
The exam Sheila did was __________________ Pam's.
not nearly as good as