PART 1 UOE

Lance is ________ knowledgeable on this subject.

Smartly
Powefully
Firmly
Highgly

Highgly

I need a good explanation of all the costs ________ in buying a new car.

affected
involved
concerned
implied

involved

There was a ________ debate about the Middle East, then they moved to a vote.

lively
flexible
main
nimble

lively

The doctor told him to lose weight quickly or pay the ________ later in life.
fee
fine
price
cost

price

This species of seagull is not a ________ of the island, but will sometimes rest here a while.
neighbour
national
citizen
resident

resident

Doesn't it ________ you as strange that it's the middle of May and it's snowing?
hit
occur
strike
touch

strike

I didn't stay behind because I wanted to, I did so because it was my ________.
work
duty
shift
chore

duty

What angered me wasn't his resignation but the ________ in which he did it.
method
manner
aspect
bearing

manner

If you can't make ________ what's written, change the zoom level and it'll become clearer.
for
off
up
out
out

out

There's a ________ range of issues that we need to discuss as soon as possible.

far

ample

wide

high

wide

Despite being ________ in the battle, the solider fought on and was awarded a medal for bravery.

enraged

wounded

flawed

bruised

wounded

The rain will ________ for most of the morning, but we are expecting a brighter afternoon.

persist

insist

resist

consist

persist

Marie Curie, one of the best-known ________ in working with radiation, died in 1934.

debutants

revolutionaries

pioneers

rebels

pioneers

Deep sea oil exploration is a dirty and dangerous ________.

affair

situation

case

business

business

Much of the neighbourhood was demolished in the 1940s when living ________ had deteriorated.

situations

conditions

circumstances

states

conditions

You can come and ________ us performing this operation, if you want.

discover

gaze

observe

look

observe

Bears used to be very ________ in this part of the country, but nobody has seen one for ten years.

sparse

broad

thorough

widespread

widespread

Ben was ________ to the court for jury duty, but took a doctor's note with him and was excused.

pulled

assembled

summoned

requested

summoned

The police ________ four states in pursuit of the bank robber.

crossed

journeyed

chased

travelled

crossed

After three years of ________, the country's economy is finally looking a lot healthier.

letdown

demise

overdraft

recession

recession

We altered our final ________ of yearly profits due to more accurate advertising and marketing costs.

forecast

expectancy

expectation

wishes

forecast (pronóstico)

Two wolves ran through the forest in ________ of a deer.

following

chase

hunting

pursuit

pusuit

The economy touches every ________ of our lives.

piece

field

division

aspect

aspect

Like most safety features, the air bag is very rarely used but when ________ upon, must operate perfectly.

called

required

pulled

requested

CALLED UPON = invocar
pull upon = tirar de

The cup will remain here at the clubhouse for a month on ________ before being sent to the museum.

display

parade

exposition

stage

display = expositor
exposition= exposcion
no se porque pero es display

Jed ran the whole ________ after his father died and left him the company.

industry

affair

work

business

business

The terrible weather ________ in severe traffic delays and the closure of the airport.

resulted

concluded

met

ended

resulted

What is ________," Clarissa said, "I feel I'm being ignored."

extra

more

else

plus

more

Thomas graduated with a specialist degree in the ________ of criminology.

aspect

field

sector

division

field

My two cousins were so excited at the start of the war, they ran downtown and ________ up immediately.

wrote

signed

drew

brought

signed up = inscribirse

The inquiry into the accident will be ________ by Malcolm Jones, a former army general.

overseen

overlooked

overdrawn

overpowered

OVERSEEN= supervisado
overlooked = pasado por alto

Though Carla's remarks seem insulting, if you see them in ________, they're actually quite innocent.

situation

context

relation

background

context
Background = antecedentes

Even early in the city's life, the ________ for knowledge led to the founding of a university.

quest

pursuit

gathering

chase

QUEST FOR
pusuit of
busqueda de
chase = perseguir

The three teenagers spent a cold night on the ________ mountain before rescuers arrived.

exposed

displayed

overlooked

revealed

exposed

Politicians have been arguing about the reasons for the ________ in the number of unemployed.

    decline

    descent

    recession

    weakening

decline

Charles Lindbergh was one of the early ________ in powered flight and crossed the Atlantic in 1927.

    inventors

    pioneers

    chiefs

    creators

pioneers

It never ________ to me that Mike and Cherie's marriage was in any trouble.

    reveal

    occurred

    concerned

    struck

occured to me = jamas se me ocurrió

All attempts to reach Darren at home on his phone ________ with failure.

    met

    finished

    put

    resulted

MET WITH FAILURE = se encontró con el fracaso

Any problems ________ from the new contract are not my concern. I warned against signing it.

    producing

    arising

    deriving

    arriving

ARISING FROM = derivados de

In the tough economic climate, the company GTV has ________ by over 40%.

    sunk

    belittled

    reduced

    shrunk

SHRUNK = encogido

sunk = hundido

Modern conditions such as diabetes and alcohol abuse has caused life ________ to fall in some countries.

    expectancy

    expectation

    prediction

    forecast

expectancy life = esperanza de vida

The words of his resignation letter ________ he was unhappy with several of his former colleagues.

    signified

    implied

    involved

    inferred

IMPLIED

Thomas never ________ the negative role he had in taking over the company

    located

    disclosed

    exposed

    uncovered

disclosed

Dr Hartson is an animal expert, but I don't believe the ________ of his expertise is as wide as you think.

    scope

    width

    scale

    weight

scope = alcance

We understand it's late and we don't mean to ________, but we have some important questions for you.

