MULTIPLE CHOICE
Don't shout, ________? The baby is asleep!
a. do you
b. will you
c. don’t you
Don't shout, will you? The baby is asleep!
Psychologists conducted worldwide online surveys with over 20,000 voluntary .......... of different ages and backgrounds. (PARTICIPATE)
Participants
Complete the sentence:
It's only a matter of time ...... we pass the C1 exam.
BEFORE/UNTIL .
The English like tea ____________ Americans prefer coffee.
a. while
b. because
c. whereas
d. due to
The Enlgish like tea whereas/while Americans prefer coffee.
spotless or perfectly clean
(def)
a) incessant
b) subordinate
c) serene
d) ambiguous
e) inquisitive
f) concise
g) authoritarian
h) immaculate
h) intrepid
i) audacious
j) homogeneous
immaculate
_________for his help, we would get into terrible trouble.
a. Thanks
b. Were it not
c. Because
Were it not for his help, we would get into terrible trouble.
Health experts are often mocked for changing their advice ......... from one day to the next. (DRAMA)
DRAMATICALLY
Find the four correct collocations:
MAKE a difference/sense/some research/an exception/trouble/damage
a difference
sense
an exception
trouble
It is _____________ believed that vegetarianism is the only way to save the planet.
a. widely
b. greatly
c. always
d. biggly
It is widely believed that vegetarianism is the only way to save the planet.
crystal +
a. success
b. account
c. county
d. schedule
e. clear
f. issue
g. handed
h. service
i. objective
j. phenomenon
crystal clear
He promised ___________ drinking.
a. to give up
b. give up
c. giving up
He promised to give up drinking.
Some people fear that rapid technological advances have produced a generation of lazy and ..... internet addicts. (HELP)
HELPLESS/UNHELPFUL
Renowned ....
Associated ....
Succeed ....
Insist ....
ses?
Renowned FOR
Associated WITH
Succeed IN
Insist ON
Many people were trapped in their houses ___________ the heavy snowfall.
a. lead to
b. due to
c. owing to
d. because
Many people were trapped in their houses due to the heavy snowfall.
This postcard doesn't ...... justice to the wonderful scenery you can find.
a) give
b) put
c) do
d) make
DO
I was wondering _________ you prefer tea or coffee.
a. whether
b. if
c. that
I was wondering whether you prefer tea or coffee.
Personal trainer Liam Shelby believes that exercise is just as important for our mental ........... as for our physical fitness. (BE)
WELL-BEING
Complete with the correct preposition:
To take pride .....
To lose sight .....
To keep an eye ....
To be in charge ....
To take pride IN
To lose sight OF
To keep an eye ON
To be in charge OF
It goes without ___________ that without nuclear weapons the world would be a safer place.
a. telling
b. saying
c. explaining
d. reminding
It goes without saying that without nuclear weapons the world would be a safer place.
In fact, the occasion was so emotional that many tears were ...... in the audience.
a) dropped
b) shed
c) cast
d) split
SHED
Both my parents work as lawyers. I'm under so much pressure to become one but I don't know if I could live _____to their expectations.
a. up
b. down
c. out
Both my parents work as lawyers. I'm under so much pressure to become one but I don't know if I could live up to their expectations.
But what the archaeologists want most is to find a cave with items that will provide an ......... into the mystery of who first lived there. (SEE)
INSIGHT
Explain the following phrasal verbs:
To call off
To come across
To put up with
To take up
To call off = to cancel
To come across = to find by chance
To put up with = to tolerate
To take up = to start a new hobby/activity
In ___________ of the above, it's probably true that...
a. light
b. contrast
c. account
d. reply
In light of the above, it's probably true that...
asking too many questions
(def)
a) incessant
b) subordinate
c) serene
d) ambiguous
e) inquisitive
f) concise
g) authoritarian
h) immaculate
h) intrepid
i) audacious
j) homogeneous
inquisitive