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U5&6 SPEAKOUT review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I don't think I should have said anything. It would have been better to _______

a)

let it slip

b)

stay schtum

c)

let the cat out of the bag

2.

Trust Erica to give __________

and tell everyone in the office

a)

up the game

b)

for the game

c)

the game away

3.

Children go through eleven years of __________

education.

a)

compulsory

b)

compulsion

c)

compulsive

4.

They reached the maximum level of _______

radiation.

a)

forbidden

b)

permissible

c)

allowing

5.

I enjoyed the party, although I probably __________

.

a)

wouldn't have gone

b)

shouldn't go

c)

shouldn't have gone

6.

Detectives worked tirelessly to ________ the truth.

a)

uncover

b)

disprove

c)

debunk

7.

It's a commonly held _________ that Westerners don't like spicy food.

a)

truth

b)

perception

c)

intuition

8.

Verdun ________to be an important city in Roman times.

a)

was considered

b)

is said

c)

is thought

9.

The drug __________ over a five-week period.

a)

has tested

b)

is to be test

c)

was tested

10.

More research needs ________ before we can conclude that the drug is effective.

a)

to do

b)

being done

c)

to be done

11.

I can't stand the way those youths just hang _________

on the street corner.

a)

up

b)

around

c)

on

12.

I was completely blown __________by their generosity.

a)

up

b)

away

c)

for

13.

The ________ I'm trying to make is that we can't be sure.

a)

point

b)

issue

c)

idea

14.

The evidence ______ that this is not always the case

a)

tells

b)

seems

c)

shows

15.

Do you think this is always the ________?

a)

correct

b)

case

c)

prove

16.

The days of economic prosperity are__________.

a)

over

b)

under

c)

around

17.

Horses as a means of transport have become a thing _________in many places.

a)

of the past

b)

no longer

c)

distant memory

18.

By 2050, robots like this will _______ the norm.

a)

be being

b)

have been

c)

have become

19.

This time next year, we ______________ on a beach in the Caribbean.

a)

will celebrating

b)

'll be celebrating

c)

'll have been celebrated

20.

Moon holidays _________ a reality later in the decade.

a)

could be

b)

would be

c)

could have been

21.

What is the ______ language of Belgium?

a)

global

b)

official

c)

dead

22.

The language _______ meant I didn't know what I was supposed to do.

a)

wall

b)

break

c)

barrier

23.

___________ enjoying the holiday, we were never asked back.

a)

Despite

b)

In spite

c)

Even if

24.

_________ way you look at it, it won't be an easy decision to make.

a)

However

b)

Whichever

c)

Whoever

25.

___________, I would still prefer to stay in this job.

a)

Difficult though it may

b)

Although I enjoy

c)

Strabnge as it seems

26.

The trend for wearing massively high heels has really taken _________.

a)

up

b)

off

c)

on

27.

Reggae music can be _______ to its roots in Jamaican folk music of the 1950s.

a)

influenced

b)

resulted in

c)

traced back

28.

Kilo fashion, where shops sell clothes by the kilo, _______ in Milan.

a)

all started

b)

stems

c)

resulted

29.

Your online presence is increasingly important. This has _________ companies offering their services to maintain your online reputation.

a)

given rise to

b)

resulted

c)

traced back to

30.

This year's reduction in student numbers _________ last year's rise in fees.

a)

brought about

b)

results in

c)

stems from