25877 vocabulary expressions

ADVANCED VOCABULARY
AND EXPRESSIONS

Select the most appropriate completion from the alternatives given.

1. Don't walk so quickly. You'll never keep up that................ for ten miles.
A. stride B. step C. pace D. walk

2. He always................... song in the shower.
A. breaks out B. breaks up in C. breaks into D. breaks in
3. The sudden attack caught the enemy..................
A. napping B. undone C. open D. sleepy
4. I don't think he's completely honest; he seems to live on his......................
A. reputation B. nerves C. wits D. feet
5. The police followed a number of clues, but have so far drawn a.....................
A. negative B. blank C. zero D. nil
6. I am happy to fall.................... anything you suggest.
A. in with B. to with C. over D. into

7. A.................. is a book of little value, written only to make money.
A. novelette B. potboiler C. paperback D. stopgap
8. The government................... a committee to investigate the problem.
A. mounted B. put up C. raised D. set up
9. It's a skilled job, and you need quite a lot of....................
A. know-how B. knowledge C. understanding D. knowing
10. She is not popular. She is the office gossip, always............... to the boss.
A. saying stories B. going on C. letting it out D. telling tales
11. There is a storm................... We had better head for home.
A. rising up B. getting up C. lifting D. setting up
12. In the autumn, in the northern hemisphere, the days.................
A. draw in B. wane C. close to D. come in

Fixed expressionsaLet them cancel the whole project. It's no skin off
my nose.bWait a minute, that's not what I said!cThings haven't
been going very well here, I'm afraid.dBe that as it may, I still think
Mr Livingstone is the best man for the job.e'Jenny doesn't concentrate
when she's driving.'
'I beg your pardon! She's a very good driver!' fYou'd think he'd just
give up, but not a bit of it. g'He said he'd come.'
'Don't bank on it — he's still in bed.' hHe arrived over an hour late
for the meeting - I ask you! iWhat's the big idea, telling her about
the accident?jThere's no call for regret.

Definitions
1

used for emphasizing that you think something is silly or
shocking

2

used for saying that even if something is true, it does not affect
your opinion

3

used for saying that something you would expect to happen has
not happened

4

used for saying you disagree with what someone is saying or

doing, or you want them to listen to you

5

used for asking someone why they have done something that
you think is wrong or annoying

6

used for politely telling someone something that might make
them sad, disappointed, or angry, for example when you cannot
do what they want or do not agree with them

7

used for saying that you think something is not necessary or
suitable

8

used for telling someone that something will probably not
happen

9

used for saying that you do not care if someone does a
particular thing because it will not affect you

10

used for showing that you disagree very strongly with what
someone has just said


KEY

1. Don't walk so quickly. You'll never keep up that pace for ten miles.
2. He always breaks into song in the shower.
3. The sudden attack caught the enemy napping
4. I don't think he's completely honest; he seems to live on his wits
5. The police followed a number of clues, but have so far drawn a blank
6. I am happy to fall in with anything you suggest.
7. A potboiler is a book of little value, written only to make money.
8. The government set up a committee to investigate the problem.
9. It's a skilled job,and you need quite a lot of know-how.
10. She is not popular. She is the office gossip, always telling tales to the boss.
11. There is a storm getting up. We had better head for home.
12. In the autumn, in the northern hemisphere, the days draw in.

a

9 used for saying that you do not care if someone does a particular
thing because it will not affect you

b

4 used for saying you disagree with what someone is saying or doing, or
you want them to listen to you

c

6 used for saying that something you would expect to happen has not
happened

d

2 used for politely telling someone something that might make them sad,
disappointed, or angry, for example when you cannot do what they
want or do not agree with them

e 10 used for saying that even if something is true, it does not affect your
opinion
f

3 used for showing that you disagree very strongly with what someone
has just said

g

8 used for telling someone that something will probably not happen

h

1 used for emphasizing that you think something is silly or shocking

i

5 used for asking someone why they have done something that you think
is wrong or annoying

j

7 used for saying that you think something is not necessary or suitable