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B2+ SB 6a

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  • A ___________ can be malignant or benign. A malignant one is cancerous while a benign one is not.
    tumour
  • The apotheosis (=peak/pinnacle) of the sushi chef's art is the preparation of the ______ ____________ fugu fish.
    highly poisonous
  • 'What an appetite you have,' my sister said with acidity __________ beneath her fake sweetness.
    lurking
  • Water and electrical appliances can be a ______ ______________ and you should take care not to have them too close to each other.
    fatal combination
  • Many people don't eat burnt food not only because it has a bad taste, but also because it is ___________.
    carcinogenic
  • If you _______ closer look at Mona Lisa, you'll realise that her smile is indeed enigmatic.
    take a
  • Kelven is athletic and thus healthy. He doesn't remember himself ever falling ill except for occasional stomach _________.
    upsets
  • Y.X has got lots of evil ideas up his sleeve; don't ________________ his innocent outward appearance.
    be fooled by
  • Let's have _____________ (=a small meal) and a couple of drinks before the movie.
    a bite to eat
  • How do you pronounce "benign" ?
    Say it.
  • In ________________, I have to say that I only did what you asked me to do. So why should I be fully accountable for the mistake?
    self-defence
  • China's _____ ______: More executions than all other countries put together.
    deadly secret
  • I suppose most people get peevish (=irritable) because they are ____________.
    peckish
  • The country was really _______________ under the previous president's leadership.
    thriving
  • Some friendly-looking mushrooms could be __________ _______. So we gotta be careful when going mushroom hunting, alright, YiLin?
    potentially fatal
  • He kept toward the centre of the street -- like corridors and avoided getting too close to the alleys, who knew what predator ________ in the darkness?
    lurked
  • Don't leave __________ ______ lying around when there are young children at home.
    razor-sharp knives