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Matching
Choose a word on the left side, then match it to the closest meaning on the right side.
5

1. 5 points

  • run over
  • punctual
  • get tied up
  • tardiness
  • hustle
  • move very quickly
  • became busy; unable to leave
  • the quality of always being on time
  • to go beyond a limit
  • the quality of often being late
10

2. 5 points

  • huge
  • in a sec
  • sleep in
  • behind schedule
  • backed up
  • later than planed; late
  • sleep later than planned
  • soon
  • blocked so you can't move forward
  • very big

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Sentence Re-ordering
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6

1. 6 points

  • Scott just called and said that he's running late. His last meeting ran over, but he's on his way now.
  • I'm really sorry, everyone! I know I'm late. But really, it's not my fault. I was getting a coffee at Starbucks, and the line was way too long. I was waiting for twenty minutes to get my coffee!
  • Jo called and said she'd be here in a sec. She said she got tied up with a client.
  • Guys, this is not acceptable. If I say the meeting starts at ten, the meeting starts at ten. Not ten-oh-one! And definitely not ten-twenty! All right. Let's get started. So the first thing I want to talk about is our...
  • Morning everyone! Were you stuck in traffic as well, Jess? There was a huge pileup on the highway and traffic was backed up for miles.
  • Where is everyone? We were supposed to start fifteen minutes ago!
  • Sorry I'm late everyone. There was a huge traffic jam on the highway this morning.

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Dictation
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Multiple Choice
Choose the best answer from the choices given.
1

1. We should have taken the other highway. Now we'll be _____ for at least an hour. 1 point

  •  A. huge
  •  B. running late
  •  C. stuck in traffic
  •  D. tardiness
2

2. Sorry I'm late, honey. I _____ at the office. 1 point

  •  A. huge
  •  B. run over
  •  C. hustle
  •  D. got tied up
3

3. The meeting _____ by more than thirty minutes. 1 point

  •  A. backed up
  •  B. punctual
  •  C. run over
  •  D. ran over
4

4. I _____ in traffic on the way here. 1 point

  •  A. run over
  •  B. got tied up
  •  C. backed up
  •  D. traffic jam
5

5. Jane is _____; she'll be here in ten minutes. 1 point

  •  A. in a sec
  •  B. running late
  •  C. huge
  •  D. punctual
6

6. We should leave early this morning or else we'll get _____. 1 point

  •  A. traffic jam
  •  B. backed up
  •  C. get tied up
  •  D. stuck in traffic
7

7. Don't take the four-oh-five freeway today. There was an accident so there are cars _____. 1 point

  •  A. backed up for miles
  •  B. tardiness
  •  C. stuck in traffic
  •  D. get tied up
8

8. Hello Daniel? It's me. Listen, I'm gonna be late today because I'm _____. 1 point

  •  A. hustle
  •  B. pileup
  •  C. tardiness
  •  D. stuck in traffic
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