English-English Vocabulary (2) Flashcards
1
Q
FILL IN THE GAP USING THE DESCRIPTION.
a ? negotiator
[determined to do something and unwilling to stop trying even when the situation becomes difficult]
A
tenacious
2
Q
WHAT IS THIS?
a natural object, esp. an animal, adopted among some tribal peoples as an emblem OR the image of this
HERE: a pole on which ?s are carved or hung
A
A TOTEM POLE - a traditional American Haida totem pole
3
Q
WHAT IS THIS?
a tropical American fruit-eating bird of the family Ramphastidae, with an immense beak
A
toucan
4
Q
WHAT IS THIS?
a natural satellite of the Earth that takes 27.3 days to travel round its orbit
A
moon
5
Q
WHAT IS THIS?
feldspar of pearly appearance
A
moonstone
[image: cameo brooch of blue moonstone]
6
Q
WHAT IS THIS?
- *a small aquatic bird,** Gallinula chloropus, with mainly
- *blackish plumage and a short red-yellow bill**
A
moorhen
7
Q
WHAT IS THIS?
►of or relating to the Muslim inhabitants of the Maghreb, the Iberian Peninsula, Sicily, and Malta during the Middle Ages = Moors
A
Moorish
[image: Moorish palace - the ALHAMBRA/Spain]
8
Q
SPECIFY AN ENGLISH EQUIVALENT TO THESE WORDS/EXPRESSIONS
- French: oreiller; coussin
- Russian: подушка
A
cushion
[or: pillow]
9
Q
WHAT IS THIS?
►a railway in which the track consists of a single rail, usu. elevated with the trains suspended from it
A
monorail
10
Q
WHAT IS THIS?
►an aeroplane with one set of wings
A
monoplane
[image: 1912 Blackburn monoplane]
11
Q
WHAT IS THIS?
►a large brown animal like a deer that has very large flat antlers and lives in North America, northern Europe, and parts of Asia
A
moose
12
Q
WHAT IS THIS?
►an even-toed mammal that has a three- or four-chambered stomach and performs r********n
A
ruminant
[“rumination”]
[image: digestive system of a ruminant (cow)]
13
Q
WHAT IS THIS?
►any of the letters of the earliest Germanic alphabet used by Scandinavians and Anglo-Saxons from about the 3rd c.
A
rune
[image: runes written on pebbles used for divination]
14
Q
WHAT IS THIS?
►a footboard on either side of a vehicle
A
running board
[image: running board on a 1940s MG TC MIDGET]
15
Q
WHAT IS THIS?
►a mullet (Meeräsche) of the family Mullidae
A
Red Mullet
[“Gewöhnliche Meerbarbe”]
16
Q
WHAT IS THIS?
►the common Eurasian squirrel, with reddish fur
A
Red Squirrel
17
Q
WHAT IS THIS?
►In chemistry, a substance is r*****d when it gains hydrogen during a chemical reaction.
A
reduce
[image: model showing reduction]
18
Q
WHAT IS THIS?
►a butterfly - Vanessa Atalanta - with red bands on each pair of wings
A
red admiral
19
Q
WHAT IS THIS?
►a British soldier - so called from the scarlet uniform of most regiments
A
redcoat
[image: private of the British infantry (c. 1780)]
20
Q
WHAT IS THIS?
►a cultivated kniphofia (Fackellilie), with the upper flowers in the spike red and the lower ones yellow
A
red-hot poker
[image: Kniphofia “Atlanta”]
21
Q
WHICH NOUN CAN BE USED WITH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING VERBS?
- deal with a(n) …
- look at/consider/examine a(n) …
- discuss a(n) …
- concentrate/focus on a(n) …
- cover all …s of sth
A
aspect
22
Q
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS IS A SYNONYM OF >>PROXY<<
- agent
- service
- tunnel
- boat
- rifle
A
agent
23
Q
CHOOSE THE CORRECT HEADING FOR THE PASSAGE BELOW.
- Quantifier
- Letters
- Grammar
- Letterpress
A
Letterpress
24
Q
CHOOSE THE CORRECT HEADING FOR THE PASSAGE BELOW.
>>Letterset<<
>>Letters<<
>>Riddle<<
>>Jargon<<
>>Literacy<<
A
Letters
25
# _CHOOSE THE CORRECT HEADING FOR THE PASSAGE BELOW._
**\>\>Future\<\<**
**\>\>Literary influence\<\<**
**\>\>Adverbial particles\<\<**
**\>\>Letterset\<\<**
**\>\>Classical Phrases\<\<**
Letterset
26
_WHAT IS THIS?_
**►**Invented in the early nineteenth century, ? were drawn by steam locomotives until the first use of electricity in the 1880s and diesel power in the 1940s.
train
*image*:
exploded view of British class 73 electro-diesel locomotive engine (1962)
27
_WHAT IS THIS?_
**►an electrically powered**
**passenger vehicle running on rails**
**laid in a public road**
tram
***image:***
early 19th-century British tram
28
# _CHOOSE THE CORRECT HEADING FOR THE PASSAGE BELOW._
**\>\>Quantifier\<\<**
**\>\>Letters\<\<**
**\>\>Letter-Size\<\<**
**\>\>Letterpress\<\<**
**\>\>Letter Word\<\<**
\>\>Letter Word\<\<
29
# _FILL IN THE GAP USING ONE OF THE PHRASAL VERBS BELOW._
_Make sure that your sentence is grammatically correct._
\>\>When Hansi Flick was a child he **►**? Jesus Christ, but that was a long time ago.\<\<
* **show off**
* **put up with**
* **object to**
* **make up**
* **live up to**
* **drop in**
* **break down**
* **believe in**
When Hansi Flick was a child he **believed in** Jesus Christ, but that was a long time ago.
30
# FILL IN THE GAP USING ONE OF THE PHRASAL VERBS BELOW.
Make sure that your sentence is grammatically correct.
Rap singers always keep ? about how much money they have and all the things they can buy.
* ***show off***
* ***put up with***
* ***object to***
* ***make up***
* ***live up to***
* ***drop in***
* ***break down***
* ***believe in***
show off
["showing off"]
31
# FILL IN THE GAP USING ONE OF THE PHRASAL VERBS BELOW.
*Make sure that your sentence is grammatically correct.*
Marcel Halstenberg is such an arrogant team mate. None of his colleagues wants to ? his behaviour any longer.
* ***show off***
* ***put up with***
* ***object to***
* ***make up***
* ***live up to***
* ***drop in***
* ***break down***
* ***believe in***
put up with
32
WHICH OF THESE IS A SYNONYM OF
\>\>***inundate***\<\
flood
33
WHICH OF THESE IS A SYNONYM OF
\>\>***iteration***\<\
version
34
WHICH OF THESE IS A SYNONYM OF
\>\>***sarcastic***\<\
cutting
35
WHICH NOUN CAN BE USED WITH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS?
## Footnote
**A ... is born.**
**(to) have a ...**
**(to) be expecting a ...**
**a ... is due**
baby
36
WHICH NOUN CAN BE USED WITH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS?
## Footnote
**(to) lose a ...**
**(to) deliver a ...**
**(to) abandon a ...**
baby
37
WHICH NOUN CAN BE USED WITH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS?
## Footnote
**a newborn ...**
**an unborn ...**
**a premature ...**
**an illegitimate ...**
baby
38
WHICH NOUN CAN BE USED WITH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS?
## Footnote
**a ... boy/girl**
**a ... son/daughter/brother/sister**
**... clothes/food**
baby
39
WHICH NOUN CAN BE USED WITH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS?
**(to) have ...**
**(to) exercise/exert your** **...**
**(to) wield** **...**
**(to) abuse/misuse your** **...**
authority
40
WHICH NOUN CAN BE USED WITH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS?
**(to) establish/assert your ...**
**(to) impose/stamp your ...**
**(to) lose your ...**
authority
41
WHICH NOUN CAN BE USED WITH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS?
## Footnote
**(to) exceed/overstep your ...**
**(to) challenge sb's ...**
**full/complete/total/absolute ...**
authority
42
# FILL IN THE MISSING ENGLISH WORD.
The yapping
***[an unfriendly dog, especially one that is a mix of several breeds]***
was still at Korak's heels leading the searchers unerringly in pursuit. *[Edgar Rice Burroughs]*
cur
43
# FILL IN THE MISSING ENGLISH WORD.
Timo Werner found himself
**[(to) not know what to say or do because you feel confused or upset]**
as he tried to answer Jonathan Tah's intimate questions.
(to) flounder
["floundering"]
44
SPECIFY AN ENGLISH EQUIVALENT TO THESE WORDS/EXPRESSIONS:
* ***French:*** compréhension mutuelle
* ***Russian:*** взаимопонимание
mutual understanding
45
SPECIFY AN ENGLISH EQUIVALENT TO THESE WORDS/EXPRESSIONS:
* ***French:*** argent
* ***Russian:*** серебро
silver
46
SPECIFY AN ENGLISH EQUIVALENT TO THESE WORDS/EXPRESSIONS:
* ***French:*** curieux
* ***Russian:*** любопытный
curious
47
WHICH NOUN CAN BE USED WITH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS?
