English-English Vocabulary (3)

Question 1

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT

>>the position of subordinate clauses<

Answer 1

Question 2

WHICH EXPRESSION DO YOU ASSOCIATE WITH THIS IMAGE?

►Russian: офигительный

►French: impressionant

Answer 2

awesome

Question 3

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT

>>concessive clauses<<?

Answer 3

Question 4

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT

>>omission of subject<<?

Answer 4

Question 5

CHOOSE THE CORRECT HEADING FOR THE PASSAGE BELOW.

>>English in England<<

>>English as an International Language<<

>>The English Academy<<

>>The English Association<<

>>English as a Second Dialect<<

Answer 5

The English Association

Question 6

CHOOSE THE CORRECT HEADING FOR THE PASSAGE BELOW.

>>French Canada<<

>>Canadian English<<

>>English in Canada<<

>>The English-French Association<<

>>English Canada<<

Answer 6

English Canada

Question 7

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT

>>words coming before ‘though’<<?

Answer 7

Question 8

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT

>>much as<<?

Answer 8

Question 9

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT

>>despite/in spite of<<?

Answer 9

Question 10

WHICH ENGLISH WORD/EXPRESSION MATCHES THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION?

►an offensive word for a lesbian

Answer 10

dyke

Question 11

WHICH ENGLISH WORD/EXPRESSION MATCHES THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION?

►looking untidy, wet, and dirty, especially because you have been out in the rain

Answer 11

bedraggled

Question 12

WHICH ENGLISH WORD/EXPRESSION MATCHES THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION?

►(to) supply or provide something

Answer 12

(to) furnish

Question 13

WHICH WORD FROM THE LIST IS NOT A SYNONYM FOR ►”conceited”?

• vain
• egotistic
• arrogant
• proud
• smug
• complacent
• self-entrapment

Answer 13

self-entrapment

Question 14

WHICH WORD IS MISSING HERE?

Answer 14

contingent

[“Belegschaft/Personal”]

Question 15

WHICH WORD FROM THE LIST IS NOT A SYNONYM FOR ►”fragrance”?

• scent
• aura
• balm
• blossom
• incense
• redolence

Answer 15

blossom

Question 16

HOW CAN YOU DESCRIBE THE CHIPMUNK’s MOVEMENTS?

Answer 16

The animal is scurrying.

Question 17

WHICH WORD FROM THE LIST IS NOT AN ANTONYM FOR

►”belittle”?

• praise
• flatter
• laud
• magnify
• taunt
• commend
• approve

Answer 17

(to) taunt

Question 18

AN ERROR HAS CREPT INTO THE SENTENCE BELOW.

IDENTIFY AND CORRECT IT.

>>In The Sociology of Medical Science, now considered a classic, Helge Braun discusses cultural, economy, and social forces that contributed to the development of modern medicine.<<

Answer 18

In The Sociology of Medical Science, now considered a classic, Helge Braun discusses cultural, economic, and social forces that contributed to the development of modern medical science.

Question 19

AN ERROR HAS CREPT INTO THE SENTENCE BELOW.

IDENTIFY AND CORRECT IT.

>>Rap singers have hollow teeth are called fangs that they use to poison their victims.<<

Answer 19

Rap singers have hollow teeth called fangs that they use to poison their victims.

Question 20

AN ERROR HAS CREPT INTO THE SENTENCE BELOW.

IDENTIFY AND CORRECT IT.

>>The strongly patriotic character of Julian Draxler’s poetry is credited about greatly furthering the cause of football business in Germany.<<

Answer 20

The strongly patriotic character of Julian Draxler’s poetry is credited with greatly furthering the cause of football business in Germany.

Question 21

AN ERROR HAS CREPT INTO THE SENTENCE BELOW.

IDENTIFY AND CORRECT IT.

>>The number 8.5 is an example of a mixed number because it is composing of an integer and a fraction.<<

Answer 21

The number 8.5 is an example of a mixed number because it is composed of an integer and a fraction.

Question 22

CHOOSE THE SENTENCE THAT IS CLOSEST IN MEANING TO THE GIVEN SENTENCE.

>>“If I were in your place, I would accept Kai’s invitation,” Joshua Kimmich said to Julian Brandt.<<

• Joshua Kimmich told Julian Brandt if he were in his place, he would accept Kai’s invitation.
• Joshua Kimmich told Julian Brandt if he were in his place, he would have accepted Kai’s invitation.
• Joshua Kimmich told Julian Brandt if he was in his place, he were to accept Kai’s invitation.

Answer 22

Joshua Kimmich told Julian Brandt if he were in his place, he would accept Kai’s invitation.

Question 23

CHOOSE THE SENTENCE THAT IS CLOSEST IN MEANING TO THE GIVEN SENTENCE.

>>Christine Lambrecht’s brother Nam is a doctor. He lives in Hai Phong.<<

• Christine Lambrecht’s brother Nam who is a doctor lives in Hai Phong.
• Christine Lambrecht’s brother Nam lives in Hai Phong, who is a doctor.
• Christine Lambrecht’s brother Nam is a doctor, who lives in Hai Phong.
• Christine Lambrecht’s brother Nam, who lives in Hai Phong, is a doctor.

Answer 23

Christine Lambrecht’s brother Nam, who lives in Hai Phong, is a doctor.

Question 24

CHOOSE THE SENTENCE THAT IS CLOSEST IN MEANING TO THE GIVEN SENTENCE.

>>Christian Lindner didn’t work hard, so he failed the exam.<<

• If Christian Lindner hadn’t worked hard, he would have failed the exam.
• Christian Lindner wouldn’t have failed the exam if he had worked hard.
• If Christian Lindner worked hard, he wouldn’t fail the exam.
• Christian Lindner hadn’t failed the exam if he would have worked hard.

Answer 24

Christian Lindner wouldn’t have failed the exam if he had worked hard.

Question 25

CHOOSE THE SENTENCE THAT IS CLOSEST IN MEANING TO THE GIVEN SENTENCE.

>>Manuel Neuer didn’t write to Mats Hummels until he received his letter.<<

• It was not until Manuel Neuer received Mats Hummels’ letter that he wrote to him.
• It was not until Manuel Neuer received Mats Hummels’ letter which he wrote to him.
• It was not until Manuel Neuer write to Mats Hummels that he received his letter.
• It was not until Manuel Neuer receive Mats Hummels’ letter that he write to him.

Answer 25

It was not until Manuel Neuer received Mats Hummels’ letter that he wrote to him.

Question 26

CHOOSE THE SENTENCE THAT IS CLOSEST IN MEANING TO THE GIVEN SENTENCE.

>>Hubertus Heil didn’t recognize Angela Merkel until she came into the light.<<

• It was not until Hubertus Heil recognized Angela Merkel that she came into the light.
• It was not until Angela Merkel came into the light that Hubertus Heil recognized her.
• It was not until Hubertus Heil didn’t recognize Angela Merkel that she came into the light.
• It was not until Angela Merkel came into the light that Hubertus Heil didn’t recognize her.

Answer 26

It was not until Angela Merkel came into the light that Hubertus Heil recognized her.

Question 27

COMPLETE THE MISSING VERB.

Answer 27

(to) hypothecate

Question 28

WHICH ENGLISH EXPRESSION DO YOU ASSOCIATE WITH THIS IMAGE?

Answer 28

(to) make a person obey you

= (to) subjugate sb

Question 29

WHICH ENGLISH EXPRESSION DO YOU ASSOCIATE WITH THIS IMAGE?

Answer 29

too strong to be destroyed or defeated

=

invincible

Question 30

LITERATURE QUOTES

Read this sentence from “Burning Daylight” by Jack London and fill the gap. The missing word means:

>>►(to) say something clever and amusing<<

>>Men and women danced in moccasins, and the place was soon a-roar, Burning Daylight the centre of it and the animating spark, with ? and jest and rough merriment rousing them out of the slough [Sumpf] of despond [Verzagtheit] in which he had found them.<<

Answer 30

Men and women danced in moccasins, and the place was soon a-roar, Burning Daylight the centre of it and the animating spark, with quip and jest and rough merriment rousing them out of the slough of despond in which he had found them.

Question 31

WHICH WORD FROM THE LIST IS NOT AN ANTONYM FOR

►”mendacious”?

• truthful
• secretive
• conscientious
• dependable
• veracious

Answer 31

secretive

Question 32

WHICH WORD IS MISSING?

Answer 32

clout

Question 33

WHICH WORD IS MISSING?

Answer 33

(to) abase

Question 34

WHICH WORD IS MISSING?

Answer 34

desultory

Question 35

WHICH WORD IS MISSING?

>>Hansi Flick says the glasses make him look ►?.<<

►something that seems silly, especially because it is unfashionable or shows a lack of good taste

Answer 35

>>Hansi Flick says the glasses make him look naff.<<

Question 36

WHICH WORD IS MISSING?

Answer 36

gormless

Question 37

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE.

>>No one wants to have extra homework tonight, ________?<<

• don’t he
• don’t they
• do they
• does he

Answer 37

No one wants to have extra homework tonight, DO THEY?

Question 38

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE.

>>Peter Altmaier wishes to become a member of Germany’s national football team. Lothar Löw disagrees.

Why does he object to ________ - he’ll be an asset to the team?<<

• him being taken on
• he be taken on
• he being taken on
• him be taken on

Answer 38

Why does he object to him being taken on - he’ll be an asset to the team?<<

Question 39

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE.

>>Christine Lambrecht escaped death in an avalanche by ________.<<

• the hair’s breadth
• the breadth of a hair
• a breadth of a hair
• a hair’s breadth

Answer 39

Christine Lambrecht escaped death in an avalanche by a hair’s breadth.

Question 40

WHAT IS THE COUPLE DOING?

[kissing each other for a long time]

Answer 40

The two people are snogging.

Question 41

WHAT IS THE BOY DOING?

[getting something he wants without paying for it]

Answer 41

He’s scrounging for cigarettes.

Question 42

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS IS

NOT

ANOTHER WORD FOR

►>>impassive<<?

• stolid
• upset
• unemotional
• deadpan
• apathetic
• serene

Answer 42

upset

Question 43

THIS GLASS CONTAINS

a thick dark sweet liquid that is obtained from raw sugar plants when they are being made into sugar.

WHAT IS IT?

