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Cars, EVs, and Climate Change - Quiz

Cars, EVs, and Climate Change – Quiz

Cars, EVs, and Climate Change – Quiz

Have you ever considered buying an EV (electric vehicle)?

Do you worry about how much cars and electric vehicles damage the environment?

Why do people love driving so much? Why not catch a bus?

Will we ever move to a more sustainable model of transport?

Take our exclusive online quiz abut Cars, EVs, and Climate Change! All the questions are multiple choice, so just select the answer which you think is correct. There are twenty questions and the pass mark is 85%, which means you need 17 correct answers to pass.

Cars, EVs, and Climate Change - Quiz

Cars, EVs, and Climate Change – Quiz

References:
https://cardealermagazine.co.uk/publish/more-than-a-third-of-brits-are-likely-to-choose-ev-for-their-next-car-purchase/240257
https://customer.vwfs.co.uk/vwfs-uk-blog/vehicle-finance—customer-advice-/the-love-of-driving-isn-t-just-about-getting-from-a-to-b.html
https://www.zap-map.com/faqs/electric-vehicle-faqs/
https://www.mach1services.com/what-to-do-if-electric-car-runs-out-of-battery/
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200317-climate-change-cut-carbon-emissions-from-your-commute
https://www.nimblefins.co.uk/average-cost-electric-car-uk

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Best English Idioms about Life

Best English Idioms about Life

Increase your vocabulary by learning these 20 common English idioms about life:

Best English Idioms about Life

Best English Idioms about Life

Best English Idioms about Life – Interactive Test

Take our online test. Type your answers. There are twenty questions and the pass mark is 85%, so you need 17 correct answers to pass:

Definitions:

sth= something, sby = somebody

1. a quiet life  >  a life free of arguments and problems

2. be another one of life’s great mysteries  >  be something else [usually trivial] I do not know

3. be the life and soul of the party  >  be sby who is entertaining at social gatherings

4. do sth as if your life depended on it  >  do sth very hurriedly and with great urgency

5. get a life!  >  don’t be so boring! / don’t be ridiculous!

6. get a new lease of life  >  get new energy and enthusiasm

7. get the shock of your life  >  be very shocked

8. have the time of your life  >  have a fantastic time

9. hold on for dear life  >  hold on very tightly

10. it’s a dog’s life  >  it’s a hard life being taken for granted by others

11. it’s the story of my life  >  this always or usually happens to me

12. money can’t buy you happiness  >  having money does not guarantee happiness

13. not be able to do sth to save your life  >  be very bad at a particular task

14. study at the university of life  >  learn from life experience rather than formal education

15. be the light of sby’s life  >  be the most beloved person in sby’s life

16. that’s life  >  that’s a disappointment but you have to accept it

17. the best things in life are free  >  you don’t need money to have a good time

18. this is the life!  >  what a great time I’m having!

19. variety is the spice of life  >  it is good to have variety from time to time

20. when life gives you lemons, make lemonade  >  when in a bad situation, use it to your advantage


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