EXERCISE 1

quiz   halt   flak   flares   drama   foils   backs   cleared   blaze   bid   poised

1A group of German climbers are attempting to climb Everest.

GERMAN CLIMBERS IN NEW EVEREST
Correct answer: bid
2Three people have died in a hotel fire.

THREE DEAD IN HOTEL  

Correct answer: blaze
3The President has expressed his support for school reforms.

PRESIDENT  SCHOOL REFORMS 
Correct answer: backs
4A police officer is found not guilty after a corruption accusation.

POLICEMAN  OF CORRUPTION CHARGES. 

Correct answer: cleared
5A pensioner has prevented thieves from stealing things from her home.

BRAVE PENSIONER  BURGLARS 
Correct answer: foils
6A minister was in a tense or dangerous situation at an airport.

MINISTER IN AIRPORT  
Correct answer: drama
7The government is getting criticism over a policy on housing.

GOVERNMENT FACES  OVER NEW HOUSING POLICY 

Correct answer: flak
8There has been violence in Paris.

VIOLENCE  IN FRENCH CAPITAL 

Correct answer: flares
9BMW have announced they will stop producing a certain car.

BMW TO  PRODUCTION OF MODEL B VEHICLES 

Correct answer: halt
10The police are questioning a politician.

POLICE  TRANSPORT MINISTER OVER PAYMENTS 

Correct answer: quiz
11Mark Robinson is about to play for England for the first time.

MIKE SMITH  TO MAKE ENGLAND DEBUT 

Correct answer: poised

1 The police caught and  prosecutedaccusedarrested the gang twenty miles from the

scene of the robbery. 

2 The politician has refused to speak to the media after

recent  allegationsobligationsaltercations of corruption against him. 

3 Many observers are sure that the elections were  riggedripped . 

4 The strike began with mass  walkoutsredundanciesworkouts at factories across the

country. Workers downed tools and refused to work. 

5 Police  clashedcrashedgrasped with demonstrators as ten thousand people gathered to

protest against government cuts. 

6 There are many  barriershurdleswalls to overcome before the new system can be

implemented. 
7 The president  reducedlesseneddownplayed the crisis by saying it wasn't as serious as

the media had reported. 

8 The suspect was  retaineddetainedmaintained and questioned for two days, before

being released. 
9 Extra security will be brought in for the political  relayrailrally , as the crowd is expected

to exceed ten thousand. 

10 After many years of bad relations, the country now wants to

repair  contactstiestalks with its neighbours. 

1 The results of an election are also referred to as

the  consequenceoutcomeconclusion . 
2 Health officials fear another  break outoutbreakeruptionescalation of the disease if

sanitary conditions are not improved. 

3 After more tax increases were announced,

violence  explodedinflatederuptedswelled across several cities. 

4 One or two  conflictsbattlesquarrelsskirmishes between police and local youths were
reported, but on the whole the situation was much calmer than authorities had

feared. 
5 Hundreds of British holidaymakers are  strayedstrandedgroundedcast away in Thailand
and Vietnam after the airline suddenly announced bankruptcy and said it was unable to

fly people home. 

6 The EU and China have  finishedendedfoundedfinalised a new trade deal, which will be

signed next week and will take effect from January. 

7 The government has recently acquired a 50%  stockstrikestandstake in the North Sea

renewable energy project. 

8 The drought has led to a severe  shortageshortcomingshortlist of food in the

region. 
9 There have been several attempts by politicians and lawmakers
to  oustoutevictostracize the current president on grounds of corruption. All have

failed. 
10 Talks have  comegonebrokenfallen down between the two political parties after
neither side was willing to accept a compromise. 

1 People killed or injured in a war are  victimscasualtiesthe wounded . 

2 Forces have been  employeddeployeddeporteddepleted to strategic locations near the

border. 
3 Soldiers  grabbedjumpedkidnappedseized the city after short but fierce

fighting. 
4 There were several minor  incursionsinversionsinvasionsoccurrences before troops

entered the country in large numbers. 

5 The bombings were in  reparationsretaliationreprisal for the ambush of the military

convoy. 
6 A  suspensionpeacebreakceasefire is now in force in the region, meaning fighting has

temporarily stopped. 
7 Soldiers  pulled outpulled awaypulled downput away of the city after suffering heavy

losses. 

8 A counter-attack was  madedonelaunchedloaded at dawn. 

9 The city was  inwithinwithunder siege for several months. 

10 Britain  declaredannouncedpronouncedproclaimed war on Germany in September
1939.

1 Is plaice usually referred to as a fish or seafood?  seafooda fish 

2 If you ordered hake, would you expect meat or fish?  meatfish 

3 Which one of the following fish can be fresh-water?  solemackereltroutcod 

4 Which one of the following is a vegetable?  kohlrabilimesquidcodoysters 

5 Which one of these is a dark red

colour?  cauliflowerceleryleeknectarinesbeetroot 

6 'This food is so  sicklyblandsourmildstodgy – it's completely tasteless!' 

7 This is meat from a young cow.  porkvealmuttonvenison 

8 Which adjective best describes pastry which isn't

sweet?  sourbittersavourymild 
9 In American English, this vegetable is known

as eggplant.  courgettecabbageturnipaubergine 
10 Which one of these is a pulse?  lentilsgarlicparsleysage 
1 He  mumbledsighedwhispered with disappointment when he learned that he hadn’t

been chosen for the team. 

2 Martin  yelledstammeredsighed all the way through his job interview: he was so

nervous. 
3 The younger girls  giggledmumbledstammeredsobbed all day on the school bus

trip. 
4 Some of the audience  groanedsobbedmumbled at the end of the film when the main

character died. 
5 He  groanedsobbedmumbledwhispered in pain after sitting in the same position on the

plane for six hours. 

6 Michael  stammeredmumbledsobbed something under his breath about the bad

service, but the waiter didn’t hear him. 

7 Joanna  yelledsighedwhispered the password to me so that the others didn’t

hear. 

8 Stop  groaningyellingsobbing ! I can hear you perfectly well from here. 

9 I could tell that he was embarrassed by the way he

was  groaningsighingmumbling . 
10 I  mumbledyelledsighed as loud as I could and thankfully someone came to

help.