Unit 2 test 1 - 2

I need to think of a __________ excuse for not going to the meeting.

• inattentive  

• academic   

• prejudiced 

• plausible

I __________ that they're not coming, since they haven't replied to the invitation.

• presume

• speculate  

• query    

• justify

Many students take jobs to pay the __________ for their courses.

• intuition 

• curriculum  

• tuition 

• lecture

If you compare the two books side by side, it is clear that the author of the second has __________ from the first.

• plagiarized     

• graduated 

• supposed 

• pondered

I thought I'd _________ on my French before going to Paris.

• read up 

• brush up 

• look down 

• make up

She's going to have to _________to the fact that he's not going to marry her.

• face up  

• come round 

• look up 

• swot up

If they know the cause of the problem, they might be able to _________ how to prevent it happening again.

• figure out

• put down  

• mull over  

• hit upon

When we first _________ the idea, everyone told us it would never work.

• got on 

• hit upon 

• made out 

• puzzled out

They’ll need time to _________ the proposals.

• think up  

• brush up  

• mull over

• piece together

It's a good idea to _________ on a company before going for an interview..

• read up  

• swot up 

• brush up 

• take in