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Quiz 1

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I.

Explain
1. Face the music _____________________________________________________________________________
2. The rest is history __________________________________________________________________________
3. Meeting Mr Right ___________________________________________________________________________
4. Step in for someone _________________________________________________________________________
5. Discerning _________________________________________________________________________________
6. Make redundant ____________________________________________________________________________
7. Intrepid ___________________________________________________________________________________
8. Effeminacy _________________________________________________________________________________
9. To be on a knife-edge ________________________________________________________________________
10. Loathing __________________________________________________________________________________
II. Complete the sentences with the appropriate phrasal verb
1. Developing countries should opt for a development path suited to them and strive to
______________________________________ the tide of global economic development.
2. She’ll _______________ penniless if she continues to spend like that.
3. If you don’t pay before the deadline, you will face a fine and still have to ___________________ for the tax.
4. Many people ______________ the chance to work overseas, seeing it as way of earning far more than they could in
their own country.
5. The government has announced plans to _____________________ defense spending by 10 percent next year.

III. Which word (or phrase) is described?


1. Increase quickly and spread to many different places ___________________________________
2. The state of being bored or the quality of being boring; monotony ____________________________
3. In spite of any difficulties or problems ___________________________________________________
4. Infallible, well-designed, easy to understand, or easy to use that it cannot go wrong or be used wrongly
_____________________________________
5. Eat quickly and eagerly _______________________________
IV. Correct the mistakes if there are any in the sentences
1. You’ll find the shampoo and the soap in the fourth isle from the entrance.

2. In her bright yellow coat, she was easily identifial in the crowd.

3. “So you think they’ll get married next year?” “I think it is on the card”

4. In two days, they learn everything there is to know about each other, and Barbara can’t help but think, if only I had landed

on the lap of luxury like Odette, I could’ve been anything I wanted to be.

5. The apartment is small, but manely, completely self-contained with its own bathroom, kitchen and living area.

6. After a lot of work over the past few years, my career goals are beginning to fall into place.

7. Ring the change on packed lunches using different types bred and spicy fillings.

8. We wanted to find a camping site that was a little bit of the beaten track.

9. Part of the program would require states to develop more tamper-prof certificates and driving licenses.

10.They pulled out of the deal at the last minute leaving us dry and high
V. Make up sentences of your own using the vocabulary

seasoned, hefty, get somebody’s goat, revulsion, implements

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