Unit 9 Vocabulary
To stop doing something.
To cease
____ was in 1940 that Les Paul created “The Log”, the first solid-body guitar.
a) When
b) In
c) What
d) It
d) It
It's a synonym of 'prohibit'.
To ban
Experts think that companies _____ mining on Earth by 2055.
a) are going to
b) will have stopped
c) will have stopping
b) will have stopped
A fast, back-and-forth movement
vibration
It’s only in Quebec _____ people speak both English and French, not all over Canada.
a) where
b) that
c) than
d) what
a) where
It refers to something that cannot be tolerated: U______
Unbearable
This time tomorrow we _____ on the beach. I can't wait!
a) will be sit
b) will sit
c) will have sat
a) will have sat
To bounce back light, sound, or an image.
to reflect
____ is tuning the guitars sound what engineers needed to do.
a) It
b) Whats
c) That
d) Where
a) It
To tackle
Call mom tomorrow at 8:00 because she _____ watching her favorite soap opera.
a) will have finish
b) will have finished
c) is going to
b) will have finished
Something that cannot be guessed or expected
Find the mistake: "It was Bob Dylan that sing the original version of Knocking On Heaven's Door, not Guns and Roses."
a) It
b) was
c) that
d) sing
d) sing (sang)
It refers to something horrible or sad.
Devastating
Find the mistake: "I think astronauts will have land on Venus by 2050. Exploration of the planet will take a year, perhaps"
a) have
b) land
c) exploration
d) take
b) land (landed)
Something heavy, oppressive or troublesome.
Onerous
Find the mistake: "It is the roar of the earth moving that woke me up last night. I was really frightened!"
a) is
b) roar
c) was
d) that
a) is (was)
To resist or oppose: W______
To withstand
Find the mistake: "In 5 years time I have finished university and I will be able to earn money to help my family."
a) have
b) finished
c) be
d) earned
a) have (will have)