Vocabulary in practice

I. Give the word for its definition.

1. a person who supervises or directs the preparation of a newspaper

2. a person having superior intellectual interests or tastes

3. to tell or announce beforehand

4. a number of copies

5. one who devours many books

6. the paper that is sold all over the country

7. the paper for some locality

8. a small newspaper that has many pictures and presents its material as briefly and as excitingly as possible

9. exciting; arousing intense emotions

10. special force or stress on words

II. Paraphrase the underlined using words or word-combinations from the text.

1. He reads very many newspapers.

2. The Times uses pictures rarely.

3. The Sun uses illustrations widely.

4. I want to get some information for the next race.

5. This Sunday paper is managed by Mr Smith.

6. All the papers depend much on advertising income.

7. The more intellectual members of our community value this paper.

8. The number of magazines has gone down.

9. The most prosperous magazines are those for women.

10. Their covers really attract attention.

III. Choose the most suitable word for each space. Reports that the government is about to (1)............... the go ahead to plans for the building of a new runway at London's Gatwick airport have angered (2)............... residents and raised (3)............... of increased noise and exhaust pollution. The (4)............. plans also include permission for additional night flights and will (5)............... the compulsory purchase of farmland, as well as the demolition of a number of private homes. (6)............... to sources close to the Ministry of Transport, the government is known to be (7)............... by the increasing volume of traffic at London Heathrow, where there are no plans for further runways in the foreseeable (8)................ Gatwick is widely regarded (9)............... a better prospect for expansion than London's third airport, Stansted, which still suffers from poor transport links. A spokesperson for the Keep Gatwick Quiet association, (10)............... up of local people, accused the government of going back (11)............... promises made before the General Election. 'We were told then that the airport authority had no intention of building another runway, and we believe that the government has a duty to (12)............... by its pledges.' (13)............... figures in the government are also believed to be concerned at the news, although the Prime Minister, interviewed last night, is (14)............... as saying that reports were 'misleading'. However, he would not give an (15)............... that plans for building a runway had definitely been rejected.

1. A) have B)make C)give D) perform

2. A) airline B) local C) particular D) with

3. A) money B) views C) percentages D) fears

4. A) controversial B) debatable C) notorious D) undecided

5. A) involve B) request C) assume D) need

6. A) Next B) Up C) According D) Used

7. A) pleased B) concerned C) divided D) important

8. A) years B) events C) time D) future

9. A) and B) for C) because D) as

10. A) made B) woken C) taken D) formed

11. A) from B) to C) on D) with

12. A) perform B) act C) vote D) stand

13. A) Protuberant B) Prominent C) Prevalent D) Petulant

14. A) known B) believed C) quoted D) written

15. A) estimate B) objection C) assurance D) inquiry IV. Choose the most suitable word underlined. 1. The two men, disguised/transformed as security guards, overpowered staff at the bank and escaped with £ 150 000.

2. The pilot was the one/sole survivor of the crash.

3. The fire extensively/widely damaged the 500-year-old building.

4. Mr Johnson was taken to Maidstone General Hospital where his condition was described as 'critical/perilous'.

5. The cause/reason of the accident is not known.

6. A woman and a man were later detained/arrested for questioning.

7. The findings/results of the committee are due for publication this week.

8. The government has agreed that the problem must be removed/tackled at once.

9. Miss Herbert is an authoritarian/expert on air pollution.

10. A police spokesperson admitted that detectives were baffled/upset by Mr Day's disappearance, but were hoping to come up with an explanation. V. Complete each sentence with one of the words given.

c onditions evidence knowledge place responsibility

confidence incident opinion prospect verge

1. With Smith out injured, there is little............... of City reaching the next round.

2. After heavy rain,............... during the race were hazardous.

3. It is common ............... that Douglas intends to retire at the end of the season.

4. Two French and two English forwards were involved in an ugly ...............

just before half-time.

5. Miss Schmidt easily secured her............... in the next round with a confident

display of power tennis.

6. The final day begins with the Australian team on the ............... of victory.

7. Whether Alberto was offside is a matter of................ in my view.

8. I have every ............... that Jack Wood is the man to lead our team to victory.

9. There is no concrete ............... that anyone in the team has taken drugs.

10. The club has disclaimed ............... for the damage, blaming it on supporters

from London. VI. Complete each sentence a) to j) with one of the endings 1) to 10). a) The union is drawing up................

b) The managing director said that recent events had put................

c) No one holds out................

d) He went on to say that the company prided ................

e) Both sides have agreed to meet on a regular................

f) The union has since challenged.................

g) Others believe that both sides would jump at the................

h) It is unlikely that the union will moderate................

i) The management stated that the problem had been exaggerated out of...............

j) The minister said that he put himself at the ................

1) ............... basis from now on, he added.

2) ............... all proportion, and that an agreement was close.

3) ............... a strain upon everyone employed by the company.

4) ............... its demand for a shorter working week.

5) ............... the figures given to the press by the financial director.

6) ............... new proposals to put to the employers.

7) ............... disposal of both sides in the dispute.

8) ............... itself on its good relations with all its employees.

9) ............... chance to resume negotiations without delay.

10)............... much hope for the success of the discussions. VII. Choose the most suitable word or phrase. 1. Mrs Dawson was given the award in ............... of her services to the hospital.

A) spite B) recognition C) charge D) sight of

2. The Prime Minister made no............... to the incident in his speech.

A) reference B) mention C) impression D) gesture

3. Police believe there is a ............... between the two crimes.

A) joint B) chain C) link D) connector

4. The spokesperson would not............... any further on such a sensitive matter.

A) hint B) quote C) disclose D) elaborate

5. The chairman's announcement was followed by a ............... debate.

A) warm B) heated C) hot D) boiling

6. There is ............... in the press that the couple will soon get divorced.

A) speculation B) rumour C) news D) indication

7. Harrison has been ............... in his criticism of the present government.

A) outlandish B) outspoken C) outlying D) outright

8. The journalist refused to ............... the source of his information.

A) disclose B) expose C) enclose D) propose

9. Many trains have been cancelled, and long............... are expected.

A) distances B) postponements C) timetables D) delays

10.The problem has been ............... about by the increase in global warming.

A) thought B) brought C) written D) caused