**family ...**
**social ...**
**cultural ...**
**ethnic ...**
background
48
WHICH NOUN CAN BE USED WITH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS?
## Footnote
**socio-economic ...**
**educational/academic ...**
**working-class/middle class ...**
background
49
WHICH NOUN CAN BE USED WITH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS?
## Footnote
**deprived/disadvantaged ...**
**priviliged/wealthy ...**
**(to) have a ... in sth**
**(to) come from a ...**
background
50
# CHOOSE THE WORD OR PHRASE THAT BEST COMPLETES THIS SENTENCE.
\>\>Serge Gnabry couldn't attend soccer training because **...** too much schnapps.\<\<
## Footnote
**drinking**
**been drinking**
**had been drinking**
**he had been drinking**
**was drinking**
\>\>Serge Gnabry couldn't attend soccer training because **he had been drinking** too much schnapps.\<\<
51
# CHOOSE THE WORD OR PHRASE THAT BEST COMPLETES THIS SENTENCE.
\>\>Stephan Brandner, together with his gay friends, always **...** round collecting wood for bonfire night.\<\<
## Footnote
**go**
**goes**
**going**
**gone**
**been gone**
\>\>Stephan Brandner, together with his gay friends, always **goes** round collecting wood for bonfire night.\<\<
52
# CHOOSE THE WORD OR PHRASE THAT BEST COMPLETES THIS SENTENCE.
\>\>Due to internal political strife and mismanagement, Mongolia's economy has been **...** for some years now.\<\<
## Footnote
**sickening**
**suffering**
**upset**
**ailing**
\>\>Due to internal political strife and mismanagement, Mongolia's economy has been **ailing** for some years now.\<\<
53
# CHOOSE THE WORD OR PHRASE THAT BEST COMPLETES THIS SENTENCE.
\>\>There were so many possibilities, Luca Waldschmidt just didn't know which one to **...**\<\<
## Footnote
**fixate on**
**ride on**
**pick on**
**settle on**
\>\>There were so many possibilities, Luca Waldschmidt just didn't know which one to **fixate on**.\<\<
54
# CHOOSE THE WORD OR PHRASE THAT BEST COMPLETES THIS SENTENCE.
\>\>Kai Havertz has been in bed all day. He's as sick as a **... .**\<\<
## Footnote
**horse**
**cow**
**dog**
**pig**
\>\>Kai Havertz has been in bed all day. He's as sick as a **dog.**\<\<
55
# CHOOSE THE WORD OR PHRASE THAT BEST COMPLETES THIS SENTENCE.
\>\>The fame and the money drove a **...** between Kai Havertz and the rest of of the soccer team.\<\<
## Footnote
**ledge**
**beam**
**wedge**
**plank**
**bar**
\>\>The fame and the money drove a **wedge** between him and the rest of of the soccer team.\<\<
56
# CHOOSE THE WORD OR PHRASE THAT BEST COMPLETES THIS SENTENCE.
\>\>Mats Hummels opened up his toy box and started **...** through it. He was looking for something desperately.\<\<
## Footnote
**searching**
**foraging**
**delving**
**jumbling**
**rummaging**
\>\>Mats Hummels opened up his toy box and started **rummaging** through it. He was looking for something desperately.\<\<
57
# CHOOSE THE WORD OR PHRASE THAT BEST COMPLETES THIS SENTENCE.
\>\>It's strange that Emre Can and Jonathan Tah are such good friends, because they have widely **...** opinions on a lot of topics.\<\<
## Footnote
**unfamiliar**
**dissimilar**
**divergent**
**distinguished**
**distinct**
\>\>It's strange that Emre Can and Jonathan Tah are such good friends, because they have widely **divergent** opinions on a lot of topics.\<\<
58
# CHOOSE THE WORD OR PHRASE THAT BEST COMPLETES THIS SENTENCE.
\>\>Some top executives at the company were caught authorizing illegal activities, but because of their political influence they were just given a **...**.\<\<
## Footnote
**slap on the fingers**
**nudge on the shoulder**
**slap on the wrist**
**wink**
**nod of the head**
\>\>Some top executives at the company were caught authorizing illegal activities, but because of their political influence they were just given a **slap on the wrist**.\<\<
59
LISTENING PRACTICE
***What is the speaker describing?***
* a sports event
* a journey
* a theatrical event
* a business meeting
a sports event
60
LISTENING PRACTICE
***What does the report suggest the detectives know?***
* how the woman was taken
* where the woman was taken to
* where the woman disappeared
* where the woman was found
where the woman disappeared
61
LISTENING PRACTICE
***What does the woman think about the man?***
* He has done as much as he can.
* He is over-obsessed by the project.
* He has not appreciated his achievement.
* He feels guilty.
He has not appreciated his achievement.
62
# FILL IN THE MISSING ENGLISH WORD.
Timo Werner was
***[thinking carefully and deeply]***
on his chances to score a goal when his phone rang in the bathroom.
(to) ruminate
["ruminating"]
63
# FILL IN THE MISSING ENGLISH WORD.
What sort of moronic sport was football, Marcel Halstenberg
***[(to) think carefully and deeply about sth]***
on entering the pitch.
(to) ruminate
["ruminated"]
64
# CHOOSE THE VERB FROM THE LIST BELOW THAT BEST MATCHES THIS DESCRIPTION:
*\>\>(to) be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide\<\<*
* **(to) bethink**
* **(to) cogitate**
* **(to) wonder/question**
* **(to) puzzle**
* **(to) consider/study**
(to) puzzle
65
# CHOOSE THE VERB FROM THE LIST BELOW THAT BEST MATCHES THIS DESCRIPTION.
*\>\>(to) consider/ponder sth very carefully\<\<*
* **(to) bethink**
* **(to) cogitate**
* **(to) wonder/question**
* **(to) puzzle**
* **(to) consider/study**
(to) bethink
66
# CHOOSE THE VERB FROM THE LIST BELOW THAT BEST MATCHES THIS DESCRIPTION:
*\>\>(to) give careful consideration to\<\<*
* **(to) bethink**
* **(to) cogitate**
* **(to) wonder/question**
* **(to) puzzle**
* **(to) consider/study**
(to) consider/study
67
# CHOOSE THE VERB FROM THE LIST BELOW THAT BEST MATCHES THIS DESCRIPTION:
*\>\>(to) consider carefully and deeply/reflect upon/turn over in one's mind\<\<*
* **(to) bethink**
* **(to) cogitate**
* **(to) wonder/question**
* **(to) puzzle**
* **(to) consider/study**
(to) cogitate
68
# CHOOSE THE VERB FROM THE LIST BELOW THAT BEST MATCHES THIS DESCRIPTION:
*\>\>(to) place in doubt/express doubtful speculation\<\<*
* **(to) bethink**
* **(to) cogitate**
* **(to) wonder/question**
* **(to) puzzle**
* **(to) consider/study**
(to) wonder/question
69
LISTENING PRACTICE
***Listen to the conversation. What does the woman think about the design of the object?***
* It's not to her taste.
* It is inappropriate.
* It is of the wrong material.
It is inappropriate.
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LISTENING PRACTICE
***Why does the man think people buy designer label clothes?***
* to give them status
* to guarantee quality
* to make them distinctive
to give them status
71
LISTENING PRACTICE
***Who are the speaker's clients?***
* designers
* buyers
* manufacturers
manufacturers
72
WHICH NOUN CAN BE USED WITH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING ADJECTIVES?
## Footnote
**high/low/average ...**
**remarkable/outstanding/exceptional ...**
**mixed ...**
**uncanny ...**
ability
73
WHIS IS A SYNONYM OF:
_indefatigable_ ?
**►proper**
**►enervated**
**►slovenly**
**►tireless**
tireless
74
WHIS IS A SYNONYM OF:
_lachrymose_ ?
►**quirky**
►**noisy**
►**tearful**
►**wild**
tearful
75
WHICH IS A SYNONYM OF:
\>\>_alacrity_\<\< ?
►scrupulousness
►promptness
►wrath
►belligerence
promptness
76
WHICH IS A SYNONYM OF:
\>\>_expiate_\<\< ?
►(to) return or remove (as a plate)
►(to) make amends for
►(to) lose vigor or health
►(to) renounce
(to) make amends for
77
WHICH IS A SYNONYM OF:
\>\>_bellicose_\<\< ?
►constructive
►warlike
►alluring
►repellent
warlike
78
WHICH IS A SYNONYM OF:
\>\>_picayune_\<\< ?
