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