Unit 1 and 2 - C1

Question 1

I'll never forgive her for what she put me .........

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through

Question 2

What's your ................of what he meant by saying it was my last day before the holidays?

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interpretation

Question 3

Let's get going before the rain sets.....

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in

Question 4

The resort boasts a... beach and crystal clear sea.

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pristine

Question 5

He admitted... stealing the watch.

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to

Question 6

I'm absolutely exhausted, that was such a(n) .... workout.

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strenuous

Question 7

Complete the idiom: read sb ....

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like a book

Question 8

He found the fact that Susan has been saving money secretly quite...

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disconcerting

Question 9

Complete the idiom: read between...

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the lines

Question 10

Frank has been the....of the local museum for 10 years.

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curator

Question 11

Mrs White's background is of no... to us.

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consequence

Question 12

There was a ... scream from inside the house.

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chilling

Question 13

His....of a Greek novel into English became a bestseller.

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translation

Question 14

They're setting .......... early to beat the rush hour traffic.

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off

Question 15

The notion of organ transplants...........most people.

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repels

Question 16

Use the ... to drain the spaghetti.

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colander

Question 17

Complete the idiom: face...

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the music

Question 18

I enjoy taking a....bath as soon as I get home from work.

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soothing

Question 19

Part of the fun of independent travel is exploring those places which are...

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off the beaten track

Question 20

Although I shouldn't smoke, I may have a cigarette...

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once in a blue moon

Question 21

She was feeling... after finding out that she was pregnant.

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on top of the world

Question 22

An invaluable skill for political correspondents is...when interpreting politician's statements

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reading between the lines

Question 23

I think that... the campaign will succeed.

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in the long run

Question 24

She's still an amazingly... woman at the age of 60.

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stunning

Question 25

Job retraining in middle age is a(n)...........task for most people.

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daunting

Question 26

David was deemed by his peers to be ....and untrustworthy.

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shallow

Question 27

He stood on the... of the ship and watched the seagulls dive for fish.

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deck

Question 28

It was one of the most gripping movies I've ever seen; it had me... from start to finish.

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on the edge of my seat

Question 29

Hamlet is.........the most famous play in the world.

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unarguably

Question 30

It's impossible to travel in the... heat of the desert.

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blistering

Question 31

Sleep is..........for our health, and lack of it can lead to many illnesses.

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essential

Question 32

The band gave a rousing... of the Stone's classic "Brown Sugar"

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rendition

Question 33

Visiting the famine victims was a ..... experience.

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harrowing

Question 34

Mrs Robinson,,,,,,,,great pride in her cooking.

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takes

Question 35

Complete the idiom: on a ...

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shoestring budget

Question 36

Today we enjoyed a particularly... climate.

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benign

Question 37

After congratulating his team, the coach allowed the players to let their... down.

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hair

Question 38

The critics loved it but I thought the book was extremely ...

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overrated

Question 39

The company is on the...of disaster.

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brink

Question 40

His performance was superb and brought the house...

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down

Question 41

He was ... at the birth of his son.

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over the moon

Question 42

Complete the idiom: paint the...

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town red

Question 43

Karen's husband is always putting her........ in public, which is so embarrassing.

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down

Question 44

The detective prided himself on his ability to...

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read sb like a book

Question 45

The brother and sister were...over who would get to inherit the beach house.

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at odds

Question 46

He decided to ....the meeting until a later day.

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put off

Question 47

He pleaded............his parents to buy him the smartphone.

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with

Question 48

Complete the idiom: over...

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the moon

Question 49

Complete the idiom: once in...

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a blue moon

Question 50

Compete the idiom: on the edge...

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of one's seat

Question 51

This has to be one of the most... novels I've ever read.

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compelling

Question 52

He was left bed-ridden by a ... illness.

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debilitating

Question 53

Complete the idiom: off...

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the beaten track

Question 54

Many Roman Catholics make the... to the town of Lourdes for spiritual enlightenment.

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pilgrimage

Question 55

The boys have gone a fishing... with their father.

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trip

Question 56

He was consumed by guilt and so decided to come clean and...

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face the music

Question 57

The youth....... catered fir students and travellers on a tight budget.

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hostel

Question 58

Out of the committee members, the majority were in... of the proposal.

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favour

Question 59

His voice was barely... above the loud music.

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audible

Question 60

The car must have set Joe... quite a bit; it;s top of the range.

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back

Question 61

Who is in...of the finances?

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charge

Question 62

The oak tree is.... to be at least 700 years old.

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estimated

Question 63

We'd been working solidly for a month and so decided to go out and ...

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paint the town red

Question 64

The organisers expressed their ....at the poor attendance figures.

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dismay

Unit 1 and 2 - C1

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Unit 1 and 2 - C1

Questions 71