Vocabulary
This _ n _ _ r _ _ n _ pain in his neck made him _ u _ i _ _ s about his health condition.
unnerving / dubious
likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly, especially by getting worse: - __________________ (8 letters)
volatile
Change into reported speech:
"Who was he and why did he ask about her"? Mark asked.
Mark asked _______________________________
who he had been and why he had asked about her
He asked me ____________________________________(jak długo mam zasiłek dla osób niepełnosprawnych).
how long I had had disability living allowance
Is it easy to find fast-__________ career advancement?
track
Tom is such a _ c _ r _ m _ _ g _ _ that whenever there is an _ v _ _ a _ _ h _ of work, he changes his _ t _ i _ _ d _ towards some tasks and he is _ i _ t _ e _ s _ _.
scaremonger / avalanche / attitude / distressed
Define the word "elicit" and provide Polish meaning as well.
uzyskać - to get or produce something, especially information or a reaction:
Change into reported speech:
"She has been living here since May but she will change her location soon" Adam said.
Adam said that ___________________________________
she had been living there since May but she would change her location soon
Jest ważne aby pracownicy dostali wysoką odprawę i zwrot kosztów
It is important that workers get golden handshake and reimbursement
Who is going to __________ forth some __________-edge facts about ______-site amenities?
bring / cutting / on
He is such a _ o _ a _ _ o _ s worker that his _ u _ _ r _ _ r has decided to show his _ p _ r _ _ i _ t _ _ n and give him an _ v _ _ t _ _ e pay.
voracious / superior / appreciation / overtime
a useful or valuable quality, skill, or person: - _______________ (5 letters)
asset
Choose the correct answer or answers.
1. The driver ………………… that he had been drinking before driving.
a) refused b) confirmed c) denied
2. Brian ………………… me that he was thinking of setting up a private company.
a) told b) said c) assured
3. The solicitor ………………… that the case should be dismissed.
a) urged b) advised c) insisted
1 - B, C
2 - A, C
3 - A, B, C
My parents say that __________________________________________(obgadywanie przyczynia się do utrudniania relacji).
back biting contributes to hindering relationships
We shouldn't _________ them in even if they have got some mind __________ arrays. On the other hand, we also shouldn't work them _________ the ___________ if they have willingness to much ______.
lock / boggling / into / ground / in
These changes only _ g _ r _ _ a _ e _ the _ r _ d _ _ t _ v _ _ y in our company. Even if the the _ o _ a _ e of the company is still very high, there are still some workers who remained _ n _ u _ _ l _ d.
aggravated / productivity / morale / unruffled.
Define the word "encumbered" and provide Polish meaning as well.
zawalony / wypełniony - if a person or an organization is encumbered, there is something that makes it difficult for them to do things:
"I'd rather go by bike than walk and I'd rather you didn't go with me. It is high time you stay here on your own" said Tom.
Tom said to me that ___________________________________
he would rather go by bike than walk and he would rather I didn't go with him. It was high time that I stay there on my own.
My sister says that _______________________________(bycie rekruterem jest tym co ją interesuje) [Use: street]
being the headhunter is up her street
We are _______ the hunt _____ somebody who is _____ out for having deep knowledge _______ computer applications and who will get _______ in our issues as soon as possible. Keeping _________ balls in the air is only ______ the battle. Pick your battles _____________ since we have mind _________ array of tasks.
on / for / cut / of / hand / several / half / wisely / boggling /
The divers checked their breathing _ p _ _ r _ t _ _ since the old one _ e _ e _ r _ d many people resigned from _ e _ c _ _ d _ _ g deep into the water. Only _ r _ n _ _ c people would dare to do that.
apparatus / deterred / descending / frantic
likely to change your opinion or your feelings suddenly and without a good reason:- ___________________ (6 letters)
fickle
Correct all the mistakes in the following sentences:
1. With all probability, some jobs will simply wipe off.
2. What the future has in store for us is far from predictable.
3. Who here is a whizz in putting off fires and fitting the bill ?
4. Sarah said that she had been lay off the day before yesterday.
1. IN all probability, some jobs will simply wipe OUT.
2. OK
3. Who here is a WHIZ AT putting OUT fires and fitting the bill ?
4. Sarah said that she had been LAID off the day before yesterday.
The inspector asked us ____________________________________(kiedy ona ogłosiła złe wieści o stanie jesiotrów w jeziorze). [Use: drop]
when she had dropped the bomb about the condition of sturgeons in this lake
1. If you slave ________ for a very long, it might be an ________ battle because sooner or later somebody will ________ you round the twist and you will be irritated.
2. Three new buildings were reared _______ in the centre of the city.
3. The small insect started to burrow _________ the apple core for shelter.
4. Jack always excels _______ difficult performances.
1. away / uphill / drive
2. up
3. into
4. at