Destination C1/C2 - Unit 10

I stood there ... in shock, unable to think of anything sensible to say.

• mumbling

• murmuring

• stumbling

• stuttering

Linda was ... about that new sitcom on ITV. She said it's hilarious.

• quibbling

• ranting

• raving

• scribbling

There's no point ... over the bill. It's only a few euros more than we thought it would be anyway.

• quibbling

• ranting

• raving

• scribbling

Please do contact me if you require further ... on any of these issues.

• clarification

• context

• gist

• tip

I understand the ... of her argument, but I can't say I understood all he fine points.

• clarification

• context

• gist

• tip

They quoted me completely out of ... . I didn't mean that at all.

• context

• gist

• jargon

• manifesto

He ... about the baby, though we'd agreed to keep it a secret for a while.

• blurted everything out

• spoke everything out

• dried everything up

• set everything down

This is the message that we want to get ... to the public.

• around

• across

• through

• over

(phr.v) talk over

• succeed in persuading someone to agree something

• talk about something that is intended to be a secret

• discuss a problem or a plan

• make it difficult to hear what someone says by shouting while they are speaking

The Minister was ... by protestors angry at the government's proposals.

• shouted down

• spoken out

• blurted out

• passed on