reading collocations c1

Choose the correct verb: "Young people are beginning to _______ the value of a university education."

• question

• point

• mock

• refute

Identify the verb that fits: "The professor _______ out a flaw in the government's arguments."

• challenges

• points

• mocks

• undermines

Which verb completes the sentence: "New unemployment figures _______ the claim that the crisis is over."

• undermine

• lend

• question

• point

Translate "question the value of" into Spanish.

• cuestionar la suposición

• poner en duda

• apoyar la idea

• cuestionar el valor de

Which verb is used to "_______ the assumption"?

• challenge

• lend

• cast

• point

What verb is used to "_______ doubt on the validity"?

• lend

• cast

• question

• refute

Which adjective fits: "The defendant apologised for his crime and seemed genuinely _______ for the suffering he had caused"?

• remorseful

• sceptical

• resigned

• appreciative

What does "increasingly disillusioned with" translate to in Spanish?

• cada vez más desilusionados con

• sinceramente arrepentido por

• silenciosamente resignada a

• profundamente resentido por

How do you say "quietly resigned to" in Spanish?

• cada vez más desilusionados con

• silenciosamente resignada a

• sinceramente arrepentido por

• profundamente resentido por

What does he do to the assumption that homework always leads to better academic performance?

• Question

• Support

• Ignore

• Accept