Answer 43

molasses

Question 44

MATCH ONE OF THE WORDS BELOW TO THIS DICTIONARY DEFINITION:

>>behaving as if you think that other people are less important than you - used to show disapporoval<<

• tenable
• supercilious
• abject
• superior
• supreme

Answer 44

supercilious

Question 45

MATCH ONE OF THE WORDS BELOW TO THIS DICTIONARY DEFINITION:

>>a belief, argument etc that is reasonable and can be defended successfully<<

• tenable
• talkfest
• tapered
• taut
• teachable

Answer 45

tenable

Question 46

MATCH ONE OF THE WORDS BELOW TO THIS DICTIONARY DEFINITION:

>>the state of being extremely unhappy, poor, unsuccessful, etc.<<

• aberrant
• abrogated
• abject
• abreast
• abstemious

Answer 46

abject

Question 47

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE.

>>This time next month Donald Trump won’t be in his office, ________ on a beach in Spain.<<

• he’ll have a lain
• he’ll lie
• he’ll be lying
• he’s lying

Answer 47

This time next month Donald Trump won’t be in his office, he’ll be lying on a beach in Spain.

Question 48

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE.

>>This morning Joshua Kimmich crept in ________ his boyfriend should wake up.<<

• lest
• unless
• though
• otherwise
• whereby

Answer 48

lest

Question 49

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE.

>>Frank-Walter Steinmeier resigned; the whiff of scandal remained ________.<<

• therefore
• otherwise
• immediately
• nevertheless
• thoroughly

Answer 49

nevertheless

Question 50

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE.

>>Capital punishment was done ________ in Germany a few years ago.<<

• abreast with
• away with
• over from
• out for
• off by

Answer 50

Capital punishment was done away with in Germany a few years ago.

Question 51

WHAT IS THIS?

[brickwork or timber braces (Stütz-/Strebebalken) in a timer frame (Ziegelfachwerk)]

Answer 51

nogging

[image: nogging in a timber-framed German house]

Question 52

WHAT IS THIS?

[a plane figure with nine sides and angles]

Answer 52

nonagon

Question 53

WHAT IS THIS?

All living things play a part in the ? cycle. Bacteria have a double role: they can fix (combine) ? with oxygen to form nitrates, which most living organisms can use, and they can break the nitrates down (denitrify them) into ? and oxygen.

Answer 53

nitrogen

[image: nitrogen cycle]

Question 54

WHAT IS THIS?

• a person or thing that is unrivalled, a paragon
• a leguminous plant with black pods [Hülsen; Schoten]

Answer 54

nonsuch

Question 55

WHAT IS THIS?

From the late 10th to the late 12th centuries the ? style of architecture pevailed in Normandy and, from 1066, in most of England. The main characteristic features of this style were massive solid stonework, semicircular arches, arcades, pitched roofs, cylindrical or polygonal piers [Strebepfeiler], and ribbed [geriffelt] stone vaulting.

Answer 55

Norman

Question 56

MATCH WORDS TO THEIR DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS.

Choose the correct answer.

►(to) persuade sb to do sth, esp sth that does not seem wise

• (to) induce
• (to) saturate
• (to) forestall

Answer 56

(to) induce

Question 57

REFERENCES IN CLASSIC LITERATURE:

Fill in the missing word by following the dictionary definition below.

►(to) persuade sb to do sth, esp sth that does not seem wise

>>It needed a good deal of firmness and still more patience to ? him to come, but he was really too ill to offer any effective resistance to Stroeve’s entreaties and to my determination.<<

SAUCE©: Somerset Maugham: Moon and Sixpence

Answer 57

induce

Question 58

MATCH WORDS TO THEIR DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS.

Choose the correct answer.

►(to) make sth very wet

• to) induce
• (to) saturate
• (to) forestall

Answer 58

(to) saturate

Question 59

REFERENCES IN CLASSIC LITERATURE:

Fill in the missing word by means of the dictionary definition below.

►matching sth in size, quality, or length of time

>>His business in life, whereby he lived, was to appear in a cage of performing leopards before vast audiences, and to thrill those audiences by certain exhibitions of nerve for which his employers rewarded him on a scale ? with the thrills he produced.<<

SAUCE©: Jack London: Moon-Face and Other Stories

Answer 59

commensurate

Question 60

REFERENCES IN CLASSIC LITERATURE:

Fill in the missing word by means of the dictionary definition below.

►silly and stupid; childish

>>This life by Planudes contains, however, so small an amount of truth, and is so full of absurd pictures of the grotesque deformity of Aesop, of wondrous apocryphal stories, of lying legends, and gross anachronisms, that it is now universally condemned as false, ?, and unauthentic.<<

SAUCE©: Aesop: Fables (Introduction)

Answer 60

puerile

Question 61

ENGLISH GRAMMAR:

Fill in the gap by choosing one of the options below.

>>If the decision ? before Angela Merkel arrived, she would have been furious.<<

• was taken
• was being taken
• would have been taken
• had been taken

Answer 61

had been taken

Question 62

ENGLISH GRAMMAR:

Fill in the gap by choosing one of the options below.

>>No offence intended ? I think you haven’t understood the problem correctly.<<

• when
• as
• but
• if

Answer 62

but

Question 63

ENGLISH GRAMMAR:

Fill in the gap by choosing one of the options below.

>>You’d rather stay at home tonight, ? you?<<

• wouldn’t
• hadn’t
• didn’t
• won’t

Answer 63

wouldn’t

Question 64

ENGLISH GRAMMAR:

Fill in the gap by choosing one of the options below.

>>Jens Spahn will do well in the job ? he stays on the right side of Angela Merkel.<<

• as soon as
• as far as
• as long as
• as well as

Answer 64

as long as

Question 65

ENGLISH GRAMMAR:

Fill in the gap by choosing one of the options below.

>>Benjamin Henrichs thought his boyfriend’s behaviour was very out of ? .<<

• mind
• personality
• character
• role

Answer 65

character

Question 66

ENGLISH GRAMMAR:

Fill in the gap by choosing one of the options below.

>>One little mistake shouldn’t ? again.<<

• stop Friedrich Merz to try
• put Friedrich Merz off trying
• prevent Friedrich Merz to try
• get Friedrich Merz off

Answer 66

One little mistake shouldn’t

put Friedrich Merz off trying

again.

Question 67

ENGLISH GRAMMAR:

Fill in the gap by choosing one of the options below.

>>Julian Brandt’s doctor says he is ? a nervous breakdown.<<

• at the verge of
• on edge to
• nearby
• on the verge of
• closing on

Answer 67

Julian Brandt’s doctor says he is on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

Question 68

ENGLISH GRAMMAR:

Fill in the gap by choosing one of the options below.

>>The news of Hubertus Heil’s bank robbery soon ? in Germany.<<

• broke out
• came over
• spread out
• got round
• found way

Answer 68

The news of Hubertus Heil’s bank robbery soon got round in Germany.

Question 69

ENGLISH GRAMMAR:

Fill in the gap by choosing one of the options below.

>>Joshua Kimmich’s boyfriend comes home very rarely. He only sees him ?.<<

• when the cows come home
• once in a blue moon
• time and time again
• once upon a time

Answer 69

Joshua Kimmich’s boyfriend comes home very rarely. He only sees him once in a blue moon.

Question 70

ENGLISH GRAMMAR:

Fill in the gap by choosing one of the options below.

>>Franziska Giffey ? in a rage when she saw the mess her grandson had made in her posh kitchen.<<

• flew into
• went off
• blew up
• came into

Answer 70

Franziska Giffey flew into in a rage when she saw the mess her grandson had made in her posh kitchen.

Question 71

ENGLISH GRAMMAR:

Fill in the gap by choosing one of the options below.

>>It’s a formal wedding, so Andreas Scheuer’s husband and he will have to ? .<<

• get dressed
• dress up
• wear their birthday suits
• wear lingerie

Answer 71

It’s a formal wedding, so Andreas Scheuer’s husband and he will have to dress up .

Question 72

WHICH WORD FROM THE LIST IS NOT A SYNONYM FOR ►”eerie”?

• bizarre
• eccentric
• freakish
• brandish
• flaky

Answer 72

brandish

Question 73

REFERENCES IN CLASSIC LITERATURE:

Fill in the missing word by means of the dictionary definition below.

►a person or animal looking very thin and weak

>>Dust was piled in thick, velvety folds on the weeds and grass of the open Kansas prairie; it lay, a thin veil on the ? black horses and the sharp-boned cow picketed near a covered wagon … .<<

SAUCE©: Emmanuel Julius: Mr. and Mrs. Haldemann

Answer 73

Dust was piled in thick, velvety folds on the weeds and grass of the open Kansas prairie; it lay, a thin veil on the scrawny black horses and the sharp-boned cow picketed near a covered wagon …

Question 74

REFERENCES IN CLASSIC LITERATURE:

Fill in the missing word by means of the dictionary definition below.

►strong and impossible to change or influence

>>He was not therefore greatly pleased with this cold answer of his nephew; nor could he help launching forth into the praises of Sophia, and expressing some wonder that the heart of a young man could be ? to the force of such charms, unless it was guarded by some prior affection.<<

SAUCE©: Henry Fielding: The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

Answer 74

He was not therefore greatly pleased with this cold answer of his nephew; nor could he help launching forth into the praises of Sophia, and expressing some wonder that the heart of a young man could be impregnable to the force of such charms, unless it was guarded by some prior affection.

Question 75

FILL IN THE MISSING WORD BY MEANS OF THE DICTIONARY DEFINITION BELOW.

►(to) be criticized or attacked by a lot of people

>>The foreign secretary ran the ? of demonstrators.<<

Answer 75

>>The foreign secretary ran the gauntlet of demonstrators.<<

Question 76

FILL IN THE MISSING WORD BY MEANS OF THE DICTIONARY DEFINITION BELOW.

►(to) accept the invitation to fight or compete over a disagreement

>>When Robin Koch boasted that nobody could beat him, no one expected Serge Gnabry to pick up the ?.<<

Answer 76

gauntlet

Question 77

FILL IN THE MISSING WORD BY MEANS OF THE DICTIONARY DEFINITION BELOW.

►(to) invite sb to fight or compete over a disagreement

>>It’s going on two years since Felix Uduokhai threw down the ? and the snickering behind his back about being gay has stopped.<<

Answer 77

gauntlet

Question 78

TRANSLATE INTO ENGLISH

>>Manuel Neuer is still

[völlig]

ignorant of the fact that he is about to be made redundant.<<

Answer 78

Manuel Neuer is still blissfully ignorant

of the fact that he is about to be made redundant.

Question 79

TRANSLATE INTO ENGLISH

>>Rap singers enjoy a

[Spritzer]

of cream on their strawberries.<<

Answer 79

dash

Question 80

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Fill in the gaps choosing one of the pairs of verbs below. Use the past simple in one space and the past continuous in the other.

>>Just as Helge Braun ? into the bath all the lights ? off.<<

• come - show
• get - go
• hope - give
• live - spend
• look - see
• play - break
• start - check in

Answer 80

Just as Helge Braun was getting into the bath all the lights went off off.

