Insight Upper -intermeediate, Revision Units 1-5

The interviewer couldn’t see the__________ of the candidate’s past experience for the current job.

• sense

• relevance

• grasp

It was a _________ day. It didn’t stop raining.

• dismal

• lifeless

• shrivelled

An aging population will become a financial ________ on society.

• profit

• benefit

• burden

Residents wanted to __________ an empty building and turn it into a community centre.

• run down

• renovate

• care for

Only a __________ of authors become rich from writing books.

• stacks

• handful

• great deal

James won an award for his __________ design.

• stifling

• outdated

• innovative

She made a ___________ documentary that failed to examine the real issues.

• profound

• remote

• pointless

The critic described her novel as a ___________ story that will still be popular in a hundred years’ time.

• ruthless

• timeless

• never-ending

The philosopher argued that ________________ (perfect) was impossible to achieve in life.

When the roads are very busy the level of ________________ (aggressive) can increase.