ADVANCED VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSIONS
Select the most appropriate completion from the alternatives given.
1. Don't walk so quickly. You'll never keep up that................ for ten miles.
A. stride B. step C. pace D. walk
2. He always................... song in the shower.
A. breaks out B. breaks up in C. breaks into D. breaks in
3. The sudden attack caught the enemy..................
A. napping B. undone C. open D. sleepy
4. I don't think he's completely honest; he seems to live on his......................
A. reputation B. nerves C. wits D. feet
5. The police followed a number of clues, but have so far drawn a.....................
A. negative B. blank C. zero D. nil
6. I am happy to fall.................... anything you suggest.
A. in with B. to with C. over D. into
Fixed expressions
a Let them cancel the whole project. It's no skin off
my nose.
b Wait a minute, that's not what I said!
c Things haven't been going very well here, I'm afraid.
d Be that as it may, I still think Mr Livingstone is the
best man for the job.
e 'Jenny doesn't concentrate when she's driving.'
'I beg your pardon! She's a very good driver!'
f You'd think he'd just give up, but not a bit of it.
g 'He said he'd come.'
'Don't bank on it — he's still in bed.'
h He arrived over an hour late for the meeting - I ask
you!
i What's the big idea, telling her about the accident?
j There's no call for regret.
7. A.................. is a book of little value, written only to make money.
A. novelette B. potboiler C. paperback D. stopgap
8. The government................... a committee to investigate the problem.
A. mounted B. put up C. raised D. set up
9. It's a skilled job, and you need quite a lot of....................
A. know-how B. knowledge C. understanding D. knowing
10. She is not popular. She is the office gossip, always............... to the boss.
A. saying stories B. going on C. letting it out D. telling tales
11. There is a storm................... We had better head for home.
A. rising up B. getting up C. lifting D. setting up
12. In the autumn, in the northern hemisphere, the days.................
A. draw in B. wane C. close to D. come in
Definitions
1 used for emphasizing that you think something is silly or
shocking
2 used for saying that even if something is true, it does not
affect your opinion
3 used for saying that something you would expect to happen
has not happened
4 used for saying you disagree with what someone is saying or
doing, or you want them to listen to you
5 used for asking someone why they have done something that
you think is wrong or annoying
6 used for politely telling someone something that might make
them sad, disappointed, or angry, for example when you
cannot do what they want or do not agree with them
7 used for saying that you think something is not necessary or
suitable
8 used for telling someone that something will probably not
happen
9 used for saying that you do not care if someone does a
particular thing because it will not affect you
10 used for showing that you disagree very strongly with what
someone has just said