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GE - C1 - UNIT 2 - VOCABULARY

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  • What does 'hold a grudge' mean?
    to forgive quickly
    to forget completely
    to laugh about something
    to stay angry at someone for a long time
  • What’s 'sneer' in Catalan?
    escoltar
    escriure
    plorar
    mofar-se
  • The team has ___ than thirty members.
    less
    little
    fewer
    few
  • Due to the ___ success of Cirque du Soleil no other group could match them.
    remarkable
    unprecedented
    incredible
    amazing
  • What does 'formidable challenge' mean?
    a weak attempt
    a complete failure
    a very difficult task
    a silly argument
  • When I got there, ___ hall seemed to be full of his fans.
    all
    every
    whole of
    the whole
  • What’s 'burning ambition' in Catalan?
    ambició senzilla
    ambició baixa
    ambició ardent
    ambició dèbil
  • There were twenty competitors and ___ got a small prize.
    each
    all
    one
    every
  • What does 'all-out argument' mean?
    a weak excuse
    a friendly talk
    a quiet chat
    a complete fight or disagreement
  • It takes me ___ than twenty minutes to walk to college.
    small
    fewer
    little
    less
  • What’s 'face the music' in Catalan?
    evitar el problema
    afrontar les conseqüències
    fer veure que no passa res
    ignorar-ho
  • Our interest in circus was rekindled by Cirque du Soleil, which the ___ majority of us will have heard of.
    huge
    enormous
    vast
    big
  • "As I am a cynic I predicted a ___ failure."
    utter
    dismal
    total
    complete
  • What’s 'widely believed' in Catalan?
    mai pensat
    poc probable
    àmpliament cregut
    mal interpretat
  • What does 'cut your losses' mean?
    to repeat a mistake
    to keep going no matter what
    to stop doing something before it gets worse
    to make the problem bigger
  • Although we won the competition, ___ of us had put much effort in.
    none
    not
    any
    no
  • Each act demonstrated yet another ___ accomplishment.
    impressive
    incredible
    excellent
    amazing
  • What does 'bitterly disappointed' mean?
    extremely unhappy about something
    very relaxed
    slightly annoyed
    totally confused
  • I have never had a ___ ambition to do anything related to the circus.
    serious
    deep
    burning
    strong
  • What does 'randomly selected' mean?
    selected by rank
    chosen by intelligence
    chosen without a plan
    carefully picked
  • The same clowns making ___ attempts to surprise us with the same jokes.futile
    useless
    hopeless
    pointless
  • They did receive an increasingly ___ response from the public.
    lukewarm
    weak
    neutral
    cold
  • What does 'lukewarm response' mean?
    a heated debate
    a very strong success
    a complete refusal
    an unenthusiastic reaction
  • What’s 'fatally flawed' in Catalan?
    lleugerament millorat
    perfectament correcte
    parcialment arreglat
    fatalment defectuós
  • What’s 'resounding success' in Catalan?
    fracàs total
    victòria petita
    èxit feble
    èxit rotund
  • What does 'massively important' mean?
    hardly relevant
    slightly interesting
    completely unnecessary
    extremely significant
  • I was enthralled as I witnessed ___ challenges such as four motorcyclists in a cage.
    formidable
    tough
    difficult
    hard
  • I hope you like the prize – they put ___ effort into selecting it.
    a lot of
    much
    lots
    many
  • Although they didn’t agree with me about our tactics, they agreed to make ___ changes.
    few
    a few
    some
    little
  • The trainer wanted to check they had ___ water for the trip.
    enough
    lot
    much
    many
  • What’s 'rigorous' in Catalan?
    aleatori
    relaxat
    rigorós
    mentider