One word
Have I ever told you how my parents met? I don't think I _______. Well, they met in the middle of nowhere in Peru.
have
Where/What/ does/ are/ that/ you/ based/ involve
Where are you based? What does that involve?
Are you Ok? You look/ look like a bit confused.
look
express
a. the language/the basics first
b. myself clearly/ his feelings
c. hands/a conversation
b
I struggled with German at school because I just found the grammar so ________. (confuse)
confusing
My dad _______ walking on his own to the lost city of Machu Picchu. He was very fit at the time, but found he was getting slower and slower and then he stopped and was really sick.
was
Have/Are/you/you/working/been/here before/at the moment
Have you been here before? Are you working at the moment?
Sorry, I can't speak to you now. I do/I'm doing something.
I'm doing
hold
a. hands/ a conversation
b. hands/ her had
c. as you go along/ slowly
a
We were quite _______ with the results of the research. (disappoint)
disapointed
Apparently, it was caused by being so high in the mountains. Eventually, he got to a little village to ask for help, which was a bit difficult as he _______ speak much Spanish.
didn't/couldn't
Where/When/does/was/she/she/live/born
Where does she live? When was she born?
We couldn't get back into the house because I left/ I had left my key inside.
had left
master
a. frustrated/ the most from the class
b. myself understood/a mess
c. the language/the basics first
c
Apparently, he can speak six languages_____ (fluent).
fluently
Fortunately, there was another group who_____ just visited Machu Picchu and were on their way back to the nearest city, Cuzco. My mum was in that group. She had ______ Spanish at university, so she translated for him.
had, learned/studied
What/How/kind of music/often/do/are/you/you/into/do that
What kind of music are you into? How often do you do that?
It was stupid. I was trying/ had tried to carry too many things and in the end I dropped everything.
was trying
choose two correct collocates
pick it up
a. a mess b. slowly c. the basics first d. the language e. as you go along
b, e
I think it's easier to remember words if you can make a meaningful ______to your own language. (connect)
connection
She told me that _______ she first saw him, she was really shocked because he looked ______ if he was dying! Fortunately, he wasn't! My dad recovered and the fell in love. And that's why they ______ going back to Machu Picchu later this year to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. My dad still hasn't been there!
when, as, are
How many/How long/have/brothers and sisters/do/you/you/been/have/doing that
How many brothers and sisters do you have? How long have you been doing that?
We met/were meeting some clients when we heard/were hearing the news.
were meeting, heard
find it
a. annoying b. slowly c. the most from the class d. difficult to believe e. frustrated f. a conversation
a,d
I didn't it to be very good, so I was _______surprised. (pleasant)
pleasantly