Vocabulary Daily

Respuesta correcta: A) running out of

• A) running out of'Run out of' means to use up your supply completely, so the boy is left without energy.
• B) running into'Run into' means to meet someone by chance, and it takes a person rather than energy.
• C) running over'Run over' means to hit something with a vehicle, or to read something quickly.
• D) running away from'Run away from' means to move away from someone or something, not to use up a supply.

Respuesta correcta: B) watch over briefly

• A) borrow money fromBorrowing money is a different favour, and the request mentions a dog rather than any payment.
• B) watch over briefly'Keep an eye on' is a common way to ask someone to watch a pet while you are away.
• C) lend clothes toLending clothes is not implied, and no clothing appears anywhere in the request.
• D) argue loudly withThere is no disagreement in the situation, so the favour is not about arguing.

Respuesta correcta: C) lacking in flavour

• A) too hot to touch'Bland' describes taste, not temperature, so it says nothing about how hot the soup is.
• B) very filling'Filling' describes how long food keeps you full, which is a different quality from flavour.
• C) lacking in flavour'Bland' is the standard English word for food with little or no flavour.
• D) served cold'Bland' says nothing about the temperature at which the soup is served.

Respuesta correcta: D) driven

• A) flown'Flown' is the participle of 'fly', and nobody flies in this situation.
• B) thrown'Thrown' is the participle of 'throw', which does not match a bus journey.
• C) risen'Risen' is the participle of 'rise', and a bus does not rise.
• D) driven'Driven' is the correct participle of 'drive', and 'had driven' forms the past perfect here.

Respuesta correcta: B) returned

• A) arrive'Arrive' is a verb, but it would need a past form such as 'arrived' after the subject.
• B) returned'Returned' is the past simple of 'return' and fits the past event in the sentence.
• C) orders'Orders' is a noun or a third person verb, and neither role fits this gap.
• D) ever'Ever' is an adverb, and an adverb cannot complete this verb slot after the subject.

Respuesta correcta: B) for a week

• A) since last Tuesday'Since' names a starting point rather than a length of time, and it does not fit 'has been open' here.
• B) for a week'For' is the preposition used with a period of time, which explains the growth in staff.
• C) during last Tuesday'During' marks a finished time span and cannot follow the present perfect continuous.
• D) from last Tuesday'From' with a finished past point would point to a closing date, not to an ongoing period.

Respuesta correcta: A) in a mess

• A) in a mess'In a mess' is the idiom for a place that is untidy and disorganised.
• B) on purpose'On purpose' describes an action done deliberately, and a room cannot be untidy on purpose.
• C) by accident'By accident' describes an unintended result, which is not what the student says about the room.
• D) at once'At once' describes timing, and the sentence is about the condition of the bedroom.

Respuesta correcta: C) not addressing the question

• A) too technicalThe vocabulary is simple and direct, so technical difficulty is not the problem here.
• B) far too longThe paragraph is two sentences long, so its length cannot be the weakness.
• C) not addressing the questionThe paragraph never gives the evidence a report needs, so it fails to address its stated purpose.
• D) written in the past tenseA past tense opening date is normal in a report about a building that already exists.

Respuesta correcta: D) bring

• A) teach'Taught' is the participle of 'teach', and nobody teaches a person from a station.
• B) leave'Left' is the participle of 'leave', which would work from a place rather than with a person.
• C) build'Built' is the participle of 'build', and no building is mentioned in the sentence.
• D) bring'Brought' is the correct participle of 'bring', and 'had brought' forms the past perfect here.

Respuesta correcta: B) hidden

• A) hanged'Hung' is the participle of 'hang', which would describe an object on a hook rather than a cover taken away by wind.
• B) hidden'Hidden' is the correct participle of 'hide', and 'had hidden' forms the past perfect here.
• C) stealed'Stole' is the participle of 'steal', and the wind does not steal anything.
• D) shaked'Shaken' would need a final n after the -en ending, and the wind does not shake covers off.

Respuesta correcta: A) on time

• A) on time'On time' means at the expected hour, which is why the early students must wait for the bus.
• B) out of order'Out of order' describes things arranged wrongly, and it does not describe a departure time.
• C) in advance'In advance' means before the usual time of an event, and here the bus arrives later than the early students.
• D) up to date'Up to date' describes information that is current, and it does not fit a bus schedule.

