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I. Choose the right words.

1. During the Second World War thousands of ships were .................................. by submarines.

a. sunk b. sinking c. sink d. sank

2. The ............................ I grew up in was famous in the city for being poor and dangerous.

a. region b. neighbourhood c. centre d. part

3. .................................. to flooding, all trains have been cancelled.

a. because b. reason c. due d. as

4. In this job, it is important to have a daily .................................... .

a. habit b. routine c. regular d. organisation

5. Don’t worry, you can .................................... on him to do a good job.

a. trust b. sure c. rely d. believe

6. I have .................................... from migraines ever since I started this job.

a. pain b. suffered c. hurt d. irritated

7. Most lawyers are .................................... but there are some who aren’t.

a. believe b. trustworthy c. trust d. rely

8. The government .................................... free hospital treatment for the unemployed.

a. gives b. lets c. providesd. gives

J. Make a different word using the one in capitals to finish these sentences.

1. She wanted her parents to take her ambitions more seriously. SERIOUS

2. When I was a teenager I used to argue with my parents a lot. USE

3. She was a beautiful woman, but famous for her vanity. VAIN

4. His big red sports car is good fun, but not very practical. PRACTICE

5. Don’t worry, he is completely trustworthy, you can rely on him to keep that

information secret. TRUST

6. He left his last job because it was too stressful. STRESS

7. The war had a disastrous effect on the economy. DISASTER

8. A lot of TV programmes are subtitled for deaf people. TITLE

9. There are eight important daily newspapers in the UK. DAY

10. I find most TV adverts really irritating. IRRITATE

 

K. Choose the best words.

1. He is used to ................................... hills, because he comes from the mountains.

a. steep b. high c. height d. steeply

2. I’ve never seen ................................... pen .

a. so small a b. such a tiny c. a so tiny d. such as a tiny

3. This new job is very different from my last one, but I ................................... to it.

a. am getting up b. get used c. used d. am getting used

4. There are many different kinds of ..................................., such as racism and sexism.

a. prejudice b. society c. judgement d. evidence

5. She is ................................... . She always imagines the worst possible future.

a. so optimistic b. such a pessimist c. so pessimist d. such pessimist

6. The burglar ................................... the house while we were on holiday.

a. stole b. robs c. broke into d. moved

7. The boss will get angry with him ................................... he does the work properly.

a. if b. unlessc. despite d. except

8. If you go on the Cambridge Diet, you will ................................... very quickly.



a. lose weight b. take off calories c. put off weight d. lose weigh

Li. Choose the right words from the list below to finish this article.

The earthquake 1) ................................... the city in the 2) ................................... evening

during the 3) ................................... hour 4) ................................... thousands of people were travelling home after work. It is 5) ................................... that more than a hundred people died and 6) ................................... two thousand were 7) ................................... hospital. It was 8) ................................... huge disaster that thousands of people were 9) ................................... homeless in the 10) ................................... .

1) a. hits b. damaged c. struck d. affected

2) a. six o’clock b. late c. Friday d. early

3) a. rush b.crowded c. busy d. hurry

4) a. during b. then c. however d. while

5) a. guessed b. believedc. believing d. thinking

6) a. more b. overc. near d. further

7) a. needed the b. carried into c. taken to d. suffered in

8) a. so b. such as c. a very d. such a

9) a. made b. became c. got d. got used to

10) a. country b. area c. part d. region

 


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