B2 Roadmap Vocab Revision for Cumulative 3

Smoking is becoming less and less socially ____ as awareness of its health risks grows and more individuals adopt a smoke-free lifestyle.

• competitive

• worrying

• acceptable

• suspicious

Despite the growing tension in the region and calls for government involvement, officials refused to ____in the recent disputes in order to maintain their neutrality.

• intervene

• resolve

• promote

• remain

My nephew says that his classmates have been ____him by spreading rumors and excluding him from group activities. Their behavior clearly caused him a great deal of stress.

• getting carried away

• finding a compromise

• backing down

• ganging up on

Local residents have protested and forced the city council to ____ from its plans to build a huge shopping mall on their street.

• have an issue

• clash with

• pick a fight

• back down

She said we should be ashamed of our ____ behavior - fighting over who got the last strawberry.

• tricky

• childish

• priceless

• poisonous

I disliked my former manager and ____ him on several occasions due to our conflicting perspectives and different approaches to work.

• made sense

• got together

• clashed with

• felt numb

Her testimony ____the policeman’s statement as each of them described the incident differently and disagreed on important details.

• contradicted

• encouraged

• inspired

• intervened

It's ____ to learn to ride a skateboard since it takes a lot of practice to find the right balance, but once you figure it out, you never forget how.

• tricky

• doable

• pointless

• sensible

Derya was so ____ about forgetting my birthday. She explained that she had been unusually busy and distracted and said she was genuinely sorry.

• neurotic

• disrespectful

• apologetic

• nightmarish

My mother is ____ enough to stop driving when she gets too tired instead of pushing herself to remain awake and risking a road accident.

• bold

• convinced

• trusting

• sensible