Multiple Choice Vocabulary B2 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Successful people rarely _____ opportunities they are given.

waste

lose

skip

catch

Because I was too tall, there was never any _____ of me becoming a ballet dancer.

possibility

opportunity

option

ability

I can't come out tonight because I've got too much work to get _____

through

over

out

across

To be really successful in life you often need to overcome ______

problems

deadlines

motivation

goals

My grandfather, who was always very ___ about the world, ____ us that something really incredible was about to happen.

curious/ told

interested/ said

fascinated/ suggested

amazed/ explained

Mary was very ______ in her efforts to learn Arabic. She worked so hard and never gave up

single-minded

strong-headed

narrow-minded

hard-headed

I insist ____ to the manager immediately.

on speaking

to speak

for speaking

speaking

They had to call the meeting ____ because not enough people could attend.

off

out

over

through

The man was _____ to four years in prison.

sentenced

arrested

served

sent

We came ____ with this idea after a lot of discussion.

up

out

over

across

Let's meet for coffee at our _____ place.

usual

unique

individual

typical

She's a very _____ person; she would do anything for you.

kind-hearted

good-headed

warm-tempered

open-minded

Social Networking sites help people with busy lives find ways of ____ in touch and providing regular updates.

staying

continuing

contacting

holding

Some people claim social networking sites have a negative impact on our ability to make friends in ____ life.

real

true

virtual

actual

Dolphins can already be ____ to understand hundreds of words, and can ____ understand simple grammar.

trained/ even

practised/ yet

exercised/ nearly

rehearsed/ still

Maybe ____ every email or answering every phone call immediately is not the most effective use of our time.

dealing with

getting rid of

taking on

keeping in

We all tend to ____ those people who can multi-task because we think they are working harder than us.

look up to

get through to

catch up with

go out with

Nowadays we are all _____ pressure to increase the amount of work we can achieve in the shortest possible time.

under

in

at

with

The vast _____ of European people feel uncomfortable if a friend stands closer than 45 centimetres from them.

majority

number

quantity

amount

The ____ people shake hands can be a good indicator of the power balance between them.

way

style

custom

manner

Before _____a payment online, you have to enter some personal information.

making

getting

doing

performing