Grammar and Vocabulary (18)

A: What do you think of the new boss?

B: She seems very ... . I am sure it was a good decision.

• capable

• careless

• tiring

A: Taking the train will be… than taking the coach, but it'll definitely get us there quicker.

B: Ok, let's book the train then.

• more expensive slightly

• slightly more expensive

• more slightly expensive

That play was great. It was an older piece which I read at school but a much more modern… than I had seen before.

• renovation

• migration

• adaptation

To summarize, … that there is an urgent need to create new positions within the company as soon as possible.

• it has noted

• there has been noted

• we have been noted

The CEO's resignation has… chaos within the company, with many of the senior team quitting in protest.

• plunged

• threatened

• triggered

A: Is Hans enjoying his business trip to London?

B: Yes, although, ... the underground railway network he managed to get completely lost.

• having not understanding

• not understanding

• not understand

A: We need to call the bank and negotiate the… on our loan. We can't afford to pay that much.

B: Agreed. We need to get it down to 1%

• overdraft

• interest

• subsidy

A: Did you hear what he told Katerina? He said that he tried to get her fired, but his boss intervened.

B: He did? Wow! What an ... thing to say.

• unattractive

• insignificant

• inappropriate

Many people are no… of this, but the Pacific end of the Panama Canal is to the East of the Atlantic end.

• knowing

• aware

• wise

The visit to the safari park last month was amazing. Never before had I… so many wild animals and so close, too.

• see

• saw

• seen