B2. U1. VOCAB.

The Students are _____ about the idea of MAKING A BUZZ and MARKETING.

• warning

• influenced

• effective

• clear

The King Fahd Causeway is a 25 km (15.5 mi) long series of bridges which _____ eastern part of Saudi Arabia to Bahrain.

• replace

• connect

• spread

• avoid

One of our class fellows is very knowledgeable. He always _____ to the improvement of our class.

• contributes

• activates

• declines

• realizes

Finally, I’d like to _____ my sincere thanks to all those who have helped today.

• influence

• admit

• express

• match

My plan is to travel to Riyadh by train, but it depends on train timing. I need to _____ the train times first.

• post

• increase

• gear up

• find out

Because of the widespread use of social media, news _____ like wildfire.

• spread

• replaced

• surrounded

• managed

All the companies wanted to save money. A recent _____ has been to hire younger and cheaper employees.

• benefit

• trend

• situation

• influence

Our team was favourite, but we ended up losing the match. In fact, our goalkeeper’s injury had a big _____ on the match.

• source

• influence

• response

• shortage

A person who researches the human mind and emotions is called a _____ .

• cardiologist

• dermatologist

• psychiatric

• psychologist

Bank records show that Sara made a number of _____ from Oxford Street store last Sunday. She spent a lot of money.

• purchases

• attempts

• plans

• inquiries