Vocabulary
The system of growing plants without soil
Hydroponics
Some of children who worked in the mill were as young as six.
Some of the children who worked in the mill were as young as six.
I'd like to have a go _______ setting up my own business.
I'd like to have a go at setting up my own business.
I was so happy when my teacher congratulated me _______ getting a perfect score.
on
Which piece of clothing did Rene Lacoste design, which was originally worn by tennis players?
Polo shirt
If you are hesitant about doing something, you would be feeling __________.
Apprehensive
Janet is crying, so something bad must happened.
Janet is crying, so something bad must have happened.
I really need to _______ fried foods ____________ my diet.
cut; out of
Don't criticise me so much. You __________ criticising me.
You're always criticising me.
The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra is based in this country.
Spain
Having to do with motherhood
Maternal
She might have won the race if she hadn't tripped at the end.
I want to ______ a picture ____ on that wall, but I can't ______ _____ a place to put it.
hang up; decide on
Remind me __________ you about my new trainers later.
Remind me to tell you about my new trainers later.
Edward Jenner developed an important inoculation by taking infected material from milkmaids. What were they infected with?
Cowpox
Thoughts about happy times in the past
Nostalgia
By 2050, the population had fallen from today's 10 million to 5 million.
By 2050, the population will have fallen from today's 10 million to 5 million.
I can't ______ _______ a dictionary when I'm writing reports.
I can't do without a dictionary when I'm writing reports.
I ______________ a crossword all morning.
I have been doing a crossword all morning.
What did Thomas Newcomen invent that James Watt later improved?
Steam engine
Consisting of things or people that are all the same kind
Homogeneous
If I were the President of the United States, I will lower all taxes.
If I were the President of the United States, I would lower all taxes.
I sometimes _______ things _______ until the last minute, but I always ______ _____ my homework.
put off; hand in
Shortly ____________, while working on the flu virus, he discovered penicillin.
Shortly afterwards, while working on the flu virus, he discovered penicillin.
Who did Ernst Gombrich credit for giving us our modern number system in A Little History of the World?
Arabs