FT Revision B2+

You must p_ _ _ the potatoes to remove the skins.

If you r _ _ _ _ the vegetables in the oven, they become lovely and sweet.

The problem with i _ _ _ _ is that people may not realise you’re saying the opposite of what you mean.

Peter is very c _ _ _ _ _ _ _. Everyone is attracted to his kind voice and big smile.

I don’t know how you kept a s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ face. I couldn’t help laughing.

Tricia is very m _ _ _ _ _ considering all her achievements. I’ve never heard her boasting.

I wish you weren’t so c _ _ _ _ _ _. Not everyone is as bad as you say.

Gulliver’s Travels is a political s _ _ _ _ _ which makes fun of eighteenth-century English society.

When the pasta is cooked, you need to d _ _ _ _ it to get rid of the water.

The idea that all British people are very polite is just a s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . Many of them are actually quite rude.

My brother is always very d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . He complains until he gets what he wants.

Bring the sauce to the boil, then let it s _ _ _ _ _ for 20 minutes.

I’d never been so angry in my life. I just l____ it and started shouting at him.