►gilded
►longwinded
►adventurous
►triviality
triviality
79
WHICH IS A SYNONYM OF:
\>\>_supine_\<\< ?
►placating or mollifying behaviour
►easily annoyed or angered
►lying on the back or with the face upward
►exciting and adventurous
lying on the back or with the face upward
80
WHICH IS A SYNONYM OF:
\>\>_phlegmatic_\<\< ?
►higgledy-piggledy
►impulsive
►stoic
►hot-blooded
stoic
81
WHICH IS A SYNONYM OF:
\>\>_scrumptious_\<\< ?
►whole
►negative
►risky
►delicious
delicious
82
WHICH IS A SYNONYM OF:
\>\>_probity_\<\< ?
►emergence
►mendacity
►misanthropy
►virtuousness
virtuousness
83
WHICH IS A SYNONYM OF:
\>\>_indolent_\<\< ?
►frenetic
►melancholy
►lazy
►philistine
lazy
84
WHICH IS A SYNONYM OF:
\>\>_imbroglio_\<\< ?
►frolic
►nonchalance
►inhibition
►embroilment
embroilment
85
WHICH IS A SYNONYM OF:
\>\>_meretricious_\<\< ?
►tawdrily and falsely attractive
►valuable and satisfying
►filled with delight and wonder
►of falsified origin
tawdrily and falsely attractive
86
WHAT IS THIS?
**[a steam or diesel engine for drawing heavy loads on roads, fields, etc.]**
traction engine
[***image:*** 19TH-CENTURY STEAM-DRIVEN TRACTION ENGINE]
87
_WHAT IS THIS?_
## Footnote
**►any often trailing plant with large blue, white, or pink flowers**
Tradescantia
["Dreimasterblume"]
88
_WHAT IS THIS?_
**The** **►**?**s were so named when transport of cargo relied on strong winds to propel sailing ships. Flowing from the mid-latitudes towards the equator, the** **►**?**s blow reliably from east to west as a result of the Earth rotating faster than the atmosphere at the equator.]**
trade wind
89
_WHAT IS THIS?_
**►Water vapour evaporates constantly through pores in the surface of a plant's leaves. Fresh supplies of moisture enter the plant's roots from the soil. Root pressure forces the water up the stem, where capillary action draws it further in a continuous '►**? **stream'.**
(to) transpire
90
_WHAT IS THIS?_
A **►**? is an electric component used to control electric current and to provide amplification. A small change in the voltage applied between its base and emitter causes a large change in the current flowing from the collector to the emitter. In a radio, **►**?s amplify small voltages from the aerial to create the large currents needed to operate the loudspeaker.
transistor
[image**:** FEATURES OF A BIPLOAR TRANSISTOR]
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_WHAT IS THIS?_
A **►**? consists of two wire coils wrapped around an iron core. An alternating current passed through the primary coil creates a fluctuating magnetic field in the core, inducing a new voltage in the secondary coil.
transformer
[*image:* STEP-DOWN TRANSFORMER]
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# CHOOSE THE VERB THAT BEST COMPLETES THIS SENTENCE. Change the verb form if necessary.
\>\>Ilkay Gündogan is an arrogant football player. Nobody wants to ? his behaviour any longer.\<\<
* drop in
* make up
* break down
* object to
* live up to
* put up with
* show off
* believe in
put up with
93
# CHOOSE THE VERB THAT BEST COMPLETES THIS SENTENCE. Change the verb form if necessary.
\>\>Joshua Kimmich's pop song didn't ? his team mates' expectations, but maybe they were influenced by Jonathan Tah's compositions.\<\<
* drop in
* make up
* break down
* object to
* live up to
* put up with
* show off
* believe in
live up to
94
# CHOOSE THE VERB THAT BEST COMPLETES THIS SENTENCE. Change the verb form if necessary.
\>\>Lothar Löw offered his version of the offensive scheme but all players ? it at once.\<\<
* drop in
* make up
* break down
* object to
* live up to
* put up with
* show off
* believe in
objected to
95
# CHOOSE THE VERB THAT BEST COMPLETES THIS SENTENCE. Change the verb form if necessary.
\>\>After 16 hours of meetings, the trade talks finally ? without an agreeement.\<\<
## Footnote
**drop in**
**make up**
**break down**
**object to**
**live up to**
**put up with**
**show off**
**believe in**
broke down
96
# CHOOSE THE VERB THAT BEST COMPLETES THIS SENTENCE. Change the verb form if necessary.
\>\>After Kai Havertz's and Julian Brandt's quarrel they decided to visit a gay bar and ?.\<\<
## Footnote
**drop in**
**make up**
**break down**
**object to**
**live up to**
**put up with**
**show off**
**believe in**
make up
97
# CHOOSE THE VERB THAT BEST COMPLETES THIS SENTENCE. Change the verb form if necessary.
\>\>Antonio Rüdiger and his boyfriend happened to be in Cologne for a short holiday so they just ? without calling in advance.\<\<
## Footnote
**drop in**
**make up**
**break down**
**object to**
**live up to**
**put up with**
**show off**
**believe in**
drop in
98
# FILL IN THE GAP USING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE MISSING EXPRESSION AND ONE OF THE WORDS FROM THE LIST BELOW.
Professional football players usually show a **?** towards aggression.
***[a tendency to behave in a particular way, or to like a particular thing, used especially about sth bad]***
* probity
* prodigy
* procrastination
* proclivity
* procreation
proclivity
99
# FILL IN THE GAP USING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE MISSING EXPRESSION AND ONE OF THE WORDS FROM THE LIST BELOW.
A malleable metal can be beaten into a sheet whereas a ? metal can be drawn out into a wire.
***[? metals can be pressed or pulled into shape without needing to be heated]***
ductile
duplex
durable
duodenal
dyslexic
ductile
100
# FILL IN THE GAP USING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE MISSING EXPRESSION AND ONE OF THE WORDS FROM THE LIST BELOW.
Accompanied by Leon Goretzka on his **?**, Kevin Trapp sang a mixture of country songs. Their team mates fled horrified.
***[a musical instrument like a small accordion, that you hold in both hands and play by pressing in from each side]***
* concert grand
* concertina
* conchy
* concord
* concussion
concertina
101
# FILL IN THE GAP USING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE MISSING EXPRESSION AND ONE OF THE WORDS FROM THE LIST BELOW.
After the German football team had lost the match they drove to their hotel and ran up one flight of stairs to the rooms. There they started **?** drawers and destroying equipment.
***[(to) push or move sth so that the part which usually touches the ground does so no longer]***
* (to) undulate
* (to) unwind
* (to) uplift
* (to) uphold
* (to) upend
(to) upend
["upending"]
102
# FILL IN THE GAP USING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE MISSING EXPRESSION.
The rabbits had ? a hole under the fence.
## Footnote
***[(to) make a hole or passage in the ground]***
The rabbits had burrowed a hole under the fence.
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# FILL IN THE GAP USING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE MISSING EXPRESSION.
Toads ? into the earth to hide from their enemies.
## Footnote
***[(to) make a hole or passage in the ground]***
Toads burrow into the earth to hide from their enemies.
104
AN ERROR HAS CREPT INTO THE SENTENCE BELOW.
IDENTIFY AND CORRECT IT.
\>\>It was so hot in the restaurant that, after half an hour, Emre Can and his boyfriend were starting to shrivel.\<\<
\>\>It was so hot in the restaurant that, after half an hour, Emre Can and his boyfriend were starting to wilt.\<\<
105
AN ERROR HAS CREPT INTO THE SENTENCE BELOW.
IDENTIFY AND CORRECT IT.
\>\>It was so hot in the restaurant that after half an hour Emre Can and his boyfriend were starting to wilt.\<\<
\>\>It was so hot in the restaurant that, after half an hour, Emre Can and his boyfriend were starting to wilt.\<\<
106
AN ERROR HAS CREPT INTO THE SENTENCE BELOW.
IDENTIFY AND CORRECT IT.
\>\>Serge Gnabry and Bushido had a hurricane romance - they met and married within two weeks.\<\<
\>\>Serge Gnabry and Bushido had a whirlwind romance - they met and married within two weeks.\<\<
107
AN ERROR HAS CREPT INTO THE SENTENCE BELOW.
IDENTIFY AND CORRECT IT.
\>\>Philipp Max usually buys his blouses on agreement to take them back if they don't fit him.\<\<
\>\>Philipp Max usually buys his blouses on approval to take them back if they don't fit him.\<\<
108
AN ERROR HAS CREPT INTO THE SENTENCE BELOW.
IDENTIFY AND CORRECT IT.
\>\>It's always nice to see Lothar Löw - he's such a beam of sunshine.\<\<
\>\>It's always nice to see Lothar Löw - he's such a ray of sunshine.\<\<
109
AN ERROR HAS CREPT INTO THE SENTENCE BELOW.
IDENTIFY AND CORRECT IT.
