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