Vocab Review #6

Match each word to its expression.

He doesn't conform to the usual _____ of the businessman with a dark suit and briefcase.

I think the business is finally on the _____.

Parents often have trouble to find good carers for their children.

The players have a very strong team ____.

Choose the correct answer.

Once we've settled forupin, we'll have you over for dinner.

I've stopped buybuyingto buy the newspaper because now I read the news online.

Supply the appropriate form of the word in the bracket.

There is a popular but false that intelligent people do better in life. (ASSUME)

Rearrange the words in the correct order to make a complete sentence.

Rearrange the words in the correct order to make a complete sentence.

Give the correct form of the verb in the bracket.

1. The unemployment rate among disabled people (seek) 11.1 work stands at 19%.
2. It's not worth (bother) 11.2 with an umbrella—the car's just outside.
3. The fish (squirm) 11.3 on the ground for a few moments and then lay still.
4. I couldn't (concentrate) 11.4 on my work - my mind was on other things.
5. The course (stimulate) 11.5 interest in the development of modern society in the future.
6. Their 2–0 victory today (ensure) 11.6 a place in the Cup Final for the Italian team.
7. Most of the students (perform) 11.7 well in the exam last week.

Complete the second sentence using the word given so that it has the same meaning to the first.

Mobile phones are not allowed in exam halls.

=> Students are not ............. (SUPPOSED)

Jack: I got fired, lost money and my girlfriend broke up with me, all in the same week. 

James: _____.

Choose the word that is different from the rest.

I’m busy right now, but I’ll try _____ the yard this afternoon.

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).

Stop beating about the bush and tell me what you want.

Her _____ for music showed at an early age through her ability to play the piano.

She laughed and chatted but was, _____, not having much fun.

Her latest project is a film _____ the life of a 19th-century music hall star.

Any painting by Van Gogh is worth a/a _____.

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

She's very good at deal with all management issues.

Complete the sentences by dragging the correct word to each blank.

1. He was too 22.1 and experienced to try to escape.
2. Sparkling wine is a 22.2 acceptable alternative to champagne.
3. We are 22.3 looking for ways to improve our products.
4. The book was never 22.4 published.
5. The bad reviews of her new book were very 22.5 to her.
6. She's really quite unpleasant about other people and she's as 22.6 as hell.

Combine the two sentences so that it has a similar meaning, using the word in a bracket. You must use between THREE and FIVE words, including the word given. Do not change the word given.

Bill lives anywhere. He always thinks of his hometown. (MATTER / WHERE)

=> Bill lives, he always thinks of his hometown.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word in a bracket. You must use between THREE and FIVE words, including the word given. Do not change the word given.

She became one of the most famous singers in the 60s and 70s. (PEAK)

=> The singer was her popularity in the 60s and 70s.