Test 17.3.2023

Question 1

to give rise to something

Answer 1

to cause something

Question 2

be depleted

Answer 2

to be reduced

Question 3

what’s more

Answer 3

used to add something surprising or interesting to what you have just said

Question 4

such a + adjective + noun

Answer 4

to describe something in an extreme way

Question 5

the wider public

Answer 5

the general public/people without special knowledge

Question 6

insignificant

Answer 6

small or not noticeable, and therefore not considered important

Question 7

invariable

Answer 7

staying the same and never changing

Question 8

supposedly

Answer 8

used to show that you do not believe that something you have been told is true

Question 9

information

Answer 9

facts about a situation, person, event, etc

Question 10

to live up to

Answer 10

to be as good as something

Question 11

diseases

Answer 11

(an) illness of people, animals, plants, etc., caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by an accident

Question 12

pollution

Answer 12

damage caused to water, air, etc. by harmful substances or waste

Question 13

a sharp increase in

Answer 13

a considerable increase

Question 14

regret + ing

Answer 14

Regret is followed by an -ing form when it refers back to the past.
Usually used in announcements of bad news.

Question 15

refusal

Answer 15

the act of refusing to do or accept something