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Vocabulary

1. Complete the following sentences with the proper form of the given words.

cruel, particular, slide, entertaining, overcome, failure, difficulty, direct, fortunate, swing, whisper, mouthful

1)He ale up the bread at a __________.

2)Mr. Smith had some _________in understanding the man who had a

Scottish accent.

3)I am just back from a tiring journey and have nothing ________ to do this

evening.

4)The children were ________ on a rope hanging from a tree.

5)I can't understand why some people are _________ to animals. They even

kill them for food.

6)He ________his fear of heights and followed the others to the top of the

mountain.

7)Black Horse is a (n) _______ book for children. They find it very

amusing and interesting.

8)Xie Jim was a famous director when lie was young. He _________a lot of

films.

9)You are _________enough to have had the help and guidance from such

an experienced teacher.

10)I did not dare to speak aloud or even ______ to Alice in such a quiet

reading room.

2. Complete the following sentences with the right forms of the phrases in the following slot.

be badly/well off, he content with, pick out, cutoff, knock into/against, in search of, star in, bump into

1)In an accident, the workman ________ a finger by the machine he was

operating.

2)Do you like the man and woman who _______ the sad but very moving

film Titanic?

3)Driving a new car instead of riding my old motorcycle, I feel much

________ .

4)I ______not ______ beautiful dreams al all — I want beautiful realities.

5)It took Mary a long time _________a new dress al the store.

6)As soon as we left the bus, we hurried into downtown ______ a good and

cheap hotel.

7)Believe it or not! I ______ an old friend whom I hadn't seen for years

when I was in Europe.

8)In a hurry, the voting man ______ his leg ______ a table and got black

and blue.

9)Do you think the rich should try harder to help those who are much _____?

3. Use the right forms of the words to complete the sentences.

1)Peter, _______(determination) to finish it, thought of a way to get hold of

this book.

2)It will be great _______(funny) to have a picnic on the water before we go

home.

3)Dad didn't write; he sent a _________ (verbal) message.

4)The books were packed in a large _______ (wood) box before they were

sent.

5)An _______ (enjoyment) holiday, concert, etc.is really something that

gives pleasure.

6)The news that Tom, an excellent student, had ________ (failure) his exams

surprised us all.

7)When she knew that, she was ______ (silence) for a while, and left

without a word.

8)Talking to teenagers can be ______for parents because of the generation

gap.

9)The play was so _______ (humour) that the audience laughed all through

it.

10)Those who have not known _________ (hungry) can never imagine what it

is.

Answers:

1.1) mouthful 2) difficulty 3) particular 4) swinging 5) cruel 6) overcome 7) entertaining 8) directed 9) fortunate 10) whisper

2. 1) had...cui off 2) starred in 3) better off 4) am ... content with 5) to pick out 6) in search of 7) bumped into 8) knocked against/into 9) worse off

3. 1) determined 2) fan 3) nonverbal 4) wooden 5) enjoyable 6) failed 7) silent 8) difficult 9) humourous 10) hunger