Energy Agency Lowers World Oil Demand Forecast for the Year

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Practice level

B2. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.

Question formats

Single choice

How to approach this practice

Use the surrounding sentence to identify the meaning and word form needed. Check which words naturally go together.

1. Question 1 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which meaning best matches “forecast”?

   1. An estimate about what may happen in the future
   2. A record of what happened in the past
   3. A rule controlling international trade
   4. A measure of present household income
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   Answer

   An estimate about what may happen in the future

   A forecast is an estimate about a future situation or result.

2. Question 2 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which meaning best matches “deteriorating”?

   1. Becoming worse in quality, condition, or situation
   2. Becoming more predictable through planning
   3. Remaining unchanged despite new information
   4. Becoming cheaper because of increased supply
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   Answer

   Becoming worse in quality, condition, or situation

   Deteriorating describes something that is becoming worse.

3. Question 3 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which meaning best matches “escalating”?

   1. Increasing in seriousness, strength, or amount
   2. Falling steadily below an earlier estimate
   3. Moving between countries for commercial reasons
   4. Being carefully measured over a short period
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   Answer

   Increasing in seriousness, strength, or amount

   Escalating describes an increase in seriousness, strength, or amount.

4. Question 4 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which meaning best matches “uncertainty”?

   1. A situation in which people do not know what will happen
   2. A formal agreement between competing companies
   3. A prediction that cannot ever be changed
   4. A sudden increase in available resources
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   Answer

   A situation in which people do not know what will happen

   Uncertainty means people do not know what will happen.

5. Question 5 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which meaning best matches “consequences”?

   1. Results or effects that follow an action or event
   2. Plans created before an event begins
   3. Conditions that prevent international trade
   4. Estimates of future energy consumption
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   Answer

   Results or effects that follow an action or event

   Consequences are results or effects that follow an event.

6. Question 6 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which meaning best matches “revised”?

   1. changed after careful review or because of new information
   2. Completed without any further examination
   3. Restricted to one geographical area
   4. Increased because demand has disappeared
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   Answer

   changed after careful review or because of new information

   Revised means changed after review or because of new information.

7. Question 7 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which meaning best matches “assessment”?

   1. a careful judgment about a situation or its likely results
   2. A physical location where oil is transported
   3. A promise that market conditions will improve
   4. A description of a completed military operation
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   Answer

   a careful judgment about a situation or its likely results

   An assessment is a careful judgment about a situation or result.

What to review next

Keep a short list of unfamiliar words with their meanings and example sentences. Practise recalling them later, then use them in a sentence of your own.

A focused practice result shows how you did on these tasks. Use several activities across skills to decide what to study next; one practice score does not certify an overall CEFR level.

Before you practise: a worked example

Read the whole sentence before choosing a word. Check both its meaning and the words it naturally combines with.

Please make an appointment before visiting the clinic.

Make an appointment is a natural word combination. Knowing a dictionary meaning alone may not tell you which verb fits.

This teaching example is separate from the scored questions. After your test, compare any mistakes with the explanation and revisit the topic before trying again.