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- He prefers to use a … rather than a more common and vulgar word.
Question 1:
He prefers to use a … rather than a more common and vulgar word. A. delicacy
B. finery
C. euphemism
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Practice Quiz 44 | B2 – Upper-Intermediate
- 30 minutes
- 30 questions
Some questions from the same exam
- Mark always follows that old …: early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
- If you invest that money, you will find it will grow and … interest.
- She is very careful in the amount she eats to the point of being … .
- You must react now and not just be … as if there is nothing wrong.
- I find these puzzles too … and prefer the more straightforward type.
- There was no changing her mind as she was quite … about her decision.
- He couldn’t finish his sentences and his speech was not … .
- The strings were all intertwined and it took me ages to … them.
- There are many political parties in this election as there are so many small groups or … .
- She liked to play the … and would invariably dress up in the most outrageous clothes.
- In the end the leader of the opposition agreed to step down and … to the wishes of the electorate.
- In the end the … noise gets on your nerves.
- I apologized and explained that it had been purely accidental and an … action on my part.
- The professor managed to make it all totally clear and … by her delivery.
- When you take a group of tourists round a city there are always those who … and keep everybody else waiting.
- A man suddenly fell on her … across and stealing her handbag.
- There was absolutely no call for him to criticize her in almost a … manner.
- He was the … idiot such as you’d find in one of those old farces.
- You’ll get used to his funny ways as it’s one of the … of his personality.
- He used to scream and shout and you could hear him ... many meters down the road.
- Everyone lost their money when the treasurer … with all their savings.
- The police not only arrested the leader but also the … who helped him.
- I have no wish to … these criminal activities. I have some sympathy with the perpetrators.
- The judge has to adopt a … view of the crime by being impartial.
- Despite all the chaos around him the captain remained calm and assumed an air of … .
- The police stopped the car because it had followed an … course down the road.
- She decided to ask her … father who knew the answer to most things.
- The political leaders advised all members to … any question about finance and avoid the topic of money completely.
- He prefers to use a … rather than a more common and vulgar word.
- I’ve looked everywhere for my key and even carried out an … search of my car.
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