The correct answers are I was in high spirits after getting the promotion, I felt down in the dumps when my friend moved away, My confidence took a hit after that presentation, and I'm on cloud nine about my vacation plans!.
We're "in high spirits" or "in a good mood" (not "making good mood"), we "feel down" or experience emotions (not "do depression"), and confidence "takes a hit" when it's damaged. "On cloud nine" means extremely happy.
Adjective
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun — giving more information about its quality, state, or identity. Adjectives sit either before the noun (a tall building) or after a linking verb (The soup is hot), and they answer questions like what kind?, which one?, or how many?
Getting adjectives right matters for two everyday reasons: their position is fixed (you can't say a redly dress), and when you stack several before a noun, English follows a strict order — opinion, then size, then age, then colour. Break that order and the sentence sounds off even when each word is correct.
Collocations
Collocations are combinations of words that habitually occur together in a fixed order — make a decision (not do a decision), strong coffee (not powerful coffee), heavy rain (not thick rain). The grammar would allow either pairing, but native speakers consistently pick one and reject the other. Common patterns include verb + noun, adjective + noun, adverb + adjective, and adverb + verb.
Learning vocabulary as collocations rather than isolated words is the single fastest way to sound natural in English. It's the difference between I made a big mistake and I did a big mistake — small, but immediately noticeable.
Vocabulary for B2/Upper Intermediate
The B2 vocabulary tag covers vocabulary for upper-intermediate English — roughly 4,000–6,000 words. New territory: specialised fields (business, science, technology basics), nuanced emotions, hedging language (tend to, seem like, appear), reporting verbs (claim, suggest, imply), and a much wider range of idioms and figurative expressions.
B2 is the level where you can read newspaper editorials, follow professional meetings, and argue a position with subtlety. Vocabulary work at this stage is less about quantity and more about precision.
Idiom
An idiom is a fixed expression whose meaning isn't predictable from the words it contains. Kick the bucket doesn't mean physically kicking a bucket — it means to die. Spill the beans means to reveal a secret. It's raining cats and dogs means it's pouring rain. The cultural meaning has fully replaced the literal one.
English is dense with idioms, and recognising them is the difference between feeling lost in a casual conversation and following along easily. They can't usually be translated word-for-word into other languages — they have to be learned as whole units, like vocabulary.
B2 | Upper Intermediate
B2 is the upper-intermediate level in the CEFR framework, sitting between B1 and C1. At B2 you can read editorials, follow most TED talks without subtitles, and hold extended conversations on abstract topics — including topics outside your everyday life.
Grammatically, B2 means flexible control of mixed conditionals, passive voice across tenses, reported speech with proper backshifting, and participle clauses. B2 is the standard target for university entrance exams (IELTS 5.5–6.5, TOEFL 87–109) and most skilled-migration thresholds — knowing whether you're there shapes your study plan.
Difficulty: Medium
The Medium difficulty tag marks questions and challenges in the middle of the difficulty range — typically suitable for A2 to B1 learners. Expect a single rule with realistic distractors, longer sentences, and contexts where you have to think before answering rather than reading off the obvious choice.
Filter by Medium when you're past the absolute basics and ready to consolidate. It's the level where most lasting progress happens — easy enough that you can finish without exhausting concentration, hard enough that getting it right means you've actually understood.