12A Progress Check 1

People who are colour blind often can't _______between red and green.

• see

• differ

• tell

• distinguish

Our car broke down twice on the way to the wedding ___ to say we arrived two hours late.

• Needless

• Pointless

• Regardless

• Worthless

I hope the lecturer wasn't referring ___my assignment when he made that remark.

• in

• for

• to

• of

Languages ___over time so dictionaries need to be regularly updated.

• eliminate

• evolve

• establish

• elicit

My teacher said my essay was ___. She said she couldn't follow my argument.

• imcompetent

• inaccurate

• incoherent

• incisive

It's important to teach children not to ___lies.

• say

• speak

• talk

• tell

These figures ___ a peak in 1982 when over 2 million new machines were sold.

• got

• increased

• rose

• reached

Air ___ is cheaper than other forms of long-distance transport in my country.

• trip

• journey

• travel

• travelling

A large number of houses were ___ by the storm.

• affected

• effected

• influenced

• involved

Many people believe that violent computer games can have a harmful ___ on children.

• affect

• effect

• damage

• involvement