Verbal Phrases and Vocabulary Exercises for Review at Intermediate and Advanced Levels

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If you completed the sentences without looking at the list, that is a good intermediate standard (or better!). If you needed to work through the list carefully, not so good,



01. At the birthday party, the children ate cakes and
sweets to bursting point.

02. They couldn't hold themselves back when the pop star appeared:
they were bursting with excitement.

03. A tyre burst and we skidded into the side of the road.

04. Take it easy now. Don't burst yourself.

05. The river burst its banks and flooded the valley.

06. It rained all morning but, at midday, the sun suddenly burst through the clouds.

07. The petrol tank caught fire and the whole car burst into flames.

08. She's very unhappy and nervous. If you say anything to her,
she will burst into tears.

09. In spring, the trees and flowers burst into bloom.

10. With a last burst of energy, he finished the job.

11. A long-distance runner finishes with a burst of speed.

12. At the end of the performance, the audience burst into applause.