INCREASED REGULARLY
CONTENTS SO FAR
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4 Unit 5 |
Based on NEW INSIDE OUT advanced – UNIT 1
Choose the best option a, b, c, or d, to fill
in the gap in each sentence.
1.
He
drives in such a way that he …………. the road and nobody can pass.
a)
hogs b) tugs c) butts d) slogs
2. I could sleep in spite of the neighbours’
voices …………. all through the night.
a)
butting b) fulfilling c) droning d) flowing
3. She never asked her brother to ………….
on her private affairs.
a) put across b) catch up c)
butt in d) overhear
4. I can’t explain the situation if you
keep ………….
a) butting in b) hassling c)
putting in d) eavesdropping
5. They are so hard-headed that trying
to convince them is absolutely …………..
a)
pointless b) meaningless c) selfless d) coverless
6. I can’t take him any longer! He’s so
heavy! He’s …………. me all the time with those little problems.
a)
siding b) droning c)
hassling d) fulfilling
7. It’s a real …………. to travel with all
these bags. Next time: no luggage, no problems.
a)
hog b) wave c)
annoy d) hassle
8. I’m very sorry I’m late. I …………. at work; so much to do this time of
year.
a) got caught up b) got hogged c) got hassled d) got stuck
Key
1. a
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5. a
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2. c
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6. c
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3. c
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7. d
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4. a
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8. a
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Please, leave a comment if you see
any errors.
KEY
a)
chipped b) flawed c) scratched d) disfigured
Based on NEW INSIDE OUT advanced – UNIT 2
Choose the best option a, b, c, or d, to fill
in the gap in each sentence.
a)
succulent b)
edible c) palatable d) crunchy
2.
They had a long ………… argument till well after midnight.
And they couldn’t get to an agreement.
a)
severe b) hogging c) bitter d) bobbing
3.
All day long this terrible music ………… out of my neighbour’s.
I’ll have to report him to the police.
a) batters b) blares c)
beats d) bobs
4.
A fast small Brazilian police ………… took us across River
Amazon so that we could go on our trekking.
a) ferry b) canoe c) raft d) launch
5.
There was a huge clientele at the restaurant. It was obviously a ………… business since his daughter was running it.
a) sipping b) thriving c) catering d) receding
6.
TV channels must ………… for all tastes, so diverse is
audience nowadays.
a) provide b) cater c) show d) fulfil
7.
The refugees were ………… with blankets and hot coffee, so
cold were they after the crossing.
a) a) given b) thrust c)
catered d) provided
8.
The bank robbers jumped in and the car ………… like a jet disregarding
traffic-lights, pedestrians, cyclists, or whatever got in their way.
a) thrust off b) set off c) sped off d) wheeled off
9.
They had put a canvas ………… in the garden and were having
beer, so hot was the afternoon.
a) roof b) shelter c) canopy d) thatch
10.
When I stay at hotels, I love ………… white linen
sheets in my bed.
a) a) crunch b) crisp c) batter d) drone
KEY
1. a
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6. b
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2.
c
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7. d
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3.
b
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8. c
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4.
d
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9. c
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5.
b
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10. b
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Based on NEW INSIDE OUT advanced – UNIT 3
In the following sentences fill in the gaps with the words in the grid below. The number in brackets tells you how many times each one can be used. Then check with the KEY below.
2. Foreign
and gullible as they were, they fell …… to all the local swindlers.
3. There
came in this long-nailed woman in a fake leopard-skin coat and …… red
sunglasses.
4. For once
our street was quiet, without its usual …… of cars and lorries and even
motorbikes.
5.
In
spite of salaries going down, prices are …… to unbearable levels.
6.
The lava will just …… gently out
of the crater.
7.
He was met by a …… of journalists
and photographers.
10. This
northern novelist accurately …… provincial life as it used to be last century.
11. The
rocket …… (up) into the air and finally disappear.
13. Perhaps you live in a city and crave a tranquil oasis that is an escape from the hustle
and …… of your surroundings.
14. In
the film it is shown how those three lions …… on the men who were working on
the bridge. They would attack, kill and eat one every night.
17. They
…… the beaches and there was not a spare square metre to lie down on.
19. The
Elizabethan house they bought …… charm.
20. The
elderly who live alone are easy …… for all kinds of dishonest people.
awe-inspiring
(2) oozes soaring
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bustle (2) portrays
(2) tacky (2)
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bustling (2) prey (2) throng
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ooze preyed thronged
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oozed soared
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KEY
1.
awe-inspiring
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11. soared
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2.
prey
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12. oozed
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3.
tacky
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13. bustle
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4.
bustle
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14. preyed
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5.
soaring
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15. tacky
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6.
ooze
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16. bustling
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7.
throng
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17. thronged
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8.
awe-inspiring
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18. portrays
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9.
bustling
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19. oozes
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10.
portrays
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20. prey
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Based on NEW INSIDE OUT advanced – UNIT 4
VOCABULARY (Unit 4) |
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1. He’s very ……….; he gets
ill very often and doctors don’t know what to do.
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2. The mafia ……….; him all
his life, until they finally shot him down.
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3. This new group offers nothing new, they are just in the ……….; of popular music.
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4. As he got old he preferred to be left alone, and so he leads a ……….; life.
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5. You never know how he is going to react; he’s got such an ……….; behaviour.
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6. His last best seller was ……….;
the day before his death.
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7. He was such a dishonest man that he ……….; almost all his workmates with the Christmas lottery.
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8. She told us she had been abducted by little green men who took her
aboard a very strange looking aircraft. But we knew it was just a ……….
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9. He told us this story full of swear words and vulgar things. Well,
just another of his ………. stories.
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10. To swim ……….; you must
lie on your back, while to swim ……….;
you must do it on your front.
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KEY U4
1.
frail
2.
dogged
3.
mainstream
4.
reclusive
5.
erratic
6.
released
7.
conned
8.
cock-and-bull story
9.
earthy
10.
backstroke – breaststroke
Based on NEW INSIDE OUT advanced –
UNIT 5
Based on NEW INSIDE OUT advanced –
UNIT 5
1.
I can’t finish it; the computer
is …….. again; not working properly, you
know.
a)
is playing up b) is out of order c) has
blown d) has broken down
2.
The car’s old, but we’ll have
to …….. with it till we can buy another one.
a) live up b) get on c) make do d)
bear
3.
To celebrate their anniversary
they had a/an …….. meal at that highly
recommended restaurant
near the railway station.
a)
overpriced b) slap-up c) low-cost d) exorbitant
4.
In less than a week she …….. a whole month’s salary on the most
extravagant things you can
think of.
a)
wastes b) spends c) squanders d) throws
5. Well, it’s my only sister’s
wedding and I want to get a …….. present for
her.
a)
exorbitant b) overpriced c) upmarket d) lavish
6.
He had the most …….. business in the county when suddenly he went
off into absolute madness.
a)
growing b) thriving c)
competitive d) lucky
7.
He wouldn’t stop eating those
hot-dogs; it was disgusting to see him …….. them
and his sticky
fingers covered in mustard and ketchup.
a)
eating b) feeding
with c) nourishing on d) gorging on
9.
And the bill was €29 for two
mugs of beer; it was a real ……...
a)
con b) day-light
robbery c) theft d) rip-off
10.
Prices ……... every year in January.
a)
raise b) jack
up c) rise d) put up
KEY
1
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playing up
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6
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thriving
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2
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make do
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7
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gorging on
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3
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slap-up
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8
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flawed
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4
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squanders
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9
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rip-off
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5
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lavish
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10
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rise
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