Gold Experience Unit 6 (reading/voc)

For many children today, learning about animals in toy form is part and ... of growing up.

The new tax is expected to ... millions.

• request

• produce

• yield

• buy into

His argument was both powerful and ... .

• plausible

• tangible

• complacent

• adjacent

Mum would ... a delicious meal with whatever she happened to find in the pantry.

(to make something appear by magic or as if by magic)

The settlement in this village allowed him to assert further his authority and attract ... .

• hoarders

• stalkers

• hopefuls

• disciples

Which is the correct definition of 'antics'?

• pranks

• whims

• stupidity

Which word is NOT a synonym of 'riveting'?

• engrossing

• absorbing

• unsettling

The country’s economic crisis had an = = = = = = = = = = effect on world markets.

(upsetting)

I usually find that a relaxing bath helps to ... stress.

• reveal

• relieve

• relive

• prevail

He could no longer distinguish between ... and reality.

• allusion

• illusion

• delusion