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Choose the answer which best defines the meaning of each underlined word below.
1) Grown-ups are.....
A. hand-me-down clothes
B. old trees needing cutting down before they fall down
C. adults, such as parents.
D. lumps growing on the backs of people's necks.
2. A flyover is…
a) a road bridge built over another road to make the traffic move faster
b) a lot of mosquitoes or other biting insects
c) a stage curtain in a theatre
d) a non-stop journey
3. If you are on standby, it means that you…
a) are waiting in a long queue to go to the toilet
b) are watching other people doing something, such as fighting or playing football, without joining in yourself
c) have been abandoned by your lover, and are hoping to find another
d) haven't reserved a place on an aeroplane flight, but are waiting in case there is a spare seat
4. The word leftovers could describe…
a) arm movements in swimming
b) the remains of a meal
c) socialists with extremist opinions
d) girls that nobody wants to dance with
5. A dropout is…
a) a person who abandons education or career to lead a different life
b) a lump of bread or other food which you find on the floor after a messy eater has finished a meal
c) a piece of litter, such as an empty polystyrene cup or a sweet wrapper, thrown from a moving car
d) the ugly fold of flesh that hangs over a fat man's belt
6. The word stopover is used to describe…
a) someone who stays too long at a party
b) a place you stay at to break a long journey
c) the highest note you can play on a musical instrument
d) a common stomach problem that people get when they go on holiday
7. A drawback is…
a) a drawing of someone done on the back of an envelope
b) a refund of money to someone who has paid too much tax
c) the act of reversing a car round a corner
d) a disadvantage in a plan
8. A tip-off is…
a) something that has fallen off the back of a truck
b) information about a crime given to the police
c) a word to describe the problems of a very short person
d) the act of raising your hat to a lady
9. A setback is…
a) something which happens, such as a delay, to spoil your plans
b) a house which is a long way from the main road
c) in chess, returning a piece to the square it came from
d) a pain caused by standing for a long time in one position
10. A toss-up is…
a) the way a bed looks in the morning when you have slept very badly
b) a way of wishing someone a happy birthday by throwing him or her up into the air
c) a choice between two equally attractive alternatives
d) the mark left on the ceiling when someone has tried to turn over an omelette.
1) Grown-ups are.....
A. hand-me-down clothes
B. old trees needing cutting down before they fall down
C. adults, such as parents.
D. lumps growing on the backs of people's necks.
2. A flyover is…
a) a road bridge built over another road to make the traffic move faster
b) a lot of mosquitoes or other biting insects
c) a stage curtain in a theatre
d) a non-stop journey
3. If you are on standby, it means that you…
a) are waiting in a long queue to go to the toilet
b) are watching other people doing something, such as fighting or playing football, without joining in yourself
c) have been abandoned by your lover, and are hoping to find another
d) haven't reserved a place on an aeroplane flight, but are waiting in case there is a spare seat
4. The word leftovers could describe…
a) arm movements in swimming
b) the remains of a meal
c) socialists with extremist opinions
d) girls that nobody wants to dance with
5. A dropout is…
a) a person who abandons education or career to lead a different life
b) a lump of bread or other food which you find on the floor after a messy eater has finished a meal
c) a piece of litter, such as an empty polystyrene cup or a sweet wrapper, thrown from a moving car
d) the ugly fold of flesh that hangs over a fat man's belt
6. The word stopover is used to describe…
a) someone who stays too long at a party
b) a place you stay at to break a long journey
c) the highest note you can play on a musical instrument
d) a common stomach problem that people get when they go on holiday
7. A drawback is…
a) a drawing of someone done on the back of an envelope
b) a refund of money to someone who has paid too much tax
c) the act of reversing a car round a corner
d) a disadvantage in a plan
8. A tip-off is…
a) something that has fallen off the back of a truck
b) information about a crime given to the police
c) a word to describe the problems of a very short person
d) the act of raising your hat to a lady
9. A setback is…
a) something which happens, such as a delay, to spoil your plans
b) a house which is a long way from the main road
c) in chess, returning a piece to the square it came from
d) a pain caused by standing for a long time in one position
10. A toss-up is…
a) the way a bed looks in the morning when you have slept very badly
b) a way of wishing someone a happy birthday by throwing him or her up into the air
c) a choice between two equally attractive alternatives
d) the mark left on the ceiling when someone has tried to turn over an omelette.