Explain the meaning of these expressions in English:

citizenry X citizenship (15)

scholarship (15)

to give sb free rein in sth (15)

salient (15)

to have a strong incentive (16)

to be on the same wavelength on sth (16)

contested (16)

to point out (17)

to lie at the heart of sth (29)

conditionality (30)

to be out of step (30)


Fill in the gaps with missing prepositions:

1 In our article we explain the possible impact of BREXIT ______ other EU countries.

2 The EU cannot rely ______ NATO to defend its member states against external threats.

3 The Ministry of Justice has introduced new ways to exert influence ______ individual judges.

4 The new nuclear reactor represents an advance ______ existing technologies.

5 The European Parliament’s Brexit coordinator claims that EU will not allow Ireland to suffer
______ Brexit.


Fill in the gaps with the right form of the word in brackets. There is always one word per gap.

1 Many voters were ____________ at the time of the poll and were later dissatisfied with their
decision. (INFORM)

2 Contrary to what is often assumed, EU support can still be quite adequately described by the
figure of a ____________ consensus. (PERMIT)

3 The ____________ nature of the questions led to massive protest in Flanders. (SUGGEST)

4 We have ____________ evidence that sheds a light on this process. (COVER)

5 The role of opinion leadership needs to be looked at again and ____________. (APPRAISE)


Fill the gaps in with correct connectors:

1 Enlargement is the process ____________ new countries join the EU.

2 ____________ public opinion polls with national representative samples, our survey aims to
capture the expertise of policy professionals.

3 The question is ____________ to support the integration forces or to oppose them.

4 ____________ (also), a special secretariat will be provided to provide technical assistance.