VOCABULARY 1
CHOOSE:
THE COMPANY ______ A CONTRACT YESTERDAY.
A) PROLONGED
B) EXTENDED
B) EXTENDED
CHOOSE:
THE TEACHER ____ THE DEADLINE TO HAND IN THE PROJECTS.
A) EXTENDED
B) PROLONGED
A) EXTENDED
CHOOSE:
THE GAME HAS BEEN ____ DUE TO THE BAD WEATHER. IT'LL BE PLAYED NEXT WEEKEND.
A) CARRIED AWAY
B) PUT OFF
C) PUT AWAY
B) PUT OFF (POSTPONED)
COMPLETE:
IT IS ____ AN EASY EXAM.
A) RATHER
B) QUITE
B) QUITE (QUITE AN... - POSITIVE COMMENT)
CHOOSE:
I HAD TO ______ TO THE FACT THAT I HAVE TO GO TO BED EARLIER.
A) USE TO
B) USED TO
C) GET USED TO
C) GET USED TO (ACCUSTOM TO)
COMPLETE:
THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO CAN'T ____ THE TIME IF THEY SEE AN ANALOG WATCH.
A) SAY
B) TAKE
C) TELL
C) TELL
CHOOSE:
PASSENGERS HAVE TO _____ FOR TIME WHILE WAITING FOR DELAYED FLIGHTS. MANY SPEND THEIR TIME IN A RESTAURANT OR SHOPPING.
A) TAKE
B) PLAY
C) HAVE
B) PLAY (PLAY FOR TIME)
COMPLETE:
I _____ MY OLD CDs WHEN I WAS CLEANING MY CLOSET. I DIDN'T REMEMBER THEM!
A) KEEP ON
B) GO ROUND
C) CAME ACROSS
C) CAME ACROSS (FOUND BY CHANCE)
COMPLETE:
THIS HAS BEEN A _____ COOL MONTH. WE EXPECTED IT WOULD BE HOTTER.
A) PRETTY
B) RATHER
A) PRETTY (A PRETTY...)
COMPLETE:
WHEN I WAS A CHILD, WE _____ HAVE A DOG.
A) WOULD
B) USED TO
B) USED TO (PAST STATE)
CHOOSE:
THE DOCTORS ARE FIGHTING TO ____ THE PATIENT'S LIFE.
A) PROLONG
B) EXTEND
A) PROLONG
CHOOSE:
MY COUSIN INVITED ME TO CHIPINQUE, SO I HAD TO WAKE UP IN THE ____ HOURS OF SUNDAY...
A) LATE
B) GOOD
C) EARLY
C) EARLY (EARLY HOURS)
THE VILLAGERS WERE _____ AFTER THEY SAW HOW THE LANDSLIDE DESTROYED THEIR VILLAGE.
A) TAKEN ABACK
B) CARRIED AWAY
C) PUT OFF
A) TAKEN ABACK (SHOCKED, SURPRISED)
COMPLETE:
TODAY IS ____ BUSIER THAN YESTERDAY. I'VE BEEN WORKING NONSTOP!
A) QUITE
B) RATHER
B) RATHER (RATHER + COMPARATIVE)
CHOOSE:
TOM _____ TO TRAINING EVERY MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
A) USED TO
B) IS USED TO
C) WOULD
B) IS USED TO (PRESENT HABIT)
CHOOSE:
SHE ____ HER TIME SURFING THE NET AND WATCHING VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE.
A) TAKES
B) PASSES
C) TELLS
B) PASSES
COMPLETE:
THERE'S A STREET _____ BEFORE THEY CROWN THE QUEEN OF THE FAIR. PEOPLE WALK BEHIND HER.
A) PROCESSION
B) MARCH
C) PARTY
A) PROCESSION (STREET PROCESSION)
CHOOSE:
THE COMPETITOR ____ RUNNIG DESPITE BEING EXAHUSTED.
A) WENT ROUND
B) CARRIED AWAY
C) KEPT ON
C) KEPT ON (COTINUED)
COMPLETE:
THIS IS ____ AMAZING!
A) VERY
B) QUITE
B) QUITE (QUITE=COMPLETELY, QUITE + AMAZING)
CHOOSE:
I _____ GO TO THE MALL WITH MY FRIENDS SOME YEARS AGO.
A) WOULD
B) BE USED TO
C) GOT USED TO
A) WOULD (PAST HABIT)
COMPLETE:
THIS BEACH IS A _____ OF ACTIVITY ON WEEKENDS. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE!!
A) HIVE
B) QUIET
C) PLENTY
A) HIVE (A HIVE OF ACTIVITY)
COMPLETE:
WE SAW SOME STREET _____ LIKE MIMES AND MAGICIANS IN OUR TOUR AROUND DOWNTOWN.
A) PROCESSION
B) ACTORS
C) PERFORMERS
C) PERFORMERS
COMPLETE:
ALL THE PEOPLE WERE ______ BY THE MUSIC THE BAND WAS PLAYING. THEY WERE VERY EXCITED.
A) CARRIED AWAY
B) PUT OFF
C) WENT RUND
A) CARRIED AWAY (CAUSED TO LOSE CONTROL)
CHOOSE:
HE'S ____ BAD AT TENNIS.
A) PRETTY
B) FAIRLY
C) RATHER
C) RATHER (NEGATIVE COMMENT)
CHOOSE:
THEY ______ HAVING A PET. THEY HADN'T HAD A PET BEFORE.
A) ARE GETTING USED TO
B) WOULD
C) ARE BEING USED TO
D) USED
A) ARE GETTING USED TO (GETTING ACCUSTOMED TO)