Vocabulary exercises

I.

1. h

2. b

3. f

4. d

5. e

6. c

7. a

8. i

9. j

10. g

II.

1. f

2. g

3. e

4. b

5. d

6. c

7. a

III.

1. 2h 3h

2. 2j 3e

3. 2f 3k

4. 2d 3b

5. 2k 3f

6. 2c 3d

7. 2b 3g

8. 2a 3j

9. 2i 3l

10. 2l 3i

11. 2g 3a

12. 2e 3c

V.

1. electorate; 2. electoral; 3. elected; 4. election; 5. elected; 6. elect; 7. electors; 8. electoral; 9. electioneering; 10. elections.

VI.

1. adverse/opposing/opposite/other party; 2. canvassing/publicity campaign; 3. blanket ballot; 4. conduct a campaign; 5. chamber of trade; 6. joint campaign; 7. municipal election; 8. unsuccessful party; 9. launch/start a campaign; 10. upper chamber; 11. offended party; 12. second chamber; 13. party in fault; 14. party in interest/interested party.

VII.

1. j

2. d

3. g

4. i

5. g

6. a

7. e

8. e

9. g

10. f

11. i

12. j

13. a

14. g

15. f

16. j

17. j

18. g

19. j

20. j

21. b, c, h, k

22. a

23. a

24. a

VIII.

1. from; 2. for; 3. on; 4. on; 5. of; 6. upon; 7. in; 8. at/in; 9. in; 10. at; 11. up; 12. on; 13. on, for; 14. without.

IX.

1. electorate; 2. adviser; 3. campaign; 4. elections; 5. ballot; 6. sovereign; 7. candidate; 8. chamber; 9. parliament; 10. party.

III.

1. l

2. k

3. a

4. m

5. n

6. c

7. g

8. h

9. d

10. j

11. e

12. i

13. f

14. b

IV.

1. c

2. a

3. d

4. g

5. e

6. f

7. h

8. j

9. i

10. b

V.

1. into, of, of; 2. of, of; 3. in, in, after, of; 4. before, to, at; 5. throughout, for, about, with; 6. in, about, with, at; 7. of, until, of; 8. with, of; 9. between, at, of, at, of; 10. on, on, from, till, in.

VI.

1. a, the; 2. the, the, the, a, the, the; 3. a, a; 4. an, the, the; 5. the, the, the, the; 6. _, _, _; 7. the, _; 8. the, the, the, the, the; 9. the, the, the; 10. the, the, the.

VII.

1. Prime Minister, advisers, date; 2. constituency, polling districts; 3. democracy, majority, determine; 4. presiding officer, ballot boxes; 5. modern government; 6. General Election; 7. Official Opposition, Shadow Cabinet; 8. votes; 9. secret ballot, polling clerks, candidates, election agents; 10. Sovereign, leader, party, House of Commons.

IX.

1. Just before the poll opens, the presiding officer shows the ballot boxes to those at the polling station to prove that they are empty. 2. The United Kingdom is divided into 659 parliamentary con­stituencies, each with an electorate of about 60,000 voters. 3. The second largest party becomes the Official Opposition. 4. General elections are often held either in spring or in autumn 17 days after the dissolution of Parliament. 5. Each British citizen, except pris­oners, lords and the mentally ill, over eighteen has one vote, which he casts for the person who will represent him in Parliament. 6. Party manifestos are published and campaigning begins throughout the country, lasting for about three weeks. 7. The Prime Minister formally asks the Sovereign to dissolve Parliament. 8. About the month before the election the Prime Minister meets a small group of advisers to discuss the date of the election which would best suit the party. 9. The results from each constituency are announced as soon as the votes have been counted, usually the same night. 10. Fair and free elections are an essential part of democracy, allowing the majority of citizens to determine how they want the country to be governed.