C2 Proficiency Key Word Mini Test | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

I found the plot of the book too complicated to follow. HEAD I ……………………………………………………………………… the plot of the book

COULDN’T MAKE // HEAD NOR TAIL OF

My father persuaded me to learn another foreign language. TALKED It was ………………………………………………………………. another foreign language

MY FATHER WHO TALKED ME // INTO LEARNING

He takes great satisfaction in being a great cook. PRIDES He ………………………………………………………. to cook.

PRIDES HIMSELF // ON HIS ABILITY

I don’t think I made a good impression on my new boss today. FOOT I think my boss and I might ………………………………………………………. today.

HAVE GOT/GOTTEN OFF // ON THE WRONG FOOT

It wasn’t Susan’s fault that the dog chewed your slipper. BLAME Susan’s …………………………………………………………….. your slipper.

NOT TO BLAME // FOR THE DOG CHEWING

I’m not sure but I think Chris was the last person to leave the office on Friday. KNOWLEDGE To ………………………………………………………., Chris was the last person to leave the office on Friday.

THE BEST // OF MY KNOWLEDGE,

She got her licence because her father helped her learn to drive. ASSISTANCE But …………………………………………………………………. passed her driving test.

FOR HER FATHER’S ASSISTANCE, // SHE WOULDN’T HAVE

Phil stopped being unrealistic when he lost his job. BROUGHT The ……………………………………………………………… Earth.

LOSS OF HIS JOB // BROUGHT PHIL DOWN TO

She emigrated immediately after gaining her degree. GRADUATED No ………………………………………………………………..abroad.

SOONER HAD SHE GRADUATED // THAN SHE MOVED/WENT

She’s forever warning her husband about driving too fast, but he pays no attention. OFTEN No ……………………………………………………………………. her husband about driving too fast, he pays no attention.

MATTER HOW OFTEN // SHE WARNS

My host family on the exchange trip did everything they could to make me feel comfortable. STOPS My host family really pulled ………………………………………………………. ease.

OUT ALL THE STOPS // TO PUT ME AT

He promised never to lie again. TRUTH He swore…………………………………………………………… now on

TO TELL THE TRUTH // FROM

Thanks to Bob, we won the match. FOR Had………………………………………………………….. lost the match.

IT NOT BEEN FOR BOB // WE WOULD HAVE

The band’s not going to play any more, so why don’t we leave? NOW We might …………………………………………………………… given their final encore.

AS WELL LEAVE // NOW THAT THE BAND HAVE

His logic proved to be irrefutable. ARGUMENT So ……………………………………………………………to refute it.

LOGICAL WAS HIS ARGUMENT // (THAT) IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE

The company didn’t tell us anything about the staff cuts for several months. DARK We ………………………………………………………. about the staff cuts for several months.

WERE KEPT // IN THE DARK

My brother called me unexpectedly on Sunday night. BLUE On Sunday night, completely ………………………………………………………. my brother called me.

OUT OF // THE BLUE,

Many workers are finding it difficult to accept losing their jobs because of the recession. REDUNDANT Many workers are struggling to come ………………………………………………………. because of the recession.

TO TERMS WITH // BEING MADE REDUNDANT

If anyone finds out what the boss really said in the meeting, it could cause a big scandal. LIGHT If what the boss is rumoured to ………………………………………………………., it could cause a big scandal

HAVE SAID IN THE MEETING COMES // TO LIGHT,

I briefly saw John as he walked past the bedroom window. CAUGHT I ………………………………………………………. as he walked past the bedroom window

CAUGHT A GLIMPSE // OF JOHN

They hadn’t planned on buying a new sofa before they bought it. SPUR They bought their new sofa ………………………………………………………. moment.

ON THE SPUR // OF THE

The sight of the finish line in the distance motivated the runners to continue. WONDERS Seeing the finish line ………………………………………………………. levels.

DID/WORKED WONDERS // FOR THE RUNNERS’ MOTIVATION

Don’t get too excited just yet, the final election results haven’t been confirmed. HOPES Don’t ………………………………………………………. just yet, the final election results haven’t been confirmed

GET YOUR HOPES // UP

He looks a lot like his uncle Bill. RESEMBLANCE He ………………………………………………………. his uncle Bill.

BEARS A CLOSE/STRIKING // RESEMBLANCE TO

1. I’ve been racking my brains to remember where I’ve seen that man before. FINGER Try as I ……………………………………………………….. where I’ve seen that man before.

MIGHT/MAY I CAN’T // PUT MY FINGER ON