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C1.1: End-of-year Revision

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  • If a work of art is extremely difficult to understand it is i...........
    impenetrable
  • The souvenirs were all plastic Big Bens and key rings. It was really t........ stuff (=cheap, lacking in taste).
    tacky
  • What's the correct pronunciation of the -ed endings of these words: helped - called - wanted
    /t/ - /d/ - /id/
  • A wooden frame that holds a painting the artist is painting or drawing is an e.......
    easel
  • A film, book or song that makes you feel happier and more hopeful is u.........
    uplifting
  • It's a major b.......... in the fight against AIDS.
    breakthrough
  • An undergraduate is someone who has completed a degree course. True or false?
    False
  • A book that is so exciting that you can't put it down is a p.......t.....
    page-turner
  • A piece of paper on which a doctor writes what medicine a sick person should have is a ...........
    prescription
  • There's no way I can m...... that deadline!
    meet
  • The view is absolutely b.......... (=impressive, spectacular).
    breathtaking
  • What does it mean if two people 'get on like a house on fire'?
    They get on very well
  • If you are no longer needed in your job or company, you are m....... r.........
    made redundant
  • If the transport system in a city is non-existent and cars just crawl bumper-to-bumper it is c......
    congested
  • Louisa's very r............ . She's great at solving problems.
    resourceful
  • Learning how to use a smartphone is quite simple these days, it's not r......s......
    rocket science
  • The characters in the book were completely i............ . I couldn't believe any of them!
    implausible
  • A family consisting of two adults and children they have had together and the children they had with previous partners. (b....f...)
    a blended family
  • If you go out and enjoy yourself without restrain you p......t......t........r......
    paint the town red
  • It's a type of alternative medicine that treats diseases or conditions using very small amounts of the substance that causes the illness.
    homeopathy
  • If a part of your body is s......... it is bigger than usual because of injury or illness.
    swollen
  • If your bank account is overdrawn, you are i....t....r......
    in the red
  • We had to borrow money to pay ...... his university loan. (preposition)
    off
  • If you g....u...t....k.... it mean you are going to have surgery.
    go under the knife
  • My father has always kept a record of his expenses. Were is the stress on the word 'record'?
    on the first syllable: REcord
  • I'm a primary school teacher. I find working with children very r.......... .
    rewarding
  • We found a tiny café in the back streets of Venice, right o....t....b....t..... (=away from the touristy areas).
    off the beaten track
  • Someone who is enthusiastic about technology is a technophobe. True or false?
    False
  • If a city is s.........., it goes on for miles and miles.
    sprawling
  • If you live in the furthest part from the city centre, you live .....
    on the outskirts
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