FIGHTER A - VOCAB REVIEW 1

Thus, 94 % of rural men, 80 % of urban married men and 63 % of urban bachelors ​ (a)   bars.

• frequented
• fixed
• dated
• unique
• reasonable

He's very ​ (a)   and thinks that women should not work outside the home.

• old-fashioned
• exclusive
• fair
• unique

We strolled a pretty town with a ​ (a)   harbour and well-preserved buildings.

• picturesque
• fair
• reasonable
• dated
• conventional

We were raised in a ​ (a)   , middle-class family.

• conventional
• exclusive
• rich
• new
• extended

The newspaper published an ​ (a)   about the escape

• exclusive
• old-fashioned
• unique

If you tell him what happened, I'm sure he'll understand - he's a ​ (a)   man.

• reasonable
• traditional
• old-fashioned
• unique

They couldn't ​ (a)   my old computer, so I bought a new one.

• fix
• buy
• borrow
• lend

In most countries, the family unit is still the ​ (a)   of society.

• cornerstone
• wallboard
• layout
• baseboard

Answer explanation

cornerstone /ˈkɔː.nə.stəʊn/

something of great importance that everything else depends on

Train fare increases of 15 percent are ​ (a)   for the next year

• envisaged
• seen
• visualised
• imagine

Answer explanation

envisage /ɪnˈvɪz.ɪdʒ/

C1

to imagine or expect something in the future, especially something good

He could at least have had the ​ (a)   to say sorry

• courtesy
• polite
• permission
• action

Answer explanation

Courtesy /ˈkɜː.tə.si/

B2

polite behaviour