English Vocabulary in use vocabulary quiz

Semester 2 Units : 547-54 ; 11-19 and 28- 33

You look a bit o… - c…..

off-colour

I’m feeling a bit o…. of s….

out of sorts

I was feeling a bit u….. the w……

under the weather

Katy’s been f…… p…

feeling poorly

I’m f…… o.. a cold

fighting off

Rani has g… d…. with flu

gone down

I’ve c….. d…. with a dreadful cold

come down with

harry s……. from

suffers from

Mum’s feeling fine, apart from the usual a….. and p….

aches and pains

Jason had a few c…. and b…….

cuts and bruises

My nose is all b…… u.

bunged up

Dan felt terrible last week, but he’s o. the m….

on the mend

She’ll be b… on her f…

back on her feet

Preparations had reached a f…. p…..

fever pitch

Experts in the history of the area take a rather j……….. view on peace

jaundiced

We will always c… the s…. if we experience war

carry the scars

The journalist really has his f…. on the p……

has his finger on the pulse

I s……. an own g….. when I told my boss this

scared an own goal

My boss always seems to be m……. the g………

moving the goalposts

The new Eu laws aim to provide a l…… p…. f….. for all members

level playing field

He’s too young to be in the r……. for such a job

running for

The two parties are still n…… to n……

neck to neck

Politicians often s….. a…… a subject

skate around

The students all s…. t….. their exams

sailed through

R…….. in the south-east can be extremely high in the wet season.

Rainfall

The northern part of the country is a… during dry season

arid

The northern part of the country is a… during dry season

arid

In these regions known as t…….. vegetation is limited

tundra

Further south, dense c……… forests known cover large areas of land

coniferous

The grasslands of the p……. , flat grasslands in Canada

prairies

The rice is planted in flooded p…… f…..

paddy fields

the shepherds t to the sheep and cattle

tend

France is the worlds leading d….. nation in the world

developed

Germany is at the f….. of technology

forefront

Trees that are e…… keep their leaf all year around and produce cones unlike d……. trees which lose their leaves in winter

evergreen and deciduous

It’s so cold today , really n….. !

nippy

It’t boiling today, really s………. and r…….

sweltering and roasting

The wind is crazy today, it’s so b…… and b…..

blowy and breezy

What o……. whether there is today

oppressive

There is such heavy weather today, so s….. !

sultry

Yes it’s s…… today

stifling

What a d……… , yes it’s c….. it d….. today

downpour and chucking it down

What a d……. , why is it raining so much

deluge

Isn’t so humid today ? Yes horribly m……. , c……. and s……. weather

muggy, clammy and sticky

She has a very sunny d…….. she is hardly ever miserable

disposition

That was a f….. reception, what happened ?

frosty

I’m s…… u… with work in uni

snowed under

After the company examined their finances, the manager left u….. a c…..

under a cloud

Don’t let him c…. your judgement girl

cloud

The soldiers were hit with a h…. of bullets

hail

My aunt was a s…. of a…… to her son

storm of abuse

He only has a h… memory of his childhood

hazy

the truth is hidden in the m…. of h…….

mists of history

the article sparked a w…. of speculation

whirlwind

the horses t…….. down the racetrack

thundered

The w…. of c…… are blowing across the country

winds of change

His mom b….. up his confidence from a young age

build up

Let’s have a drink to c…… our partnership

cement

When I tried to find out who opened my letters, I came a….. a b…. w…

against a brick wall

They finally put a c……. to the number of people they let in

ceiling

The r…. f… in when my dog ate my goldfish

roof fell in

You had a w…… of o……. to finish learning your vocabulary earlier

window of opportunity

Every advice I give my best friend about boys always g…. out of the w……. with her

goes out of the window

My dad is a t…. of s….. in my life

tower of strength

Why do teachers always t….. o….. us

tower over

A degree in Linguistics is a g…… to a well-paid job in the future

gateway

A lot of d….. will c…. if we fail our exams

doors will close

Jake came in the business by the b… d…. because the boss knew him from university

came from the back door hT

The k…. to a good relationship is wrestling it out

key

Parents are always proud of the s….. of their s….. when their children graduate

seeds of their success

I am trying to go back to my r….. after living abroad

roots

His discontent st….. from a bad experience in the past

stems

Her life is deeply r….. in God

rooted

He’s showing signs of neglecting his work - we’d better n… that in the b….

nip that in the bud

She ‘s a b…… young actor

budding

You should b….. out to get more customers

branch out

The new boss is planning to w…. out some staff

weed out

The government will probably have to p… back it’s proposals

prune back

At least she’s r…… the r……. of that divorce

reaping the rewards

We r…… what we s….

reap what we sow

The journalist d…. u.. some real dirt on this politician

dug up

The idea was g……….. while we were on holidays

germinating

Cats have been s……. u.. all over down since that tomcat appeared

sprouting up

Our business is f……… , i’m so happy.

flourishing

We are beginning to see the g…… s…. of economy recovery in Italy

green shoots

I should s….. some weight

shed

Hope of finding survivors is f……

fading

Profits have s……… in recent years

shrivelled

It was so hot we started to w…. in the class

wilt

She gave him a w……… l…..

withering look

A kangaroo is a special mammal called a m…….. because the young grow from a pouch in front of the mother

marsupial

Why did I see a r…… running in the streets of Brussels

rodent

Are humans h……. or c……… ?

herbivores or carnivores

This animal is a s…….. not a p…….. because he feeds on animals he hasn’t killed himself

scavenger and predator

Nori is super d…… you can pet her

docile

Do you ever which you could pet bears? Sadly they are not t….. like cats

tame

The d….. was a chunky bird that went extinct in the 17th century

dodo

You can see a lot of animals in the big g……. r…. in Africa

game reserves

Is fishing a b…. sport, because you do injure them when you catch them

blood sport

P…….. killl hundreds of rhinos every years to supply the I……. t…..

poachers and ivory trade