Gateway B2+ Review 1-5

The government’s _______________ (fail) to reduce poverty has been in the news.

• had failed

• failure

• fails

• fall

You shouldn’t _______________ (estimate) Sophie, she’s capable of doing really well.

• estimative

• superestimate

• underestimate

• estimates

He works as a _______________ (psychology) in a hospital.

• psychologist

• psycho

• pshytrician

• psychic

They totally _______________ (understand) what I was trying to say, they didn’t realise I was actually agreeing with them!

• understanding

• underestimate

• misunderstand

• misunderstood

They had to make a formal _______________ (apologise) for the mistake.

• apologetical

• unapologetical

• apology

• apologies

1. For me, the most important quality in a good friend is _______________ (kind).

• kindness

• kindle

• kinder

• kindnessy

The complex instructions continued to _______________ him, no matter how many times he read them.

• memorise

• baffle

• recall

• articulate

Despite his best efforts, the new student struggled to _______________ the complex mathematical concepts.

• recognise

• grasp

• faze

• bewildered

She was completely _______________ by the sudden turn of events and didn't know how to react.

• fazed

• articulated

• bewildered

• memorised

The young chess player was hailed as a _______________ , winning international tournaments at just twelve years old.

• nerd

• child prodigy

• recall

• faze