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.pdfVOCABULARY EXERCISES
Exercise 1. Choose the correct answer.
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You need a passport to cross the … between Mexico and the United |
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States. |
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a) edge |
c) border |
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b) line |
d) rim |
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2. |
The hotel where we are … is quite luxurious. |
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a) living |
c) existing |
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b) remaining |
d) staying |
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When you … your destination, your relatives will meet you at the station. |
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a) arrive |
c) reach |
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b) get |
d) achieve |
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4. |
He … me to the station every morning. |
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a) goes |
c) has |
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b) takes |
d) makes |
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5. |
I always enjoy our … to France. |
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a) excursion |
c) trip |
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b) journey |
d) travel |
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6. |
The brochure says that the hotel has a great … of the sea. |
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a) appearance |
c) sight |
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b) look |
d) view |
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7. |
I live in London, but my … town is Bath. |
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a) birth |
c) native |
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b) home |
d) origin |
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8. |
There’s little … of our getting into the final. |
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a) opportunity |
c) luck |
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b) chance |
d) fortune |
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9. |
Grandma … a lot of pleasure from gardening. |
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a) does |
c) makes |
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b) has |
d) gets |
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10. |
He’d … hours lying on his bed. |
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a) spend |
c) make |
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b) take |
d) pass |
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11. |
He …at the clock and realized he was late for the meeting. |
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a) glimpsed |
c) observed |
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b) glanced |
d) watched |
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12. |
Could you wipe the table with a damp …? |
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a) clothe |
c) cloth |
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b) clothing |
d) clothes |
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13. |
I need a funny … for the fancy-dress party. |
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a) dress |
c) suit |
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b) uniform |
d) costume |
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14. |
Could you … in the paper and see what’s on TV tonight? |
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a) see |
c) look |
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b) watch |
d) examine |
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15. |
I’m reading a … set in England during the First World War. |
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a) novel |
c) literature |
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b) fiction |
d) writing |
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16. |
He kept us … throughout the journey with his jokes. |
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a) enjoyed |
c) laughed |
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b) entertained |
d) pleasured |
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17. |
Mary told me a joke today but I didn’t … it at all. |
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a) get |
c) fetch |
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b) bring |
d) collect |
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18. |
I didn’t like this book at first, but it’s starting to … on me now. |
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a) grow |
c) develop |
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b) raise |
d) increase |
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19. |
I’m going to stay in and … TV tonight. |
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a) see |
c) look at |
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b) watch |
d) view |
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20. |
We really … ourselves at the party. |
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a) entertained |
c) enjoyed |
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b) had fun |
d) occupied |
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21. |
Ann … me she’d bought that dress in a sale. |
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a) said |
c) told |
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b) spoke |
d) claimed |
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22. |
There’s been a … Britain and a village was completely destroyed. |
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a) flood |
c) shower |
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b) drizzle |
d) smog |
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23. |
It’s sunny, but there’s a very cold … so don’t forget your coat. |
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a) blowing |
c) wind |
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b) air |
d) gas |
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24. |
With a little hard work, I’m sure you’ll … a lot this year. |
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a) reach |
c) achieve |
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b) succeed |
d) quality |
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25. Who … you how to dig so well? |
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a) taught |
c) made |
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b) learned |
d) explained |
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26. |
Jane thinks she’s very …, but I don’t think many people like her, really. |
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a) famous |
c) recognizable |
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b) known |
d) popular |
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27. |
Colin looks terribly … . You don’t think he’s ill, do you? |
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a) slim |
c) slender |
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b) thin |
d) slight |
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28. |
Eat your vegetables. They’ll … you good. |
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a) make |
c) have |
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b) get |
d) do |
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29. |
The boy … that he had had anything to do with the break-in. |
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a) refused |
c) objected |
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b) denied |
d) rejected |
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30. |
Tom tells me he really … himself at your party last week. |
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a) pleased |
c) enjoyed |
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b) played |
d) interested |
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Exercise 2. Choose the correct word.
1.I hope to go on a trip round the world / earth one day.
2.You learn a lot about the local territory / area by speaking to local people.
3.Cristopher Columbus discovered America on a voyage / travel to India.
