Vocabulary questions

My tutor and I really hit it .......... , so I'm looking forward to our lessons together.

I'm not good at making .......... talk and I often end up saying silly things.

I always try to strike .......... a conversation when I meet someone new.

If someone pays you a .......... , smile and say 'thank you'.

Thankfully, Fadia made a favourable .......... on her new tutor.

Sharing a house creates a strong .......... between young people at university.

Then the boss asked me in front of everyone to say who I thought was to blame. I didn't like being put on the .......... .

She talked so much that I couldn't get a word in .......... during lunch.

When I told her I was going to be a few minutes late, she got really angry. She didn't have to jump down my .......... !

You always have to be the last one to speak. You insist on having the last .......... .

Although I may come .......... as a confident person, I'm actually quite shy.

I got the job! I'm walking on .......... !

The neighbours are playing loud music again. It's driving me up the .......... !

'I'm feeling a bit down in the dumps.' This phrase expresses .......... .

I passed all my exams! That's a weight off my .......... .

I'm worried .......... about my mum's health. It's been keeping me up at night.

You won a car? You've got to be .......... me!

Rain that contains lots of pollutants is called .......... rain.

Coal, oil and gas are examples of .......... fuels.

Types of animals in danger of extinction are called .......... species.

The part of the stratosphere which limits the amount of ultraviolet radiation reaching the Earth is the .......... layer.

The process by which gases trapped in the atmosphere cause the planet to heat up is the .......... .

Lack of water is called water .......... .

Poisonous gases produced by the engines of non-electric vehicles are called exhaust .......... .

Because of global warming, freak weather conditions are more common, with periods of drought followed by .......... rain.

He's really .......... , always telling everyone how great he is.

She's so .......... . She's determined to get what she wants.

He's quite .......... . You would never know that he's a big star.

Nasser says he's worried about climate change, but he drives everywhere and flies on holiday twice a year. He's .......... .

Suha hates anyone who is different from her. She's really .......... .

She's really .......... about animals. They're so important to her.

Huda is in a lot of pain, but she doesn't complain or feel sorry for herself. She's .......... .

Why can't you act your age and stop being so .......... ?

Truly .......... musicians are constantly practising.

She's such an .......... teacher that all her students want to be like her.

Athletes who we idolise often turn out to be bad .......... on others.

I lost my .......... with my sister last night. I usually control myself.

I never click on .......... headlines, though sometimes I'm tempted.

The band's amazing video had gone .......... before the song had even become a hit.

A new experiment could finally shed .......... on the mysteries of dark matter.

The journalist had tried to expose .......... in a large international business.

Their app is great, but it will never generate enough .......... to keep their business alive.

As a serious newspaper we always attempt to present both .......... of a story.

I rarely trust a sensational report unless I can .......... its sources multiple times.

The accident was bad enough for them to .......... the incident to the police.

Locals living on the street .......... the allegation that they did anything illegal.

The Courier leads with a .......... article about climate change. Scientists give detailed facts, and the report never tries to be sensational.

The .......... of fresh coffee hit me as soon as I opened the door.

What's that awful .......... ? It really stinks. We can't camp here.

Steaks under the grill make a .......... sound.

A heavy book dropped on a wooden floor makes a .......... .

A car's tyres .......... as the driver takes a corner too fast.

The honey was very smooth with a .......... hint of lavender.

The children decided the hedgehog was simply too .......... to pick up and left it alone.

During the storm, our windows .......... and left glass on the floor.

Of course it will .......... if you wash it at 90 degrees!

Remember to switch off the electricity before you .......... a light bulb.

Please don't spill blackcurrant juice on anything, as it's impossible to get .......... of the stains.

We've decided to .......... my little sister's bedroom as a surprise.

A person who can do their job from anywhere in the world using the Internet is a digital .......... .

Many people live in very small apartments, but they use clever ideas to make them feel less .......... .

Businesses are now very aware of the importance of gender .......... , and women should have the same pay as men.

This is a good law, but I am not sure it is .......... .

The factory has grown recently, and it has been more successful since the .......... .

How can the factory .......... polluting the river like that?

Keep your argument simple and try not to .......... it.

Youth .......... is a problem in many countries, which is why we are training young people in new skills.

Very few of our new laptops have CD drives, as CDs are virtually .......... .

This shop is full of clever little .......... that make excellent presents.

Small problems or faults that prevent something from working well are called .......... .

If you switch brands of gaming console, none of your old games will work. You need to think about .......... .

I'm not the kind of person who has to have the .......... model of everything.

Are you still using those .......... old headphones? You should upgrade them.

Wherever my cat has disappeared to, I just hope he'll come home safe and .......... .

Like every business, we have our ups and .......... , but generally we are successful.

I can't sell it for less than 100 JOD. That's my lowest price. Take it or .......... it.

Don't be too hard on yourself. Sooner or .......... , everyone fails at something.

The .......... of injury or even death is very high for base-jumping wing-suit flyers.

Given the .......... , I'd love to take a sports car out for a drive.

Zeinab wouldn't run out of cash every month if she didn't .......... every time she went shopping.

Are you a .......... actor? You always make people laugh.

This is an excellent .......... play about life in the 19th century.

Today is a .......... day for the world's largest movie studio.

I quite like some .......... music, such as Beethoven and Mozart.

The way the opera house was decorated was very .......... .

This wonderful book is full of .......... advice for drama students.

She sometimes makes a thaob with its .......... wool threads that make it easy to recognise.

She uses dye to give the threads .......... colours such as lovely reds or yellows.

I prefer her designs to the .......... clothes you often find in modern shops. They are dull, in shades of brown or grey.

Many countries have a special day to celebrate the date of their .......... .

Ali is not at all .......... . He doesn't even know who the Prime Minister is!

Factories that release .......... into rivers are harming fish and plants.

Many families find it hard to .......... because prices keep rising.

The video was so funny that it .......... and millions of people watched it in two days.

This old phone is .......... . Nobody uses phones like it anymore.

All his hard work finally .......... : he got the highest mark in the class.

Cars and lorries produce .......... that pollute the air in big cities.

Huda .......... a few jokes to help everyone relax before the exam.

Her .......... to the school project made it a great success.

The kitten's fur felt soft and .......... .

We feel a strong .......... at our school because everyone is friendly and helpful.