Bomb Threat Hoaxes Disrupt Flights Across Italy, Poland and Spain

Study the questions and tasks

Work through the material below, or start the interactive practice above to complete an attempt. Try the exercises before opening any answer or transcript sections, then use them to review your work.

Practice level

C2. 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.

   In the article, “unsettling” most nearly means:

   1. Causing unease by disrupting one’s sense of security or predictability.
   2. Producing a lasting improvement in confidence
   3. Making a setting easier to interpret
   4. Offering a clear explanation for uncertainty
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   Answer

   Causing unease by disrupting one’s sense of security or predictability.

   It describes an experience that creates unease.

2. Question 2 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   In the article, “disorienting” most nearly means:

   1. Making someone feel confused about their surroundings or situation.
   2. Restoring someone’s sense of direction
   3. Making a familiar routine more predictable
   4. Providing compelling evidence for a claim
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   Answer

   Making someone feel confused about their surroundings or situation.

   It suggests confusion about one’s surroundings or situation.

3. Question 3 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   In the article, “precautionary” most nearly means:

   1. Taken in advance to reduce the risk of harm or an undesirable outcome.
   2. Carried out only after harm has occurred
   3. Intended to establish who made a claim
   4. Designed to restore a disrupted schedule
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   Answer

   Taken in advance to reduce the risk of harm or an undesirable outcome.

   It refers to action taken in advance to reduce risk.

4. Question 4 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   In the article, “credible” most nearly means:

   1. Sufficiently believable or convincing to merit serious consideration.
   2. Already proven beyond any possible doubt
   3. Too vague to be understood
   4. Known to have been fabricated
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   Answer

   Sufficiently believable or convincing to merit serious consideration.

   The term means believable enough to merit investigation.

5. Question 5 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   In the article, “established” most nearly means:

   1. Shown or determined to be true through evidence or investigation.
   2. Introduced for the first time
   3. Made more difficult to assess
   4. Reported without any investigation
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   Answer

   Shown or determined to be true through evidence or investigation.

   Here it means determined to be true through evidence.

6. Question 6 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   In the article, “unsubstantiated” most nearly means:

   1. Not supported by sufficient evidence to be accepted as true.
   2. Confirmed by independent investigation
   3. Unusually costly to resolve
   4. Difficult to express in precise language
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   Answer

   Not supported by sufficient evidence to be accepted as true.

   It describes a claim lacking sufficient supporting evidence.

7. Question 7 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   In the article, “tangible” most nearly means:

   1. Concrete and perceptible, especially in contrast to something abstract.
   2. Hypothetical and unverifiable
   3. Temporary but imperceptible
   4. Abstract and conceptual
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   Answer

   Concrete and perceptible, especially in contrast to something abstract.

   It contrasts concrete costs with abstract consequences.

8. Question 8 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   In the article, “circumstances” most nearly means:

   1. The conditions or facts surrounding an event or situation.
   2. Procedures used to inspect passengers
   3. Schedules disrupted by a delay
   4. Assertions that lack supporting evidence
   Check answers and explanations

   Answer

   The conditions or facts surrounding an event or situation.

   It refers to the conditions surrounding an event.

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.