Speakout C1-C2 Unit 2 Quick Quiz

The teacher couldn’t have made the test ___ more difficult.

• as

• like

• any

• so

These new instructions are at complete ___ with what I was originally given.

• difference

• variance

• change

• competition

The hotel we stayed in was ___ near as comfortable as the one we went to last year.

• nothing

• never

• not

• nowhere

The councillor ___ the new wildflower area in the central park as an example of community involvement.

• explained

• cited

• questioned

• noticed

The committee’s decision wasn’t so ___ a surprise as a complete shock.

• much

• more

• that

• as

The service at the restaurant wasn’t a ___ on what it used to be under previous management.

• bit

• part

• patch

• mark

It seems to me that the scheme provides no real ___ benefits to community.

• seen

• provable

• intentional

• tangible

Everyone receives the same salary ___ of experience.

• apart

• irrespective

• despite

• inconsiderate

By and ___, people have been choosing staycations over travelling abroad because of rising air fares.

• over

• about

• large

• general

He reeled ___ all the cities he’d visited without pausing.

• out

• off

• away

• along