C1-C2 : Language Practice 1

Some people only read the ............... lines in a newspaper.

• top
• big
• main
• head

You should always check the sell ............... date of things you buy in the supermarket.

• in
• through
• by
• off

When the building was completed, all the workers were paid ............... .

• off

• through

• out

• over

Answer explanation

pay out = πληρώνω / pay off = εξοφλώ

The boss was good enough to ............... my mistake.

• oversee

• overtake

• overdo

• overlook

Answer explanation

oversee = επιβλέπω, επιτηρώ / overlook = παραβλέπω

It is always ............... when you misunderstand the customs of other countries.

• embarrassing
• peculiar
• singular
• attitude

Newspapers are ............... to people's doors every day.

• taken
• distributed
• delivered
• handed

In her speech she expressed her ............... for all the help she had been given.

• thankfulness
• gratitude
• gratefulness
• thanking

In ............... , nothing much happened at the meeting.

• quick

• briefly

• short

• shortly

At the end of the speech the whole assembly gave the speakers a standing ............... .

• ovation

• applause

• cheering

• support

Answer explanation

give sb a standing ovation = επευφημώ, χειροκροτώ όρθιος

Politicians pretend to ignore opinion ............... .

• votes
• figures
• numbers
• polls