Vocabulary exercises

I.

1. o

2. h

3. u

4. n

5. w

6. l

7. q

8. d

9. x

10. e

11. t

12. p

13. b

14. f

15. v

16. r

17. a

18. m

19. j

20. k

21. c

22. g

23. i

24. s

II.

1. c

2. a

3. e

4. b

5. d

6. f

III.

1. 2i 3c

2. 2b 3a

3. 2l 3h

4. 2k 3g

5. 2f 3i

6. 2a 3j

7. 2e 3k

8. 2c 3e

9. 2d 3f

10. 2j 3b

11. 2g 3l

12. 2h 3d

V.

1. c

2. g

3. e

4. j

5. d

6. b

7. l

8. k

9. f

10. h

11. m

12. a

13. i

14. n

VI.

1. hard (losіng) bargaіn; 2. decrease/go down іn value; 3. fіnіshed goods; 4. send down prіces; 5. force up/put up/push up prіces; 6. strіke a bargaіn wіth smb.; 7. rіse (go up) іn value.

VII.

1. boutіque; 2. department store; 3. checkout; 4. bargaіn; 5. customer, service; 6. delіvery; 7. shop assіstant; 8. supermarket; 9. purchase; 10. cashіer.

III.

1. of, at; 2. of, in, in; 3. in, with, in; 4. of, to; 5. in, over, in; 6. by, by; 7. over, of, from; 8. in, for, of; 9. up, by, over; 10. in, for; 11. for; 12. of, to; 13. of, from, to.

IV.

1. _, the; 2. _, the, _; 3. _, the; 4. the; 5. _, a, _; 6. a, the, _; 7. _, the; 8. the, the, the; 9. _, _, _; 10. _, _, the; 11. the, _; 12. the, the, an; 13. a, _, _, _.

V.

1. special services; 2. shop windows; 3. by check, cash payers; 4. department stores; 5. shop assistant; 6. purchases; 7. wrap up, hand them over to; 8. checkout line; 9. stock, range of goods; 10. supermarkets, branches; 11. home delivery service; 12. shoppers, antiques; 13. self-service, wander around.

VI.

1. Branches of the department stores that sell the cheapest kinds of goods can be found in almost every town in Britain. 2. Twice a year, in January and July, Harrods has a “sale” and some things are sold almost half price. 3. Shopping in Britain is also famous for its chains of supermarkets and many of them have branches in all the towns of any size. 4. The store bases its business on three principals: good value, good quality and good service. 5. The smartest and most expensive shops like Harrods are in the district of London called Knightsbridge. 6. In King's Road fashionable young Londoners buy their clothes in many small “boutiques”. 7. In big shops the customer does not pay the shop assistant, but takes the bill to the cash desk and pays the cashier. 8. Big shops have a home delivery service and they have a large variety of goods and sell at reasonable prices. 9. In some shops there is a special depart­ment where they wrap up the purchases and hand them over to customers. 10. Harrods offers a number of special services to its customers including restaurants, bars and tea rooms, a bank, a tra­vel agency and many others.

VI.

1. has stopped; 2. has become; 3. have not been; 4. have been, was; 5. stood, waited, opened; 6. has helped; 7. has dealt; 8. gave, asked; 9. was, took.

VIII.

1. had disappeared; 2. had made; 3. had bought, wanted; 4. got, had closed; 5. wrapped up, handed; 6. chose; 7. offered; 8. was, had spent; 9. was.

X.

1. will buy; 2. will have exported; 3. will have stocked; 4. will have increased; 5. will export; 6. will deal; 7. will have sold; 8. will stock; 9. will have sold.

XI.

1. hadn’t they; 2. won’t he; 3. won’t it; 4. hadn’t he; 5. won’t she; 6. hasn’t he; 7. hasn’t she; 8. hadn’t you; 9. haven’t we; 10. hasn’t it.

XII.

1. He has already booked a seat on a flight to his destination. 2. Their ship has reached the port of destination on time according to the schedule. 3. He has been to many countries and continents lately. 4. The Gulf Stream has brought warm air from the Gulf of Mexico. 5. The store has changed with the times. 6. He had already returned from Britain by Monday. 7. Harrods will have stocked a lot of goods by the end of the year. 8. The store has attracted a great variety of customers.