\>\>The recently discovered documents provide credence to Angela Merkel's interpretation of events.\<\<
\>\>The recently discovered documents lend credence to Angela Merkel's interpretation of events.\<\<
110
AN ERROR HAS CREPT INTO THE SENTENCE BELOW.
IDENTIFY AND CORRECT IT.
\>\>Not many people are good at assessing their own abilities and Jérôme Boateng must be merited for recognizing that he would never become a great football player.\<\<
\>\>Not many people are good at assessing their own abilities and Jérôme Boateng must be commended for recognizing that he would never become a great football player.\<\<
111
AN ERROR HAS CREPT INTO THE SENTENCE BELOW.
IDENTIFY AND CORRECT IT.
\>\>Anyone who lies under oath will be charged with inverting the course of justice.\<\<
\>\>Anyone who lies under oath will be charged with perverting the course of justice.\<\<
112
AN ERROR HAS CREPT INTO THE SENTENCE BELOW.
IDENTIFY AND CORRECT IT.
\>\>Sometimes a pension can provide you with a chunk sum on retirement as well as or instead of a monthly income.\<\<
\>\>Sometimes a pension can provide you with a lump sum on retirement as well as or instead of a monthly income.\<\<
113
# FILL IN THE MISSING ENGLISH WORD.
The German national football team are the most difficult to defeat, because they are so
***[liking war and being skilful in it]***.
warlike
114
_WHAT DO YOU HEAR?_
(to) scald
["verbrühen"]
115
# _FILL IN THE MISSING ENGLISH WORD._
«Playing football, Joshua Kimmich often turns with a flop [Misserfolg], his belly following with
**►quickness and eagerness**
losing his only good angle.»
alacrity
["Eifer; Munterkeit"]
116
# _FILL IN THE MISSING ENGLISH WORD._
Manuel Neuer has been a **►**? peace campaigner for many years.
## Footnote
**►working very hard in a determinded way without stopping**
Manuel Neuer has been a **tireless** peace campaigner for many years.
117
_WHICH NOUN CAN BE USED WITH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS?_
## Footnote
**(to) be in a position of ...**
**(to) have an air of ...**
**challenge to sb's ...**
**an ... figure**
authority
118
WHICH NOUN CAN BE USED WITH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS?
(to) win a(n) **...**
(to) get/receive a(n) **...**
(to) give sb a(n) **...**
award
119
WHICH NOUN CAN BE USED WITH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS?
## Footnote
(to) present sb with a(n) **...**
(to) be nominated for a(n) **...**
(to) be up for a(n) **...**
award
120
ENGLISH LISTENING PRACTICE.
_Answer the speaker's question._
_Write a full sentence._
The man's unable to start typing.
121
ENGLISH LISTENING PRACTICE.
Answer the speaker's question.
Write a full sentence.
He thought the pie was delicious.
122
ENGLISH LISTENING PRACTICE.
Answer the speaker's question.
Write a full sentence.
He will leave the office in about an hour.
123
ENGLISH LISTENING PRACTICE.
Answer the speaker's question.
Write a full sentence.
She won't be able to go skiing.
124
ENGLISH LISTENING PRACTICE.
Answer the speaker's question.
Write a full sentence.
It's not too far for her to carry the packages.
125
ENGLISH LISTENING PRACTICE.
Answer the speaker's question.
Write a full sentence.
He probably calls his brothers frequently.
126
ENGLISH LISTENING PRACTICE.
Answer the speaker's question.
Write a full sentence.
The battery is not correctly positioned.
127
ENGLISH LISTENING PRACTICE.
Answer the speaker's question.
Write a full sentence.
It might not be necessary to buy a guidebook.
128
ENGLISH LISTENING PRACTICE.
Answer the speaker's question.
Write a full sentence.
They're discussing being hungry.
129
ENGLISH LISTENING PRACTICE.
Answer the speaker's question.
Write a full sentence.
Tom's apartment probably costs more than the man's.
130
ENGLISH LISTENING PRACTICE.
What is the best response to the speaker?
1. I cook quite often.
2. Please help yourself.
3. I'll see if I can get it for you.
4. You'll never guess.
You'll never guess.
131
ENGLISH LISTENING PRACTICE.
What is the best response to the speaker?
1. *Where are you taking him?*
2. *Of course, I'd love to.*
3. *I already fed him today.*
4. *I used to have a cat.*
Of course, I'd love to.
132
ENGLISH READING PRACTICE.
Read what a man says about his job. Match what he says to the name of his job.
**\>\>Some people treat you so badly and think that's OK as long as they give you a few dollars.\<\<**
1. *police officer*
2. *waiter*
3. *teacher*
4. *nurse*
5. *sports player*
6. *dentist*
7. *gardener*
8. *musician*
9. *pilot*
10. *author*
11. *architect*
waiter
133
ENGLISH READING PRACTICE.
Read what a man says about his job. Match what he says to the name of his job.
***\>\>Many people are suspicious of us but I believe those people are the ones with something to hide.\<\<***
1. police officer
2. waiter
3. teacher
4. nurse
5. sports player
6. dentist
7. gardener
8. musician
9. pilot
10. author
11. architect
police officer
134
ENGLISH READING PRACTICE.
Read what a man says about his job. Match what he says to the name of his job.
**\>\>It's true that I have had to put my hands into and look into some nasty places, but the money's great and everybody wants to know one of us!\<\<**
1. *police officer*
2. *waiter*
3. *teacher*
4. *nurse*
5. *sports player*
6. *dentist*
7. *gardener*
8. *musician*
9. *pilot*
10. *author*
11. *architect*
dentist
135
ENGLISH READING PRACTICE.
Read what a man says about his job. Match what he says to the name of his job.
**\>\>It's not all fancy performances and globetrotting I can tell you! Without hard work, dedication and lots and lots of practice, you won't succeed.\<\<**
1. *police officer*
2. *waiter*
3. *teacher*
4. *nurse*
5. *sports player*
6. *dentist*
7. *gardener*
8. *musician*
9. *pilot*
10. *author*
11. *architect*
musician
136
ENGLISH READING PRACTICE.
Read what a man says about his job. Match what he says to the name of his job.
**\>\>We have become a lot more aware in recent years about health dangers that exist while working here and now we are even more careful. After all, I want to remain on this side of the curtain!\<\<**
1. *police officer*
2. *waiter*
3. *teacher*
4. *nurse*
5. *sports player*
6. *dentist*
7. *gardener*
8. *musician*
9. *pilot*
10. *author*
11. *architect*
nurse
137
ENGLISH READING PRACTICE.
Read what a man says about his job. Match what he says to the name of his job.
**\>\>It's great seeing paper plans come to real stone and brick reality.\<\<**
1. *police officer*
2. *waiter*
3. *teacher*
4. *nurse*
5. *sports player*
6. *dentist*
7. *gardener*
8. *musician*
9. *pilot*
10. *author*
11. *architect*
architect
138
ENGLISH READING PRACTICE.
Read what a man says about his job. Match what he says to the name of his job.
**\>\>Yeah, we get paid a lot but there's always the risk of injury and our careers are pretty short.\<\<**
1. *police officer*
2. *waiter*
3. *teacher*
4. *nurse*
5. *sports player*
6. *dentist*
7. *gardener*
8. *musician*
9. *pilot*
10. *author*
11. *architect*
sports player
139
ENGLISH READING PRACTICE.
Read what a man says about his job. Match what he says to the name of his job.
**\>\>The first and last five minutes are the most stressful and that goes for the members of the public as well.\<\<**
1. *police officer*
2. *waiter*
3. *teacher*
4. *nurse*
5. *sports player*
6. *dentist*
7. *gardener*
8. *musician*
9. *pilot*
10. *author*
11. *architect*
pilot
140
ENGLISH READING PRACTICE.
Read what a man says about his job. Match what he says to the name of his job.
**\>\>Some days, I get blocked really badly and can't string more than two words together.\<\<**
1. *police officer*
2. *waiter*
3. *teacher*
4. *nurse*
5. *sports player*
6. *dentist*
7. *gardener*
8. *musician*
9. *pilot*
10. *author*
11. *architect*
author
141
ENGLISH READING PRACTICE.
Read what a man says about his job. Match what he says to the name of his job.
**\>\>In this institution, a lot of it is control. When you consider their home life, that's understandable!\<\<**
1. *police officer*
2. *waiter*
3. *teacher*
4. *nurse*
5. *sports player*
6. *dentist*
7. *gardener*
8. *musician*
9. *pilot*
10. *author*
11. *architect*
teacher
142
ENGLISH READING PRACTICE.
Read what a man says about his job. Match what he says to the name of his job.
**\>\>I consider myself an artist, I really do! What I create lasts a long time and can even change throughout the year.\<\<**
1. *police officer*
2. *waiter*
3. *teacher*
4. *nurse*
5. *sports player*
6. *dentist*
7. *gardener*
8. *musician*
9. *pilot*
10. *author*
11. *architect*
gardener
143
WHICH WORD FROM THE LIST MATCHES THE DESCRIPTION BELOW?
