VOCABULARY & USE OF ENGLISH GOLD C1 unit 1

I love the quote by Maya Angelou that ‘you can only become truly ________ at something you love’.

• mundane

• witty

• facilitated

• partial

• accomplished

The research was ________ by funding from the British Research Council. Had it not been for their funding, the research could never have gone ahead.

• mundane

• witty

• facilitated

• partial

• accomplished

I am in ________ agreement with the author’s comments in which he invites us to accept the current situation and be tolerant. It’s often easier said than done.

• mundane

• witty

• facilitated

• partial

• accomplished

Treat a ________ task such as drafting a report as a chance to practice mindfulness rather than feeling bored and burdened.

• mundane

• witty

• facilitated

• partial

• accomplished

I was told that the movie was very unique and ________ , but I was disappointed by the lack of originality and humour in the plot.

• mundane

• witty

• facilitated

• partial

• accomplished

As part of the course, we will discuss how to write a ________ plot twist that your readers will not see coming!

• mind-blowing

• mundane

• fundamental

• engaged

• partial

It’s amazing how actors can remember hundreds of lines ________

• word for word

• pave

• selective

• slippery

• jog

This course has been designed to help teens navigate the ________ path to adulthood.

• word for word

• pave

• selective

• slippery

• jog

Talking to another person involved in the same event helps _______ your memory of the finer details; things you had completely forgotten about.

• word for word

• pave

• selective

• slippery

• jog

Hopefully this contract will _________ the way for future collaborations between the two companies.

• word for word

• pave

• selective

• slippery

• jog