SpeakOut Review Test 1 (3rd edition)

Complete the second sentence using the word in capitals so that it has the same meaning as the first. Use no more than four words.

According to the rules, no one can leave before 6 p.m.

STIPULATE

The rules _______________ can leave before 6 p.m.

The director said that he thought it had been a difficult month for the company.

ACKNOWLEDGED

The director ______________ of the month for the company.

Ahmed disagreed with Caleb and said that only a minority had been questioned.

COUNTERED

Ahmed _______________ argument by saying that only a minority had been questioned.

As she had said previously, the presenter asked again for a calm discussion.

REITERATED

The presenter _______________ for a calm discussion.

Teresa begged her parents to reconsider grounding her for borrowing her dad’s car without permission.

IMPLORED

Teresa _______________ to ground her for borrowing her dad’s car without permission.

My sister said she’d simply been looking at my essay, not copying it.

PROFESSED

My sister _______________ been looking at my essay, not copying it.

The recent economic recovery was given as a reason by the politician to vote for his party.

CITED

The politician _______________ economic recovery as a reason to vote for his party.

Without the delay __________ (we / finish) the test by this point in the afternoon.

If I spoke Italian, I __________ (apply) for the job in Rome last year.

I __________ (not / be) this concerned right now if they’d texted or emailed that they’d be late.