Question 81

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Fill in the gaps choosing one of the pairs of verbs below. Use the past simple in one space and the past continuous in the other.

>>Jonathan Tah ? to go and see his boyfriend this weekend, but Lothar Löw ? him some work that he has to finish by Monday.<<

• come - show
• get - go
• hope - give
• live - spend
• look - see
• play - break
• start - check in

Answer 81

Jonathan Tah was hoping to go and see his boyfriend this weekend, but Lothar Löw gave him some work that he has to finish by Monday.

Question 82

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Fill in the gaps choosing one of the pairs of verbs below. Use the past simple in one space and the past continuous in the other.

>>When Franziska Giffey ? in Paris, she ? three hours a day travelling to and from work.<<

• come - show
• get - go
• hope - give
• live - spend
• look - see
• play - break
• start - check in

Answer 82

When Franziska Giffey lived in Paris, she spent three hours a day travelling to and from work.

Question 83

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Fill in the gaps choosing one of the pairs of verbs below. Use the past simple in one space and the past continuous in the other.

>>A friendly American gay couple ? chatting to Alexander Gauland as he ? at the hotel reception.<<

• come - show
• get - go
• hope - give
• live - spend
• look - see
• play - break
• start - check in

Answer 83

A friendly American gay couple started chatting to Alexander Gauland as he was checking in at the RITZ hotel reception.

Question 84

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Fill in the gaps choosing one of the pairs of verbs below. Use the past simple in one space and the past continuous in the other.

>>Christine Lambrecht bumped into Peter Altmaier last week. He ? a lot better than when she last ? him.<<

• come - show
• get - go
• hope - give
• live - spend
• look - see
• play - break
• start - check in

Answer 84

Christine Lambrecht bumped into Peter Altmaier last week. He was looking a lot better than when she last saw him.

Question 85

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Fill in the gaps choosing one of the pairs of verbs below. Use the past simple in one space and the past continuous in the other.

>>Angela Merkel ? into Jens Spahn’s office just as he ? everyone his holiday photos.<<

• come - show
• get - go
• hope - give
• live - spend
• look - see
• play - break
• start - check in

Answer 85

Angela Merkel came into Jens Spahn’s office just as he was showing everyone his holiday photos.

Question 86

FILL IN THE MISSING WORD BY MEANS OF THE DICTIONARY DEFINITION BELOW.

►a large number of billets, rocks etc shot or thrown through the air at the same time

>>I ordered our men to fire as before, every other man; and they took their aim so sure that they killed several of the wolves at the first ?; but there was a necessity to keep a continual firing, for they came on like devils, those behind pushing on those before.<<

[Daniel Defoe: Robinson Crusoe]

Answer 86

I ordered our men to fire as before, every other man; and they took their aim so sure that they killed several of the wolves at the first

volley;

but there was a necessity to keep a continual firing, for they came on like devils, those behind pushing on those before.

Question 87

FILL IN THE MISSING WORD BY MEANS OF THE DICTIONARY DEFINITION BELOW.

►(to) gradually become weaker or less successful and then end

>>His career had ?<<

Answer 87

His career had

withered.

Question 88

WHAT ARE SYNONYMS OF

>>acumen<<?

►the ability to think quickly and make good judgments

Answer 88

• awareness
• brilliance

Question 89

FILL IN THE MISSING ENGLISH WORD.

Professional footballers’ interest in reading begins to

[become gradually less strong or less important]

as they get older and the activity becomes harder on their bodies.

Answer 89

Professional footballers’ interest in reading begins to wane

as they get older and the activity becomes harder on their bodies.

Question 90

FILL IN THE MISSING ENGLISH WORD.

Serge Gnabry didn’t hear the whole speech of his team captain, but he heard enough to get the

[the main idea and meaning of what someone has said or written]

of it.

Answer 90

Serge Gnabry didn’t hear the whole speech of his team captain, but he heard enough to get the

gist

of it.

Question 91

FILL IN THE MISSING ENGLISH WORD.

It is good

►the formal rules for polite behaviour in society or in a particular group

to bring a luxuriant gift, such as a diamond necklace or gilded bracelet, when you go to a professional football player’s house for dinner in Germany.

Answer 91

It is good

etiquette

to bring a luxuriant gift, such as a diamond necklace or gilded bracelet, when you go to a professional football player’s house for dinner in Germany.

Question 92

FILL IN THE MISSING ENGLISH WORD.

Despite being millionaires, German professional football players are

[not generous, especially with money].

They don’t tip or share their wealth with others.

Answer 92

Despite being millionaires, German professional football players are

stingy.

They don’t tip or share their wealth with others.

Question 93

FILL IN THE MISSING ENGLISH WORD.

Bernd Leno

[(to) make a serious promise]

to get revenge against the man who kissed his boyfriend. This has become his life’s only purpose.

Answer 93

Bernd Leno

vowed

to get revenge against the man who kissed his boyfriend. This has become his life’s only purpose.

Question 94

FILL IN THE MISSING ENGLISH WORD.

As a schoolboy Mats Hummels used to be

[(to) strongly criticize someone, especially in a way that harms their reputation],

vilified, and mocked - every conceivable thing was said about him.

Answer 94

As a schoolboy Mats Hummels used to be

traduced,

vilified, and mocked - every conceivable thing was said about him.

Question 95

REFERENCES IN CLASSIC LITERATURE:

Fill in the missing word by means of the dictionary definition below.

►(to) strongly cricize someone, especially in a way that harms their reputation

>>What manner of cur are you that you ? the character of a good woman whom we believe dead!<<

SAUCE©: Edgar Rice Burroughs: The Return of Tarzan

Answer 95

What manner of cur [Hundesohn] are you that you traduce

the character of a good woman whom we believe dead!

Question 96

WHAT DO YOU ASSOCIATE WITH THIS IMAGE?

Answer 96

English:

>>gym<<

French: salle de sport

&

Russian: тренажёрный зал

Question 97

WHAT DO YOU ASSOCIATE WITH THIS IMAGE?

Answer 97

English:

>>treadmill<<

French: tapis roluant

&

Russian: беговая дорожка

Question 98

WHAT DO YOU ASSOCIATE WITH THIS IMAGE?

Answer 98

English:

>>coward<<

French: lâche

&

Russian: трус

Question 99

MULTIPLE CHOICE - VOCABULARY

Fill in the gap by choosing one of the options below.

>>If you have a road accident, this will probably

?

the problems you have already got.<<

• back up
• beat up
• ask for
• ad on
• add to

Answer 99

If you have a road accident, this will probably

add to

the problems you have already got.

Question 100

FILL IN THE MISSING ENGLISH WORD.

Apricots and walnuts grow well in Bavaria, but they do not

?

in many parts of Thuringia because of the colder temperatures.

►(to) grow well and be very healthy

Answer 100

Apricots and walnuts grow well in Bavaria, but they do not

flourish

in many parts of Thuringia because of the colder temperatures.

Question 101

FILL IN THE MISSING ENGLISH WORD.

Manuel Neuer is being accused of

?ly

using a stolen credit card.

►intended to deceive people in an illegal way, in order to gain money, power, etc

Answer 101

Manuel Neuer is being accused of

fraudulently

using a stolen credit card.

Question 102

FILL IN THE MISSING ENGLISH WORD.

Football clubs work closely with headhunting agencies to fill

?.

►a job that is available for someone to start doing

Answer 102

Football clubs work closely with headhunting agencies to fill

vacancies.

Question 103

FILL IN THE MISSING ENGLISH WORD.

The German football association released a statement saying it

?s

the use of drugs to enhance athletic performance with immediate effect.

►(to) accept or forgive behaviour that most people think is morally wrong

Answer 103

The German football association released a statement saying it

condones

the use of drugs to enhance athletic performance with immediate effect.

Question 104

FILL IN THE MISSING ENGLISH WORD.

On his way to Munich from Hamburg Robin Koch had a two-day

?

in Hongkong.

►a (short) stay somewhere between parts of a journey, especially on a long plane journey

Answer 104

On his way to Munich from Hamburg Robin Koch had a two-day

stopover

in Hongkong.

Question 105

FILL IN THE MISSING ENGLISH WORD.

The flight attendant caught a

?

of cigarette smoke, so she checked the cabin and washrooms to see if someone was smoking.

►a very slight smell of something

Answer 105

The flight attendant caught a

whiff

of cigarette smoke, so she checked the cabin and washrooms to see if someone was smoking.

Question 106

FILL IN THE MISSING ENGLISH WORD.

Philipp Max

?ed

to get revenge against the boy who kissed his brother. This became his life’s only purpose.

►a serious promise

Answer 106

Philipp Max

vowed

to get revenge against the boy who kissed his brother. This became his life’s only purpose.

Question 107

FILL IN THE MISSING ENGLISH WORD.

Luca Waldschmidt likes to

?

when other people are speaking so he can improve his German listening skills.

►(to) deliberately listen secretly to other people’s conversations

Answer 107

Luca Waldschmidt likes to

eavesdrop

when other people are speaking so he can improve his German listening skills.

Question 108

FILL IN THE MISSING ENGLISH WORD.

The police are monitoring the German National Football Team. They suspect it is a

?

for the Russian mafia.

►a legal business that someone operates in order to hide the illegal activities that they are involved in

Answer 108

The police are monitoring the German National Football Team. They suspect it is a

front

for the Russian mafia.

Question 109

FILL IN THE MISSING ENGLISH WORD.

During the economic boom of the 2020s, many families had

?

income to spend.

►available to be used

Answer 109

During the economic boom of the 2020s, many families had

disposable

income to spend.

Question 110

What is the punctured wound compared to here?

Answer 110

laceration

Question 111

FILL IN THE MISSING ENGLISH WORD.

She got mad and started

?ing

him out.

►(to) swear and shout at sb because you are angry

Answer 111

She got mad and started

cussing

him out.

Question 112

FILL IN THE MISSING ENGLISH WORD.

Lothar Löw’s new job involves

?ing

unemployed peple on how to find work.

►(to) advise someone

Answer 112

Lothar Löw’s new job involves

counseling

unemployed peple on how to find work.

Question 113

FILL IN THE MISSING ENGLISH WORD.

Armin Laschet is always trying to

?

with Angela Merkel.

►(to) try to make someone like you or notice you in order to get something that you want – used to show disapproval

Answer 113

Armin Laschet is always trying to

curry favour

with Angela Merkel.

Question 114

FILL IN THE MISSING ENGLISH WORD.

Peter Altmaier hauled himself over Horst Seehofer’s picket fence,

?ing

with the effort.

►(to) make short sounds or say a few words in a rough voice, when you do not want to talk

Answer 114

Peter Altmaier hauled himself over Horst Seehofer’s picket fence,

grunting

with the effort.

