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Vocabulary test: Conspiracy theories

A Fill in the gaps with the words from the box. famed stunning rumour leak 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. The however flutter senate thus spooky stage assassinate claim curse leap pilot date millennium unanimous subject hoax

voted to repeal the tax cut. .

The photograph of the two leaders shaking hands was deliberately People believe that someone put a Our room had a Attila the Hun Historians on the house. view of the lake. most of Europe to his barbaric pillage. the document to the early 1700s. .

The year 2000 was celebrated as the beginning of the third The music was so I'm all out of eggs. The bird's wings were You have to see San Francisco's She accused him of starting They discovered a secret plot to Technology has taken a great He skillfully I got scared. , I can still make us a nice breakfast. .

Golden Gate Bridge -- its beautiful! about her. the governor. forward.

the ship into port during the storm. , but we should still evacuate the

The bomb threat is probably a building.

17. 18. 19. 20.

Someone

the story to the press. you will need to dilute it.

This detergent is highly concentrated and The terrorist group The judges made a

responsibility for the attack. ruling.

B Match the words with the definitions. definitions.

1 public 2 interfere 3 dynasty

A support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling Widely circulated or diffused

4 supporter

Very unconventional or unusual

5 bizarre

People in general considered as a whole

6 ancient 7 widespread 8 conceal

A plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot) A person who backs a politician or a team etc.

9 prop

Prevent from being seen or discovered

10 conspiracy

A sequence of powerful leaders in the same family

Come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle

Very old

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Vocabulary test: Conspiracy theories

A Fill in the gaps with the words from the box. prop conspiracy strike seek 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. dynasty tiny ancient bizarre desperately supporter reputed interfere public royalty clan clearly conceal marking

widespread patent

She was hired for her You should try to speak more The CIA uncovered a

talents as a manager. . against the government. of civil rights. was on all the sheep.

President Lyndon B. Johnson was a strong I noticed that the owner's

Before every scene he ran down his checklist of His explanation turned out to be a There is lie.

public interest in the election. customs of their ancestors.

The people in the village still observe the That was a famous Snakes

that ruled China for nearly 300 years. the sun to warm their bodies. wrong. evidence.

All of a sudden everything went The defendant is accused of attempting to The tree was He's from a The beach is open to the On our wedding day, we were treated like I just heard the most The tribe is divided into I tried to offer advice without story. . . by lightning.

town that you've probably never heard of. . .

B Match the words with the definitions. definitions. 1 rumour A light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

2 hoax

Assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of

3 leap

Move back and forth very rapidly

4 stunning

A span of 1000 years

5 date (v.)

In complete agreement

6 flutter

Gossip passed around by word of mouth

7 leak

Murder; especially of socially prominent persons

8 millennium

Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

9 assassinate

Strikingly beautiful or attractive

10 unanimous

Unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information

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The Senate voted to repeal the tax cut. The photograph of the two leaders shaking hands was deliberately staged. People believe that someone put a curse on the house. Our room had a stunning view of the lake. Attila the Hun subjected most of Europe to his barbaric pillage. Historians date the document to the early 1700s. The year 2000 was celebrated as the beginning of the third millennium. The music was pretty spooky I'm all out of eggs; however, I can still make us a nice breakfast. The bird's wings were fluttering. San Francisco's famed Golden Gate Bridge. She accused him of starting rumors about her. They discovered a secret plot to assassinate the governor. Technology has taken a great leap forward. He skillfully piloted the ship into port during the storm. The bomb threat is probably a hoax, but we should still evacuate the building. Someone leaked the story to the press. This detergent is highly concentrated and thus you will need to dilute it. The terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack. The judges made a unanimous ruling. She was hired for her reputed talents as a manager. You should try to speak more clearly. The CIA uncovered a conspiracy against the government. President Lyndon B. Johnson was a strong supporter of civil rights. the owner's marking was on all the sheep before every scene he ran down his checklist of props His explanation turned out to be a patent lie. There is widespread public interest in the election. The people in the village still observe the ancient customs of their ancestors. a dynasty that ruled China for nearly 300 years Snakes seek the sun to warm their bodies. <all of a sudden everything went desperately wrong The defendant is accused of attempting to conceal evidence. The tree was struck by lightning. He's from a tiny town that you've probably never heard of. The beach is open to the public. On our wedding day, we were treated like royalty. I just heard the most bizarre story. The tribe is divided into clans. I tried to offer advice without interfering.