Zad 1.

1. The nitty-gritty of something is its most essential features.

2. If you are compliant, you act obediently.
3. If somebody fumes, they are angry.
4. If you disparage something, you criticize it.
5. If you are triggering something you are causing it.
6. If you bear no grudge, you have no anger.
7. What is a snag? A disadvantage.
8. If you state something unequivocally, you have no doubt about it.
9. Vacuous is a smart- sounding way to describe something dumb.
10. The phrase with a vengeance means to do something with a lot of intensity.

Zad 2.

1. A knoll is a small hill or a mound on earth. T

2. An eel is a fish that resembles a snake.T
3. A brat is another name for a lass.F
4. To stumble is to take a leisurely, pleasurable walk.F
5. Abominable weather is not suitable to or appropriate for the season.T
6. People who are meticulous can be annoying with their extreme attention to detail.T
7. A cavernous room is constricted in size.F
8. An intrepid traveller is overly cautious and fearful.F
9. When ‘The children were asked to stand in a row’ the noun in bold is pronounced /raʊ/.F
10. The starboard is the left side of the board in the ship or plane.F

Zad 3.
1. In retrospect, I would have handled it deli…. *
2. The neighbourhood is going to start putting people to shame…*
3. We all thought that Doug was bouned to be an artist, so we were very surprised when he became
a trader on Wall street.*
4. I am curled up in the armchair, flicking through a book.*
5. We would be better at taking the train instead of driving.
6. He is ambitious and susceptible to flattery.*
7. She took the course in a view to improving her employment prospects.*
8. I don’t know if Carol realizes what she is letting herself down for.
9. You have to pay half of the money up front.*
10. The 300- page book was boiled down to two A4 sheets.*

Zad 4.
1. There is truth in adage ‘Easier said than done’.
2. The ads feature testimonials from car owners who credit the air bag with saving their lives.
3. The speech earned him lavish praise from the press.
4. Management kept her promotion in limbo for months.
5. On M1 there’s a lot of congestion due to a broken-down coach.
6. Love him or loathe him, Donal Trump is without a doubt one of the most powerful politicians.
7. Both carriageways were closed for eight hours causing huge tailbacks.
8. She was elated at the prospect of a holiday.
9. The little boy was consigned to his grandmother’s care.
 10. They gave him a watch as a memento of his time with the company.

Zad 5.
1. They misnamed the airport when they called in ‘international’. Almost all the arriving and
departing flights are local.
2. We don’t want all the details now, just the overall picture.
3. The delay threw the entire timetable into disarray.
4. Most mayor tennis tournaments last a fortnight.
5. The new bridge was erected as a temporary measure to replace the one which was destroyed by.
6. They need to pinpoint exactly what skills are necessary.
7. The forecast said that there’s a possibility of snow tonight.
8. The pop star made headlines yesterday after his latest run-in with police.
9. The central character in an evil man who gets his comeuppance in the end.
10. This scandal could seriously jeopardize.

Zad 6.
1. I want to learn German but I don’t know the best way to go about it.
2. You can’t book these room. They have been put apart for foreign students.
3. I haven’t get round to unpacking from my holiday yet.
4. James has take to getting up at 6 and going to jogging.
5. When she was 18, Amy turn out to find her biological parents.
6. Such serve turbulence has put me off ever flying again.
7. She brought some fruit on the journey to stave off hunger.
8. Claire’s gone to see about getting tickets for the concert.
9. The company has lost 20 of its workers.
10. Workers who don’t take up training may lose out on promotion.
11. They offered her the job but she turned it down.
12. He’s so moody- I don’t know why she puts up with him.

Zad 7.
1. He snubber her in public and made her feel an idiot.
2. The surveyor’s report didn’t highlight anything untoward.
3. Although the machine looks cumbersome it is actually easy to use.
4. The committee was set up at the behest of the president.
5. This train will terminate at the next stop- passengers who wish to continue should change trains.
6. I managed to snatch an hour’s sleep on the train.
7. Our carrier are responsible for making sure that holiday-makers’ arranged smoothly.
8. The photograph shows how to message is fixed to the courier pigeon’s form of light rings.
9. The painting had been executed with meticulous attention to detail.
10. Relax with a deliciously smooth cappuccino.

Zad 8.
1. The government has given go-ahead for a multi-billion pound road building project.
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7. I was so annoyed, I had to go for a run just to let off the steam.
8. Payment will be made on the receipt of the order.