Target words

Ex.1. Write the missing words in the sentences below instead of their definitions in brackets in the required form. Choose from the following:

Text A

1) Verbs

Arrange involve provide resemble blame evaluate ingratiate attain yield to contribute stem from perform exposed skip

1. He could hardly believe his eyes that the disease had (give in to, give way to) the treatment.

2. The foundation of a sound education is more likely to (help to make smth.happen) to the success of a democracy.

3. The ever-growing number of courses that involve no examinations (come from,develop as a result of) the misguided policies in our universities.

4. Whose duty is it to (give smth. to someone) children with books and pencils?

5. They decided to (organize ) a discussion on Tuesday morning.

6. Why does everything have to be (do smth.) successfully?

7. The level of proficiency has to be (reach) in a 5-year term.

8. To (judge, assess) any kind of work needs learning intellectual responsibility.

9. Does he (look like) his father?

10. Who doubts that mental training (include, be part of) pain and frustration?

11. I have nothing to (say that someone is responsible for smth. bad) myself for.

12. The survey (show the truth) the drawbacks of the existing educational system.

13. He made an attempt to (try hard to get someone’s approval) himself with her but she didn’t pay attention to him.

14. She used to (jump) from one topic to another while discussing different topics.

2) Adjectives

rigorous demeaning intellectual incompetent misguided genuine intense sound mature precise

1. (Severe, strict) standards are required for such types of colleges.

2. It is a must for every teacher to be a man of great integrity and (sensible) jugdement.

3. Why should (not having the ability to do a job properly) leaders govern the country?

4. You can trust her surprise that seems (sincere, true).

5. She felt such a (strong) pain in her side that couldn’t walk any longer.

6. Unfortunately, the government’s (making a situation worse, wrong idea) policy has led to the present crisis situation.

7. This job requires considerable (need serious thought) efforts.

8. He was supposed to be (fully grown & developed) for his age and often behaved in a sensible way.

9. I think, you should have got more (exact) information.

10. The management’s attitude to employees seemed to be (show less respect for someone that they deserve).

3) Nouns

exertion chaos decay detour enterprise subtlety performance pass frustration toil

1. I don’t understand why you took a (a way longer than the usual way) yesterday.

2. As a rule some translations lose (idea, detail difficult to notice, understand) of a language.

3. That kind of work was really a (very hard work for a ling period) for me.

4. All his things scattered turned his room into (nothing is organized or arranged in order).

5. Some areas after the war fell into (gradual destruction of).

6. Private (business, activity, company) are usually considered more profitable than the state ones.

7. This kind of work turned out to be real mental (a lot of physical ot mental efforts made) for us.

8. If you don’t get a (successful result or work) in English you can’t study at this faculty any longer.

9. They were scared of being fired for poor (act of doing a piece of work).

10. Some students often feel a sense of (feeling annoyed, upset) if they fail exams.

Text B

1. Nouns:

wrangles sensitivity

relish inferiority

laughing-stock inspiration

smarts range

1. They are all engrossed (in long noisy argument) instead of doing the job well.

2. George would never let anyone make (an object of ridicule) of himself.

3. I have no further (liking for) camping now that I am 90.

4. The (sharp pain, bodily or mental) of his wound kept him awake and he lay recalling what had happened.

5. An injection has been just made to reduce (degree, quality of being sensitive) of the pain.

6. It is well-known that (the state of being inferior) complex produces behavior such as boasting and aggression.

7. He has always derived his (influence producing creative activity in literature, music, art) from nature.

8. The annual (extent, distance between limits) of temperature in Russia varies from – 30 in winter to + 30 in summer.