►not very good/not certain to happen
* irksome
* iffy
* idly
* illicit
* ignoble
iffy
144
WHICH WORD FROM THE LIST MATCHES THE DESCRIPTION BELOW?
►a type of reddish-yellow earth used in paints
* ocelot
* octopus
* occiput
* odium
* ochre
ochre
145
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE PREPOSITION
►\>\>**over**\<\
146
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE ADVERB
►\>\>out\<\
147
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE EXPRESSION
►\>\>on your own\<\
148
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE EXPRESSION
►\>\>own\<\< - NOT followed by a noun?
149
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE EXPRESSION
►\>\>own\<\
150
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT
►non-finite sentences?
151
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT
►\>\>out of\<\
152
# FILL IN THE GAP USING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE MISSING EXPRESSION AND ONE OF THE WORDS FROM THE LIST BELOW.
When Joshua Kimmich sold his trousers he made a ?.
**[a very large amount of money]**
* minx
* minion
* minger
* mink
* mint
mint
153
# FILL IN THE GAP USING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE MISSING EXPRESSION AND ONE OF THE WORDS FROM THE LIST BELOW.
Lukas Klostermann remembers growing up in Hanoi and enjoying a flat style ? toothpick to chew on.
**[a sweet-smelling brown substance used for giving a special taste to cakes and other sweet foods]**
* chimera
* cinnamon
* chimp
* cinder
* cinnabar
cinnamon
154
MATCH THIS DEFINITION TO ONE OF THE WORDS BELOW.
**(to) prevent something or make something impossible**
* preclude
* refute
* remonstrate
(to) preclude
155
MATCH THIS DEFINITION TO ONE OF THE WORDS BELOW.
**(to) prove that a statement or idea is not correct**
* preclude
* refute
* remonstrate
(to) refute
156
MATCH THIS DEFINITION TO ONE OF THE WORDS BELOW.
**(to) tell someone that you strongly disapprove of something they have said or done**
* preclude
* refute
* remonstrate
(to) remonstrate
157
SPECIFY AN ENGLISH EQUIVALENT TO THESE WORDS/EXPRESSIONS:
* ***French:*** compagnon
* ***Russian:*** спутник
companion
158
MATCH THIS DEFINITION TO ONE OF THE WORDS BELOW.
If cloth or other material ?s, or if sth ?s it, the threads become loose because the material is old.
* (to) frazzle
* (to) freak
* (to) fray
* (to) freckle
* (to) free
(to) fray
159
# FILL IN THE GAP USING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE MISSING EXPRESSION AND ONE OF THE WORDS FROM THE LIST BELOW.
While playing soccer, Marcel Halstenberg often looks up to watch distant jets' ?s, whooshing along in impressive white streams.
**[a line of white steam made in the sky by a plane]**
* contour
* contrail
* continuo
* contrition
* contusion
* convex
contrail
160
# FILL IN THE GAP USING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE MISSING EXPRESSION AND ONE OF THE WORDS FROM THE LIST BELOW.
Lukas Klostermann's and Emre Can's marriage began to ?soon after the honeymoon.
**[(to) fail after a period of time because something has gone wrong]**
* (to) forfeit
* (to) forestall
* (to) fork out
* (to) founder
* (to) forgather
* (to) forego
(to) founder
161
MATCH THIS DEFINITION TO ONE OF THE WORDS BELOW.
**an area of low wet muddy ground, sometimes containing bushes or grasses**
* boll
* boom
* bog
* bop
* bore
bog
162
MATCH THIS DEFINITION TO ONE OF THE WORDS BELOW.
**(to) go down a cliff or rock by sliding down a rope and touching the rock or cliff with your feet**
* (to) rappel
* (to) ransack
* (to) rash
* (to) randan
* (to) rapine
(to) rappel
163
MATCH THIS DEFINITION TO ONE OF THE WORDS BELOW.
**(to) make someone who is climbing a mountain etc safe by attaching a rope to them and a rock**
* (to) belt-loop
* (to) behest
* (to) belay
* (to) belch
* (to) belfry
(to) belay
164
MATCH THIS DEFINITION TO ONE OF THE WORDS BELOW.
**strong woven material in narrow bands, used for supporting seats, holding things etc**
* weaving
* wearing
* wedgie
* webbing
* weenie
webbing
165
# FILL IN THE GAP USING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE MISSING EXPRESSION AND ONE OF THE WORDS FROM THE LIST BELOW.
\>\>Bavaria and Thringia are ? with each other, but the laws are quite different.\<\<
**[next to something, or next to each other]**
* contextual
* constitutional
* consular
* confiding
* contiguous
contiguous
166
# FILL IN THE GAP USING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE MISSING EXPRESSION AND ONE OF THE WORDS FROM THE LIST BELOW.
\>\>German professional football players got a ? 2% pay raise last year. They are going to eke out a meagre existence.\<\<
**[very small and disappointing in size, quantity, or value - used to show disapproval]**
* meanly
* measured
* meaty
* meddlesome
* mediocre
* measly
measly
167
# FILL IN THE GAP USING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE MISSING EXPRESSION AND ONE OF THE WORDS FROM THE LIST BELOW.
\>\>Last night Marcel Halstenberg was busy ? apples in the kitchen. That's why he overslept the next morning and was late for soccer training.\<\<
**[(to) cut off the outer layer of sth, using a sharp knife]**
* (to) part
* (to) pass
* (to) patter
* (to) pare
* (to) paw
* (to) peddle
(to) pare
["paring"]
168
# FILL IN THE GAP USING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE MISSING EXPRESSION AND ONE OF THE WORDS FROM THE LIST BELOW.
\>\>Timo Werner's salary has been ? to the bone.\<\<
**[(to) reduce the amount, number, or size of sth as much as you can]**
(to) part
(to) pass
(to) patter
(to) pare
(to) paw
(to) peddle
(to) pare
["pared"]
169
WHICH NOUN CAN BE USED WITH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS?
## Footnote
**(to) pick up/scoop up a(n) ...**
**The ... goes to ...**
**the highest ...**
**a top/major ...**
award
170
WHICH NOUN CAN BE USED WITH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS?
a special/prestigious **...**
a film/music/poetry/literary **...**
a(n) **...** ceremony
a(n) **...** winner/scheme
award
171
WHAT IS THIS?
## Footnote
**a wild spring-flowering anemone**
wood anemone
172
WHAT IS THIS?
## Footnote
**any game bird of the genus *Scolopax***
woodcock
173
WHAT IS THIS?
**a small North American animal that has thick brown fur**
woodchuck
174
LISTENING PRACTICE
Listen and answer the question:
*What does the man imply?*
Write a full sentence.
The man's team always loses.
175
LISTENING PRACTICE
Listen and answer the question:
*What does the woman mean?*
Write a full sentence.
The woman's happy the season has changed.
176
LISTENING PRACTICE
Listen and answer the question:
*What does the man suggest the woman do?*
Write a full sentence.
He suggests that she should get another (car?).
177
LISTENING PRACTICE
Listen and answer the question:
*What has Alice probably been doing?*
Write a full sentence.
She's been studying.
178
LISTENING PRACTICE
Listen and answer the question:
*What does the man mean?*
Write a full sentence.
The books in the store are old.
179
LISTENING PRACTICE
Listen and answer the question:
*What does the man imply?*
Write a full sentence.
Pure water isn't appropriate for guests.
180
LISTENING PRACTICE
Listen and answer the question:
*What does the woman mean?*
Write a full sentence.
She is too far away to hear.
181
LISTENING PRACTICE
Listen and answer the question:
*What does the man mean?*
Write a full sentence.
They (?) can work together the next day.
182
LISTENING PRACTICE
Listen and answer the question:
*What does the man imply about the woman?*
Write a full sentence.
She's written a lot of letters recently.
183
WHAT IS THIS?
**a relief cut on a block of wood sawn across the grain** [Holzfaser]
(wood) engraving
184
WHAT IS THIS?
**any bird of the family** *Picidae* **that climbs and taps tree trunks in search of insects**
woodpecker
185
WHAT IS THIS?
