Answers and explanations
- C – argue. ‘To argue something’ means to express your opinion or point of view. This verb can be counterintuitive to some learners, so pay extra attention here. The remaining three options express actual ideas of fighting or having an argument.
- D – point. The only verb that works well with ‘to’ following it. To point to something means to indicate, e.g. ‘his careful approach to the project points to his professionalism’.
- A – bringing. This is the best verb to show the idea of bringing knowledge, skills, or anything else that is figurative rather than physical. The other three options are better suited for more literal ideas of transporting things like goods or cargo.
- A – pace. ‘Pace of life’ is a very common set expression. However, ‘speed of life’ can be occasionally seen as well, but we do not usually say ‘fast speed’, but rather go with ‘high speed’. ‘Velocity’ is a more technical term, not commonly found in set expressions. ‘Activity’ does not fit here.
- D – hinting. ‘To hint at’ means to indicate that something might be true. ‘At’ is the preposition that dictates the choice here. The idea is that the name of the ingredient directly points to the place it comes from. ‘Show’ normally needs to preposition.
- B – shape. Shape is the physical form of some object. ‘Size’ is wrong here, as we do not normally say ‘long size’. ‘Look’ mostly refers to the visual appearance of something. ‘Figure’ can often be used to describe a person’s body, but it is not generally used to describe food.
- C – birth. Another common set expression, ‘to give birth’ means to create something. ‘To give life’ is not as common and usually refers to helping something or someone. ‘To give an idea’ refers to inspiring somebody. ‘To give a thought’ is to consider something.
- B – tradition. ‘Habit’, ‘practice’ and ‘routine’ do not convey the idea of an event that involves many people.
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