C2.1 GE 1.1 VOCABULARY

1. 1. If they don't know, they'll have a go.

• a. become upset.

• b. make an attempt.

• c. do something different.

2. 2. But something strikes you when you move to America and when you travel around the world.

• a. makes a strong impression on you.

• b. makes you feel confused.

• c. increases your understandingf.

3. ... who does everything that they should, who gets all the brownie points...

• a. gets the credit.

• b. gets good results.

• c. gets the benefits later on.

4. 4. But they're rather curious, and I say this out of affection for them.

• a. because I respect them.

• b. because I feel sorry for them.

• c. because I like them.

5. 5. Our education system is predicated on the idea of academic ability.

• a. is traditionally concerned with.

• b. gives preference to.

• c. is based on.

6. 6. And it indicates the whole structure of education is shifting beneath our feet.

• a. moving

• b. collapsing

• c. becoming more rigid.

7. 7. It's really prompted by a conversation I had with a wonderful woman... Gillian Lynne.

• a. connected to

• b. as a result of

• c. a part of

8. 8. She couldn't concentrate; she was fidgeting.

• a. making small, impatient movements

• b. making dancing movements

• c. making movements with her hands.

1. 1. We're now running national education systems where​ (a)   are the worst thing you can ​ (b)   .

• mistakes
• make
• do

2. 2. I ​ (a)   this ​ (b)   , that we don't grow into creativity, we grow out of it.

• believe
• passionately
• fortunately