E6F Unit 5 - An Interim Solution

Can you give me a rough idea of how many people will be attending the party? 'Rough' in this sentence means...

• accurate

• precise

• approximate

• exact

Tom went shopping and maxed out his credit card. Maxed out means....

• has more than one credit card

• has a lot of money to spend on his credit card

• used his last credit card

• reached the spending limit of the card

Nina was too busy to see Sam today, but she penciled him in for a meeting tomorrow. 'Penciled him in' means...

• a guaranteed meeting tomorrow

• a tentative meeting tomorrow

• a meeting that will definitely happen

• a meeting that will not happen

Work has been very hectic lately. 'Hectic' means...

• very busy

• very quiet

• very easy

• very difficult

Could you provide me with the projected figures for the price of oil? 'Projected figure' means...

• a precise figure

• an exact figure

• a best calculation based on evidence

• worst guess

I have finished the report, is it ok? It will do. 'It will do' means...

• not good enough

• a great job

• an excellent job

• a satisfactory job

What do you think I should do? It's your call. 'It's your call' means..

• you make a phone call

• it is your choice

• it's not your choice

• it's not up to you

You want to know the approximate number of people at the football match. What could you say?

• How many supporters approximate?

• What is the ballpark figure attending?

• How many supporters are there exactly?

• Roughly how many supporters are there?

Which one is correct?

• Sam is busy enough to help me.

• Sam is too busy, so he can help.

• Sam is tied up to handle it

• Sam is too busy to help me.

Which one is correct?

• I have a mixed feeling with the new project

• I have combined my feelings about it.

• I have mixed feelings about it

• I have mixed my feelings about it.