no spring chicken – nem mai csirke
to spring out at someone – előugrani, ráijeszteni valakire
to spring something on someone – váratlanul közölni valamit valakivel
to spring into action – akcióba lendülni
to spring to someone’s defense – valaki védelmére kelni
to have a spring in someone’s step – kitörően örülni valaminek, lendületesen/lelkesen járni
to spring to life – életre kelni, feléledni
to spring to someone’s feet – talpra/felpattani
to spring to mind – eszébe jutni
to spring up – felmerülni, szóba kerülni

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Choose the right expression with ‘spring’ to fill in the gaps.

a) no spring chicken
b) spring out at
c) spring it on
d) spring into action
e) springs to my defense
f) spring in his step
g) spring to life
h) spring to his feet
i) spring to mind
j) spring up

1) My brother always …........ when I need protection.
2) Let’s …....... and get this done quickly.
3) I almost had a heart attack when my niece …....... me from behind the door.
4) She is …....... but she still has at least three lovers.
5) You always …....... when I need somebody to talk to.
6) His parties never …....... until after midnight but they always last until dawn.
7) My grandfather …....... as if he was a young athlete.
8) I don’t want to …....... you but I invited some friends over for dinner tonight.
9) These boring topics …....... whenever your father joins the conversation.
10) He has had a …....... ever since his daughter was born last month.

answers: 1) e, 2) d, 3) b, 4) a, 5) i, 6) g, 7) h, 8) c, 9) j, 10) f

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59,900Ft Original price was: 59,900Ft.49,900FtCurrent price is: 49,900Ft.

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95,500Ft Original price was: 95,500Ft.45,400FtCurrent price is: 45,400Ft.

Kosárba

1. He usually (work) ____ with paints and brushes.
2. She often (talk) ____ to herself.
3. In his job he usually (stand) ____.
4. Do you know anyone who (speak) ____ Italian?
5. At work he usually (sit) ____ all day.
6. I’m looking at that woman, she (wear) ____ a nice dress.
7. ‘Where is Kate?’ ‘She (watch) ____ TV in the living room.’
8. Right now she (run) ____ down a hill.
9. What’s that noise? Somebody (practise) ____ the piano.
10. She (have) ____ a shower at the moment.
11. Oak trees (grow) ____ very slowly.
12. I never (go) ____ out in the evening.
13. They (go) ____ on holiday every winter.
14. Most people (not like) ____ to visit a doctor.
15. My brother (not like) ____ animals.
16. My dog (not eat) ____ vegetables.
17. (you ever work) ____ at the weekend?
18. (you go) ____ to the party next Saturday?
19. We (go) ____ to the cinema this Friday.
20. The days (be) ____ longer in summer.

Megoldás:

1. works
2. talks
3. stands
4. speaks
5. sits
6. is wearing
7. is watching
8. is running
9. is practising
10. is having
11. grow
12. go
13. go
14. don’t like
15. doesn’t like
16. does’nt eat
17. Do you ever work
18. Are you going
19. are going
20. are

2. Sorry about the mistake, I ….. the instruction you gave me.
A: left
B: corrected
C: misunderstood
D: admired
E: read

3. Leisure habits won’t change much in the ….. future.
A: understandable
B: comming
C: whole
D: left
E: foreseeable

4. The idea that the sun ‘raises’ is a popular ……
A: misunderstanding
B: misconception
C: misbelief
D: mischief
E: common sense

5. We had a marvellous holiday and our trip to Paris was ……
A: forgetful
B: thoughtful
C: thought
D: unforgettable
E: far

6. The judge told him it was ….. to drink and drive, and banned him for a year.
A: careful
B: needless
C: amiable
D: uncharacteristic
E: irresponsible

7. They aren’t really clever although they pretend to be, they are simply ……
A: pseudo-intellectuals
B: intellectuals
C: inteligent
D: pseudo-knowers
E: pseudo-clever

8. The pain became ….. so we had to call the ambulance.
A: unbelievable
B: malicious
C: rough
D: unendurable
E: unputupable

9. The result was very strange! In fact it was ……
A: respectable
B: feasible
C: unbelievable
D: fake
E: regressive

10. The experts believe that the accident was caused by a ….. of the aircraft computer.
A: missfunction
B: damage
C: pick up
D: malfunction
E: result

11. The traffic problem has improved ….., out of the blue, really.
A: unexpectedly
B: factually
C: respectably
D: gradually
E: legally

12. When Paul was made up for the play, he was ……
A: unrecognisable
B: knowledgeable
C: non-identifiable
D: marking
E: learnt

13. Harry turned up on the wrong day because of a ……
A: misbelief
B: letter
C: mishearing
D: misunderstanding
E: mishaving

14. Living conditions in some poor African countries are very ……
A: helpful
B: healthless
C: unhealthy
D: delicate
E: legal

15. For some people, astrology is not a real science but simply ……
A: pseudo-science
B: pseudo-love
C: scienceless
D: pseudo-deed
E: pseudo-job

16. You do have some good ideas but your work is very ……
A: hard
B: disorganised
C: thoughtful
D: respectable
E: bad

17. They’ve ….. my name on this form. The first letter is D not T.
A: missgot
B: misswritten
C: misspelt
D: missgotten
E: missled

18. The government’s ….. approach has bought criticism.
A: compromising
B: compressible
C: uneventful
D: uncompromising
E: unconsiderate

19. Newspapers blamed the chaos after the flood on the ….. of the local officials.
A: malfunction
B: malformation
C: malignant
D: maladministration
E: malcontent

20. It was a terrible game. Our team played very ……
A: unbearably
B: unusefuly
C: illegaly
D: imaginatively
E: unimaginatively

Megoldások
1.A 2.C 3.E 4.B 5.D
6.E 7.A 8.D 9.C 10.D
11.A 12.A 13.D 14.C 15.A
16.B 17.C 18.D 19.D 20.E

At one point, the Chelsea defender was seen rolling …(6) the floor as he passed the round ball on. The storm surrounding his comments does not appear to be darkening his mood in South Africa. Every squad member – bar injured defender Ledley King – were able …(7) train as they finalised their preparations. Terry was the first to emerge from the changing rooms with Joe Cole, the man he is pushing for a recall to the starting line-up against Slovenia. Capello’s squad were forced to spend the morning training in Rustenburg after FIFA cancelled the planned sessions of both England and Slovenia inside the Port Elizabeth Stadium.

They are worried …(8) the condition of the pitch, which could be seen to cut up badly during Monday’s game between Chile and Switzerland — the fourth game there …(9) 10 days. Officially, heavy rain has been blamed by FIFA but local turf experts believe the problem is actually related to the amount …(10) sand piled on before the tournament in an attempt to create a smoother surface. But it has instead served to make the top three centimetres loose and the pitch very heavy.

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Vocabulary
to jet – sugárhajtású repülőgéppel repül
to darken – beárnyékol, elszomorít
pitch – pálya
to cut up – felszabdal
turf – gyep
to pile on – felhalmoz

Megoldás:
1. for
2. to
3. with
4. up
5. up
6. on
7. to
8. about
9. in
10. of

Megoldások:
1. to come
2. spending
3. to eat
4. working
5. looking
6. posting
7. to learn
8. doing
9. leaving
10. being
11. getting up
12. to make
13. to put
14. going
15. waiting
16. to ask
17. to stay
18. stealing
19. to go
20. borrowing