Advanced vocabulary

Different pressures, such as overgrazing or drought, can push land over the ....

• point.

• bar.

• threshold.

• maximum.

Saudi Arabia is expected to significantly ..... up oil production and may offer discounts to buyers.

• bring

• make

• ramp

• take

They should have personal protective ....., in case of an emergency.

• gear

• implements

• accessories

• wear

Parents have been looking for programs to .... their children's online activity. _{(choose 2 correct answers)}

• chase

• pursue

• monitor

• track

After a three-year sharp growth, Springfield's housing cost increases ..... out after 1995, and have remained stable ever since. _{(choose 2 correct answers)}

• stopped

• straightened

• planked

• flattened

Daylight saving time is put in practice to prevent energy consumption from .... the system.

• surpassing

• overwhelming

• beating

• breaking

Mammals have, by and ......, bigger brains than reptiles.

• again

• by

• large

• wide

The proposal was, to put it ....., unpopular, triggering protests all over the country.

• mildly

• softly

• slowly

• calmly

This is a crisis of ..... proportions.

• uneven

• unequal

• unprecedented

• unsettled

Governments are required to .... greenhouse-gas emissions to comply with the Paris agreement. _{(choose 3 correct answers)}

• curb

• flatten

• limit

• control

• hinder