Idioms & Expressions
a) Having a lot of free time
b) Being busy doing things
b) Being busy
To copy data as a safety precaution.
I need to back____ my phone.
BACK UP
Which word best completes the sentence:
I hope I'll have retired ____.
a) in 2040
b) after 2040
c) by 2040
c) by 2040
My greatest _________ was graduating from university.
ACHIEVE
ACHIEVEMENT
Which word has the stress pattern o o O o?
a) competitive
b) competitor
c) competition
c) compeTItion
What is a 'hot potato'?
a) something that is popular
b) a problem that no one wants to deal with
c) breaking news on television or media
b) a problem that no one wants to deal with
To find something, usually by accident.
I came _______ a beautiful vintage leather jacket at the flea market.
CAME ACROSS
Which is the correct spelling?
a) accommodation
b) accomodation
c) acomoddation
a) accommodation
Why don't you call the _________ if the lights don't work?
ELECTRIC
ELECTRICIAN
Two words have the same vowel sound (relating to a e i o u). Which word does not?
a) ball
b) sport
c) goal
It's _____________ you cleaned your bedroom! Look at the mess!
a) around the clock
b) ahead of time
c) about time
c) about time
Could you please help me _____up the petrol tank?
FILL UP
Which verb tense best completes this sentence?
'Our understanding of the universe _______ all the time.'
a) grows
b) is growing
c) has grown
d) will be growing
b) is growing
Mary was scared because the __________ to the house was dark and quiet.
ENTER
ENTRANCE
Which word has a silent E?
a) regular
b) membership
c) interested
c)interested
What does 'under the weather' mean?
a) bad weather (rainy and stormy)
b) something that is unpredictable
c) feeling sick or emotionally unwell
c) feeling sick or emotionally unwell
Jane was under the weather so she couldn't present at the meeting today.
To make ______ for your loss, I will give you a store credit card worth $100.
MAKE UP (to compensate)
Which verb can be following by a GERUND or INFINITIVE with no difference in meaning?
a) remember
b) stop
c) start
c) start
Why are you so __________ of his work? He's trying very hard.
CRITIC
CRITICAL
Which of these words can be stressed in two ways, with the stress on the FIRST or SECOND syllable with different meanings?
a) suggest
b) present
c) practice
b) present