modals of permission, obligation and necessity
Complete the sentences with the right form of the verb in brackets.
Do you think I ought _____ to Mario yesterday? (apologize)
to have apologized
Complete the sentences with a form of the bold word and a prefix.
Sorry, you've _____ my name. It's K-A-T-Y, not K-A-T-I-E. spell
misspelt / misspelled
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Alex seems _____ a lot at the moment. Do you think he's studying enough? (go out)
to be going out
Write the expressions or idioms for the definitions.
a _____-______ noun a painting or drawing of arrangements of objects such as flowers, fruit, etc.
still-life
Complete with the correct modal.
I ________ finish my homework last night, so I did it on the bus this morning.
couldn't
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You are not supposed _____ your mobile at work, but everyone does. (use)
to use
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I get very _____ when I feel that I'm not making any progress. motivate
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You look / You seem a bit down today. Is everything OK?both are correct
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a _____ - _____ noun a painting or drawing that an artist does of him/herself
self-portrait
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They ________ have called to tell us they would be late, but they didn’t.
could / should / ought to
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It is not allowed / not permitted to wear jewellery at school.
not permitted
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1 Nowadays in Venice, local residents are completely _____ by tourists. number
2 The film isn't as good as everyone says it is. I think it's very _____. rate
1 outnumbered
2 overrated
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Is that you father upstairs? I can hear / I'm hearing his voice.
I can hear
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a _____ _____ idiom an unimportant fact or idea that takes people's attention away from the important things
red herring
Complete the sentence with one sense word.
1 It ________ like garlic in here. What are you making?
2 ________ this blanket. Doesn’t it feel soft?
1 smells
2 touch
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You should have listened / You should listen to my advice, but it's too late now.You should have listened
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1 Look, I think they've _____ us. The bill should be $80, not $60. charge
2 I'm afraid this style of jeans has been _____ - we won't be receiving any more. continue
1 undercharged
2 discontinued
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This coffee tastes like / tastes of tea. It's undrinkable.
tastes like
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a _____ _____ idiom a thing that is useless even though it may have cost a lot of moneywhite elephant
Add an appropriate prefix to fit the sentence.
1 It’s a good idea to get some ________-interview feedback to learn what your weaknesses were.
2 I’m looking forward to the ________-schools sports tournament next month.
3 Despite the government’s education programme, there are still many ________literate people in the country.
1 post
2 inter
3 il
Choose the right phrase. Tick if both are possible.
The flight was at midday so we needn't have got up / we didn't need to get up early. In fact, we got up at 9.30.
we didn't need to get up
Complete the sentences with a form of the bold word and a prefix.
1 The staff meeting has been postponed and will be _____ for a later date. schedule
2 Trying to improve people's lives by imposing all kinds of new laws on them is _____. logical
1 rescheduled
2 illogical
Complete with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Add any words in necessary.
1 ________ (you/hear) a noise downstairs?
2 I ________ (taste) the tomatoes in this sauce.
1 can you hear
2 can't taste
Write the expressions or idioms for the definitions.
1 the _____ ______ idiom an illegal form of trade in which goods that are difficult to obtain are bought
2 _____ _____ idiom bureaucracy
1 black market
2 red tape
Complete the idioms.
1 Sometimes it’s OK to tell a little ________ lie to spare someone’s feelings.
2 I was sure I’d lost my diary, but it turned up out of the ________ the other day.
3 To be honest, nobody’s very sure what these new regulations actually mean for the average person. It’s one of those ________ areas.
1 white
2 blue
3 grey