C1 Empower unit 4

Which sentence is correct?

• On a whim I took a flight to London to visit my boyfriend.

• On impulse I took a flight to London to visit my boyfriend

• I took a flight to London to visit my boyfriend on the spur of the moment.

• All of them are correct

Which expressions mean think carefully about something?

• think twice

• think it over

• weigh up (the advantages and disadvantages)

• all of them

Which word has a different pronunciation in the last syllable?

• gorgeous

• subconscious

• ambitious

• precious

Which word has a different pronunciation in the last syllable?

• spontaneous

• simultaneous

• curious

• hilarious

• none of them. All of them have the same pronunciation in the last syllable.

If you feel nervous, uncomfortable because you worry about what people think about you or your actions you are best described as:

• a self- confident person

• a self-conscious person

• a conscientious person

• a sensible person

Which expression is the odd one out?

• follow your gut feeling

• trust your intuition

• trust your gut

• use your intuition

• none of them is different

Which sentence is not correct?

• The music soon got everyone dancing.

• Our teacher had us call him "Sir"

• Advertising is the art of getting people to buy things they dont' really want.

• My parents are having their kitchen renovated.

• All of the sentences are correct.

If you forget something...

• something comes to mind

• you cast your mind back

• you vaguely remember

• it slips your mind.

The smell of coffee always...

• remembers me of my mother

• triggers a memory of staying with my mother after school.

• slips his mind

What does "cast your mind back" mean?

• regain consciousness

• lose your mind

• forget everything

• think about something that happened in the past