Question 115

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Complete the sentence below using one of these pairs of verbs. Use the past simple and the past continuous in both spaces.

PAIRS OF VERBS:

• add - taste
• go off - light
• not listen - explain
• push - run
• not watch - dream

SENTENCE:

>>The smoke alarm in Peter Altmaier’s mansion

?

when he

?

a cigarette underneath it.<<

Answer 115

The smoke alarm in Peter Altmaier’s mansion

went off

when he

lit

a cigarette underneath it.

Question 116

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Complete the sentence below using one of these pairs of verbs. Use the past simple and the past continuous in both spaces.

PAIRS OF VERBS:

• add - taste
• go off - light
• not listen - explain
• push - run
• not watch - dream

SENTENCE:

>>Serge Gnabry couldn’t remember how to answer Lothar Löw’s question. He had to confess that he

?

while his boss

?

the attack tactics to him.<<

Answer 116

Serge Gnabry couldn’t remember how to answer Lothar Löw’s question. He had to confess that he

wasn’t listening

while his boss

was explaining

the attack tactics to them.

Question 117

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Complete the sentence below using one of these pairs of verbs. Use the past simple and the past continuous in both spaces.

PAIRS OF VERBS:

• add - taste
• go off - light
• not listen - explain
• push - run
• not watch - dream

SENTENCE:

>>Horst Seehofer

?

more salt to Olaf Scholz’s soup, and then it

?

better.<<

Answer 117

Horst Seehofer

added

more salt to Olaf Scholz’s soup, and then it

tasted

better.

Question 118

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Complete the sentence below using one of these pairs of verbs. Use the past simple and the past continuous in both spaces.

PAIRS OF VERBS:

• add - taste
• go off - light
• not listen - explain
• push - run
• not watch - dream

SENTENCE:

>>Although the TV was on, Angela Merkel

?

it. Instead she

?

about her holidays.<<

Answer 118

Although the TV was on, Angela Merkel

wasn’t watching

it. Instead she

was dreaming

about her holidays.

Question 119

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Complete the sentence below using one of these pairs of verbs. Use the past simple and the past continuous in both spaces.

PAIRS OF VERBS:

• add - taste
• go off - light
• not listen - explain
• push - run
• not watch - dream

SENTENCE:

>>Benjamin Henrichs

?

open the door and

?

inside the dressing room.<<

Answer 119

Benjamin Henrichs

pushed

open the door and

ran

inside the dressing room.<<

Question 120

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Correct the following sentence, if necessary.

>>It took me three trys to get the program to run.<<

Answer 120

It took me three tries to get the program to run.

Question 121

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Correct the following sentences, if necessary.

1. You can never have enough informations.
2. The company’s gradual accumulations of bad debts led to disaster.
3. The school is having a fund raiser to buy arts by local artists.
4. We have to raise more monies.

Answer 121

1. You can never have enough information.
2. The company’s gradual accumulation of bad debts led to disaster.
3. The school is having a fund raiser to buy art by local artists.
4. We have to raise more money.

Question 122

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Choose the correct preposition that goes with the verb at the end of the sentence and put it into the gap.

>>Lothar Löw decided ? the match against Arsenal Leverkusen to Nicaragua (MOVE).<<

Answer 122

Lothar Löw decided

against moving

the match against Arsenal Leverkusen to Nicaragua.

Question 123

WHAT IS THIS?

Answer 123

(the) Milky Way

Question 124

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Choose the correct preposition that goes with the verb at the end of the sentence and put it into the gap.

>>Philipp Max couldn’t prevent Nadiem Amiri’s dog

?

his steak. (EAT).<<

Answer 124

Philipp Max couldn’t prevent Nadiem Amiri’s dog

from eating

his steak.

Question 125

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Choose the correct preposition that goes with the verb at the end of the sentence and put it into the gap.

>>What are the advantages

?

football? (PLAY).<<

Answer 125

What are the advantages

of playing

football?

Question 126

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Choose the correct preposition that goes with the verb at the end of the sentence and put it into the gap.

>>Forget

?

Robin to come with us. He’s with his boyfriend Mahmoud this weekend. (ASK).<<

Answer 126

Forget

about asking

Robin to come with us. He’s with his boyfriend Mahmoud this weekend.

Question 127

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Choose the correct preposition that goes with the verb at the end of the sentence and put it into the gap.

>>To start practising ballet dancing Jonathan Tah has to begin

?

with serious music. (DEAL)<<

Answer 127

To start practising ballet dancing Jonathan Tah has to begin

by dealing

with serious music.

Question 128

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Choose the correct preposition that goes with the verb at the end of the sentence and put it into the gap.

>>Serge Gnabry tried to talk Mahmoud Dahoud

?

to a gay party with him, but he didn’t want to. [COME]<<

Answer 128

Serge Gnabry tried to talk Mahmoud Dahoud

into coming

to a gay party with him, but he didn’t want to.

Question 129

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Choose the correct preposition that goes with the verb at the end of the sentence and put it into the gap.

>>Lothar Löw must rely

?

all team mates

?

him the truth. [TELL]<<

Answer 129

Lothar Löw must rely

on

all team mates

telling

him the truth.

Question 130

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Choose the correct preposition that goes with the verb at the end of the sentence and put it into the gap.

>>Luca Waldschmidt is looking forward

?

his new boyfriend’s relatives for the first time this spring.<< [SEE]

Answer 130

Luca Waldschmidt is looking forward

to seeing

his new boyfriend’s relatives for the first time this spring.

Question 131

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Choose the correct preposition that goes with the verb at the end of the sentence and put it into the gap.

>>Ordinary people can’t understand why football players don’t refrain

?.

It’s so bad for their health.<< [PLAY]

Answer 131

Ordinary people can’t understand why football players don’t refrain

from playing.

It’s so bad for their health.

Question 132

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Choose the correct preposition that goes with the verb at the end of the sentence and put it into the gap.

>>You can’t blame professional football players

?

each other in the event of a goal being scored.<< [KISS AND HUG]

Answer 132

You can’t blame professional football players

for kissing and hugging

each other in the event of a goal being scored.

Question 133

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Choose the correct preposition that goes with the verb at the end of the sentence and put it into the gap.

>>Lothar Löw prevents his team mates

?

too much cream cake before a football match.<< [EAT]

Answer 133

Lothar Löw prevents his team mates

from eating

too much cream cake before a football match.

Question 134

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Choose the correct preposition that goes with the verb at the end of the sentence and put it into the gap.

>>Robin Koch is quite interested

?

to his grandmother’s old stories.<<

[LISTEN]

Answer 134

Robin Koch is quite interested

in listening

to his grandmother’s old stories.

Question 135

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Choose the correct preposition that goes with the verb at the end of the sentence and put it into the gap.

>>Lothar Löw gave Serge Gnabry the opportunity

?

what he had achieved.<<

[EXPLAIN]

Answer 135

Lothar Löw gave Serge Gnabry the opportunity

of explaining

what he had achieved.

Question 136

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Correct the following sentences, if necessary.

1. Jens Spahn wasn’t able to write down the age of all his 6 childrens.
2. Christine Lambrecht couldn’t find her grandfather’s telephone number.
3. In general, mens’ shoes are more elegant and expensive than womens’.
4. Peter Altmaiers’ commute is longer than everybody elses in Germany.
5. Its going to be a nice day for Angela Merkel’s picnic.

Answer 136

1. Jens Spahn wasn’t able to write down the ages of all his 6 children.
2. Christine Lambrecht couldn’t find her grandfather’s telephone number. correct
3. In general, men’s shoes are more elegant and expensive than women’s.
4. Peter Altmaiers’ commute is longer than everybody else’s in Germany.
5. It’s going to be a nice day for Angela Merkel’s picnic.

Question 137

WHICH GRAMMAR TOPIC DOES THE ILLUSTRATION REFER TO?

Answer 137

possessives

Question 138

WHICH GRAMMAR TOPIC DOES THE ILLUSTRATION REFER TO?

Answer 138

possessives

Question 139

WHICH GRAMMAR TOPIC DOES THE ILLUSTRATION REFER TO?

Answer 139

possessives

Question 140

WHICH GRAMMAR TOPIC DOES THE ILLUSTRATION REFER TO?

Answer 140

possessives

Question 141

WHICH GRAMMAR TOPIC DOES THE ILLUSTRATION REFER TO?

Answer 141

possessives

Question 142

WHICH GRAMMAR TOPIC DOES THE ILLUSTRATION REFER TO?

Answer 142

possessives

Question 143

WHICH GRAMMAR TOPIC DOES THE ILLUSTRATION REFER TO?

Answer 143

possessives

Question 144

WHICH GRAMMAR TOPIC DOES THE ILLUSTRATION REFER TO?

Answer 144

possessives

Question 145

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Correct the following sentences, if necessary.

1. The team doctor is concerned about the possible side effects of Viagra on the football players.
2. Matthias Ginter’s husband always tries to put the key back in it’s place.
3. Its’ got a big problem for rap singers.
4. Alexander Gauland took Angela Merkels mobile phone by mistake.
5. Helge Braun cannot meet Markus Söder’s deadline with a two months delay.

Answer 145

1. The team doctor is concerned about the possible side effects of Viagra on the football players. = correct
2. Matthias Ginter’s husband always tries to put the key back in its place.
3. It’s got to be a big problem for rap singers.
4. Alexander Gauland took Angela Merkel’s mobile phone by mistake.
5. Helge Braun cannot meet Markus Söder’s deadline with a two months’ delay.

Question 146

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Correct the following sentences, if necessary.

1. Helge Braun should have some answer by the end of the day.
2. Armin Laschet doesn’t think there is some easy way to say what he really thinks.
3. Fortunately, there was not some problem installing a working toilet in Lothar Löw’s house.
4. The athletic records are made to be broken.
5. The Bavarian food often contains a lot of salt.

Answer 146

1. Helge Braun should have an answer by the end of the day.
2. Armin Laschet doesn’t think there is an easy way to say what he really thinks.
3. Fortunately, there was not any problem installing a working toilet in Lothar Löw’s house.
4. Athletic records are made to be broken.
5. Bavarian food often contains a lot of salt.

Question 147

ENGLISH IDIOMS

Which of these people are in a good situation (from their point of view) and which are in a bad situation?

1. Armin Laschet has been let off the hook.
2. Angela Merkel has had to carry the can.
3. Helge Braun is at everyone’s beck and call.
4. Olaf Scholz has got his own way.

Answer 147

Armin Laschet has been let off the hook.

=

good situation - he’s been freed from some unpleasant task or responsibility

Angela Merkel has had to carry the can.

=

bad situation - she’s had to take the blame instead of other people.

