Idioms from Shakespeare
Family gatherings remind us of our ___ .
flesh and blood
The scene when Eva left her parents made me
sad.
brought tears to my eyes,
brought a lump to my throat,
was heartbreaking,
was unbearably poignant
People with mobility issues often find a / the / - stairlift
invaluable.
a
Little _____ that he had stolen all of
their money. (they / know)
did they know
Our new sofa is a kind of ____ -brown
like the colour of autumn leaves. red
reddish
Winning the championship is ____ for her.
the be-all and end-all
Some of the plot twists are not believable.
far-fetched,
contrived,
implausible,
unconvincing
Times were hard, and she had to be resourceful and
creative with the ___ clothes she had.
few
Only if everybody agreed /everybody did agree that ! was the right candidate I would accept / would I accept this position.
everybody agreed, would I accept
The proposal was rejected because the company
could ____ some serious problems with it. see
forsee
He solved all the problems in___ .
one fell swoop
It is a(n) emotional production which builds
to a climax in the confrontation between a
mother and her daughter.
haunting,
powerful,
deeply moving,
involving
Cross out the incorrect option:
My neighbour's son went to prison / court / station /
college today.
station
Complete the second sentence:
We were so engrossed in the film that we didn't notice the time.
So....
So engrossed were we in the film that we didn’t notice the time.
Thiss year's festival attracted a record ____
- more than 200,000 tickets were sold. turn
turnout
My teenage nephews ____ every time they come and stay.
eat us out of house and home
Diane Samuels's complex play shies away from
clichés and avoids simplistic conclusions.
nuanced,
subtle,
multi-faceted,
ingenious
She teaches a modelling course online, which attracts ____ of interest from potential models. Thanks to Daphne, a growing ____ of older people are finding work in front of the camera these days.
a great deal,
number
Although we tried hard to persuade her, she refused to
change her mind.
Hard....
Hard though we tried to persuade her, she refused to change her mind.
Daniel Day-Lewis won an Academy Award for his ___
of the President in Lincoln. portray
portrayal
It's sometimes better to hide your feelings rather than ___ .
wear your heart on your sleeve
The best thing about this production is its
warmth and humanity.
triumph of,
stand-out aspect of,
highlight of,
most impressive feature
1.A device conceived and designed by the / a British mathematician Charles Babbage between 1833 and 1871.
2.The modern pedal-driven bicycle was first developed by a / the Scottish blacksmith named Kirkpatrick Macmillan.
1. the
2. a
Put the words in order to make sentences with
extra emphasis:
up / all / rain / came / dried / the / and / the / sun
Out ________
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain.
Olga is devastated that her boyfriend has left her,
but it's goodbye and good ____as far as I'm concerned. rid
riddance