**a white-flowered plant of the genus** *Galium*
woodruff
[Waldmeister]
186
WHAT
**was a popular way of providing an attractive finish for building interiors and furniture from the Middle Ages through to the 19th century**?
woodcarving
187
WHAT SORT OF INSTRUMENTS
**produce sound when air is blown into them**?
woodwind
188
# FILL IN THE GAP USING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE MISSING WORD/EXPRESSION
Professional football players are wealthy men nowadays, and dressed in
**tight jackets, worn in Europe from about 1400 to the middle 1600s**
and gold chains round their necks.
doublet(s)
189
WHAT IS THE MAN WEARING?
a doublet
190
# FILL IN THE MISSING ENGLISH WORD.
\>\>a
**a ? article, book etc is important, and influences the way things develop in the future**
study of eightenth-century France\<\<
a seminal study of eighteenth-century France
191
# FILL IN THE MISSING ENGLISH WORD.
\>\>Joshua Kimmich wrote a
**an article, book etc that is important, and influences the way things develop in the future**
article on gay football players while he was still a schoolboy.\<\<
seminal
192
# FILL IN THE MISSING ENGLISH WORD.
\>\>Nothing could
**(to) make an unpleasant feeling less painful or severe**
his guilt.\<\<
Nothing could assuage his guilt.
193
# FILL IN THE MISSING ENGLISH WORD.
Professional football players tend to
**(to) make an unpleasant feeling less painful or severe**
feelings of rage against the injustice of losing a match.
(to) assuage
194
ENGLISH GRAMMAR:
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT
►\>\>necessity/future\<\
195
ENGLISH GRAMMAR:
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE EXPRESSION
►\>\>must not\<\
196
ENGLISH GRAMMAR:
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE EXPRESSION
►\>\>needn't\<\
197
ENGLISH GRAMMAR:
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT
►\>\>didn't need to\<\
198
ENGLISH GRAMMAR:
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT
►\>\>must be ...ing\<\
199
ENGLISH GRAMMAR:
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT
►\>\>subordinate clauses\<\
200
ENGLISH GRAMMAR:
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT
►\>\>**the position of subordinate clauses**\<
201
_Fill in the gap using one of the options shown in the list._
We promised to keep in touch **whatever** happened to us in life.
202
_Fill in the gap using one of the options shown in the list._
They live about **an hour's drive** from here.
203
_Fill in the gap using one of the options shown in the list._
If the decision **had been taken** before he arrived, he would have been furious.
204
_Fill in the gap using one of the options shown in the list._
In such a complex situation as this mistakes **are bound to** happen occasionally.
205
_FALSE FRIENDS_
\>\>jobben\<\<
(to) work
206
_FALSE FRIENDS_
\>\>per\<\<
by
207
_FALSE FRIENDS_
\>\>überhören\<\<
(to) not hear
208
_FALSE FRIENDS_
\>\>Maschine\<\<
(aero)plane
209
_FALSE FRIENDS_
\>\>blamieren\<\<
(to) make a fool of oneself
210
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
_M__ake sure that the second sentence has the same meaning as the first, or as close a meaning as possible, and take care to include the word COULD._
1. Leroy Sané doesn't know why his boyfriend didn't tell him he'd lost his job.
2. His boyfriend ? he'd lost his job.
His boyfriend **could have told him** he'd lost his job.
211
_SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION_
_M__ake sure that the second sentence has the same meaning as the first, or as close a meaning as possible, and take care to include the word OVER._
1. Helene Fischer is still finding it so hard to accept that she didn't pass the German language exam at the local adult education centre.
2. Helene Fischer can't seem to ? the German language exam at the local adult education centre.
Helene Fischer can't seem to **get over not passing** the German language exam at the local adult education centre.
212
_SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION_
_M__ake sure that the second sentence has the same meaning as the first, or as close a meaning as possible, and take care to include the word WELL._
1. Marco Buschmann loves both waterskiing and wrestling.
2. ?, he loves wrestling.
**As well as waterskiing**, he loves wrestling.
213
_SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION_
M_ake sure that the second sentence has the same meaning as the first, or as close a meaning as possible, and take care to include the word INTEND._
1. Annalena Baerbock has no intention of going to university again.
2. She ? to university.
She **does not intend to go** to university.
214
_SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION_
M_ake sure that the second sentence has the same meaning as the first, or as close a meaning as possible, and take care to include the word CONCERNED._
1. In Hansi Flick's opinion, it's a complete waste of time nagging on at the football players. They never listen to a word he says.
2. ? it's a complete waste of time nagging on at players.
**As far as Hansi Flick is concerned**, it's a complete waste of time nagging on at players.
215
ENGLISH GRAMMAR
_Follow the instructions._
_Listen to the solution and explanations._
216
_ENGLISH TALKING_
Two-Part-Responses:
_Complete the dialogue by an appropriate second speaker's comment._
\>\>Yes, thanks, I'd love some.\<\<
217
ENGLISH GRAMMAR
Two-Part-Responses:
_Complete the dialogue by an appropriate second speaker's comment._
Oh, don't mention it. It was my pleasure.
218
_ENGLISH TALKING_
Two-Part-Responses:
_Complete the dialogue by an appropriate second speaker's comment._
\>\>Oh thanks, I really appreciate it.\<\<
219
_What do you associate with this image?_
(to) see
220
_What do you associate with this image?_
a capable cook and a tasty meal
221
_Which of the following words best fits the description?_
►(to) **hold sth very tightly and not let it go**
1. (to) hold
2. (to) grip
3. (to) clutch
4. (to) clasp
(to) grip
222
_Which of the following words best fits the description?_
►(to) **hold sth tightly, esp because you do not want to drop or lose it**
1. (to) hold
2. (to) grip
3. (to) clutch
4. (to) clasp
5. (to) get/take hold of sth
(to) clutch
223
_Which of the following words best fits the description?_
►(to) **have sth in your hand, hands or arms**
1. (to) hold
2. (to) grip
3. (to) clutch
4. (to) clasp
5. (to) get/take hold of sth
(to) hold
224
_Which of the following words best fits the description?_
►(to) **take sth in your hand or hands and hold it**
1. (to) hold
2. (to) grip
3. (to) clutch
4. (to) clasp
5. (to) get/take hold of sth
(to) get/take hold of sth
225
_Which of the following words best fits the description?_
►*[written]* (to) **hold sb or sth tightly, closing your fingers or arms around them**
1. (to) hold
2. (to) grip
3. (to) clutch
4. (to) clasp
5. (to) get/take hold of sth
(to) clasp
226
_Which of the following words best fits the description?_
►*[informal]* **sb who is very interested in a subject and knows a lot about it**
1. expert
2. specialist
3. authority
4. connoisseur
5. buff
6. virtuoso
buff
227
_Which of the following words best fits the description?_
►**an expert whose knowledge and opinions are greatly respected**
1. expert
2. specialist
3. authority
4. connoisseur
5. buff
6. virtuoso
authority
228
_Which of the following words best fits the description?_
►**sb who has a lot of knowledge about sth or skill at doing sth**
1. expert
2. specialist
3. authority
4. connoisseur
5. buff
6. virtuoso
expert
229
_Which of the following words best fits the description?_
►**an expert who has studied a particular medical or technical subject for a long time and knows much more about it than other people**
1. expert
2. specialist
3. authority
4. connoisseur
5. buff
6. virtuoso
specialist
230
_Which of the following words best fits the description?_
►**an expert on food, art, literature, or design, who has had a lot of experience and knows when sth is of very poor quality**
1. expert
2. specialist
3. authority
4. connoisseur
5. buff
6. virtuoso
connoisseur
231
_Which of the following words best fits the description?_
►**an expert on food, art, literature, or design, who has had a lot of experience and knows when sth is of very poor quality**
1. expert
2. specialist
3. authority
4. connoisseur
5. buff
6. virtuoso
connoisseur
232
_Which of the following words best fits the description?_
►**an expert player or performer**
1. expert
2. specialist
3. authority
4. connoisseur
5. buff
6. virtuoso
virtuoso
233
_In this sentence, make sure that the second sentence has the same meaning as the first, or as close a meaning as possible._
## Footnote
**►Julian Draxler should have realized his boyfriend was a con man.**
Julian Draxler **ought to have known** his boyfriend was a con man.
234
_What do you hear?_
torpor
[Trägheit; Abgestumpftheit]
235
_What do you hear?_
drudgery
[Schufterei; stumpfinnige Plackerei]
236
_What do you hear?_
fully-fledged
[richtig(-gehend)]
237
_Which English verb would you preferrably associate with this image?_
(to) slake
[(Durst) stillen; löschen]
238
_What does this abbreviation mean?_
fl.
LATIN:
«flourit»
ENGLISH:
«flourished»
NOTE:
This abbreviation is followed by the dates during which the person, usually famous, was active and productive in his/her profession. It is typically used when the person's dates of birth and death are unknown.
239
_What do these abbreviations mean?_
f. (SINGULAR)
ff. (PLURAL)
LATIN:
«folio/foliis»
ENGLISH:
«and following»
NOTE:
This abbreviation is used in citations to indicate an unspecified number of pages following the specified page.
240
_Rewrite the underlined part of this sentence with an idiom._
«Hansi Flick is an awful trainer to work for; the football players _have to do what he wants whenever he wants it_, eight hours a day, seven days a week.»
Hansi Flick is an awful trainer to work for; the football players **are at his beck and call**, eight hours a day, seven days a week.