    inconvenience

    impose

    interrupt

    interfere

mean to impose = no se pretende imponer

On arriving at the theatre, the Queen was presented with a large ________ of tulips by a young girl.

    gathering

    bouquet

    bunch

    clump

bouquet

The suspect's complaints about his treatment by police were ________ and he was taken into custody.

    noted

    viewed

    mentioned

    remarked

noted

We paid the lawyer to ________ up a totally new will, one which left the three boys much better off.

    draw

    bring

    sign

    make

DRAW UP= redactar, dibujar

make up = hacer, constutir, maquillar

The elderly patient was considered too ________ to survive an operation.

    tenuous

    brittle

    frail

    insane

frail = fragile

Last Sunday, the highest temperature in ________ history was registered.

    marked

    accounted

    noted

    recorded

RECORDED history = historia recordada

accounted history = historia contabilizada

The humble bee, so often ________ for granted, plays a key role in agriculture.

    taken

    collected

    given

    put

TAKEN FOR GRANTED = se da por sentado

It is often only through long experiments of trial and ________ that scientific progress is made.

    failure

    error

    mistake

    fault

error

The working day in the factory is divided into day and night ________.

    works

    duties

    shifts

    labours

SHIFTS = turnos

labours = trabajos

. The shopping centre was built surrounded by a vast ________ of concrete for parking.

    scope

    field

    extent

    range

EXTENT = medida

range = rango, alcance

Every person in this room has ________ an important part in the success of the company.

    played

    added

    made

    put

played

The murderer worked in a cemetery and had no problems in ________ of the body.

    scrapping

    disposing

    throwing

    dumping

disposing

DISPOSING = DESECHAR

Despite past good performances, the actor was fired when the studio decided he had become a ________.

    responsibility

    weight

    flaw

    liability

LIABILITY = responsabilidad

As a ________ of course, we delete all email records after three years.

    duty

    matter

    principle

    way

as a matter of course = por rutina

Even the tiniest ________ in a rocket can lead to a catastrophic failure at launch.

    inaccuracy

    fault

    misdeed

    hindrance

fault

I met a woman in town who was talking to people about homeless teenagers and asking for ________.

    grants

    donations

    pocket money

    aid

donations

There's a very unusual ________ for this movie: a prison for badly behaved dogs!

    background

    location

    setting

    context

setting

The film last year helped to ________ interest in 1920s fashion and even ways of speaking.

    rectify

    repair

    revive

    recover

revive

We have decided to ________ the Premium 2000 computer security system. It's too old now.

    reject

    veto

    discard

    throw away

discard

If you read Anna's comments in ________, you'll see there wasn't anything wrong with them.

    place

    context

    position

    mind

context

Much of South America was ________ when diseases were introduced by arriving Europeans.

    enraged

    ravaged

    savaged

    engaged

enraged = enfurecido

  RAVAGED = devastado

    savaged = salvaje

    engaged = comprometido

I owe my sisters a huge ________ of gratitude for the way they've helped me out in recent years.

    bill

    debt

    claim

    liability

debt

Before we ________ under way, are there any questions you would like to ask me?

    get

    make

    begin

    come

GET UNDER WAY = ponerse en marcha

She cried all through what was supposed to be a ________ film about rabbits.

    sarcastic

    dreary

    light-hearted

    graceful

light-hearted = alegre

I ________ believe him to be innocent of the crime.

    steadily

    powerfully

    highly

    firmly

firmly

Can you detect the ________ taste of peach in that red wine?

    low

    subtle

    thin

    frail

subtle taste=sutil

Lack of vital vitamins and minerals can lead to a wide ________ of illnesses and conditions.

    expanse

    range

    band

    span

range

Due to the fact you weren't listening, you understood ________ nothing of what I said.

    closely

    virtually

    justly

    fairly

virtually = practically

I risked life and ________ to save you and look at how ungrateful you are!" Charles shouted.

    limb

    flesh

    being

    soul

life and limb =la vida y la integridad fisica

hough the report is good, I don't think you do enough to ________ the goals of it at the beginning.

    define

    gather

    interpret

    adopt

define the goals

Disaster ________ on the fairground ride when one of the children released the safety bar.

    struck

    hit

    knocked

    arrived

struck of the fairground = golpeó el recinto ferial

The sacked teacher returned to the school and made ________ with computer equipment worth thousands.

    up

    off

    for

    out

made off with = hecho con

Even though the accused didn't ________ out his threat, the victim was left terrified.

    gone

    make

    succeed

    carry

carry out = realizar, llevar a cabo

"It is only through the generous ________ given to me by this college that I'm able to continue my work."

    fines

    scholarships

    grants

    fees

GRANTS = subsidios

schoolarships = becas

When choosing for this role, don't ________ the talents of Brian, one of the best actors in the academy.

    oversee

    overvalue

    overrate

    overlook

overlook = pasar por alto

The taste is wrong. Add some more salt to it. That might ________ the trick.

    have

    play

    do

    make

DO

The director promised a broad and ________ review to get to the bottom of why the scandal happened.

    abrasive

    profound

    thorough

    severe

thorough review = revision exhaustiva

At ________ like this, I like to remember my grandfather and how he used to play that old violin.

    occasion

    situations

    moments

    period

moments

Large black ________ of clouds moved over the area and before long, the rain had started.

    bunches

    bands

    gangs

    groups

bands

Oh, that dress _____ too much, Carol. I'd change it.

    betrays

    publishes

    tells

    reveals

reveals = revela

betray= traicionar

The _____ of the report have yet to be analysed by the government so they can formulate new policies.

    discoveries

    inventions

    findings

    rulings

findings