Gateway B2+ test unit 10 vocabulary

Isaac: Hi, Harry. What’s up?

Harry: I’ve just had an embarrassing moment.

Isaac: Really, what happened? You haven’t

​ (a)   anyone with one of your bad

jokes, have you?

• offended
• gaffe
• imply
• misinterpret
• nuance
• puzzle
• remark
• stick

Harry: Well, maybe. I was chatting with Bella about how boring that history programme was on TV last night when Mr. Adams, the history teacher walked past. He heard me saying ‘I nearly fell asleep’ but he got the wrong end of the (a)   and thought I was talking about his class.

• stick
• gaffe
• imply
• misinterpret
• nuance
• offend
• puzzle
• remark

I tried to explain that my ​​ (a)   were not

about him and that he had ​ (b)  

what I was saying. So I said ‘No, history isn't

always boring, but the words came out wrong.

• remarks
• misinterpreted
• gaffe
• implied
• nuance
• offended
• sticked
• puzzled

What a terrible ​ (a)   ! He was not

amused.

• gaffe
• imply
• misinterpret
• nuance
• offend
• puzzle
• remark

Meetings are useful ways of generating ideas, solving

problems and setting goals but they can also be a waste of

time if not managed correctly. The first thing to point ___

is that people have to give up their time to

come to a meeting, so you should always make it worth

their while by letting them know in advance the purpose of

the meeting and how they can contribute.

• out

• on

• in

During the meeting, make sure everyone has a chance to speak ___ and...

• in

• out

• down

...and don’t let certain individuals cut ___ all the time when others are speaking

• in

• up

• across

Even ruder would be to talk ___ someone and not show respect.

• down on

• down to

• down with

Make sure even the quieter members have an opportunity to speak and if you

can’t make ___ what someone is saying, ask them to speak up.

• off

• up

• out

The students joined the debating table and the debate

began. The topic was ‘the rise in university fees in the UK’.

First, the chairman ……. the rules of the debate and

then it began.

• picked out

• picked up on

• spelled on

• spelled out