Grammar 1
We were such disappointed to hear about the closing of the old theater.
such = so
To ___________ is to reach an agreement.
A) drawback
B) guilty pleasure
C) distracting
D) strike a compromise
D) strike a compromise
My best friend got married, but now she wishes she is still single.
is = was / were
A _________ movie is considered to have no bad influence.
A) blockbuster
B) wholesome
C) tearjerker
D) chick flick
B) wholesome
I think teachers should ______ to use our dictionaries when we take an exam.
A) hope
B) wish
C) make
D) allow
E) let
D) allow
When you didn't answer the phone. I knew you should have gone out
should = must
_______ means nervous or fearful.
A) hectic
B) mishap
C) apprehensive
D) cope with
C) apprehensive
Johan hopes he had spent more time with the kids when they were little
hopes = wishes
A ________ is all the visible features of an area of a place.
A) landscape
B) portrait
C) horizon
D) picture
A) landscape
I really _____ we'll have good weather for our trip to the beach this weekend.
A) hope
B) wish
C) make
D) allow
E) let
A) hope
We should have remember to stop the mail delivery before our vacation.
remember = remembered
A _________ is a minor accident without serious results.
A) rash
B) bond
C) sleep deprivation
D) mishap
D) mishap
I wish I didn't had to get up so early every morning to go to class.
had = have
To ___________ means to completely understand something.
A) take up
B) take on
C) take out
D) take in
D) take in
We shouldn't have taken the kids to see such a shocked movie.
shocked = shocking
I hope I'd get time off from work so that I can take a vacation.
I'd = I'll
if something is ________ it makes you feel tense.
A) inspiring
B) compelling
C) nerve-wracking
D) predictable
C) nerve-wracking
My parents let us do our homework every night before we could watch TV.
let = made
Firsthand means to get something...
A) first, from someone or something
B) from the original source or personal experience
C) from the hand of someone
D) from a human source not a technological source.
B) from the original source or personal experience.
A _______ is a low-budget film with poor scripts and little-known actors.
A) B-movie
B) blockbuster
C) indie
D) mainstream
A) B-movie
I was completely amazing to see that I had gotten 100% on my quiz.
amazing = amazed
To relish something is to ...
A) pretend to enjoy something
B) to add sauce to a dish
C) to really enjoy something
D) to despise something
C) to really enjoy something
The soup was so spicy as I couldn't eat much of it.
as = that
The market was _________ with all different kinds of people.
A) leaving
B) producing
C) taking in
D) bustling
D) bustling
I strongly advice / advise you to take that class.
advise