I haven't finished doing the project but I'm___ there.
reaching
getting
arriving
going
Johnny Depp gave an ___ performance as Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean.
inspirational
superb
hilarious
outstanding
If you help me with my maths homework, I'll help you with English. It's a ___ situation.
win-win
winning
fair trade
fair deal
Dance battles are not for the ____ !
<b><i>light-hearted</i></b>
<b><i>faint-hearted</i></b>
<b><i>weak-hearted</i></b>
<b><i>throbbing-hearted</i></b>
I really hope you have got over the huge _____ you had last week. (APPOINT)
dissappointment
disappointment
dissapointment
disappiontment
Which of these verbs is not followed by the infinitive?
Forget
Go on
Decide
Fancy
All of the following verbs can be followed by both the gerund and infinitive: try, regret, mean & want ?
True
False
Which word is the odd one out: rubbish, detritus, trash, left-overs ?
trash
remains
rubbish
detritus
There _______ _______ people at the meeting than expected. We expected it to be full.
was less
was fewer
were less
were fewer
That song always ___ memories from that wonderful summer.
triggers
jogs
trigger
awakes
You're great now, but you'll have to train hard if you want to stay ___ top of your game.
in
on
by
at
No __________________ the house ______ it started to pour down with rain. (SOONER)
sooner we had left ... than
sooner had we left ... than
sooner had we left ... that
sooner we left ... that
Which prefix makes the following negative: expensive, capable, experienced, ability ?
dis-
un-
in-
Both of them ______ losing the race, so neither of them ______ a real chance of winning.
are // has
are // have
is // has
is // have
Which expression means 'deal successfully with a difficult situation'?
play catch up
play mind games
rise to the occasion
raise to the occasion
Sometimes it's ___ obvious that students have cheated in exams.
blatantly
wholly
clearly
thoroughly
The expression pave the way for means...
make something easier.
open opportunities for.
You'll need to ____ my memory about that; I can't remember now.
jog
trigger
jot
help
The verb LET has no passive form.
True
False
Dory finds it extremely difficult to ___ faces to memory.
commit
trigger
triggers
commits
Christian Bale, is an ___ talent. He's probably the best actor of his generation.
exceptional
awful
electrifying
brilliant
a few / a little are used to indicate insufficient number / amount of something.
True
False
Which group of words are synonyms of endeavour?
initiate, set up, originate
undertake, attempt, try
experiment, try out, test
do, make, carry out
Try + infinitive means to make an effort with something.
True
False
What's a synonym of "awful"?
burning
futile
dismal
endearing
He always remembers our conversations ___.
word by word
word for word
word after word
wordy word
Put the words into the correct order: more / had / they've / drinks / few / than / a / quite / us
They've quite a few had more drinks than us.
They've had a few quite more drinks than us.
They've had quite a few more drinks than us.
They've had more than us quite a few drinks.
What is the meaning of “switch up a gear”?
Finally be in a place or a situation
Do something better
Return to talking about something
Be the result of
There is evidence ____ suggest that the younger you are, the more sleep you need.
which
that
to
for
That's exactly ___ I feel, too.
how
the thing
what
-
The word ADVICE is a verb.
False
True
The words pleased, concerned, undecided, angry can all be followed by...
with
on
to
about