ESLPOD [057;058;059]

Question 1

a complaint about something that is annoying but not very important

Answer 1

gripe[ɡraɪp]

Question 2

if a person or animal is ____ in a place, they have to stay there without being able to move around much

Answer 2

cooped up

Question 3

a form of air pollution that is or looks like a mixture of smoke and fog , especially in cities

Answer 3

smog

Question 4

the special clothes and equipment that you use for a particular activity

Answer 4

gear

Question 5

extremely surprised, excited, or nervous

Answer 5

psyched[saɪkt]

Question 6

to relax

Answer 6

kick back

Question 7

to feel extremely frightened or worried about something that may happen in the future

Answer 7

dread

Question 8

full of busy activity

Answer 8

hectic

Question 9

if a machine is or goes ____, it has stopped or stops working correctly

Answer 9

on the fritz

Question 10

to start making a noise as a signal or warning

Answer 10

go off

Question 11

a small bag in which a woman carries money, keys, credit cards, and personal objects

Answer 11

purse

Question 12

a small flat container for face powder, with a mirror inside

Answer 12

compact

Question 13

a coloured substance in the form of a small stick that women put on their lips, or a stick of this

Answer 13

lipstick

Question 14

a long low comfortable seat that two or three people can sit on

Answer 14

couch

Question 15

a cloth bag filled with something soft such as feathers, used for making a seat more comfortable

Answer 15

cushion

Question 16

done in a very urgent way; so worried or upset that you are not able to control your feelings

Answer 16

frantic

Question 17

If you say that something bad ____, you mean that that person deserves it:

Answer 17

serve sb right

Question 18

likely to forget things or to think about something different from what you should be thinking about

Answer 18

absent-minded

Question 19

thinking about something so much or spending so much time doing something that you do not notice other things or cannot think about other things

Answer 19

preoccupied

Question 20

to make someone feel silly or not important by criticizing them

Answer 20

put sb down

Question 21

an ____ person behaves in a silly way, as though they are much younger than they really are; used about someone’s behavior

Answer 21

immature

Question 22

able to deal with people in a sensitive way that does not upset or offend them

Answer 22

diplomatic

Question 23

to control one’s behavior

Answer 23

get the better of sb

Question 24

Unable or unwilling to put up with something any longer

Answer 24

fed up with

Question 25

to help someone to avoid problems and achieve something

Answer 25

run interference

Question 26

to accept someone or something unpleasant in a patient way

Answer 26

put up with