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C1 DVP End of year review

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  • His name ............. but I can't think where we met. (sound familiar to you, as though you have heard it before)
    rings a bell
  • I wish I'd started this essay sooner! Now I'm going to have to work harder to .........
    make up for lost time
  • The whole story sounds 'very difficult to believe.' f____-f______
    far-fetched
  • How do you say 'pantalla táctil' in English?
    touchscreen
  • How do you say 'superponerse' in English?
    overlap
  • This was a wholly u__________ victory that the team can take no credit for.
    undeserved
  • You can leave your suitcase here ........ (for a short period of time but not permanently)
    for the time being
  • Why not tell her how you feel? It might do you good to ......(desahogarse, sacarse algo de encima)
    get it off you chest
  • I find it very difficult to ......... a conversation with a complete stranger. (begin a conversation, an argument, a friendship, etc., often suddenly)
    spark up
  • The online training sessions are open to both current and f______ (previous) employees.
    former
  • What's a synonym for 'simultaneous'?
    at the same time / in parallel
  • If work is completed before the planned time it is .......
    ahead of schedule
  • I've got so much time on my _______ now that I'm retired.
    hands
  • If work is later than planned it is .....
    behind schedule
  • If we don’t take a taxi, we won’t get to the airport ___ time for the flight.
    in
  • They 'made the situation very difficult and unpleasant for me' at the interview.
    gave me a hard time
  • My dad’s a bit ______ the times – he still thinks men should wear a suit and tie at work.
    behind
  • The time during which a machine, especially a computer, is not working is ......
    downtime
  • What's a synonym for 'I'm a little short of time'?
    I'm a little / bit / a little bit pushed for time
  • Thanks for the invitation—we'll t_____ you u___ o___ it some time. (accept an offer, a bet, etc. from somebody)
    take somebody up (on the offer)
  • She spent all of her 'herencia' in a year.
    inheritance
  • To a large extent the life you have depends on who your parents were; it’s just the l_____ of the biological d_____.
    luck of the draw
  • They want us to sign the contract today, but I'm not sure about it. I think we should _____ ____ time. (delay something / ganar tiempo)
    play for
  • Try to ....... the candidate ............. by being friendly and informal. (make somebody feel relaxed and confident, not nervous or embarrassed)
    put somebody at ease
  • The l_______ time is the period of time it takes to prepare and complete or deliver something.
    lead
  • We were in a hurry so we had to ........ a quick snack. (manage with something that is not really good enough)
    make do with
  • My children 'ocupar / absorber' all my time - I never seem to get to read a book or watch a film!
    take up
  • I met Simon by chance this morning. I ........... Simon this morning
    bumped into
  • I hate office parties—I avoid them .......... try very hard not to meet somebody, do something, etc.
    avoid something like the plague
  • New York's such a fantastic city! You're going to 'enjoy yourself very much'.
    have the time of your life
  • Let's not 'pasar' too long at the museum or we'll 'quedarse sin tiempo' time.
    spend / run out of