Choose the option, a, b, c or d, that best completes each sentence.

1. The police … me about my missing road tax disc.

a suspected b accused c queried d questioned

2. He will be hard pressed to … these latest allegations.

a refute b restrain c object d dissent

3. We’ll have to take what he says on ….

a trust b faith c belief d confidence

4. Coming from him that is … indeed.

a praise b congratulations c comment d compliment

5. What did you infer... what he said?

a from b up c of d out

6. Don’t … me, but I think most modern art is a load of rubbish.

a report b paraphrase c quote d attribute

7. What... does this word have in this context?

a connotations b purposes c meanings d proposals

8. They say that under pressure from the authorities Galileo ….

a repudiated b rebutted c recanted d renounced

9. Under press from his peers, Big Billy ….

a denied b admitted c confessed d withstood

10. I think we can take what he says with a … of salt.

a grain b pinch c carton d speck

 

4. Fill each of the gaps in the following sentences with one suitable word.

1. I couldn’t work … what his message was.

2. What did you make … what he said?

3. I couldn’t make … what he had written.

4. I think she saw … his promises immediately.

5. His assurances certainly didn’t take me ….

6. I couldn’t make head nor … of what he was saying.

7. I’m afraid his lecture on astrophysics went right over my ….

8. There was so much information being thrown out I just couldn’t take it all ….

9. How would you sum … what he said?

10. I still have no idea what he was getting ….