4.The sunset over the Thames is a magnificent look / sight.
5.Forgetting to thank us for dinner is usual / typical of him.
6.She doesn’t have any close / near family her own age left.
7.Don’t you know it’s kind / polite to close your mouth when you are eating?
8.Her parents were enjoyed / pleased when they saw her in the school play.
9.I have a very good connection / relationship with my parents.
10.She looks really pale and thin / slim.
11.It’s important to eat a fit / healthy food.
12.It’s good for children to get minor diseases / illnesses.
13.Half an hour after taking the pill, he began to feel the results / effects.
14.I particularly like English and Indian kitchen / cuisine.
15.My mum’s the best cooker / cook in the world.
16.Did you know that he can speak / talk four languages?
17.She had had her hair cut and I didn’t know / recognise her at first.
18.My uncle made a wealth / fortune by investing at the right time.
19.Do you think the average / everyday person is interested in reading
books?
20.I’ve got blond hair, so I never put on / wear white clothes.
21.India supplies / produces the world with tea.
Exercise 3. Match words from list A with words from list B that have a similar meaning.
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B |
recall |
famous |
modern |
broadcast |
show |
change |
surroundings |
contemporary |
popular |
viewers |
negative |
rock |
transform |
make |
invent |
hostile |
stone |
remember |
produce |
create |
audience |
environment |
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Exercise 4. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the words from Exercise 3 in each space.
1.a) Cinema … loved the movie.
b)Millions of … switched on their TV sets to watch football.
2.a) The lawyer asked the witness what she could … about the accident.
b)I’m always forgetting things. I just can’t … anything.
3.a) We must stop polluting the … .
b)She grew up in very comfortable …
4.a) He’s a very … president; I’m sure people will vote for him again.
b)When her photo appeared on the front page of the newspaper, she became … overnight.
5.a) The BBC … all over the world.
b)The film was first … at the Cannes Film Festival.
6.a) They live in an old … cottage in the country.
b)The ship hit some … and sank.
Exercise 5. Complete the sentences using the correct form of one of the phrasal verbs.
give up |
catch up |
make up |
take up |
come up |
look up |
go up |
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1.I don’t believe you; I’m sure you’ve … the whole story.
2.Which questions do you think are going to …in the exam?
3.If you … a sport, it’ll help you lose weight.
4.I’ve … smoking hundreds of times. It’s really easy.
5.The temperature’s … today – I’m feeling hot.
6.I always … difficult words in the dictionary.
7.If you miss lessons, you will have to try and … with the rest of the class
later.
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Exercise 6. Fill in the table with the correct words.
noun |
verb |
adjective |
adverb |
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achieve |
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add |
additional |
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allowance |
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allowable |
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amuse |
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(un)amusingly |
anxiety |
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appearance |
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apparently |
application |
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(in)applicable/ |
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applied |
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appreciate |
appreciative |
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argument |
argue |
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arrange |
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arrive |
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association |
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(un)associated |
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attention |
attend |
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attraction |
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(un)attractively |
beauty |
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beautiful |
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behave |
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(dis)belief |
believe |
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(un)believably |
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bore |
bored/boring |
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breadth |
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broad |
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care |
careful/careless |
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comfort |
(un)comfortable |
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communication |
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(un)communicative |
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container/content |
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creation/creativity |
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creative |
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culture |
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cultural |
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danger |
endanger |
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day |
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decision |
decide |
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dedicate |
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desire |
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development |
develop |
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different |
differently |
direction |
direct |
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discovery |
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discuss |
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distance |
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distant |
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education |
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educationally |
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effect |
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effective |
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enjoy |
enjoyable |
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enter |
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entertainment |
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entertaining |
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equipment |
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equipped |
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evidence |
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evident |
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excite |
(un)exciting/excited |
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expectation |
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(un)expected |
(un)expectedly |
explanation |
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extremity |
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extreme |
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failure |
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failing |
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fame |
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(in)famously |
fashion |
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(un)fashionably |
finance |
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fitness |
fit |
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misfortune |
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(un)fortunate |
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friend |
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(un)friendly |
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globe |
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global |
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great |
greatly |
growth |
grow |
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(un)happiness |
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(un)happy |
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harm |
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harmfully/ |
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harmlessly |
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help |
(un)helpful/helpless |
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honesty/dishonesty |
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honest/dishonest |
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humorous/ |
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humourless |
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illness |
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(un)important |
(un)importantly |
improvement |
improve |
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information |
inform |
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inhabit |
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injure |
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intensity |
intense |
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intensely |
interest |
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(un)interesting |
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introduction |