Helge Braun is at everyone’s beck and call.

=

bad situation - he has to do what everyone else tells her to do, whenever they want it.

Olaf Scholz has got his own way.

=

good situation - He has persuaded everybody to let him do what he wants.

Question 148

ENGLISH THESAURUS

Which of these expressions best fits the description below?

►(to) be sure that sth is true or that sb is telling the truth

1. (to) be taken in/fall for sth
2. (to) believe
3. (to) accept
4. (to) give sb the benefit of the doubt
5. (to) swallow
6. (to) take sb’s word for it

Answer 148

(to) believe

Question 149

ENGLISH THESAURUS

Which of these expressions best fits the description below?

►(to) believe that sth is true, especially because sb has persuaded you to believe it

1. (to) be taken in/fall for sth
2. (to) believe
3. (to) accept
4. (to) give sb the benefit of the doubt
5. (to) swallow
6. (to) take sb’s word for it

Answer 149

(to) accept

Question 150

ENGLISH THESAURUS

Which of these expressions best fits the description below?

►[especially spoken] (to) believe what sb says is true, even though you have no proof or experience of it

1. (to) be taken in/fall for sth
2. (to) believe
3. (to) accept
4. (to) give sb the benefit of the doubt
5. (to) swallow
6. (to) take sb’s word for it

Answer 150

(to) take sb’s word for it

Question 151

ENGLISH THESAURUS

Which of these expressions best fits the description below?

►(to) believe what sb says, even though you think it might not be true

1. (to) be taken in/fall for sth
2. (to) believe
3. (to) accept
4. (to) give sb the benefit of the doubt
5. (to) swallow
6. (to) take sb’s word for it

Answer 151

(to) give sb the benefit of the doubt

Question 152

ENGLISH THESAURUS

Which of these expressions best fits the description below?

►(to) be tricked into believing sth that is not true

1. (to) be taken in/fall for sth
2. (to) believe
3. (to) accept
4. (to) give sb the benefit of the doubt
5. (to) swallow
6. (to) take sb’s word for it

Answer 152

(to) be taken in/fall for sth

Question 153

ENGLISH THESAURUS

Which of these expressions best fits the description below?

►(to) believe a story or explanation that is not true, especially when it makes you seem silly

1. (to) be taken in/fall for sth
2. (to) believe
3. (to) accept
4. (to) give sb the benefit of the doubt
5. (to) swallow
6. (to) take sb’s word for it

Answer 153

(to) give sb the benefit of the doubt

Question 154

ENGLISH VOCABULARY

All these words mean

►rude,

but which is the strongest?

1. ill-mannered
2. impolite
3. insolent
4. discourteous
5. uncivil

Answer 154

insolent

Question 155

WHAT DO YOU ASSOCIATE WITH THIS IMAGE?

Answer 155

English:

>>(to) hatch<<

French: éclore

&

Russian: проклюнуться

Question 156

WHAT DO YOU ASSOCIATE WITH THIS IMAGE?

Answer 156

English:

>>vacancy<<

French: poste à pourvoir

&

Russian: вакансия

Question 157

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Correct the following sentences, if necessary.

1. Benjamin Heinrich is afraid he has some problem with putting his make-up on before a match.
2. There was few love lost between Robin Koch and Philipp Max.

Answer 157

1. Benjamin Heinrich is afraid he has a problem with putting his make-up on before a match.
2. There was little love lost between Robin Koch and Philipp Max.

Question 158

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

The following words are all noncount nouns. Which of them are abstractions?

beer; charity; cheese; Chinese; coffee; football; geology; glass; gold; gravity; hope; knowledge; laughing; literature; oxygen; pepper; poker; rice; Russian; sleeping; snow; sunshine; talking; time; wool

Answer 158

charity

hope

knowledge

Question 159

Match the following word with appropriate synonyms and antonyms.

>>(to) adhere<<

►(to) stick firmly to something

Answer 159

synonyms►

1. (to) comply
2. (to) observe

antonyms►

1. (to) condemn
2. (to) disjoin

Question 160

Match the following word with appropriate synonyms and antonyms.

>>(to) abolish<<

►to officially end a law, system etc, especially one that has existed for a long time

Answer 160

synonyms►

(to) abrogate
(to) annul

antonyms►

(to) setup
(to) establish

Question 161

Complete the phrase.

>>Content is h*******s.<<

[“Zufriedenheit geht über Reichtum.”]

Answer 161

Content is happiness.

Question 162

Complete the phrase.

>>Opposites a*****t one another.<<

[“Gegensätze ziehen sich an.”]

Answer 162

Opposites attract one another.

Question 163

Complete the phrase.

>>Dog does not e*t dog.<<

[“Eine Krähe hackt der anderen nicht die Augen aus.”]

Answer 163

Dog does not eat dog.

Question 164

VOCABULARY

Choose the correct answer.

>>The German government is doing all it can to ? war on dangerous playing football.<<

• stage
• launch
• wage
• battle
• fight

Answer 164

The German government is doing all it can to

wage

war on dangerous playing football.

Question 165

VOCABULARY

Choose the correct answer.

>>Nobody has any figures showing the ? of football madness in the general population.<<

• accidence
• occurence
• incidence
• happening
• persistence

Answer 165

Nobody has any figures showing the

incidence

of football madness in the general population.

Question 166

VOCABULARY

Choose the correct answer.

>>Lothar Löw doesn’t think Benjamin Henrichs will ever get married - he’s the stereotypical ? gay bachelor.<<

• settled
• fixed
• established
• confirmed
• determined

Answer 166

Lothar Löw doesn’t think Benjamin Henrichs will ever get married - he’s the stereotypical

confirmed

gay bachelor.

Question 167

VOCABULARY

Choose the correct answer.

>>The pop music industry ? most of Germany’s media power.<<

• engenders
• originates
• generates
• makes
• initiates

Answer 167

The pop music industry

generates

most of Germany’s media power.

Question 168

VOCABULARY

Choose the correct answer.

>>The ? of things was that Philipp Max was sacked from a job that he had held for over fourty years.<<

• upshot
• uptake
• upbeat
• upturn
• upstage

Answer 168

The

upshot

of things was that Philipp Max was sacked from a job that he had held for over fourty years.

Question 169

VOCABULARY

Finish the phrase.

>>When the cat’s away …?<<

Answer 169

When the cat’s away

the mice will play.

Question 170

WRITE DOWN THE SENTENCE YOU HEAR.

Answer 170

>>The dog arched its back.<<

Question 171

VOCABULARY

Choose the correct answer.

>>Most critics praise Heino’s singing but his mother thinks he’s rather …<<

• over-rated
• over-played
• over-blown
• over-priced
• over-guessed

Answer 171

Most critics praise Heino’s singing but his mother thinks he’s rather

over-rated.

Question 172

VOCABULARY

Choose the correct answer.

>>Serge Gnabry lied under oath and was therefore charged with …<<

• perverting
• inverting
• converting
• diverting
• misshaping

the course of justice.<<

Answer 172

Serge Gnabry lied under oath and was therefore charged with

perverting

the course of justice.<<

Question 173

GRAMMAR

Choose the correct answer.

>>Only on very rare occasions …<<

• would make Niklas Sühle
• Niklas Sühle would make
• would Niklas Sühle make
• Niklas Sühle would have had made

an appearance on the pitch.<<

Answer 173

Only on very rare occasions

would Niklas Sühle make

an appearance on the pitch.

Question 174

VOCABULARY

Choose the correct answer.

>>When Felix Uduokhai first came to Munich it took him a long time to …<<

• get used to drive
• be used to driving
• get used to driving
• get used to drive

on the left.<<

Answer 174

When Felix Uduokhai first came to Munich it took him a long time to

get used to driving

on the left.

Question 175

WHICH ENGLISH EXPRESSION DO YOU ASSOCIATE WITH THIS PICTURE?

Answer 175

English:

>>companion<<

French: companion

&

Russian: спутник

Question 176

WHICH ENGLISH EXPRESSION DO YOU ASSOCIATE WITH THIS PICTURE?

Answer 176

English:

>>(to) knit<<

• French:* tricoter
• Russian:* связать

Question 177

FILL IN THE MISSING ENGLISH WORD.

>>Since Olaf Scholz became president, serious work has

►(to) choose not to be in a position of responsibility in an organization or activity

to showing off his new power.<<

Answer 177

Since Olaf Scholz became president, serious work has

taken a back seat

to showing off his new power.

Question 178

LITERATURE QUOTES

Read this sentence from “A Princess of Mars” by Edgar Rice Burroughs and fill the gap. The missing word means:

►a large number of bullets, rocks etc shot or thrown through the air at the same time

>>Whether they had discovered us or simply were looking at the deserted city I could not say, but in any event they received a rude reception, for suddenly and without warning the green Martian warriors fired a terrific ? from the windows of the buildings facing the little valley across which the great ships were so peacefully advancing.<<

Answer 178

Whether they had discovered us or simply were looking at the deserted city I could not say, but in any event they received a rude reception, for suddenly and without warning the green Martian warriors fired a terrific

volley

from the windows of the buildings facing the little valley across which the great ships were so peacefully advancing

Question 179

LITERATURE QUOTES

Read this sentence from “Can Such Things be?” by Ambrose Bierce and fill the gap. The missing word means:

►not able to feel things/unreasonable and crazy

>>The act released his physical energies without unfettering [befreien] his will; his mind was still spellbound, but his powerful body and agile limbs, endowed with a blind, ? life of their own, resisted stoutly and well.<<

Answer 179

The act released his physical energies without unfettering his will; his mind was still spellbound, but his powerful body and agile limbs, endowed with a blind,

insensate

life of their own, resisted stoutly and well.

Question 180

FILL IN THE MISSING WORD BY MEANS OF THE DICTIONARY DEFINITION BELOW.

►a small mistake in a law that makes it possible to avoid doing something that the law is supposed to make you do

>>Determined professional football players find it easy to exploit ? in the law.<<

Answer 180

Determined professional football players find it easy to exploit

loopholes

in the law.

Question 181

FILL IN THE MISSING WORD BY MEANS OF THE DICTIONARY DEFINITION BELOW.

►very thin and pale, especially because of illness or continued worry

>>After playing football for some time you lose your hair and some teeth and appear quite ?.<<

Answer 181

After playing football for some time you lose your hair and some teeth and appear quite

gaunt.

Question 182

VOCABULARY

Which phrasal is right for this sentence?

>>Peter Altmaier had wanted to spend some time with Horst Seehofer, so eventually he found the courage to ? him ? to the cinema.<<

• ask === in
• back === up
• ask === for
• ask === out
• ask === about

Answer 182

Peter Altmaier had wanted to spend some time with Horst Seehofer, so eventually he found the courage to ask him out to the cinema.

