What's the missing word? 'No sooner had I got up ...... the phone rang.'
THAN
10
What's the missing word? 'Drawing doesn't come ...... to me - I've really had to practise to get better at it.'
EASILY
15
What's the missing word? 'People quickly lose faith in a political party that fails to deliver the ......'
GOODS
15
What's the missing word? 'I take the ...... that everyone should read for at least one hour a day.'
VIEW
15
Which phrasal verb means 'to produce something in large quantities quickly and often carelessly'?
CHURN OUT
15
Which phrasal verb means 'to stop asking for something, or to stop saying that you will do something, because a lot of people oppose you'?
BACK DOWN
15
What's the missing word? 'I will take any job that comes my way, ...... reason.'
WITHIN
15
What's the missing verb in both cases? 'Let’s get inside – the rain’s ...... in for the day.' / 'Shortly after the business started, a long economic downturn ...... in.'
SET
25
When do we use the expression 'for reasons best known to himself / herself / themselves'?
When we don't know why someone did something. We usually use this expression when we do not agree with what they did.
15
How would you use the adjective 'striking' in a sentence?
The most striking feature of those statistics is the high proportion of suicides.
He bears a striking resemblance to Lenin.
15
MIssing word?
The UK fought ……………………… France, Turkey, and Sardinia during the Crimean War.
……………………… work, children, partner, friends and chores, who on earth has a spare second to be a domestic star?
ALONGSIDE
25
What is 'to bridge the gap'?
to reduce the differences that separate two things or groups
15
COMPLETE THE 2nd SENTENCE:
He had hardly left the house when the storm broke.
Hardly ………………………… the storm broke.
HAD HE LEFT THE HOUSE WHEN
10
What's the missing word and what does the expression mean?
'Great minds think .......'
used for saying that you are both very clever when you and another person have the same idea
20
What are the missing words and what does the expression mean?
'You took the ......... right out of my .........!'
used when someone says something you think or were going to say
