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  • She _____ to understand the problem, but she didn’t really know the answer. (fingir)
    intended
    pretended
    attempted
    expected
  • I suddenly _____ that I had forgotten my homework at home. (darme cuenta)
    recorded
    realised
    removed
    resumed
  • The _____ of the city announced a new environmental plan. (alcalde)
    mayor
    major
    monitor
    manager
  • The _____ gave an interesting talk about modern literature. (profesor universitario)
    professor
    instructor
    teacher
    profesor
  • The teacher asked the class to stay _____ during the test. (en silencio)
    quiet
    still
    sensible
    calm
  • My brother works as a _____ in a big orchestra. (director)
    conductor
    controller
    driver
    director
  • I didn’t understand the _____ she used in the conversation. (expresión / modismo)
    idiotic
    identity
    idiom
    idea
  • My _____ are very proud of my exam results. (padres)
    policies
    relatives
    parents
    fathers
  • After years of work, the project became a huge _____. (éxito)
    event
    process
    success
    accident
  • The _____ arrived very quickly after the accident. (policía)
    politics
    politician
    policy
    police
  • Please read the _____ on the wall before entering the building. (aviso / cartel)
    notice
    note
    novel
    news
  • _____, we decided to cancel the trip because the weather was terrible. (en última instancia)
    Eventually
    Recently
    Actually
    Ultimately
  • The scientist gave a _____ at the university about climate change. (conferencia)
    reading
    lesson
    speech
    lecture
  • She felt very _____ after forgetting her lines on stage. (avergonzada)
    embarrassed
    tomato
    avergonsed
    pregnant
  • She has a very _____ personality and always makes good decisions. (sensata)
    sensitive
    serious
    sensible
    simple
  • The _____ of this song are very emotional and meaningful. (letra de canción)
    lectures
    luxuries
    lyrics
    libraries
  • He was very _____ when I told him about my problem. (comprensivo)
    sympathetic
    comprensive
    simple
    syntactic
  • I borrowed this book from the _____. (biblioteca)
    library
    bookstore
    bookshop
    bookshelf
  • Many people prefer living in the _____ because it is quieter than the city centre. (zona residencial)
    suburbia
    suburb
    suburbian
    slum
  • The main _____ of the presentation is climate change. (tema)
    topic
    top
    topical
    topping