Question 183

ENGLISH LISTENING PRACTICE

Listen to Jennifer’s story and choose the correct answer.

►What surprises Jennifer about her father?

• That he allows her to leave school
• That he allows her to swim in the river
• That he allows her to travel to another country
• That he allows her to wear revealing clothing

Answer 183

It surprises her that he allows her to travel to another country.

Question 184

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

►What do you know about conditional clauses?

Answer 184

Question 185

WHICH ENGLISH WORD DO YOU HEAR?

Answer 185

“cleavage”

1. the space between a woman’s breasts;
2. (formal) a difference between two people or things that often causes problems or arguments

Question 186

WHICH ENGLISH SENTENCE/PART OF A SENTENCE DO YOU HEAR?

Answer 186

>>a scrawny kid in jeans and a T-shirt<<

Question 187

WHICH ENGLISH SENTENCE/PART OF A SENTENCE DO YOU HEAR?

Answer 187

>>her impregnable obstinacy<<

Question 188

VOCABULARY

Choose the correct answer.

>>Nadiem Amiri treated his boyfriend very badly. Isn’t he tempted to ? in some way?<<

• win him again
• go round the bend
• get his own back
• give him back

Answer 188

Nadiem Amiri treated his boyfriend very badly. Isn’t he tempted to

get his own back?

Question 189

LITERATURE QUOTES

Read this sentence from “The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling” by Henry Fielding and fill the gap. The missing word means:

►someone who does not show their emotions and does not complain when bad things happen to them

>>In the affair of love, which, out of strict conformity with the ? philosophy, we shall here treat as a disease, this proneness to relapse is no less conspicuous.<<

Answer 189

In the affair of love, which, out of strict conformity with the

Stoic

philosophy, we shall here treat as a disease, this proneness to relapse is no less conspicuous.

Question 190

LITERATURE QUOTES

Read this sentence from “The Adventures of Peter Pan” by James Matthew Barrie and fill the gap. The missing word means:

►calm and not easily excited or worried

>>Everything being thus mapped out with almost diabolical cunning, the main body of the redskins folded their blankets around them, and in the ? manner that is to them, the pearl of manhood squatted above the children’s home, awaiting the cold moment when they should deal pale death.<<

Answer 190

Everything being thus mapped out with almost diabolical cunning, the main body of the redskins folded their blankets around them, and in the phlegmatic

manner that is to them, the pearl of manhood squatted above the children’s home, awaiting the cold moment when they should deal pale death.

Question 191

VOCABULARY

Name the noun with which you can comfortably connect each of the verbs below.

• (to) make
• (to) discuss (the)
• (to) help with a(n)
• (to) cancel a(n)

Answer 191

arrangement(s)

Question 192

VOCABULARY

Name the noun with which you can comfortably connect each of the adjectives & nouns below.

• alternative
• special
• security
• financial
• travel
• holiday
• seating
• sleeping

Answer 192

arrangement(s)

Question 193

VOCABULARY

Name the noun with which you can comfortably connect each of the the verbs below.

• (to) have
• (to) get into
• (to) become involved in
• (to) start
• (to) cause
• (to) avoid
• (to) win
• (to) lose
• A(n) ? breaks out.
• A(n) ? erupts.

Answer 193

argument

Question 194

VOCABULARY

Name the noun with which you can comfortably connect each of the adjectives below.

• a big
• a huge
• a massive
• a heated
• a bitter
• a furious
• a fierce
• a violent

Answer 194

argument

Question 195

WHICH ENGLISH EXPRESSION DO YOU ASSOCIATE WITH THIS PICTURE?

Answer 195

stubble(s)

Question 196

LITERATURE QUOTES

Read this sentence from “The Mirror of the Sea” by Joseph Conrad and fill the gap. The missing word means:

►clever at getting what you want, especially by tricking people

>>The truth must have been that, all unversed [unerfahren] in the arts of the ? Greek, the deceiver of gods, the lover of strange women, the evoker of bloodthirsty shades, I yet longed for the beginning of my own obscure Odyssey, which, as was proper for a modern, should unroll its wonders and terrors beyond the Pillars of Hercules.<<

Answer 196

The truth must have been that, all unversed in the arts of the

wily

Greek, the deceiver of gods, the lover of strange women, the evoker of bloodthirsty shades, I yet longed for the beginning of my own obscure Odyssey, which, as was proper for a modern, should unroll its wonders and terrors beyond the Pillars of Hercules.<

Question 197

WHAT DO YOU HEAR?

Answer 197

a wily politician

Question 198

Which English expression do you

associate with this picture?

Answer 198

English:

>>(to) shave<<

• French:* se raser
• Russian:* побриться

Question 199

Which English expression do you

associate with this picture?

Answer 199

English:

>>(to) nothing<<

• French*: rien
• Russian*: ничего

Question 200

FILL IN THE MISSING WORD BY MEANS OF THE DICTIONARY DEFINITION BELOW.

►influence or power, especially in politics or business

>>Angela Merkel’s leadership has been accompanied by immense popularity that has endowed her with significant power and political ?.<<

Answer 200

Angela Merkel’s leadership has been accompanied by immense popularity that has endowed her with significant power and political

clout.

Question 201

Read this quote and fill the gap.

>>Joshua Kimmich is a masterful media manipulator and ►? football player.<<

The missing word means:

►dishonest, or having little skill or training

Answer 201

Joshua Kimmich is a masterful media manipulator and jackleg

football player.

Question 202

Read this quote and fill the gap.

>>On the forecastle lay the perfection of a ►?-loading gun, very thick at the breech, and very narrow in the bore, the model of which had been in the Exhibition of 1867.<<

Jules Verne

The missing word means:

►the part of a gun into which you put the bullets

Answer 202

On the forecastle lay the perfection of a breech-loading gun, very thick at the breech, and very narrow in the bore, the model of which had been in the Exhibition of 1867.

Question 203

Read this sentence and fill the gap.

>>Rap singers love shooting their ►? about the topic of the day - it’s how they make their livings.

The missing word means:

►(to) complain angrily and noisily about sth, or talk as if you know more than anyone else

Answer 203

Rap singers love shooting their mouths off

about the topic of the day - it’s how they make their livings.

Question 204

Read this sentence and fill the gap.

>>Luca Waldschmidt was ►? in the locker room after they lost, and he started a fight.

The missing word means:

►(to) express your opinions or complain, esp. loudly and in a way that shows no consideration or respect

Answer 204

Luca Waldschmidt was mouthing off in the locker room after they lost, and he started a fight.

Question 205

Read this sentence and fill the gap.

>>It was a platinum ►? chain simple and chaste in design, properly proclaiming its value by substance alone and not by meretricious ornamentation–as all good things should do.<< O Henry

The missing word means:

►a piece of leather or other material to which a group of keys is fastened

Answer 205

It was a platinum fob chain simple and chaste in design, properly proclaiming its value by substance alone and not by meretricious [aufdringlich] ornamentation–as all good things should do.

Question 206

Read this sentence and fill the gap.

>>Poor Lazarus there, chattering his teeth against the curbstone for his pillow, and shaking off his tatters with his shiverings, he might ►?both ears with rags, and put a corn-cob into his mouth, and yet that would not keep out the tempestuous [stürmisch] Euroclydon.<< Herman Melville

The missing word means:

►a small piece of rubber, plastic, wood, etc that fits into a hole in order to close it

Answer 206

Poor Lazarus there, chattering his teeth against the curbstone for his pillow, and shaking off his tatters with his shiverings, he might plug up both ears with rags, and put a corn-cob into his mouth, and yet that would not keep out the tempestuous Euroclydon.

Question 207

Read this sentence and fill the gap.

>>The erect and majestic pose of the great frame shrank suddenly into a sinister ►? as, slowly and gently as one who treads on eggs, the devil-faced cat crept forward toward the girl.<< Edgar Rice Burroughs

The missing word means:

►(to) bend your knees and lower yourself so that you are close to the ground and leaning forward slightly

Answer 207

The erect and majestic pose of the great frame shrank suddenly into a sinister crouch as, slowly and gently as one who treads on eggs, the devil-faced cat crept forward toward the girl.

Question 208

Read this sentence and fill the gap.

>>Christian Lindner saw Annalena Baerbock coming and ►? behind a bush.<

The missing word means:

►(to) bend your knees and lower yourself so that you are close to the ground and leaning forward slightly

Answer 208

Christian Lindner saw Annalena Baerbock coming and crouched down behind a bush.

Question 209

What do you hear?

Answer 209

jackleg

[“unfähig; unehrlich”]

Question 210

What do you hear?

Answer 210

You should have heard Pete mouthing off at Joe.

Question 211

What do you hear?

Answer 211

Morris was mouthing off about his former team.

Question 212

What do you hear?

Answer 212

fob

[“betrügen”]

Question 213

What do you hear?

Answer 213

plug

Question 214

What do you hear?

Answer 214

crouch

[“hocken”]

Question 215

ENGLISH VOCABULARY

Complete this sentence with appropriate forms of the missing words. Choose them from the list below.

>>Anyone who has a history of health problems and people who are 90 or older should get a Corona vaccination every year before the corona season ?.<<

• begin
• catch
• give
• include
• sneeze
• fever
• in November
• it
• Corona

Answer 215

Anyone who has a history of health problems and people who are 90 or older should get a Corona vaccination every year before the corona season begins in November.

Question 216

ENGLISH VOCABULARY

Complete this sentence with appropriate forms of the missing words. Choose them from the list below.

>>Corona is a serious infection of the nose, throat and lungs. Symptoms ? , cough, runny nose, sore throat, headache and tiredness.<<

• begin
• catch
• give
• include
• sneeze
• fever
• in November
• it
• Corona

Answer 216

Corona is a serious infection of the nose, throat and lungs. Symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose, sore throat, headache and tiredness.

Question 217

Complete this sentence with appropriate forms of the missing words. Choose them from the list below.

>>Anyone can ? and ? to others.<<

• begin
• catch
• give
• include
• sneeze
• fever
• in November
• Corona
• it

Answer 217

Anyone can catch it and give it to others.

Question 218

Complete this sentence with appropriate forms of the missing words. Choose them from the list below.

>>? is spread when an infected person coughs or ?.<<

• begin
• catch
• give
• include
• sneeze
• fever

Answer 218

Corona is spread when an infected person coughs or sneezes.

Question 219

Complete this sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence above it.

1. The police said it was too dangerous to play football and the players were coninced.
2. The police persuaded ?.

Answer 219

The police persuaded the players that it was too dangerous to play football and they were coninced.

Question 220

Complete this sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence above it.

