Change the words in () to a phrasal verb:
It didn't take her long to (learn/understand) why he said that.
figure out
100
Write an idiom that best replaces the words in ().
A: I won't be able to take a vacation this summer. I have to study.
B: I guess we (have the same problem).
I guess we are in the same boat.
100
A) He knows Kim, but not John.
B) He doesn't think they hit it off.
C) He knew that Kim was majoring in nursing.
D) He is also a nursing major.
E) None of the above.
C
100
What is "Katy" short for?
Kathryn
100
The English word for this place comes from the word for "sleep" in French
dorm - dormitory
200
Harold (submitted) his homework to his teacher at the beginning of the lesson.
handed in / turned in
200
A: Joe told me his grandfather lived to 120 years old!
B: Oh, I'm sure he was just (joking).
pulling your leg
200
A) Why she needs to see to her doctor.
B) How long she will see her doctor.
C) What time she will see her doctor.
D) What floor she will see her doctor.
E) None of the above
A
200
Which Byzantine emperor took the throne in the 6th century and improved the empire in many ways?
Emperor Justinian
200
A giant wave and earthquake happened here in 1958.
Lituya Bay, Alaska
300
I had to (cancel) my trip to America because my grandmother (died).
call off / pass away
300
Sometimes nurses must (give sad information) to patients or their families.
break the bad news
300
A) She thinks the summer course is dull.
B) She agrees with the man's remark.
C) She doesn't understand the man's comment.
D) She believes the man is crazy.
E) None of the above
B
300
Which American writer wrote "For Whom the Bells Toll"?
Ernest Hemingway
300
What does the word "chora" mean in Greek?
in the country / outside the city
400
The children had to walk two kilometers to school because their schoolbus (stopped working).
broke down
400
I didn't go to class today because I (didn't feel well).
under the weather
400
A) The man thinks the woman is rude.
B) The man can't find a table also.
C) There is someone already sitting with the man.
D) The man thinks the woman should eat somewhere else.
E) None of the above.
E
400
A group of animals is usually called a "herd". What is a group of people called?
It was a bad day. I couldn't use the printer this morning because the it (was depleted of) paper. Then I saw a tarantula! I (vomited) in disgust!
ran out of / threw up
500
A: Hey Mike, how far do you live from the university?
B: I live (not far at all) from there.
(just) a stone's throw away
500
A) That the weather wouldn't be nice today.
B) That the woman had taken a hike today.
C) That the woman hadn't bought the bicycle.
D) That the woman didn't have to work today.
E) None of the above
C
500
Write THREE different nouns of people/professions with three different suffixes (word endings)!
-ist / -er / -ian
500
In which century were the frescoes and mosaics of the Chora Church made?