CPE HANDBOOK 1

Match the following

• sag

• 
• lean (against)

• 
• slump

• 
• droop

• 
• plunge

• 

She was so ................. in the book that she forgot the cookies in the oven.

• captivated

• gripped

• engrossed

• riveted

She was so ................. by the book that she forgot the cookies in the oven.

• captivated

• gripped

• engrossed

• riveted

Their performance ...... the audience.

• captivated

• gripped

• engrossed

• riveted

To say that Crenshaw is off the beaten ......... is an understatement.

to suddenly leave somewhere, usually without telling anyone that you are going:

• turn out

• make out

• drop off

• take off

The rain has stopped, so the game will go ahead .... all.

Answer explanation

after all - despite earlier problems or doubts

He knows quite a lot a lot of French, but he's at an in-............. stage and not fluent yet.

Answer explanation

in-between - between two clear or accepted stages or states, and therefore difficult to describe or know exactly

to ... time means to spend time doing something while one is waiting

• spend

• waste

• kill

• take

to ... your time means not to hurry

• spend

• waste

• kill

• take