241
_Rewrite the underlined part of this sentence with an idiom._
«Marco Buschmann has _had to take_ a lot of trouble from the German press in recent weeks.»
Marco Buschmann has **been at/on the receiving end of** a lot of trouble from the German press in recent weeks.
242
_Rewrite the underlined part of this sentence with an idiom._
«Hansi Flick causes all the trouble, and the football players always have to _take the blame_.»
Hansi Flick causes all the trouble, and the football players always have to **carry the can**.
243
_Rewrite the underlined part of this sentence with an idiom._
«Jamal Musiala doesn't want Hansi Flick telling him what to do on the pitch all the time. He'd rather be _allowed to make his own decisions about how to play_.»
Jamal Musiala doesn't want Hansi Flick telling him what to do on the pitch all the time. He'd rather be **left to his own devices**.
244
_Rewrite this sentence with a noun phrase matching the description._
**►a problem that cannot be solved because it causes another problem that causes the first problem again**
«Professional football players are caught in a **►**?. They get depressed, so they buy new cars, so they have no money, which makes them depressed again.»
Professional football players are caught in a
**vicious circle**. They get depressed, so they buy new cars, so they have no money, which makes them depressed again.
245
_Rewrite this sentence with a noun phrase matching the description._
**►a problem that cannot be solved because it causes another problem that causes the first problem again**
«Professional football players are caught in a **►**?. They get depressed, so they buy new cars, so they have no money, which makes them depressed again.»
Professional football players are caught in a
**vicious circle**. They get depressed, so they buy new cars, so they have no money, which makes them depressed again.
246
_Answer this question:_
## Footnote
**►What do we call the first attempt at writing sth, e.g. an essay?**
a first draft
247
_Which phrasal verb can you use to express_
►**"**(to) **be given or sold to sb"**
in the following sentence?
\>\>Frank Walter Steinmeier's painting ►? to the highest bidder.\<\<
Frank Walter Steinmeier's painting **went** to the highest bidder.
248
_Which phrasal verb can you use to express_
►**"**(to) **look good together"**
in the following sentence?
\>\>Hans Flick's boyfriend thinks his cream dress and the blue jacket ►? together.\<\<
Hans Flick's boyfriend thinks his cream dress and the blue jacket **go well** together.
249
_Which of the following words best fits the description?_
►(to) **hit your toe against sth and hurt it**
1. (to) hit
2. (to) bump
3. (to) bang/bash
4. (to) stub
(to) stub
250
_Which of the following words best fits the description?_
►(to) **hit sth hard, so that you hurt yourself or damage sth**
1. (to) hit
2. (to) bump
3. (to) bang/bash
4. (to) stub
(to) bang/bash
251
_Which of the following words best fits the description?_
►(to) **hit a part of your body against sth, esp because you do not see or notice it**
1. (to) hit
2. (to) bump
3. (to) bang/bash
4. (to) stub
(to) bump
252
_Which of the following words best fits the description?_
►(to) **have an unpleasant or negative effect on a person or thing;** (to) **touch sth with sudden force**
1. (to) hit
2. (to) bump
3. (to) bang/bash
4. (to) stub
(to) hit
253
_Complete this sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence above it._
1. «Leon Goretzka is spending $60,000 on repairs before he sells his car.»
2. «By the time he sells his car, he ►?.»
1. «Leon Goretzka is spending $60,000 on repairs before he sells his car.»
2. «By the time he sells his car, he **will have spent $60,000 on repairs**.»
254
_Complete this sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence above it._
1. «Leon Goretzka is spending $60,000 on repairs before he sells his car.»
2. «By the time he sells his car, he ►?.»
1. «Leon Goretzka is spending $60,000 on repairs before he sells his car.»
2. «By the time he sells his car, he **will have spent $60,000 on repairs**.»
255
_Complete this sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence above it._
1. «Joshua Kimmich never had to think about his health before his Corona infection.»
2. «This is the first ►?.»
1. «Joshua Kimmich never had to think about his health before his Corona infection.»
2. «This is the first time **Joshua Kimmich has ever had to think about his health**.»
256
_Which of the following words best fits the description?_
►(to) **not allow sb to enter a place or to do sth, esp by preventing it officially**
1. (to) ban
2. (to) prohibit
3. (to) bar
4. (to) proscribe
(to) bar
257
_Which of the following words best fits the description?_
►(to) **say officially that people must not do or have sth**
1. (to) ban
2. (to) prohibit
3. (to) bar
4. (to) proscribe
(to) ban
258
_Which of the following words best fits the description?_
►(to) **say officially that an action is illegal and make a law or rule about this**
1. (to) ban
2. (to) prohibit
3. (to) bar
4. (to) proscribe
(to) prohibit
259
_Which phrasal verb can you use to express_
►**"**(to) **destroy an aircraft or make an aircraft, bird, etc fall to the ground by shooting at it"**
in the following sentence?
\>\>Antonio Rüdiger's father was killed during WW II when his plane was ►? .\<\<
Antonio Rüdiger's father was killed during WW II when his plane was **shot down**.
260
_Which phrasal verb can you use to express_
►**"**[US] (to) **ask for the best or the most you could hope for"**
in the following sentence?
\>\>Professional football players might as well ►? and ask for a promotion as well as a raise.\<\<
Professional football players might as well **shoot for the moon** and ask for a promotion as well as a raise.
261
_Which of the following words best fits the description?_
►**fair and sensible according to most people's standards**
1. fair
2. just
3. reasonable
4. balanced
5. even-handed
6. equitable
reasonable
262
_Which of the following words best fits the description?_
►**treating people equally or in the way that is right**
1. fair
2. just
3. reasonable
4. balanced
5. even-handed
6. equitable
fair
263
_Which of the following words best fits the description?_
►[formal] **giving equal treatment to eveyone involved**
1. fair
2. just
3. reasonable
4. balanced
5. even-handed
6. equitable
equitable
264
_Which of the following words best fits the description?_
►**morally right and fair**
1. fair
2. just
3. reasonable
4. balanced
5. even-handed
6. equitable
just
265
_Which of the following words best fits the description?_
►**giving fair and equal treatment to everyone, esp when it would be easy to favour one particular group**
1. fair
2. just
3. reasonable
4. balanced
5. even-handed
6. equitable
even-handed
266
_Which of the following words best fits the description?_
►**giving fair and equal treatment to everyone, esp when it would be easy to all sides of an argument or subject**
1. fair
2. just
3. reasonable
4. balanced
5. even-handed
6. equitable
balanced
267
_Complete this sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence above it._
1. «Kai Havertz started playing football about sixty years ago.»
2. «Kai Havertz has ►?.»
1. Kai Havertz started playing football about sixty years ago.
2. Kai Havertz has **been playing football for about sixty years**.
268
_Complete this sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence above it._
1. «Jamal Musiala didn't think it would be good to marry his boyfriend Joshua, but it's really bad.»
2. «It's even worse ►?.»
1. Jamal Musiala didn't think it would be good to marry his boyfriend Joshua, but it's really bad.»
2. It's even worse **than than Jamal thought it would be**.
269
_Complete this sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence above it._
1. «Ilkay Gündogan hasn't talked to Hansi Flick since Christmas.»
2. «It was Christmas when ►?.»
1. Ilkay Gündogan hasn't talked to Hansi Flick since Christmas.»
2. It was Christmas when **Ilkay Gündogan last talked to Hansi Flick**.
270
# _Choose the word or phrase that best completes this sentence._
«Professional footballers are usually older than 15. They ►? to be able to look after themselves.»
1. have
2. ought
3. should
4. are supposed
Professional footballers are usually older than 15. They **are supposed** to be able to look after themselves.
271
_Which phrasal verb can you use to express_
►[informal] (to) **grow in size, or increase in number or level, very quickly**
_in the following sentence?_
\>\>Robert Habeck has really ►? since his father saw him last.\<\<
Robert Habeck has really **shot up** since his father saw him last.
272
_Which phrasal verb can you use to express_
►[slang] (to) **put illegal drugs into your blood using a special needle**
_in the following sentence?_
\>\>Robert Habeck saw Cem Özdemir ►? in the toilets.\<\<
Robert Habeck saw Cem Özdemir **shooting up** in the toilets.
273
_Which phrasal verb can you use to express_
►(to) **put sth into a bag or container, or put sth in the place where it is usually kept**
_in the following sentence?_
\>\>Nico Schlotterbeck usually ►? his toys at 8 o'clock in the evening.\<\<
Nico Schlotterbeck usually **packs away** his toys at 8 o'clock in the evening.
274
_Which phrasal verb can you use to express_
►[informal] (to) **eat a lot of food**
_in the following sentence?_
\>\>Tiny people can easily ►? fat meals.\<\<
Tiny people can easily **pack away** fat meals.
