Nowadays, many people cannot _____ of a life without a smartphone.
receive
conceive
deceive
misconceive
He resigned himself ______ living alone.
with
for
in
to
It is easy to _____ judgement on other people's spending habits.
allow
give
pass
resign
Consumers tend to have a lot of ____ in designer brands, despite the higher cost.
investment
judgement
faith
disbelief
Most economists ____ that economic growth is a desirable objective.
conceive
convince
define
assume
When _____ 'consumerism', dictionaries usually mention that it is used in a negative sense.
describing
specifying
highlighting
defining
Even Susan _____ that giving her students too much homework is a waste of time.
contradicts
theorises
acknowledges
speculates
the better the quality/ common belief/ the more you pay/ that/ there is a
There is a common belief that the more you pay the better th
Water that is clean and safe to drink is _______
potatoble
potable
potential
portable
There is a ______ that all kinds of tap water are of low quality.
common misconception
uncommon misconceptualisation
cormorant of misconfusion
common misconceivement
It is proving difficult for environmentalists to ___ people to buy fewer goods.
acknowledge
convince
consider
threaten
Although it ______ that the resources needed to make smartphones will go on forever, the evidence ____ this.
was assumed/ hasn't defined
is assumed/ contradicts
could be assumed/ misunderestimates
has been assumed/ suggests
Some experts have _______ acknowledged that recycling isn't s effective as reducing waste.
eventually
formerly
clearly
formally
It is interesting to _____ on the kind of new products that will be invented over the next few decades.
speculate
estimate
visualise
conceive
There is a ________ that the economy is more important than the environment.
worldwide spread belief
widespreaded belief
widespread belief
widely spread belief
When employees are dissatisfied with their working conditions, they often ____ the situation, and do nothing about it.
convince themself to
leave themself to
accept themself to
resign themself to
All the rubbish is dumped in a _______ site.
wasteful
landful
landfill
disposable
There is an ______ that being eco-friendly is the best type of lifestyle.
underwhelming consumption
underlying assumption
undying presumption
underlined assumption