voc qcm 8

Question 1

So far Britain has opposed the Euro currency

Answer 1

opposed 0 the Euro currencty

Question 2

If America’s problem is a lack of available ideals. That of Russia might be that there are too many of them altogether

Answer 2

that of Russia

Question 3

Let us send postcards. Shall we ?

Answer 3

shall we ?

Question 4

You should get the secretary to do it

Answer 4

Should + subjonctif (get)

Question 5

why not ask for a refund ?

Answer 5

why ( not) + bare inf

Question 6

However big a company it is. It’s unfair to ask tax payers to save it from bankruptcy

Answer 6

big a company

Question 7

What I would like to know is how much we actually wasted on that project

Answer 7

is

Question 8

Although he looks OK. I wouldn’t trust him

Answer 8

although

Question 9

No sooner had we left Somalia than violence struck again

Answer 9

no sonner had we left

Question 10

We had photographs taken of the two of us with the Eiffel Tower in the backround

Answer 10

taken

Voix passive

Question 11

When was the film shot ?

Answer 11

was the film

Question 12

Our car industry is not as widely automated as Japan’s

Answer 12

Japan’s

Question 13

The new legislation stipulates that all cars BE FITTED with rear seatbelts

Answer 13

To stipulate that + subj ( be fitted)

To insist…

Question 14

They have A LOT OF experience in that sector

Answer 14

a lot of // much

Question 15

atteindre son objectif

Answer 15

to reach one’s target They won’t reach their targets unless they spend much more money

Question 16

alimentation animale

Answer 16

cattle feed Britain banned the use of animals remains in cattle feed

Question 17

write-up/ write-off/ a playwright

Answer 17

n: une critique ( littéraire) vb : rédiger/ perte sèche. Foutu A $ 1billion write-off/ un dramaturge

Question 18

c’est le pompom

Answer 18

take the cake = take the biscuit She’s been opening my letter - that really takes the cake !

Question 19

verb + possessif + verb-ing = verb + that + subject + verb ( past)

Answer 19

Your friend says he doesn’t remember your lending him any money

Question 20

payer une amende de 10E pour avoir + inf

Answer 20

to pay fines of $10 for + Ving + to + bv Citigroup and J.P Morgan agreed to pay fines of $308 for helping to commit a fraud in offering services to Enron

Question 21

profiter de qch

Answer 21

to profit from sth Merging can be see as a good way of profiting from such misvaluation

Question 22

book-keeping= bookkeeping

Answer 22

tenu des comptes/ comptabilité In business the pernalties for poor book-keeping can be severe

Question 23

bien trop de 2

Answer 23

much too + adj = Far too + adj This model assumes much too high a tax rate

Question 24

d’une manière ou d’une autre

Answer 24

one way or another One way or another. America’s budget gap will have to be closed

Question 25

un débat sur

Answer 25

a debate on/ over/ about The debate over how to safeguard our world is no limited

Question 26

give away

Answer 26

sens litéral = faire don de/ donner figuratif = trahir He made loads of money. Invested wisely and gave much away to charity

Question 27

put sth off // put sb off

Answer 27

remettre à plustard/ reporter // dégouter/ décourager qn Their attitude really put me off continuing the job

Question 28

facultatif/ optionnel

Answer 28

optional extra When you buy a flight ticket. Travel insurance is generally an optional extra

Question 29

proficient in 2

Answer 29

expert en/ balèze en The new Japanese student is rather proficient in mathematics

Question 30

to turn up 2

Answer 30

( be pst) venir Bob turned up at the Saturday night party in the suburbs of Shady Hill // ( volume) augmenter turn up the volume

Question 31

promettre qch à qn

Answer 31

to promise to do sth You promised to deliver the goods by June and it is now September