Vocabulary
When we look at something or someone for a long time with the eyes wide open, especially when surprised, frightened, or thinking, we are:
a) staring b) seeking c) scratching
A) STARING
Tomorrow, I’ll tell the board I’m quitting. That’ll take them all __________ surprise!
a) in b) with c) by
B) BY
If an unemployed person met someone at a party who offered them a great job, that would be a __________.
a) lucky kick b) lucky shot c) lucky break
C) LUCKY BREAK
How can we rub a pencilmark on a piece of paper?
We can rub a pencilmark on a piece of paper by using a rubber.
What does the word “slight” mean?
a) small b) short c) fast
A) SMALL
“It rained all night, ______ the football match was cancelled.”
a) however b) therefore c) although
B) THEREFORE
What does the idiom “in a nutshell” mean?
The idiom “in a nutshell” means "briefly", or "in few words".
If something becomes smaller in amount, number, or intensity, it has:
a) increased b) decreased c) remained
B) DECREASED
She was very ________ with her brother for taking her book without asking; ________, she decided not to lend him her homework again.”
a) annoyed / therefore
b) happy / however
c) tired / but
A) ANNOYED/THEREFORE
If you cut yourself while shaving you’ll need to wait for it to…?
a) harm b) heal c) itch
B) HEAL
I’m so tired. I just came out of a __________ interview for a new position at work.
a) three-hour b) three-houred c) three-hours’
A) THREE-HOUR
“When a parent decides that their child cannot go out late at night and will not change their mind, they are ________.”
a) putting your foot down
b) giving in
c) looking after
A) PUTTING YOUR FOOT DOWN
If you buy an expensive bag then you realise the bag is fake, you were:
a) deceived b) harmed c) concerned
A) DECEIVED
What is the opposite of the word “tender”?
The opposite of the word “tender” is TOUGH,
“Feijoada” is a dish that is __________ to Brazil.
a) singular b) individual c) peculiar
C) PECULIAR
“If your friend ignores you and doesn’t talk to you because they are upset, they are ________.”
a) giving somebody the cold shoulder
b) warming up
c) cheering up
A) GIVING SOMEBODY THE COLD SHOULDER
Name some jobs that require and attract daring kinds of people.
Some jobs that require daring kinds of people are... (policeman/policewoman, firefight, lawer..)
If someone is slightly angry or bothered by something, they are:
a) annoyed b) happy c) tired
A) ANNOYED
If you throw things in different directions so they are not together, you:
a) gather b) scatter c) collect
B) SCATTER
What do you think is the best thing to do with children who are making a nuisance of themselves?
I think the best thing to do with children who are making a nuisance of themselves is to... (tell them to stop, take them away, groud them...)
“The wind ________ the leaves all over the garden, so the number of leaves in neat piles has ________.”
a) scattered / increased
b) scattered / decreased
c) gathered / decreased
B) SCATTERD/DECREASED