Revision 6A to 8D (Speak Out C1/C2) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

The thought ___ going back to work on Monday always ruins my Sunday evenings.

of

about

at

on

We’re fully committed ___ implementing the necessary changes.

to

for

with

at

At the risk ___ sounding naive, what exactly is the problem here?

of

on

to

for

We decided ___ getting a new car in the end.

against

not

from

Good planning is essential ___ good writing.

for

about

on

at

I never properly read magazines, just flick ___ them, really.

through

over

into

I’ve been reading ____ new clean energy initiatives recently.

up on

on over

up about

on through

I didn’t mean for you to ICURNTIESS the article or pore over it.

scrutinise

Can I ask you to ___ a quick eye over my essay?

cast

Take time to sleep ___ and give it proper consideration.

on it

it over

through it

I think it’s OK to ___ on the fence sometimes, isn’t it?

sit

Sometimes we’re pressured into making decisions so we ___ the path of least resistance

take

Nowadays, we’re often ___ for choice in pretty much everything we do

spoilt

I ___ in the garden all morning, so by lunchtime I needed a rest.

'd been working

worked

was working

've been working

Sonja wasn’t convinced by the story, so she decided to check it. = Not...

Not (being) convinced by the story, Sonja decided to check it.

The onions taste best when fried slowly. = Fried...

Fried slowly, the onions taste best.

[where / you / that / shared, / article / did] you find it?

That article you shared, where did you find it?

[this / which / it / story / was] started the rumours.

It was this story which started the rumours.

[really / I / what / is / hate] not being believed.

What I really hate is not being believed.

I met Charlie while I live in Saudi Arabia.

I was living

Correct: At the time they didn't remember we talked about the book in the past.

we'd talked

Correct: So, Clara walks in, she just sits down and wasn’t saying a word to any of us!

doesn't say

Correct: We were all sitting around calmly chatting when suddenly we were hearing a huge crash.

we heard

This was a truly IGEVRTIN page-turner.

riveting

The ending was SNYLEDIHIF clever.

fiendishly

This fantasy novel is s____ against the backdrop of a dark and mysterious London

set

His latest novel _____ new ground in how the plot unfolds.

breaks

plunges

devotes

This classic _____ many serious issues.

addresses

deals

revolves

It’s about the Second World War, seen ____ the eyes of a young boy.

through

by

about

Having grown up in Johannesburg, the setting of the book really ______ with me.

resonated

devoted

revolved