B2 - confusing verbs

I ____ I knew the answer to this question.

• hope

• wish

The chemist can ____ which medicine is the best to take.

• warn

• advise

When I ask my son what the problem is, he just ____ to talk about it.

• refuses

• denies

Don’t you think we need to ____ this before we make a decision?

• argue

• discuss

Emily’s boss ____ her that if she was late late for work again, she’d lose her job.

• warned

• advised

Hurry up! I can’t ____ forever!

• expect

• wait

When the police accused Jim of the crime, he ____ being there that night.

• denied

• refused

I love ____ on the beach with a good book in summer

• laying

• lying

I ____ him that the meeting was at 2pm

• remembered

• reminded

What’s ___ you from applying for the job? You’ve got all the right qualifications.

• preventing

• avoiding