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SpeakOut Advanced, Unit 10.1

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  • Choose the correct option: After fine tuning the bike to make it go faster, I decided to take it for a trial rush/pace/run in preparation for race day.
    run
  • What is the correct synonym for the verb: I was about to start this awesome journey. a) embark on; b) dream about; c) estimate
    a) embark on
  • Choose the correct option: The family were modest/humbled/ashamed by the kindness shown to them.
    humbled
  • A nomad is ...
    a member of a group of people who move from one place to another rather than living in one place all of the time
  • Choose the correct option: Feeling the need for a fresh challenge that would invigorate them, Ash and Rich decided to throw/quit/clear their jobs and travel the world using only land or sea.
    quit
  • Which one is not a synonym? - Natural, impure, unadulterated, unpolluted
    impure
  • 'to ride pillion' means ...
    to ride on a seat behind the rider of a horse or motorbike etc
  • Find the synonym for 'master, grasp': a) hold up; b) get the hang of; c) head for
    b) get the hang of
  • Which one is not a synonym? - Stroll, meander, squabble, saunter
    squabble
  • Find the odd word: exhilarating - insulting - thrilling - gripping
    insulting
  • Choose the correct option: After enduring a long bus journey in the heat of the day, we decided to head/point/move straight for the pool the moment we arrived at our hotel.
    head
  • Tourists are warned not to travel off the beaten/worn/practised track in the more remote areas of the country, particularly on their own.
    beaten
  • Choose the correct option: 'The Usual Suspects' is still one of the most ultimate/exhilarating/gripping films I've ever seen.
    gripping
  • Choose the correct option: His gripping/epic/valuable journey from pole to pole took Michael to 16 countries.
    epic
  • Find the odd word/phrase:embark on - set off - broaden - undertake
    broaden
  • Which one is not a synonym? - Shun, accept, welcome, seek
    shun
  • Choose the correct alternative: Fiennes set /backed/travelled off on his expedition to traverse the Northwest Passage on July 26
    set
  • A mobster is a ...
    gangster
  • When you fume you ...
    are very angry, sometimes without expressing it
  • 'Desolate' means ...
    without inhabitants/deserted
  • Choose the correct option: She's got an ambition/an obsession/a compulsion with shoes-more than 50 pairs of them!
    an obsession
  • Choose the correct option: It's an article about coping with the depths/expanses/heights of depression.
    depths