Vocabulary
If you criticise something strongly, do you denounce or renounce it?
DENOUNCE
What's the difference between "She likes tea more than I" and "She likes tea more than me"?
1) she likes tea more than I like tea
2) she likes tea more than she likes me
If you want to make people feel more comfortable or to start a conversation in a social setting, you ______ ____ _____
BREAK THE ICE
His viewpoint is quite different ______ mine.
A popular proverb says that lightning never strikes the same place twice. Is it actually true?
NO
Dishes made of which sea creature do we call "calamari"?
SQUID
I don't remember (to visit / visiting) this place.
VISITING
If now it's your responsibility to take action, the ball is in your ______
COURT
She arrived ______ the airport just in time for her flight.
AT
What is the most commonly used colour in national flags?
RED
If you make something more beautiful, you em_______ it.
EMBELLISH
If I ______ (know) about the meeting, I would have attended.
HAD KNOWN
What does it mean if you're walking on air?
YOU ARE VERY HAPPY
They were accused ______ neglecting their duties.
OF
According to astronauts, space smells like gunpowder and which burnt food?
STEAK
What do kangaroos have that helps them carry their baby?
POUCH
"While Tom's eyes are blue, his sister's are brown".
Which more formal word starting with "wh" can we replace "while" with? (not whilst)
WHEREAS
A small, visible part of a much larger problem or situation, where the majority is hidden beneath the surface is a ____ __ __ ______
TIP OF THE ICEBERG
The committee is divided ______ whether to approve the proposal.
ON / OVER
What is the biggest desert in the world?
ANTARCTICA
According to a legend, a boy named Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection.
There are flowers named after him. But what is the more common name for these flowers in English?
DAFFODIL
Rephrase this sentence without using the word "if":
If you wish to retake the test, you must let us know before the end of June.
Should you wish to retake the test, you must let us know before the end of June.
If you give up, you throw in the ______
TOWEL
The company’s success was largely attributed ______ its innovative approach to marketing.
TO
What does the following mean:
Iran 1403
Afghanistan 1446
Ethiopia 2017
Nepal 2081
THE CURRENT YEAR ACCORDING TO THE CALENDARS OF THESE COUNTRIES