Cristina's Around the World vocab II

The thief's fingerprints were enough ............ to charge him guilty, so he went to jail.

• evidence

• testimony

• money

• stuff

If I sleep outside, I'll wake up at dawn, or at ........

• my house

• sunrise

• night

• 9:00 am

bet (choose 2 answers)

• agreement in which something is at stake / each has to risk something

• What Inspector Fix does in Around the World in Eighty Days

• a safe way to invest money

• you can do this at horse races

choose the word that doesn't mean the same as the others

• struggle

• hard work

• effort

• daily routine

If you ................. your life for your beliefs, you could die.

• risk

• effort

• repair

• bet

The TV repairman came to our house to ........... our TV

• fix

• watch

• move

• compliment

The .................... of the company bought the building so he wouldn't have to pay rent.

• employee

• owner

• audience

• guard

When you do public speaking, you should NOT turn your back to the

• speakers

• audience

• lights

• speakers

Which phrase is incorrect?

• I was late because my flight was delayed.

• There was a 30 minute delay at the bridge because a truck had crashed.

• Excuse me for being late. My son was sick so I was delayed.

• Congratulations on your delay! You have won the prize for most punctual.

If it was your ............., so you should apologize (say sorry).

• fault

• turn

• sad

• hurt