Reading and Use of English Part 1 (1) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

I'm so clumsy! I am always (bumping into / catching up with / getting on with / keeping up with) things!

bumping into (hit something or someone by accident)

Don't wait for me, I'll (bump into / catch up with / get on with / keep up with) you later.

catch up with (move fast enough to join someone or something that is in front of you)

I asked her a simple question and she (moved / trembled / jumped / rattled) down my throat.

jumped (jump down someone's throat = to react angrily to something that someone says or does, usually in an unfair or unexpected situation)

Can you be quiet, please? I'm trying to (bump into / catch up with / get on with / keep up with) some important work.

get on with (continue doing something, especially work)

It's freezing in here! I don't want to (disembark / take off / leave / board) my coat.

take off (remove a piece of clothing)

Everyone (disembarked / took off / left / boarded) the party after she turned on the lights and turned off the music.

left

The plane's crew members were the last ones to (disembark / take off / leave / board).

disembark (leave a plane or ship)

It's time to (disembark / take off / leave / board) the aircraft. Please make your way to the gate.

board (get on a plane, bus, train etc.)

The plane (disembarked / took off / left / boarded) from London Gatwick at 5pm.

took off (begin to fly)

I don't (bump into / catch up with / get on with / keep up with) any of my co-workers because they're so rude.

get on with (have a friendly relationship with)

When I go running with my friend I can never (bump into / catch up with / get on with / keep up with) him because he runs so fast!

keep up with (make progress at the same rate as others)

I'm going to (bump into / catch up with / get on with / keep up with) some old friends this weekend.

catch up with (learn about recent events)

I don't really (bump into / catch up with / get on with / keep up with) the news.

keep up with (stay up to date)

She missed several months of school, so she may never (bump into / catch up with / get on with / keep up with) the other students..

catch up with (move fast enough to join someone or something that is in front of you)

I am always (bumping into / catching up with / getting on with / keeping up with) people I know because it's such a small town.

bumping into (meet someone you know by surprise)

The candidates participated in several (conversations / discussions / debates / negotiations) before the election was held.

debates (an organised event or a general discussion in which different ideas are expressed)

Let's (converse / discuss / debate / negotiate) the recent traffic problems at the next town meeting.

discuss (talk about something with another person or group)

The staff are (conversing / discussing / debating / negotiating) for higher salaries.

negotiating (discuss formally to come to an agreement)

At home we usually (converse / discuss / debate / negotiate) in Spanish.

converse (talk)

Don't (be / appear / sit / show) silly! Of course I want to see you.

be

My friend is always (being / appearing / sitting / showing) off how much money she has.

showing (show off = try to impress)

Can you (be / appear / sit / show) me how to do it?

show (show someone how = teach someone)

He (was / appeared / sat / showed) to be extremely tired.

appeared (appear to be = seem)

He prefers to sit beside the (corridor / path / lane / aisle) in the cinema to have more space.

aisle (a passage in a shop / market OR a passage between seats)

I hate driving down small country (corridors / paths / lanes / aisles) in the dark..

lane (a narrow road)

A jar had fallen in one of the supermarket (corridors / paths / lanes / aisles) and there was a mess on the floor.

aisle (a passage in a shop / market OR a passage between seats)

He walked down the garden (corridor / path / lane / aisle) to knock on the door.

path (a track that is specially made for people to walk or ride on)

We walked down the (corridor / path / lane / aisle) until we found the secret door.

corridor (a passage inside a building)

She (moved / trembled / jumped / rattled) to her feet and ran downstairs.

jump (jump to one's feet = get up quickly)

She slammed the kitchen door so hard that all the dished (moved / trembled / jumped / rattled).

rattled (make quick, short, loud sounds while moving)

It was so cold that his whole body was (moving / trembling / jumping / rattling).

trembling (shake a little because you're cold or scared)

She was so (moved / trembled / jumped / rattled) by the performance that she began to cry.

moved (emotionally affected)

He was clearly (moved / trembled / jumped / rattled) after the argument.

rattled (upset or scared by something)

He didn’t (move / tremble / jump / rattle) a muscle.

move (not move a muscle = stay completely still)

Car alarms and police sirens sometimes make me (move / tremble / rattle / jump).

jump (move suddenly because you're scared or surprised)

Sometimes when you’re nervous, your hands (move / tremble / rattle / jump).

tremble (shake a little because you're cold or scared)