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introductory |
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invention |
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investigation |
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investigative |
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involve |
(un)involved |
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jealousy |
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jealously |
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journal/journalist/ |
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journalism |
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(un)kindness |
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(un)kind |
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knowledge |
know |
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law |
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(un)like |
(un)likeable |
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literate |
illiterate |
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loss |
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lost |
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low |
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luxury |
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maintain |
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manager |
manage |
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marriage |
marry |
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meet |
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mixture |
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mixed |
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nature |
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(un)naturally |
neighbour |
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neighbouring |
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nerve/nervousness |
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nervous |
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(dis)obedience |
(dis)obey |
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(dis)obediently |
observation |
observe |
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opponent |
oppose |
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origin |
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(un)original |
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payment |
pay |
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person/personality |
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photography |
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poison |
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poisoning |
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(im)polite |
(im)politely |
poverty |
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poor |
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popularity |
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popularly |
(im)possibility |
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(im)possible |
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power |
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powerful/powerless |
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practice |
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practical |
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prepare |
preparatory |
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product/production |
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(un)productively |
profession |
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professional |
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proof |
prove |
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psychology |
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psychological |
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qualification |
qualify |
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reality |
realise |
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realistically |
reason |
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(un)reasonable |
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recognise |
(un)recognisable |
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recover |
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relative/relation |
relate |
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(ir)responsibilty |
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(ir)responsibly |
revision |
revise |
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ridiculousness |
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ridiculous |
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robbery |
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safety/safe |
save |
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say |
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scholar |
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scholastic |
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science |
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(un)scientific |
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similarity |
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(dis)similarly |
solution |
solve |
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strength |
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strong |
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student |
study |
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style/stylist |
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(un)stylish |
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success |
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(un)successfully |
suggestion |
suggest |
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sunshine |
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sunny |
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supervision |
supervise |
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surprise |
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(un)surprisingly |
sweetness |
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sweet |
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teacher |
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technique |
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technological/ |
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technical |
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thought |
think |
thoughtful/ |
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thoughtless |
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thorough |
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time |
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tourism |
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train |
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treat |
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understanding |
understand |
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understandably |
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use |
useful/useless |
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valuation |
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valuable |
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variation |
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variable/various |
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wealthy |
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willingness |
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(un)willing |
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wood |
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work |
working |
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world |
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write |
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Exercise 7. Complete the sentences using one of the words.
nervous |
bad-tempered |
moody |
anxious |
1.A person who is always shouting is …
2.You are expecting the results of an exam, you feel …
3.Before exam you may feel …
4.Your friend is often cheerful. He is …
5.He was so … on his wedding day that he forgot his bride’s name.
6.My boss is very … on Monday morning.
7.The drought has made farmers … about the harvest.
8.Ann admits she’s …, but says it’s because she’s an actress.
Exercise 8. Complete the sentences using the correct form of one of the phrasal verbs.
look on |
get on |
go on |
count on |
turn on |
take on |
put on |
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1.Her application was successful so they … her … as an assistant manager.
2.Could you … the radio …? I’d like to hear the news.
3.We’re going to … the show … at Christmas.
4.In London people get mugged and passers-by just …
5.I’m sorry I can’t … working like this – I’ve had enough.
6.If you want to … in life, you have to work hard.
7.Can I … you to help me? You won’t let me down?
Exercise 9. Complete the sentences using one of the words.
outskirts |
suburb |
surroundings |
region |
environment |
district |
neighbourhood |
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1.My parents’ house is set in beautiful …
2.A new family has just moved into our …
3.Our business is located in the old industrial … of the city.
4.I live in a quiet … of London.
5.We are not doing enough to protect the … from pollution.
6.The mountainous … in the north of our country is very beautiful.
7.The factory is on the … of the city.
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