Unit 5-7 Gateway C1 vocabulary

He .....................most of the time, so it was hard to hear what he was saying.

• implied

• mumbled

• uttered

• shrieked

He .......... that the presentation was OK, but he never actually said it was up to standard.

• countered

• conveyed

• implied

• mumbled

I hate it when people are ..........................as it doesn’t really tell you anything.

• vagrant

• vague

• vocal

• vacant

I’d rather they were direct, .....................even, and then at least you know where you stand.

• flat

• vague

• ambiguous

• blunt

No ..........from him. He always comes straight to the point!

• conveys

• hints

• twists

• writhing

The strength of opposition to the project was more than she'd ..........................for.

• envisioned

• imagined

• bargained

• argued

We finally made it into the site at about a quarter to six and miraculously things started to .........................

• grow on

• take to

• pick up

• take up

On the journey up the mountain we ............. a herd of llamas, which delayed us even more.

• ran through

• ran up

• ran into

• ran away

She ................the project through to the end.

• saw

• ran

• went

• got

I’d been snorkelling before, but I have to say that this trip ………… to be quite different to what I expected.

• pointed out

• took up

• turned out

• came out