1) The conflict has slipped under the _____________ of the mass media. a) radar b) scrutiny 2) The company plans to ____________ the service this summer. a) launch b) murmur 3) What's the cost of bringing schools up to _____________? (=(of a person, company, etc.) performing at an expected rate or level) a) hallmark b) speed 4) He admired the _________ lines of the new car. (=shiny, having an attractive smooth shape) a) sleek b) bulky 5) bulky machinery = ________________ machinery a) obsolete b) cumbersome 6) She already has a couple of good wins under her ___________. (=to have already achieved or obtained something) a) control b) belt 7) Black _______________________ in South Africa took many years to achieve. (=a system in which power is held by the group that has the largest number of members) a) majority rule b) law enforcement 8) They began to lose ________________ in the second half of the game. (=the ability to keep increasing or developing) a) momentum b) sustainable 9) She traced her family history by _______________ descent (= starting with her mother, her mother's mother, etc.). a) matrilineal b) patrilineal 10) Can I buy you lunch _________________ your help? a) owing to b) in return for 11) The company has been trying to __________ its business. (=branch out) a) diversify b) wield 12) Don’t _____________ your health. (=to fail to take care of somebody/something) a) neglect b) submit to her rule 13) We had put our house up as ________________ for our bank loan. (=property or something valuable that you promise to give to somebody if you cannot pay back money that you borrow) a) collateral b) brandish 14) You should make a list of all the jobs you have to do and ______________ them. a) prioritize b) eligible 15) When are you __________________ to vote in your country? (=able to have or do it because they have the right qualifications, are the right age, etc.) a) eligible b) communal 16) When his parents died he had to learn to ________________________. a) stand on his own two feet. b) live off his parents. 17) He's a little ___________________ to be wearing shorts, don't you think? (=to be old, often too old to do something) a) self-reliant b) long in the tooth 18) Don't be so _____________! (=silly and more typical of a child than an adult) a) juvenile b) vulnerable

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