Respuesta correcta: B) A document showing that the customer paid for the headphones.

• A) A document explaining how to operate the headphones.Operating instructions belong in a manual; a receipt records the purchase rather than explaining use.
• B) A document showing that the customer paid for the headphones.A receipt records payment and can provide proof of purchase when an item is returned.
• C) A list of items the customer plans to buy.A shopping list records intended purchases, whereas a receipt provides evidence of a completed transaction.
• D) A notice advertising a discount on headphones.A discount notice advertises an offer; it does not show that this customer bought the item.

Respuesta correcta: B) The appointment will happen later in the week, at the same time of day.

• A) The appointment has been cancelled, so no visit is scheduled.'Postponed' indicates rescheduling, not cancellation; the message provides a new date.
• B) The appointment will happen later in the week, at the same time of day.'Postponed' means moved to a later time or date; Friday replaces Tuesday, while 10 a.m. remains unchanged.
• C) The appointment will happen earlier in the week, at the same time of day.Friday is later than Tuesday in the same week, so this interpretation reverses the change.
• D) The appointment is still on Tuesday, but its time has changed.The message changes the day to Friday and explicitly says the time remains 10 a.m.

Respuesta correcta: D) written

• A) wrote'Wrote' is the past simple, and it cannot follow the auxiliary 'were' in a passive sentence.
• B) writedAdding -ed to this verb does not produce an English word, so 'writed' does not exist.
• C) writting'Writing' is the -ing form, and a passive sentence needs the past participle after 'were'.
• D) written'Written' is the past participle of 'write', and 'were written' forms the passive here.

Respuesta correcta: A) Pick someone up.

• A) Pick someone up.'Pick someone up' means collect them, commonly by car or another vehicle, to give them a ride.
• B) Drop someone off.'Drop someone off' means leave them at a destination after transporting them, rather than collect them.
• C) Run into someone.'Run into someone' means meet them unexpectedly; it does not describe collecting them in a vehicle.
• D) Look after someone.'Look after someone' means care for them, not specifically collect and transport them.

Respuesta correcta: C) on

• A) off'Turn off' means to stop or deactivate, which is the opposite of what the mechanic does first.
• B) up'Turn up' normally means to increase a volume or heat setting, and it does not start an engine.
• C) on'Turn on' means to start or activate a machine, so it fits the engine before the journey.
• D) out'Turn out' describes a result, such as turning out well, and it cannot start an engine.

Respuesta correcta: A) will not last

• A) will not last'Hold off' means to last longer than expected, so the sentence predicts that the dry spell is ending.
• B) will grow fasterGrowing faster is a change in intensity, which the phrase 'hold off' does not express.
• C) are not relatedThe sentence clearly connects the weather to a prediction, so the two ideas are related.
• D) has already endedThe speaker says the rain is about to start, not that an event has already finished.

Respuesta correcta: B) too many vague claims

• A) too many long wordsThe report uses short, ordinary words, so the problem is not the length of the vocabulary.
• B) too many vague claimsThe three key claims are opinions, and none of them is supported by a fact a reader can check.
• C) an unclear titleNo title appears in the report, so an unclear title cannot be the weakness.
• D) the wrong tenseThe past tense is used correctly throughout, so tense is not the issue here.

Respuesta correcta: C) bought

• A) buyedAdding -ed to 'buy' does not give the past simple, because this verb is irregular.
• B) buyd'Buyd' is not an English form of this verb at all.
• C) bought'Bought' is the irregular past simple of 'buy' and fits the completed weekend action.
• D) buy'Buy' is the base form, and a base form cannot follow the subject for a finished past action.

Respuesta correcta: B) told

• A) telling'Telling' is the -ing form and would need an auxiliary such as 'was' before it.
• B) told'Told' is the irregular past simple of 'tell' and fits the completed act of explaining.
• C) tell'Tell' is the base form, and a base form cannot fill the past slot after the subject.
• D) tellledDoubling the final letter does not produce a real form, because 'tell' is irregular.