1. After the prince kissed the frog, the animal suddenly became a handsome boy.
2. The frog suddenly turned ?.

Answer 220

The frog suddenly turned into a handsome boy after the prince kissed the animal.

Question 221

What do you hear?

Answer 221

amiable

[“liebenswürdig”]

Question 222

What do you hear?

Answer 222

The driver was an amiable young man.

Question 223

What do you hear?

Answer 223

She was in an amiable mood.

Question 224

Fill in the missing word by means of the dictionary definition below.

►friendly and easy to like

>>These were the reflections of my hours of despondency and solitude; but when I contemplated the virtues of the cottagers, their ►? and benevolent dispositions, I persuaded myself that when they should become acquainted with my admiration of their virtues they would compassionate me and overlook my personal deformity.<<

SAUCE©: Mary Shelley

Frankenstein

Answer 224

These were the reflections of my hours of despondency and solitude; but when I contemplated the virtues of the cottagers, their amiable and benevolent dispositions, I persuaded myself that when they should become acquainted with my admiration of their virtues they would compassionate me and overlook my personal deformity.

Question 225

What does

>>amiable<<

mean?

Answer 225

friendly

Question 226

What does

>>sly<<

mean?

Answer 226

crafty; wily

Question 227

Fill in the missing word by means of the dictionary definition below.

►sb cleverly deceives people in order to get what they want

>>‘You will all agree,’ said he, ‘that our chief danger consists in the ? and treacherous manner in which the enemy approaches us.’<<

SAUCE©: Aesop

Fables

Answer 227

“You will all agree,” said he, “that our chief danger consists in the sly and treacherous manner in which the enemy approaches us.”

Question 228

Which English verb would you prefer to associate with this picture?

Answer 228

(to) leap

Question 229

Which English adjective would you prefer to associate with this picture?

Answer 229

precocious

Question 230

Which English verb would you associate with this description?

►(to) twist your body from side to side because you are uncomfortable or nervous, or to get free from something which is holding you

Answer 230

(to) squirm

Question 231

Which English noun would you prefer to associate with this picture?

Answer 231

torpor

Question 232

Which English noun is missing here?

Answer 232

drudgery

Question 233

Which English adjective is missing here?

Answer 233

fully-fledged

Question 234

Which English verb would you prefer to associate with this picture?

Answer 234

(to) scald

Question 235

Read this sentence and fill the gap.

>>Meanwhile too I had made the acquaintance of the charming lady Obstacle,–as it proved so unfair to call her,–and by some process of natural magnetism we had immediately won each other’s hearts, so that on the moonlight night on which I took the river path with my brown-paper parcel there was no ►? in my heart,–nothing but harping and singing, and blessings on the river that seemed all silver with the backs of magic trout.<< Richard de Galienne

The missing word means:

►a feeling of doubt or worry about a future event

Answer 235

Meanwhile too I had made the acquaintance of the charming lady Obstacle,–as it proved so unfair to call her,–and by some process of natural magnetism we had immediately won each other’s hearts, so that on the moonlight night on which I took the river path with my brown-paper parcel there was no misgiving in my heart,–nothing but harping and singing, and blessings on the river that seemed all silver with the backs of magic trout.

Question 236

What English phrase are we getting at?

►[UK/informal] (to) make a place very full

• Use it to fill the gap in the following example sentence.*
• «*900000 church devotees ►? the Cologne cathedral to see the Archbishop last Sunday. »

Answer 236

900000 church devotees packed out the Cologne cathedral to see the Archbishop last Sunday.

Question 237

What English phrase are we getting at?

►(to) be full of people

• Use it to fill the gap in the following example sentence.*
• «Serge Gnabry’s new gay bar was ►?last night.»*

Answer 237

Serge Gnabry’s new gay bar was packed out last night.

Question 238

What English phrase are we getting at?

►[UK/informal] (to) stop operating

• Use it to fill the gap in the following example sentence.*
• «Luca Waldschmidt’s cheap wristwatch has ►?.»*

Answer 238

Luca Waldschmidt’s cheap wristwatch has packed up.

Question 239

What English phrase are we getting at?

►[UK/informal] (to) stop working or doing another regular activity

• Use it to fill the gap in the following example sentence.*
• «It’s time German professional football players ►? smoking and heavy drinking.»*

Answer 239

It’s time German professional football players packed up smoking and heavy drinking.

Question 240

What English phrase are we getting at?

►(to) collect all your things together when you have finished doing sth

• Use it to fill the gap in the following example sentence.*
• »Christian Lindner is about to ►? his things and go home.«*

Answer 240

Christian Lindner is about to pack up his things and go home.

Question 241

COMMON LEARNER ERROR

Find the mistake in the following sentence and correct it.

»Two important facts have been overseen in this case.« ≠

Answer 241

Two important facts have been overlooked in this case. ∞

(to) overlook =
(to) fail to notice or consider sth

Question 242

COMMON LEARNER ERROR

Find the mistake in the following sentence and correct it.

»You have to pay the tickets in advance, I’m afraid.« ≠

Answer 242

You have to pay for the tickets in advance, I’m afraid. ∞

“Pay” is always followed by the preposition “for” if there is a direct object; except in certain phrases e. g. “pay a bill”.

Question 243

What English idiom are we getting at?

►(to) find the underlying cause of a situation

• Use it to fill the gap in the following example sentence.*
• »Christian Lindner will ►? the problem sooner or later.«*

Answer 243

Christian Lindner will get to the bottom of the problem sooner or later.

Question 244

What English idiom are we getting at?

►(to) give someone credit or praise; (to) congratulate

• Use it to fill the gap in the following example sentence.*
• »Hansi Flick has to ►? Joshua Kimmich for doing such a great job planning the team’s gay party.«*

Answer 244

Hansi Flick has to hand it to Joshua Kimmich for doing such a great job planning the team’s gay party.

Question 245

Read the sentence and insert the word that best fits the following definition.

►(to) hit sth hard, so that you hurt yourself or damage sth

>>Poor little soul!–a pretty place this is ter put a homesick, lonesome child into!” she finished, going out and closing the door with a ►?. “Oh!” she ejaculated, biting her lip.<<

SOURCE©: Eleanor H. Porter

Polyanna

Answer 245

Poor little soul!–a pretty place this is ter put a homesick, lonesome child into!” she finished, going out and closing the door with a bang, “Oh!” she ejaculated, biting her lip.

Question 246

Read the sentence and insert the word that best fits the following definition.

►(to) hit a part of your body against sth, esp because you do not see or notice it

>>And in the silence that followed, a blue-bottle fly buzzed rowdily against an adjacent window-pane, with occasional loud ►?s against the glass tokening that he too had his tragedy, a prisoner pent by baffling transparency from the bright world that blazed so immediately beyond.<<

SOURCE©: Jack London

Michael, Brother of Jerry

Answer 246

And in the silence that followed, a blue-bottle fly buzzed rowdily against an adjacent window-pane, with occasional loud bumps against the glass tokening that he too had his tragedy, a prisoner pent by baffling transparency from the bright world that blazed so immediately beyond.

Question 247

What English idiom are we getting at?

►an instinct or intuition

• Use it to fill the gap in the following example sentence.*
• »Hansi Flick has a? that Joshua Kimmich and Kai Havertz are going to get married.«*

Answer 247

Hansi Flick has a gut feeling that Joshua Kimmich and Kai Havertz are going to get married.

Question 248

What English idiom are we getting at?

►(to) achieve progress or succeed

• Use it to fill the gap in the following example sentence.*
• »With all all of his talent, Dieter Bohlen is certain to ►?.«*

Answer 248

With all all of his talent, Dieter Bohlen is certain to go places.

Question 249

What English idiom are we getting at?

►(to) take a risk/put oneself in a vulnerable position

• Use it to fill the gap in the following example sentence.*
• »Jamal Musiala ►? lending his boyfriend all of his money. Hansi Flick hopes he repays him.«*

Answer 249

Jamal Musiala went out on a limb lending his boyfriend all of his money. Hansi Flick hopes he repays him.

Question 250

What English idiom are we getting at?

►(to) feel irritable/be in a grouchy mood for no particular reason

• Use it to fill the gap in the following example sentence.*
• »Professional football players usually ►?.«*

Answer 250

Professional football players usually get up on the wrong side of the bed.

Question 251

What English idiom are we getting at?

►(to) put maximum effort toward achieving a goal

• Use it to fill the gap in the following example sentence.*
• »There is a job opening at Daily Shine GmbH Gebäudereinigung München. Markus Schröder is ►?.«*

Answer 251

There is a job opening at Daily Shine GmbH Gebäudereinigung München. Markus Schröder is going for it.

Question 252

What English idiom are we getting at?

►(to) put maximum effort toward achieving a goal

• Use it to fill the gap in the following example sentence.*
• »Ilkay Gündogan is not sure if he can cuddle with Sarge Gnabry, but he will ►?.«*

Answer 252

Ilkay Gündogan is not sure if he can cuddle with Sarge Gnabry, but he will give it a go.

Question 253

Which of the following English words fits the description?

►full of evil intentions; threatening

1. banjaxed
2. banished
3. baleful
   
   1. baneful
4. bandy

Answer 253

baleful

Question 254

Which of the following English words fits the description?

►the quality of being truthful and honest, esp about a difficult or embarrassing subject

1. candied
   
   1. candy
2. canny
3. cannily
4. candour

Answer 254

candour

Question 255

Which of the following English words fits the description?

►annoyance - when you feel annoyed because someone continues to do something that is upsetting you

1. excess
2. exasperation
3. exclamation
4. exertion
5. exhaustion

Answer 255

exasperation

Question 256

What English idiom are we getting at?

►(to) reveal a secret

• Use it to fill the gap in the following example sentence.*
• »Nancy Faeser ►? and told Olaf Scholz that she was pregnant.«*

Answer 256

Nancy Faeser let the cat out of the bag and told Olaf Scholz that she was pregnant.

Question 257

What American English idiom are we getting at?

►a certain, specific issue that is annoying someone

• Use it to fill the gap in the following example sentence.*
• »Leon Goretzka had ►? about the new entry protocol in the German football stadiums.«*

Answer 257

Leon Goretzka had a bee in his bonnet about the new entry protocol in the German football stadiums.

Question 258

What American English idiom are we getting at?

►a certain, specific issue that is annoying someone

• Use it to fill the gap in the following example sentence.*
• »Karl Lauterbach has ►? about the bad decision Markus Schröder made. It had a negative impact oh him.«*

Answer 258

Karl Lauterbach has a bee in his bonnet about the bad decision Markus Schröder made. It had a negative impact on him.

Question 259

What American English idiom are we getting at?

