Vocabulary review - unit 1 - Proficiency Expert | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

They’re auditioning for the new musical on Monday, so no doubt hundreds of dancers will turn up. ( bound ) Hundreds of dancers ________ the auditions for the new musical on Monday.

are bound to turn up at/for

Sandra was fully intending to send a photograph with her application form but she forgot. ( had ) Sandra _________ a photograph with her application form but she forgot.

had every intention of sending / had fully intended to send

A problem has forced the director to cancel this week’s meeting with the scriptwriter. ( supposed ) The director _________ a meeting with the scriptwriter this week but a problem has forced him to cancel it.

was supposed to have / be having

Proﬁts from Justin Timberlake’s worldwide tour will probably exceed one billion dollars. ( stands ) Justin Timberlake’s worldwide tour ____________ of one billion dollars.

stands to make a profit in excess

Competition is ﬁerce but Tilda Swinton is a ﬁrm favourite to win the award for Best Actress. ( set ) Despite ______ win the award for Best Actress.

the fierce competition Tilda Swinton is/seems/appears set to

If the star hadn’t caught the ﬂu, there would have been a cast party tomorrow. ( was ) There _________ cast party tomorrow but the star has caught the ﬂu.

was to have been a

This course will enable you to _____ a thorough understanding of the basics of mechanics.

gain

get

earn

achieve

MUSICAL IDIOM: to pull out all the stops.

to do everything you can to make something successful

to sell cheaply

to show off

to state the opposite

a synonym for really bad / awful / terrible / horrible.

woeful / appalling / dreadful

The new style of shoes _________ the 1970s ; colour-soled styles which lace up the leg.

harks back to

tags back to

excels

thrives back to

To be successful in a particular situation, especially one that other people find difficult.

thrive on

hark on

counteract

tag along

To go somewhere with someone is to ___________.

tag along

get along

get together

hark together

Having to live in the Artic has been an ___________ challenge for me.

unprecedented

inprecedent

unprecedent

inprecedented

Someone who writes plays , a dramatist, is a __________.

playwright

screenwriter

playauthor

playwriter

An actor who learns a part in a play so that they can act the part if the usual actor is ill is.

the understudy

the screenwriter

the overstudy

the stage replacement

Despite the struggle with her costume, she managed to enter the stage ______.

on cue

at cue

in cue

off cue

The final step before the first night of a theatre performance is the _______.

dress rehearsal

ovation

curtain call

cue training

There is no need to ___________ just because I asked you how much you earn.

jump down my throat

jump in my throat

jump down my neck

jump in my neck

His ambition ____________________.

knows no bounds

has no leaps

knows no limits

hasn't got jumps

My reading skills have improved __________ since I started reading books every night.

by leaps and bounds

in leaps and jumps

in jumps and leaps

by jumps and bounds

Don't touch my notebook. My personal stuff is totally ____________!

out of bounds

out of leaps

by leaps and bounds

off limits

This word is a synonym for shabby, in bad conditions.

tatty

hustled

jaded

stew

She really _________ and sweated to get to the top of her profession.

hustled

ranked

jaded

despised

The singer arrived at the airport looking _______ after almost a year of touring.

jaded

savage

churn

lousy