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Advanced Vocabulary 5

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    Vocabulary for C1
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  • as soon as the sun starts to rise - We will have to get up at __________ tomorrow.
    crack dawn
    day rise
    breakfast
    first light
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  • to be unable to decide about something - I’m in two _________ going to see that film as it’s had mixed reviews.
    confused ideas
    opposite sides
    minds about
    different thoughts
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  • to meet someone when you have not planned to meet them - I ________ an old school friend in town today.
    bumped into
    crashed with
    ran over
    caught up to
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  • organisations dealing with urgent problems like fire, illness, or crime - The _________ services were on standby as the plane landed.
    hotline
    help
    emergency
    tragedy
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  • someone whose job is to stop fires burning - More than twenty ________ battled the blaze.
    firemans
    firemens
    fire inspectors
    firefighters
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  • to have vivid memories of an unpleasant experience - I still have _______ to the car accident we had.
    hot flashes
    memory lapse
    memory flicks
    flashbacks
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  • as an answer to - I am writing in ________ to your letter.
    correspond
    response
    message
    return
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  • to listen carefully for something - We still keep our ears _________ for intruders.
    pricked
    pointed
    out
    bent
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  • to hope that things will happen in the way that you want them to - Let’s keep our ___________ that it doesn’t rain.
    fingers crossed
    hats on
    minds up
    spirits for
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  • unwilling to accept ideas or opinions that are different from yours - The people here are very __________.
    narrow-minded
    slow-tempered
    short-sighted
    little-patient
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  • to press down on the pedal that makes a car go more quickly - I saw the time and pit my foot down on the _________.
    gas bar
    speed stand
    excel pedal
    accelerator
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  • a feeling of pride when you were able to do something successfully - I had a real __________ when I passed my driving test.
    sense of achievement
    proud sense of self
    sense of pride
    sentiment of proudness
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  • a powerful flow of water in the sea or in a river - The _________ current swept the man out to sea.
    heavy
    flying
    hard
    strong
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  • to take legal action against someone - She’s threatening to take me to _______ for not paying the bill on time.
    police
    judge
    law
    court
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  • to be careful about what you say and do - You’ll be thrown out of college if you don’t __________.
    watch your step
    keep your peace
    stay your ground
    hold your words
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  • a series of exercises to make your body strong and healthy - He does a daily _________ at the gym.
    workshop
    workout
    work
    working
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