275
_Which phrasal verb can you use to express_
►[informal] (to) **stop doing sth**
_in the following sentence?_
\>\>The German language course is really tough - sometimes Jonas Hofmann is feeling like ►?.\<\<
The German language course is really tough - sometimes Jonas Hofmann is feeling like **packing it all in**.
276
_Which phrasal verb can you use to express_
►[informal] (to) **end your relationship with sb, or to stop meeting or spending time with them**
_in the following sentence?_
\>\>Is Ilkay Gündogan still seeing Leon Goretzka? No, he's ►?.\<\<
Is Ilkay Gündogan still seeing Leon Goretzka? No, he's **packed him in**.
277
# _Choose the word or phrase that best completes this sentence._
«Bernd Leno ►? have helped his boyfriend if he'd really wanted to.»
1. could
2. may
3. must
4. will
Bernd Leno **could** have helped his boyfriend if he'd really wanted to.
278
# _Choose the word or phrase that best completes this sentence._
«Hansi Flick's laptop ►? be very old, but it still works really well.»
1. could
2. may
3. must
4. will
Hansi Flick's laptop **may** be very old, but it still works really well.
279
# _Choose the word or phrase that best completes this sentence._
«►? someone please tell Julian Draxler how to play football?»
1. Can
2. May
3. Must
4. Should
**Can** someone please tell Julian Draxler how to play football?
280
_Identify the one underlined expression that must be changed in order to correct the folloowing sentence._
281
_Which phrasal verb can you use to express_
►[UK/informal/informal] (to) **rudely tell sb to stop doing sth that is annoying you**?
Pack it in!
282
_What phrasal verb are we getting at?_
**►If an entertainment or exhibition**? **people in, a large number of people come to see it.**
«Angela Merkel's first movie is ? the crowds.»
Angela Merkel's first movie is **packing in** the crowds.
283
_What phrasal verb are we getting at?_
**►If an entertainment or exhibition**? **people in, a large number of people come to see it.**
«The latest computer exhibition is really ? Frank Walter Steinmeier in.»
The latest computer exhibition is really **packing** Frank Walter Steinmeier in.
284
_What phrasal verb are we getting at?_
**►**(to) **manage to include a large number of things, activities or people**
«Olaf Scholz was only in Alaska for four days but he ? a lot in.»
Olaf Scholz was only in Alaska for four days but he **packed** a lot in.
285
_Read this quote/sentence and fill the gap._
\>\>The ►? of the land upon the keel of your ship, even if nothing worse comes of it than the wear and tear of tackle and the loss of time, remains in a seaman's memory an indelibly fixed taste of disaster.\<
**SOURCE©**
*Joseph Conrad*:
The Mirror of the Sea
The *missing* word means:
►**the way you hold something tightly, or your ability to do this**
The **grip** of the land upon the keel of your ship, even if nothing worse comes of it than the wear and tear of tackle and the loss of time, remains in a seaman's memory an indelibly fixed taste of disaster.
286
_Read this quote/sentence and fill the gap._
\>\>He reached for me with his long arm, and his nails tore my flesh as I leaped back from the ►? and gained the comparative safety of the side-wall.\<\<
**SOURCE©**
*Jack London:*
Before Adam
The *missing* word means:
►(to) **hold sth tightly, esp because you do not want to drop or lose it**
He reached for me with his long arm, and his nails tore my flesh as I leaped back from the **clutch** and gained the comparative safety of the side-wall.
287
_Read this quote/sentence and fill the gap._
\>\>My beast had an advantage in his first ►?, having sunk his mighty fangs far into the breast of his adversary; but the great arms and paws of the ape, backed by muscles far transcending those of the Martian men I had seen, had locked the throat of my guardian and slowly were choking out his life, and bending back his head and neck upon his body, where I momentarily expected the former to fall limp at the end of a broken neck.\<\<
**SOURCE©**
*Edgar Rice Burroughs:*
A Princess of Mars
The *missing* word means:
►(to) **have sth in your hand, hands or arms**
My beast had an advantage in his first **hold**, having sunk his mighty fangs far into the breast of his adversary; but the great arms and paws of the ape, backed by muscles far transcending those of the Martian men I had seen, had locked the throat of my guardian and slowly were choking out his life, and bending back his head and neck upon his body, where I momentarily expected the former to fall limp at the end of a broken neck.
288
_Read this quote/sentence and fill the gap._
\>\>From his upturned mouth there issued a series of frightful shrieks; ►? shrieks that swept, shrill and terrifying, across the city's walls, over the heads of the besiegers, and out across the forest to the uttermost confines of the valley.\<\<
**SOURCE©**
*Edgar Rice Burroughs:*
Thuvia, Maid of Mars
The *missing* word means:
►**very strange -** **used esp** **about sb having an unusual ability to do sth or looking surprisingly similar to sb**
From his upturned mouth there issued a series of frightful shrieks; **uncanny** shrieks that swept, shrill and terrifying, across the city's walls, over the heads of the besiegers, and out across the forest to the uttermost confines of the valley.
289
_Read this quote/sentence and fill the gap._
\>\>Tars Tarkas and I found no time for an exchange of experiences as we stood there before the great boulder surrounded by the corpses of our grotesque assailants, for from all directions down the broad valley was streaming a perfect torrent of terrifying creatures in response to the ►?call of the strange figure far above us.\<\<
**SOURCE©**
*Edgar Rice Burroughs:*
The Gods of Mars
The *missing* word means:
►**very strange or very different from what you are used to**
Tars Tarkas and I found no time for an exchange of experiences as we stood there before the great boulder surrounded by the corpses of our grotesque assailants, for from all directions down the broad valley was streaming a perfect torrent of terrifying creatures in response to the **weird** call of the strange figure far above us.
290
_Read this quote/sentence and fill the gap._
\>\>When I had somewhat recovered from the dazing effect of the transition from uproar to silence, my first impulse was to reopen the door which I had closed, and from the knob of which I was not conscious of having removed my hand; I felt it distinctly, still in the ►? of my fingers.\<\<
**SOURCE©**
*Ambrose Bierce:*
Present At A Hanging And Other Ghost Stories
The *missing* word means:
►(to) **hold sb or sth tightly, closing your fingers or arms around them**
When I had somewhat recovered from the dazing effect of the transition from uproar to silence, my first impulse was to reopen the door which I had closed, and from the knob of which I was not conscious of having removed my hand; I felt it distinctly, still in the **clasp** of my fingers.
291
_What phrasal verb are we getting at?_
**►**(to) **manage to do a lot of activities in a limited period of time**
«Annalena Baerbock ? a lot of sightseeing into her weekend in Mellingen.»
Annalena Baerbock **packed** a lot of sightseeing into her weekend in Mellingen.
292
_What phrasal verb are we getting at?_
**►***[informal]* (to) **manage send sb to another place**
«Jonathan Tah ? the kids off for the weekend.»
Jonathan Tah **packed** the kids off for the weekend.
293
_What phrasal verb are we getting at?_
**►***[informal]* (to) **manage send sb to another place**
«Hubertus Heil ? his grandma off to his boyfriend's.»
Hubertus Heil **packed** his grandma off to his boyfriend's.
294
_WHAT DO YOU HEAR?_
(to) slake
["zerfallen; ablöschen; stillen"]
295
_WHAT DO YOU HEAR?_
misgiving
["Bedenken; Befürchtung; Unbehagen"]
296
_WHAT DO YOU HEAR?_
devious
["verschlagen; unaufrichtig"]
297
# _Fill in the missing word by means of the dictionary definition below._
**►extremely strange and different from what is usually considered normal**
\>\>This ideal point of the estuary [Flussmündung], this centre of memories, is marked upon the steely gray expanse of the waters by a lightship [Feuerschiff] painted red that, from a couple of miles off, looks like a cheap and ►? little toy.\<\<
**SOURCE©: Joseph Conrad**
***The Mirror of the Sea***
This ideal point of the estuary, this centre of memories, is marked upon the steely gray expanse of the waters by a lightship painted red that, from a couple of miles off, looks like a cheap and **bizarre** little toy.
298
# _Fill in the missing word by means of the dictionary definition below._
**►sb who has a lot of knowledge about sth or skill at doing sth**
\>\>As the Indians of the plains who depend upon the chase are bold and ►? riders, and pride themselves upon their horses, so these piscatory [Fischfang betreibend] tribes of the coast excel in the management of canoes, and are never more at home than when riding upon the waves.\<\<
**SOURCE©: Washington Irving**
***Astoria***
As the Indians of the plains who depend upon the chase are bold and **expert** riders, and pride themselves upon their horses, so these piscatory tribes of the coast excel in the management of canoes, and are never more at home than when riding upon the waves.
299
_Which English word corresponds to this description?_
## Footnote
**►A substance changes into glass.**
(to) vitrify
300
_Which English word corresponds to this description?_
**►a hope or desire that has no chance of being achieved**
["Trugbild"]
mirage
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