34. Complete the collocations 1-10 in the text by choosing suitable words from the box.

Candidate poll manifesto majority election Line asylum campaign retirement vote

Well, it’s 9.30 at night, and by now almost everybody has cast their (1) ..vote… . Very soon all our questions will be answered. Were the government right to hold the (2) ………………… so soon after the so-called ‘dash for cash’ scandal, in which certain applicants were apparently granted political (3) ………….. in exchange for financial favours? Will the opposition benefit from the decision of ex-Prime Minister David Howe to come out of (4) ………. And stand as a (5) ………………….? Will Mr Howe’s famous refusal to toe the party (6) ………….. in matters of policy affect party unity? Will the vicious smear (7) ………. Which the government have mounted against Mr Howe backfire on them? Well, all will be revealed pretty soon. Interestingly, an opinion (8) …………… conducted yesterday by ‘Express Newspapers’ put the government just two per cent ahead, while another, in the ‘Daily Mirror’, indicated they would be re-elected with an increased (9) …………………. . According to the latter poll, felt that the opposition’s election (10) ……………… was poor and contained nothing new.

35. Complete each sentence 1-10 with one of the words from the box.

Conventional diplomatic oppressed progressive rebellious courteous notorious privileged radical respectable

1. If you are ________________, you are tactful when dealing with people.

2. If you are ________________, you have a good reputation in your community.

3. If you are ________________, you are polite.

4. If you are ________________, you have extreme or very strong views.

5. If you are ________________, you are being ruled unjustly or cruelly.

6. If you are ________________, you behave just like everyone else, perhaps too much so.

7. If you are ________________, you are against authority and hard to control.

8. If you are ________________, you have more advantages than other people.

9. If you are ________________, you have gained a bad reputation.

10. If you are ________________, you are in favour of new ideas.

36. Replace the word(s) underlined in the sentences 1-10 with the most appropriate word from the box.

Abolished binding illegal permitted restricted barred compulsory licensed required voluntary

1. The proprietor is officially allowed to sell alcohol.

2. The sale of drugs is controlled by law in most countries.

3. Education from the age of five is obligatory in Britain.

4. Students have been banned from using local pubs since the incident.

5. The law prohibiting the sale of fruit in the street has been done away with.

6. For both parties, the terms of this contract are to be obeyed.

7. With the application, a passport-sized photograph is necessary.

8. Smoking is not allowed in the classroom.

9. You don’t have to stay after school to help; it’s your own decision.

10. Parking in this street is not allowed on weekdays at certain times.