Vocab
In a very modern way, the mother is the _ of this family.
breadwinner
The wages weren't all that great, but deducting rent, _ and groceries from her present salary, it wound up being a good deal more.
utilities
His dad had to _ him _ out of prison.
bail out
We form mixed conditionals with a combination of _ and _ conditional sentences.
second and third
What year did World War I begin?
1914
It had taking their savings to make the _ on a house.
down payment
He is _ in his room because I wouldn't let him have any more chocolate.
sulking
We _ some money _ every month for our retirement.
put aside
If you had spent more money, we _ better seats at the theatre last night. (have)
would have had
In the novel Pride and Prejudice, who is Elizabeth Bennet in love with?
Mr Darcy
The new policy will ease the tax _ on the middle classes.
burden
He plays the role of a meek husband who has been _ by his domineering wife.
emasculated
We had to _ ten quid to park near the stadium! >:(
fork over
If we _ our original flight, we would be on holiday right now. (caught)
had caught
The unicorn is the national animal of which country?
Scotland
Do we feel our present taxation system is fair and _?
equitable
An irritated glare adorned his otherwise striking face, dark and _ and very, very angry.
morose
We took out a loan for the car because we didn't want to _ our savings.
dip into
_ happier now if she _ to a different country? (she be/move)
Would she be; had moved
Where was the world's first paper money created?
China
Ana's journey, going from _ to top of the heap, is a formidable one, loosely connected to Cinderella's transformation.
down in the dumps
If he felt any _ at the way he was treated, he never expressed it.
resentment
Can you lend me some money to _ me _ until I get paid?
tide over
_ French fluently if they _ in France for 5 years. (not speak/not live)
They wouldn't speak; hadn't lived
What do you call a group of flamingos?
A flamboyance