Hannah Words Flashcards
Gap-fill exercises
I like the iPad more than any other tablet because it has so many ______\_.
I like the iPad more than any other tablet because it has so many functions.
things or actions that a computer, tablet or phone can do
We want to move to a house in the ___________ because there are more parks there.
We want to move to a house in the suburbs because there are more parks there.
the outer part of a city, it has more houses and parks but not as many tall buildings
Cristina was elected the _______-President of France.
Cristina was elected the Vice-President of France.
put in front of a position like president or captain to show this person has the second highest position
We had a tour of Samsung _______________ in Korea.
We had a tour of Samsung headquarters in Korea.
the main office of a company or an army
He crashed the car because he was _________________ blinded by the sun.
He crashed the car because he was momentarily blinded by the sun.
for a very short time
The captain wanted us to fire the ___________ right away. He said, “Fire _________________!”
The captain wanted us to fire the missile right away. He said, “Fire immediately!”
- 1) a flying weapon similar to a rocket that has an engine, and you can control it and shoot it at things*
- 2) right now, without waiting*
Richard has loved playing with computers since he was a small boy. He doesn’t mind people calling him a computer ______________.
Richard has loved playing with computers since he was a small boy. He doesn’t mind people calling him a computer nerd.
someone who is very interested in one subject, especially computers, and knows a lot about it
We want to ____________ our money in his company, but we aren’t _____________ that it will be a success.
We want to invest our money in his company, but we aren’t satisfied that it will be a success.
- to put your money into a business or something else to make more money*
- you believe something is true*
Water ________ is one of the biggest problems in the world today.
1) population
2) pollution
3) pollination
Water pollution is one of the biggest problems in the world today.
hurting the environment by putting bad solids, liquids, gases or trash into the ground, water or air
Japanese ______ includes yakitori, sushi, and miso soup.
1) curious
2) cousin
3) cuisine
Japanese cuisine includes yakitori, sushi, and miso soup.
a style of cooking
I love Italian cuisine, __________ spaghetti.
1) special
2) especially
3) seriously
I love Italian cuisine, especially spaghetti.
more than usual or more than other things
Don’t forget to keep your _______ after you buy something. You might win some money.
1) receive
2) receipt
3) recess
Don’t forget to keep your receipt after you buy something. You might win some money.
A piece of paper that shows what you have bought.
What score do you need to get to ____ the test?
1) past
2) passed
3) pass
What score do you need to get to pass the test?
To get to the required level in a test. If you don’t get this score, you fail the test and might have to do it again.
I don’t like sitting in that chair because it is very ___________.
1) uncomfortable
2) comfort
3) comfortable
I don’t like sitting in that chair because it is very uncomfortable.
Doesn’t feel nice to wear or sit on.
The Big Friendly Giant’s ears were ___________.
1) enormous
2) enormously
3) enormousness
The Big Friendly Giant’s ears were enormous.
enormous: very great in size or number
The old man ___________ in his chair.
1) napped off
2) dozed off
3) dozer off
The old man dozed off in his chair.
to fall asleep, usually for a short time
He ____________ before he opened the door to the haunted house.
1) hesitation
2) hesitant
3) hesitated
He hesitated before he opened the door to the haunted house.
hesitate: to stop for a short time before you do something, especially because you are nervous or unsure about what to do
I have a sweet tooth. I can’t ______ anything with sugar in it.
1) resist
2) resistant
3) desist
I have a sweet tooth. I can’t resist anything with sugar in it.
resist: to stop yourself from doing something you really want to do
The BFG has ____________ feet.
1) enormously
2) enormousness
3) enormous
4) hugely
The BFG has enormous feet.
extremely large
The screaming made the boy __________ with fear.
1) trembling
2) tremble
3) trembled
4) trample
The screaming made the boy tremble with fear.
to shake because of fear or cold
He wanted to _____________ before the police found it.
1) kill the evidence
2) destroy the evidence
3) destroy the effervescence
He wanted to destroy the evidence before the police found it.
get rid of all the clues or things that will help the police to solve a crime.
He was arrested for being an __________ in the robbery.
1) accompanist
2) accomplish
3) accomplice
He was arrested for being an accomplice in the robbery.
accomplice: a person who helps someone else to carry out a plan (usually something bad or illegal)
Bob was ___________ after he ran in the marathon.
1) exhausted
2) exhaust
3) exhort
Bob was exhausted after he ran in the marathon.
exhausted: to be very tired, completely out of energy
The price of milk has __________ by fifty cents.
1) creased
2) increasing
3) increased
The price of milk has increased by fifty cents.
increase: to become or to make greater in number or price