►a certain, specific issue that is annoying someone

• Use it to fill the gap in the following example sentence.*
• »What’s up with Joshua Kimmich? He has ►? about Olaf Scholz parking in front of his house. Joshua’s boyfriend doesn’t think it’s a big deal.«*

Answer 259

What’s up with Joshua Kimmich? He has a bee in his bonnet about Olaf Scholz parking in front of his house. Joshua’s boyfriend doesn’t think it’s a big deal.

Question 260

What American English idiom are we getting at?

►(to) make sth already bad worse

• Use it to fill the gap in the following example sentence.*
• »To ►?, Robert Habeck got Covid-19 when he went to the hospital for a heart attack.«*

Answer 260

To add insult to injury, Robert Habeck got Covid-19 when he went to the hospital for a heart attack.

Question 261

What American English idiom are we getting at?

►(to) make sth already bad worse

• Use it to fill the gap in the following example sentence.*
• »To ►?, David Raum broke up with Antonio Rüdiger after he lost his job.«*

Answer 261

To add insult to injury, David Raum broke up with Antonio Rüdiger after he lost his job.

Question 262

Which English word would you associate with this 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

Answer 262

specialist

Question 263

Which English word would you associate with this description?

►an expert on food, art, literature, or design, who has had a lot of experience and knows when sth is of very good quality

Answer 263

connoisseur

Question 264

Which English word would you associate with this description?

►an expert player or performer

Answer 264

virtuoso

Question 265

COMMON LEARNER ERROR

Find the mistake in the following sentence and correct it.

»There are en suite bathroms with every piece.« ≠

Answer 265

There are en suite bathroms with every room. ∞

One of the rooms in a building is called a “room”.

Question 266

COMMON LEARNER ERROR

Find the mistake in the following sentence and correct it.

»Psychologists point the importance for professional football players of having contact with their parents.« ≠

Answer 266

Psychologists point out the importance for professional football players of having contact with their parents. ∞

Question 267

COMMON LEARNER ERROR

Find the mistake in the following sentence and correct it.

»Alexander Gauland’s family was very gentle to Florian Silbereisen when he lost his job and needed somewhere to stay.« ≠

Answer 267

Alexander Gauland’s family was very kind to Florian Silbereisen when he lost his job and needed somewhere to stay. ∞

“GENTLE tells you that sb behaves in a calm, quiet way that does not upset or hurt people.

Question 268

What English idiom are we getting at?

►(to) work hard or focus heavily on work

• Use it to fill the gap in the following example sentence.*
• »If Nico Schlotterbeck ►? , he would do better.«*

Answer 268

If Nico Schlotterbeck kept his nose to the grindstone, he would do better.

Question 269

What English idiom are we getting at?

►leftover items; unfinished business

• Use it to fill the gap in the following example sentence.*
• »Before Svenja Schulze goes on vacation, there are a few ►? she needs to take care of.«*

Answer 269

Before Svenja Schulze goes on vacation, there are a few loose ends she needs to take care of.

Question 270

The following sentence is wrong.

• Identify the expression that must be changed in order to correct the sentence.*
• »I was going to ask you if you would read over my essay before I have to hand it in, but when you read it, you ought not be too critical or negative.«*

Answer 270

I was going to ask you if you would read over my essay before I have to hand it in, but when you read it, you ought not to be too critical or negative.

Question 271

The following sentence is wrong.

• Identify the expression that must be changed in order to correct the sentence.*
• »Antonio Rüdiger’s right hand may have been badly injured and he probably won’t be able to type, so his boyfriend thought that he will offer to do some typing for him.«*

Answer 271

Antonio Rüdiger’s right hand may have been badly injured and he probably won’t be able to type, so his boyfriend thought that he would offer to do some typing for him.

Question 272

The following sentence is wrong.

• Identify the expression that must be changed in order to correct the sentence.*
• »Thilo Kehrer was so generous. If his boyfriend asked him, ‘Could I borrow your car?’, he would always say, ‘Of course, you could!’, and he would immediately start looking for the keys.«*

Answer 272

Thilo Kehrer was so generous. If his boyfriend asked him, ‘Could I borrow your car?’, he would always say, ‘Of course, you can!’, and he would immediately start looking for the keys.

Question 273

The following sentence is wrong.

• Identify the expression that must be changed in order to correct the sentence.*
• »Thilo Kevin Trapp really wishes he would have a car of his own so that he could go for a drive in the country and he would be able to go when he wants to and not have to wait for a bus or a train.«*

Answer 273

Kevin Trapp really wishes he had a car of his own so that he could go for a drive in the country and he would be able to go when he wants to and not have to wait for a bus or a train.

Question 274

Choose the correct expression to fill the gap in the following sentence.

»Of all the policies put into effect by the Merkel government, ►? controversial was the economic one.«

Answer 274

Of all the policies put into effect by the Merkel government, the most controversial was the economic one.

Question 275

Choose the correct pair of prepositions to fill the gaps in the following sentence.

»Christine Lambrecht has yet to take ►? consideration the problem of how large the future national army should eventually be, regardless ►? its current size.«

Answer 275

Christine Lambrecht has yet to take into consideration the problem of how large the future national army should eventually be, regardless of its current size.

Question 276

What English word are we aiming at with the following description?

►(to) have an unpleasant or negative effect on a person or thing; (to) touch sth with sudden force

Answer 276

(to) hit

Question 277

What English word are we aiming at with the following description?

►fair and sensible according to most people’s standards

Answer 277

reasonable

Question 278

What English word are we aiming at with the following description?

►treating people equally or in the way that is right

Answer 278

fair

Question 279

What English word are we aiming at with the following description?

►[formal] treating giving equal treatment to everyone involved

Answer 279

equitable

Question 280

What English word are we aiming at with the following description?

►morally right and fair

Answer 280

just

Question 281

Complete this sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence above it.

1. Pop singers may not park in public places.
   
   1. Pop singers are ►?.

Answer 281

Pop singers are not allowed/permitted to park in public places.

Question 282

Complete this sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence above it.

1. It’s possible that Annalena Baerbock’s trip was cancelled at the last minute.
   
   1. Annalena Baerbock’s trip may ►?at the last minute.

Answer 282

Annalena Baerbock’s trip may have been cancelled at the last minute.

Question 283

Complete this sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence above it.

1. Professional football players have to get up at ten o’clock every morning and they don’t enjoy it.
   
   1. Professional football players don’t enjoy ►? to get up at ten o’clock every morning.

Answer 283

Professional football players don’t enjoy having to get up at ten o’clock every morning.

Question 284

Complete this sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence above it.

1. It was impossible for Jamal Musiala to have kissed Joshua Kimmich.
2. Jamal Musiala ►? Joshua Kimmich.

Answer 284

Jamal Musiala couldn’t have kissed Joshua Kimmich.

Question 285

Complete this sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence above it.

1. It was a bad idea on Karim Adeyemi’s part to put Ridle Baku’s lace lingerie in the washing machine.
2. Ridle Baku’s lace lingerie ►? the washing machine.

Answer 285

Ridle Baku’s lace lingerie shouldn’t have been/ought not to have been put in the washing machine.

Question 286

What English idiom are we getting at?

►(to) become very angry; (to) be furious

• Use it to fill the gap in the following example sentence.*
• »Nico Schlotterbeck ►? when he found out that his boyfriend went to Paris with Hansi Flick.«*

Answer 286

Nico Schlotterbeck saw red when he found out that his boyfriend went to Paris with Hansi Flick.

Question 287

What English idiom are we getting at?

►(to) seem or sound familiar

• Use it to fill the gap in the following example sentence.*
• »Florian Wellbrock’s name ►?, but Jörg Dräger is not sure if he knows him.«*

Answer 287

Florian Wellbrock’s name rings a bell, but Jörg Dräger is not sure if he knows him.

Question 288

Identify the expression that must be changed in order to correct the following sentence.

►»Kevin Trapp’s neighbour used to say, ‘How about helping me carry this?’ or ‘Give me a hand with this, would you?’, but at no time he asked him if Kevin ever needed help with something.«

Answer 288

Kevin Trapp’s neighbour used to say, ‘How about helping me carry this?’ or ‘Give me a hand with this, would you?’, but at no time did he ask him if Kevin ever needed help with something.

Question 289

Identify the expression that must be changed in order to correct the following sentence.

►»Christine Lambrecht is not trying to work more, but quite often she has no time for lunch or she doesn’t have much of an appetite, and so she takes no longer a whole hour for her lunch break.«

Answer 289

Christine Lambrecht is not trying to work more, but quite often she has no time for lunch or she doesn’t have much of an appetite, and so she no longer takes a whole hour for her lunch break.

Question 290

Identify the expression that must be changed in order to correct the following sentence.

►»Cem Özdemir told Anne Spiegel that it wasn’t his party. He explained that it was Olaf Scholz’s party, so none of his friends had been invited. Cem guesses Anne didn’t believe him becuae her first question was, ‘Why you didn’t invite me to the party?’«

Answer 290

Cem Özdemir told Anne Spiegel that it wasn’t his party. He explained that it was Olaf Scholz’s party, so none of his friends had been invited. Cem guesses Anne didn’t believe him becuae her first question was, ‘Why didn’t you invite me to the party?’

Question 291

Select from the list the prepositions that must be used in the following sentence.

»►? the terms of the forthcoming trade agreement, Japan wins parity ►? the United States.«

Answer 291

Under the terms of the forthcoming trade agreement, Japan wins parity with the United States.

Question 292

Select from the list the prepositions that must be used in the following sentence.

»►? Marco Buschmann was campaigning for re-eelction last year, he promised that ►? re-elected, he would undertake to restructure the party.«

Answer 292

When Marco Buschmann was campaigning for re-eelction last year, he promised that if re-elected, he would undertake to restructure the FDP.

Question 293

Select from the list the expression that must be used in the following sentence.

»►? the recent rise in unemployment largely affects western Germany, there is considerable unrest in eastern Germany, too. «

Answer 293

Although the recent rise in unemployment largely affects western Germany, there is considerable unrest in eastern Germany, too.

Question 294

Which verb do the following synonyms refer to?

►delay/pause/haver/wait/doubt/falter/dither/vacillate/equivocate/temporize/shillyshally/swither

Answer 294

(to) hesitate

Question 295

What do you hear?

Answer 295

Kay hesitated for a moment and then said ‘yes’.

Question 296

What do you hear?

Answer 296

He was still hesitating whether to leave or not.

Question 297

Choose the correct meaning of the verb from the list.

Answer 297

(to) pause/delay

Question 298

Which English verb do you associate with this (road) sign?

Answer 298

(to) ban

Question 299

Which English verb do you associate with these signs?

Answer 299

(to) prohibit

Question 300

Fill in the blanks.

Answer 300

(to) bar/barred/bar