Advanced everyday english: Advanced vocabulary, phrasal verbs, idioms and expressions - Collins Steven 2011
Chapter Five: Exercise
Choose the correct word from those in red
Answers on page 135.
1. These days there are so many drunken a(pledges/yobs/fiascos/bluffs) in England who seem to b(pre-empt/bluff their way through/get a buzz out of/wallow in) making unprovoked c(frenzied/grovelling/upsurging/perpetual) attacks on innocent victims walking home at night.
2. You should be a(off your head/under no illusions/dwindling/shortlisted): this is a very tricky exam indeed and one which you will not be able to pass simply by b(pre-empting/phasing in/getting a buzz out of/bluffing your way through)it.
3. The Ministry of Defence cannot make a a(fiasco/pledge/upsurge/huddle) to the army that they will reverse b(dwindling/shortlisted/grovelling/makeshift) stocks of weapons to fight the war. It will be c(on cue for/phased out by/down to/made a mockery of) each individual army division to make the best of what they have.
4. Two of the “novelists” who made the a(upsurge/huddle/makeshift/shortlist) for the Oxford Prize In Literature were sportsmen who have never read a book in their lives. What a b(ftasco/bluff/aftermath/back-down)!
5. I’ve been revising all day trying to a(wallow in/huddle/cram/pre-empt) for these exams. It’s b(down to me/fiasco/jaded/doing my head in).
6. The manager has become very a(perpetual/adept/jaded/boisterous) at b(grovelling/ wallowing/making a mockery of/building) his players up into something they’re not. Their performance last Saturday was quite c(pathetic/adept/makeshift/built up).
7. In this atmosphere of a(pathetic/grovelling/perpetual/boisterous) mistrust, it has become impossible to b(pre-empt/wallow in /get a buzz out of/phase in) what is likely to happen next.
8. It’s entirely your own fault, and I won’t forgive you. So don’t come a(huddling/grovelling/ cramming/wallowing) to me. You’ll have to b(grovel/bluff/dwindle/wallow) in your own regret for a while...but your dinner’s on the table.
9. After the Government a(phased in/backed down/built up/called their bluff) on introducing stricter visa requirements for foreigners wishing to enter the country, there was an immediate b(huddle/cram/shortlist/upsurge) in applications.
10. In the a(aftermath/fiasco/frenzy/build-up) of the earthquake, the villagers had no choice but to live in b(boisterous/dwindling/makeshift/shortlisted) accommodation, and as there was no heating available, they had to c(wallow in/huddle together/pledge themselves/make a mockery of themselves) for warmth.
11. Last Friday night he was behaving in his usual crazy a(perpetual/jaded/makeshift/boisterous) manner. And then, right b(on pledge/on cue/adept/in the aftermath), he walked into the kitchen table and smashed a glass onto the floor. He then tried to pick up the pieces of glass with his teeth. My thoughts about him were right the first time I met him: he’s completely C(pathetic/jaded/yobbish/off his rocker).
12 The Members of Parliament had been sitting in the House of Commons for over ten hours debating the proposed new tax laws. They all looked fed up and a(jaded/adept/pathetic/ huddled).These laws, if they were ever come into effect, would have to be b(pre-empted/ phased in/buzzed out/built up) over a period of five years, by which time they would be out of date. This really c(wallows in/gets a buzz out of/crams/makes a mockery if) our democratic process.