Hippo 2021 - Use of English

___________ gold from this mine is exported all over ____________ world.

• The/ the

• - / the

• The / -

The _____________ fever is killing me. My nose is runny and my eyes are swollen.

• allergic

• pollen

• hey

Answer explanation

"Hay" not "hey"

It’s impossible to change his mind, he is so _____________.

• obstinate

• unmoved

• tough

Excuse me, do you think I could _____________________ your phone for a minute?

• loan

• lend

• borrow

The hard inside of a peach is called the _____________________.

• pip

• stone

• core

_____________ I to tell you that you have the most charming smile, what would you do?

• If

• Were

• May

Before the meeting starts, we’ll go through the _____________________ from our last meeting.

• notes

• points

• minutes

Slowly grazing the grass, the hippo was unaware of a warthog ____________ in the bush.

• peeing

• lurking

• loitering

After winning the lottery, he ____________ all his money in matter of weeks.

• squandered

• frittered away

• consumed

My grandma was _____________________ ill last summer, now she is much better.

• serious

• critically

• terminally