Can you keep a secret?

Question 1

tell people secret information
E.g.: So who s____ t____ b____ about her affair with David?

Answer 1

spill the beans (idiom)

Question 2

activity that you really enjoy, but which also gives you a feeling of guilt or shame for liking it

Answer 2

guilty pleasure
/ˈɡɪl.ti ˈpleʒ.ər/

Question 3

asking someone to marry you

Answer 3

marriage proposal
/ˈmær.ɪdʒ prəˈpəʊ.zəl/

Question 4

the most important reason or purpose for something
E.g.: I thought the w____ p____ o_ the meeting was to decide which offer to accept.

Answer 4

the whole point of sth = aim = purpose

Question 5

worrying, troublesome, distressing
E.g.: It tends to be more b________ for society.
a b________ task

Answer 5

burdensome (adj)
/ˈbɜː.dən.səm/

Question 6

to discover something secret or hidden
E.g.: Psychological studies u________ a more positive side to secrets, suggesting that keeping good news to yourself can make you more alive.
The biography is an attempt to u________ the inner man.

Answer 6

uncover (v) = find = discover
/ʌnˈkʌv.ər/

Question 7

to make someone feel energetic or eager
E.g.: The candidate is trying to e________ voters.
Positive secrets give us the feeling we are in control of our emotions, they e________ us.

Answer 7

energize (v)
/ˈen.ə.dʒaɪz/

Question 8

an ability to understand or know something immediately based on your feelings rather than facts
E.g.: I can’t explain how I knew - I just had an i________ that you’d been involved in an accident.
We have this i________ that pregnancy and secrets around pregnancy in an earlier period look more burdensome secret.

Answer 8

intuition (n)
/ˌɪn.tʃuːˈɪʃ.ən/