11 августа 2012
Dest B2 WF Revision 2
Dest B2 WF Revision 2
Exercise 8. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.
- The judge asked the jury if they found the *** guilty or not guilty. [ACCUSE]
- I tried to contact him but was *** to. [ABLE]
- You shouldn’t make any wild *** if you’re not absolutely sure that Wilkins stole the money. [ACCUSE]
- He does not possess the necessary academic *** to study law. [ABLE]
- I tried to give up smoking several times before I realized I was ***. [ADDICT]
- The problem with video games is that they’re ***. [ADDICT]
- She has shown an *** to concentrate. [ABLE]
- He is now fighting his *** to alcohol. [ADDICT]
- It makes sense *** as well as economically. [POLITICS]
- Are you accusing me of ***? [HONEST]
- How would *** people escape in an emergency? [ABLE]
- Anderson faces up to 24 years in prison if ***. [CONVICT]
- She is deaf, but refuses to let her *** prevent her from doing what she wants to do. [ABLE]
- He appealed against his *** for murder. [CONVICT]
- He argued *** and persuasively against capital punishment. [POWER]
- His performance of Hamlet was his crowning ***. [ACHIEVE]
- Society does not know how to deal with hardened ***. [CRIME]
- He was an effective enough ***, but he had no ambition to become party leader. [POLITICS]
- For a long time it was thought to be a harmless substance, but we now have *** to the contrary. [EVIDENT]
- He’s a *** good squash player. [RELATE]
- An official *** concluded that 9 000 people were killed or went missing during that period. [INVESTIGATE]
- The villagers are *** against the armed invaders. [POWER]
- My son’s planning to go into ***. [JOURNAL]
- Her *** isn’t good with her father, but she’s very close to her mother. [RELATE]
- She was unable, or ***, to give me any further details. [WILLING]
- She’s the most *** person in the organization. [POWER]
- The children had an *** about/over what game to play. [ARGUE]
- She *** dresses for comfort and not for style. [EVIDENT]
- Everyone in the family was ***. [ARGUE]
- These banknotes are ***. [FORGE]
- The government has refused to allow foreign *** into the area for several weeks. [JOURNAL]
- Be *** with that vase — it’s very fragile. [CARE]
- I don’t like him, and it would be *** of me to pretend otherwise. [HONEST]
- His *** career ended when he was found to have been accepting bribes. [POLITICS]
- Drive *** on those icy roads. [CARE]
- Her uncle takes a *** interest in her progress. [PERSON]
- He stood up out of *** and offered her his seat. [POLITE]
- «You played brilliantly in the concert.» «Oh thanks, do you *** think so?» [HONEST]
- The President is *** to appoint judges to the Supreme Court. [POWER]
- An *** commission was set up immediately after the incident. [INVESTIGATE]
- The *** soldier was given cleanup duty. [OBEY]
- He is known for his tireless and *** work with disadvantaged children. [CARE]
- The bishop criticized the government for its «callous, *** attitude» to the homeless and the unemployed. [CARE]
- An official *** concluded that 9 000 people were killed or went missing during that period. [INVESTIGATE]
- It was only later in life that she found *** and peace of mind. [HAPPY]
- Do I look *** in this hat? [RIDICULE]
- I would like to express my thanks for your ***. [KIND]
- She has a rather cold, *** manner. [FRIEND]
- Her *** with Jim lasted many years. [CORRESPOND]
- We’ve been *** married for five years. [HAPPY]
- It had been *** easy to track him down. [RIDICULE]
- When it comes to pollution, the chemical industry is a major ***. [OFFENCE]
- *** for the families said they were pleased with the decision. [LAW]
- I value her *** above anything else. [FRIEND]
- The sale of alcohol to minors is ***. [LAW]
- *** [=unfortunately], many of the passengers got seasick on the tour. [HAPPY]
- Do you think the police will ever catch her ***? [MURDER]
- We maintained contact with the mainland through radio ***. [COMMUNICATE]
- Don’t be so *** to your sister! [KIND]
- Dad paced *** around the waiting room. [NERVOUS]
- His comments were deeply *** to a large number of single mothers. [OFFENCE]
- He spoke *** of his friend’s success. [JEALOUS]
- Stella has very *** offered to help out with the food for the party. [KIND]
- Voters are surprisingly *** about the candidates’ positions on major issues. [INFORM]
- He tried to hide his ***. [NERVOUS]
- The kids are much better *** than I was at their age. [INFORM]
- Students are expected to be quiet and *** in the classroom. [OBEY]
- She shows a *** to work on her own initiative. [WILLING]
- Neil did not mean *** anybody with his joke. [OFFENCE]
- The plot is ***, but the characters aren’t very interesting. [BELIEF]
- He was taken *** by rebel soldiers. [PRISON]
- We have to make a decision based on the *** available. [INFORM]
- They were *** for possession of drugs. [PRISON]
- Public reaction to the announcement has been one of shock and ***. [BELIEF]
- Have you got any positive *** that she took the money? [PROVE]
- She just turned up *** on my doorstep. [ANNOUNCE]
- She was arrested for ***. [ROB]
- I found his argument pretty ***. [CONVINCE]
- The store was held up by a gang of ***. [ROB]
- The newspaper ran a hard-hitting *** criticizing the government’s economic policies. [EDIT]
- He felt *** about the idea of becoming a father. [SECURE]
- Her latest book is a *** look at teenage life. [HUMOUR]
- He gave her the emotional *** she needed. [SECURE]
- A *** snatched her handbag containing her wages. [THEFT]
- As witnesses to the accident, we were asked to make *** declarations of what we had seen. [WRITE]
- He wanted to delay the *** until after the holidays. [ANNOUNCE]
- The film is completely ***. [HUMOUR]
- They haven’t formally *** their engagement yet. [ANNOUNCE]
- It is difficult to confirm or *** the existence of such a group. [PROVE]
- He claims to have met the President, but I don’t *** him. [BELIEF]
- He was released after six months’ ***. [PRISON]
- He works *** hard. [BELIEF]
- It was an *** rule never to disturb Dad’s work. [WRITE]
- It was his skill as a *** which made the television programmes so successful. [COMMUNICATE]
- In some countries *** education is not universally available. [SECOND]
- She’s still *** that we’re wrong. [CONVINCE]
- There are two very good reasons why we can’t do it. Firstly, we don’t have enough money, and ***, we don’t have enough time. [SECOND]
- They have been *** with us about their plans. [=they have not told us about their plans] [COMMUNICATE]
- The situation is still ***, with many of the rebels roaming the streets. [SECURE]
Note: the exercise was composed with the help of monolingual English dictionaries.
Check yourself with the KEYS.