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Quick Check - Unit 19

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    VOCABULARY, WORD FORMATION
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  • If the police come to interview Frau Harry, do not ____ but let me know. A. contend B. speculate C. distort D. impede
    D. impede
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  • ____, when both parents have custody of the child, there's a lot of to-ing and fro-ing between them for the child concerned. A. politically B. inevitably C. considerably D. immediately
    B. inevitably
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  • Regardless of their _____ (suit), the moment a female candidate announces their intention of entering the political arena, the press immediately begin to speculate about the possibility of a female president of the U.S.
    suitability
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  • Well, I think they have a responsibility to keep us ____ about what's happening in the world.
    informed / updated / posted / in the loop
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  • I realize that the media is also there to entertain people, but we need to b____ in mind the impact it has on our society.
    bear
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  • They rejected the sexual s____ of blue for a boy and pink for a girl, and dressed their baby in other colors instead.
    stereotype
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  • Our teacher is guilty of _____ favouritism. A. biased B. stereotypical C. blatant D. incompetent
    B. stereotypical
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  • The father in the film is ________ as a fairly unpleasant character. A. reported B. concluded C. tainted D. portrayed
    D. portrayed
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  • _____ meat and poultry cause thousands of illnesses and hundreds of deaths each year. A. Tainted B. Speculated C. Polluted D. Blended
    A. Tainted
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  • She continued to ____ that she was innocent. A. assert B. examine C. speculate D. announce
    A. assert
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  • Management have demonstrated almost unbelievable incompetence in their handling of the _____. A. question B. declaration C. dispute D. contest
    C. dispute
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  • It is important to ____ examples to support your argument. A. cite B. challenge C. debate D. disagree
    A. cite
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  • Historians try to be ___, but they cannot free themselves entirely from their own opinions. A. influential B. biased C. prejudiced D. impartial
    D. impartial
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