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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
    first light
    breakfast
    day rise
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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.
    opposite sides
    different thoughts
    minds about
    confused ideas
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  • to meet someone when you have not planned to meet them - I ________ an old school friend in town today.
    crashed with
    bumped into
    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.
    tragedy
    emergency
    help
    hotline
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  • someone whose job is to stop fires burning - More than twenty ________ battled the blaze.
    firefighters
    firemens
    firemans
    fire inspectors
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  • to have vivid memories of an unpleasant experience - I still have _______ to the car accident we had.
    flashbacks
    memory flicks
    memory lapse
    hot flashes
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  • as an answer to - I am writing in ________ to your letter.
    message
    return
    response
    correspond
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  • to listen carefully for something - We still keep our ears _________ for intruders.
    out
    pricked
    bent
    pointed
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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
    minds up
    spirits for
    hats on
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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
    accelerator
    speed stand
    excel pedal
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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.
    proud sense of self
    sense of pride
    sentiment of proudness
    sense of achievement
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  • a powerful flow of water in the sea or in a river - The _________ current swept the man out to sea.
    flying
    hard
    strong
    heavy
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  • to take legal action against someone - She’s threatening to take me to _______ for not paying the bill on time.
    court
    judge
    law
    police
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  • to be careful about what you say and do - You’ll be thrown out of college if you don’t __________.
    stay your ground
    hold your words
    keep your peace
    watch your step
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  • a series of exercises to make your body strong and healthy - He does a daily _________ at the gym.
    workout
    work
    workshop
    working
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