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UPPER words for stories

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 2hrs 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You let people down by failing to pay your debts so now you'll have to raise money the old fashioned way.

a)

Once bitten, twice shy

b)

Nothing ventured, nothing gained

2.

I feel a little sorry for her but I guess she never helped anyone and what

a)

every cloud has a

silver lining

b)

what goes around comes around

3.

I’m worried I’ll lose all this money if I invest it, but ...

a)

nothing

ventured, nothing gained

b)

once bitten, twice shy

4.

I found a new job after all and I like this one much better than the last!

a)

when in Rome,

do as the Romans do

b)

every cloud has a silver lining

5.

“Are you sure we should eat this with our hands?” “Why not?

a)

once bitten, twice shy

b)

when in Rome do as the Romans do

6.

It is especially ___ that he died on the day before the wedding.

a)

hilarious

b)

incredible

c)

poignant

7.

The photograph awakens ___ memories of happier days.

a)

hilarious

b)

incredible

c)

poignant

8.

It seems___that no one foresaw the crisis.

a)

incredible

b)

inspiring

c)

moving

9.

Her jokes are absolutely __

a)

remarkable

b)

intense

c)

hilarious

10.

I find some of Brahms's music deeply ________.

a)

moving

b)

remarkable

c)

hilarious

11.

The battle for third place was _____

a)

poignant

b)

intense

c)

moving

12.

She was an ______ example to her followers.

a)

Intense

b)

Hilarious

c)

Inspiring

13.

Nelson Mandela was a truly ___ man

a)

hilarious

b)

intense

c)

remarkable

14.

THINK OF THE ENGLISH "SAYING"

Пуганая ворона куста боится. Обжегшись на молоке, будешь дуть и на воду.

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15.

The monument is a ____ reminder of those who died in the war.

a)

hilarious

b)

incredible

c)

poignant

16.

She showed ___ courage and determination in coming back from her injuries to compete again at the international level.

a)

incredible

b)

inspiring

c)

moving

17.

The newspaper published a ___ parody of the president's speech.

a)

remarkable

b)

intense

c)

hilarious

18.

The way she took care of her little sister was really ________.

a)

moving

b)

remarkable

c)

hilarious

19.

That fight scene in the movie was really

a)

poignant

b)

intense

c)

moving

20.

She was an ________ teacher and a gifted scientist.

a)

Intense

b)

Hilarious

c)

Inspiring

21.

We witnessed a __ chain of events in eastern Europe in 1989.

a)

hilarious

b)

intense

c)

remarkable

22.

THINK OF THE ENGLISH "SAYING"

с волками жить - по-волчьи выть/в чужой монастырь со своим уставом не ходят

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23.

THINK OF THE ENGLISH "SAYING"

нет худа без добра

4 lines
24.

THINK OF THE ENGLISH "SAYING"

как аукнется, так и откликнется

4 lines
25.

THINK OF THE ENGLISH "SAYING"

волков бояться - в лес не ходить; риск – благородное дело; кто не рискует, тот не пьет шампанское

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26.
a)

YAWN

b)

GAZE

c)

WHISPER

d)

SIGH

e)

CRAWL

27.

a)

YAWN

b)

GAZE

c)

WHISPER

d)

WANDER

e)

CRAWL

28.

a)

YAWN

b)

GAZE

c)

WHISPER

d)

SIGH

e)

CRAWL

29.

a)

YAWN

b)

GAZE

c)

WANDER

d)

SIGH

e)

CRAWL

30.

a)

YAWN

b)

GAZE

c)

WANDER

d)

SIGH

e)

CRAWL

31.

a)

YAWN

b)

GAZE

c)

WHISPER

d)

SIGH

e)

CRAWL