COLLOCATION 1
GRAMMAR 1
COLLOCATION 2
GRAMMAR 2
COLLOCATION 3
WORD FORMATION 1
WORD FORMATION 2
100
"I'll only be working here for a couple of weeks. I'm a ____ worker".
a TEMPORARY worker
100
Why don't you have a doctor _______ at your arm if it's hurting you?
to look looking
look for looking
LOOK
have sb DO sth
100
We can't use that software on our new computers. It's ___.
OBSOLETE
100
Fred Astaire is one of my favourite dancers and I love the way he seems to ___ across the floor.
a. GLIDE= move easily without effort
b. MARCH= walk somewhere quickly & in a determined way
c. SKID= (esp of a vehicle) to slide along a surface, no control
d. DASH= go somewhere quickly
GLIDE
100
It was in the twentieth ___ that humans first developed nuclear weapons.
CENTURY
100
She stood there completely __, so I had no idea at all what she was thinking.
EXPRESS
EXPRESSIONLESS
100
Under her fine ____, circulation has increased by 100,000.
EDIT
EDITORSHIP
= the position of the editor
200
"It couldn't have happened at a better time! What a ___ arrival!"
What a TIMELY arrival!
timely--> happening at the best time possible
200
____ Eliot better tell his mum what happened?
a. MUSTN'T b. OUGHTN'T
c. SHOULDN'T d. HADN'T
HADN'T
200
"It's the first draft of the text. We can change it later if we want. It's only __".
PROVISIONAL
200
Mr Parris said he'd like ___ by Monday, if that's possible.
a. FINISHED THE REPORT
b. THE REPORT WILL BE FINISHED
c. THE REPORT FINISHED
d. HAVE THE REPORT FINISHED
THE REPORT FINISHED
200
Despite advances in technology, no human being will ever live for a ___ in my opinion.
MILLENNIUM
200
Film studios spend millions of dollars on ___ for new movies.
PUBLIC
PUBLICITY
200
It's pure ___-there's no evidence to support these allegations at all.
HEAR
HEARSAY
= information that you have heard but do not know to be true
300
"It depends on the time of year. It's a ___ problem".
it's a SEASONAL problem
seasonal--> happening during a particular period
300
I ____ at the exam paper lying on Mr Gregson's desk, but I didn't want to risk it.
a. COULD LOOK b. CAN LOOK
c. CAN HAVE LOOKED d. COULD HAVE LOOKED
COULD HAVE LOOKED
300
"They should have sent that to us ages ago. It's long __.
OVERDUE
-->not done or happening when expected or when needed; late
300
You ___ have let us know you'd changed your phone number.
a. MAY b. COULD
c. WOULD d. WILL
COULD
300
I did a brief ___ in the navy, and then decided it wasn't for me.
STINT
-->a fixed or limited period of time spent doing a particular job or activity
300
That news conference was ___ boring!
SPEAK
UNSPEAKABLY
= it cannot be expressed in words, because it's too bad or shocking
300
Saying Shakespeare was "quite a good writer" is a bit of a / an _____, don't you think?
STATE
UNDERSTATEMENT
=a statement that describes something in a way that makes it seem less important, serious, bad
400
"I get to work at nine o'clock on the dot every day. I try to be ___".
on the dot = exactly at the stated or expected time
I try to be PUNCTUAL
400
You ____ that film last week - it was only released yesterday.
a. can't have seen b. couldn't see
c. mustn't have seen d. didn't need to see
CAN'T HAVE SEEN
400
We live in a/an __ of mass communication.
ERA
--> a period of time of which particular events or stages of development are typical
400
Laura ___ to her graduation ceremony, but she decided not to in the end.
a. could go b. can go
c. can have gone d. could have gone
COULD HAVE GONE
400
I've got a very short concentration ___ .
SPAN
--> the period of time that something exists or happens
400
I'm not very keen on the _____ of this dictionary definition.
WORD
WORDING
= the choice and meaning of the words used when you say or write something
400
There's a / an ___ rule in this office that we all go out for a drink together after work on Friday.
WRITE
UNWRITTEN
500
We both said it at exactly the same time. Our answer was __. 
SIMULTANEOUS
500
They're definitely not going to call now, so we might ____ go to bed.
a. and b. too
c. as well d. also
AS WELL
500
After a short ___ of being unemployed, I decided to set up my own business. 
SPELL
--> a short period of time
500
Thankfully we ____ another ticket as Jean didn't turn up.
a. needn't have got b. didn't need to get
c. needed not to get d. hadn't to get
DIDN'T NEED TO GET
500
It's just a ___ that most teenagers go through. Don't worry!
PHASE
500
Any actor who becomes known for one role is in danger of becoming ____.
TYPE
TYPECAST
= to always give an actor the same type of character to play, usually because he or she is physically suited to that type of part
500
You're ___ forbidden to use a calculator in this examination.
EXPRESS
EXPRESSLY
= in a way that is clear