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BBC Learning English Quiznet Feeling angry Quiznet © BBC Learning English 2008 Page 1 of 3 bbclearningenglish.com 1. The local community is up in __________ over plans to build a new airport runway. a) opposition b) disagreement c) arms d) fists 2. As a two-year old, my youngest son would __________ a tantrum every time I tried to go anywhere without him. a) fling b) dribble c) drop d) throw 3. I don’t understand what you’re getting so worked __________ about. It’s really not a problem. a) out b) up c) over d) against 4. He’d just found out his flight had been cancelled and was __________ with anger. a) seething b) teething c) heating d) freezing 5. I’m hoping I don’t see her today – I hear she’s on the __________ about the trick we played on her yesterday. a) flyover b) warpath c) highway d) battleground 6. Furious at the questions the presenter was asking him, he got up and __________ out of the studio. a) crossed b) strolled c) stormed d) sauntered Quiznet © BBC Learning English 2008 Page 2 of 3 bbclearningenglish.com ANSWERS: 1. The local community is up in __________ over plans to build a new airport runway. a) opposition – this is not correct. In English you say ‘be in opposition to something. b) disagreement – this is not correct. In English you say ‘be in disagreement over something’. c) arms – this is the correct answer. d) fists – this is not correct. Your ‘fist’ is your hand when you close your fingers tightly inwards. 2. As a two-year old, my youngest son would __________ a tantrum every time I tried to go anywhere without him. a) fling – this is not the correct expression. To fling something means to throw something carelessly. b) dribble – this is not the correct expression. If a baby dribbles, saliva comes out of its mouth onto its chin. c) drop – this is not the correct expression. To drop something means accidentally to let something fall from your hand. d) throw – this is the correct answer. 3. I don’t understand what you’re getting so worked __________ about. It’s really not a problem. a) out – this is not the correct expression. ‘Work out’ can mean to find an answer to something, or to do exercise to keep fit b) up – this is the correct answer. 4. He’d just found out his flight had been cancelled and was __________ with anger. a) seething – this is the correct answer. b) teething – this is not the right answer. When a baby is teething, it is getting its teeth for the first time. c) heating – this is not correct. d) freezing – this is not correct. ‘Freezing’ means extremely cold. Quiznet © BBC Learning English 2008 Page 3 of 3 bbclearningenglish.com 5. I’m hoping I don’t see her today – I hear she’s on the __________ about the trick we played on her yesterday. a) flyover – this is not right. A ‘flyover’ is a raised road that takes vehicles over an area. b) warpath – this is the correct answer. c) highway – this is not right. ‘Highway’ is an American English word meaning a large road that vehicles can use to travel quickly from one city or town to another. d) battleground – this is not right. A ‘battleground’ is a place where a battle is fought or has been fought in the past. 6. Furious at the questions the presenter was asking him, he got up and __________ out of the studio. a) crossed – this is not right. ‘Cross out’ means to draw a line through something you have written because it is wrong. The adjective ‘cross’ means angry. b) strolled – this is not right. ‘To stroll’ means to walk slowly and in a relaxed way. c) stormed – this is correct. d) sauntered – this is not right. ‘To saunter’ means to walk slowly and in a relaxed way. You can try this quiz online at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1443_feeling_angry . opposition to something. b) disagreement – this is not correct. In English you say ‘be in disagreement over something’. c) arms – this is the correct answer. d) fists – this is not correct correct answer. b) teething – this is not the right answer. When a baby is teething, it is getting its teeth for the first time. c) heating – this is not correct. d) freezing – this is not correct to something, or to do exercise to keep fit b) up – this is the correct answer. 4. He’d just found out his flight had been cancelled and was __________ with anger. a) seething – this is