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BOOK 1 - Unit 2 - Language Focus -
V
ocabulary
1.
Fill in the gaps with words or phrases given
below. Change the form where necessary.
1) There was no
wind and the oak tree behind the house was
standing [
absolutely
] still.
2) If you don't want to buy
a kite, you can make your own using directions
[
available
] in
books at your local library.
3) The girl
walked steadily north, pausing [
every
now and then
] to check her direction.
4) The trade unions
[
are urging / urged
]
employers to invest more money in staff training.
5) As a sailing ship has a
[
destination]
, so we must
have a definite goal in our life.
6)
Before
people
knew
how
to
make
and
use
metals,
engineering
constructions
were
[mostly
] built of wood or
stone.
7) You'll probably
find Dave at the school disco
—
he often
[hangs
out]
there.
8)
If your house has been broken into, don't touch
anything. Call the police [
right
away
].
9) We had a family
[
reunion]
where I saw
relatives I hadn't seen for 20 years.
10) I guess Henry has been busy writing
an article [
or something
]
recently. That's why he
couldn't accept
the invitation.
11)
Scientists
[estimate
]
that
smoking
reduces
life
expectancy
by
around
12
years
on
average.
12) Although it is unlikely
that everyone will be able to come, they are still
[
going ahead]
with the plan to hold a class reunion.
2. Rewrite each sentence
with the word or phrase in brackets, keeping the
same meaning. The
first part has been
written for you.
1) He seemed to be still anxious about
his failure in the examination. (on one's mind)
It seemed that his failure
[
in the examination was still on his
mind].
2) The
sight of his team losing in the final minutes of
the game left him so upset that he
was
completely unable to say a word. (choke up)
He
[was
completely
choked
up
by
the
sight
of
his
team
losing
in
the
final
minutes
of
the
game].
3) Her study so fully occupied her that
she forgot to have dinner. (be lost in)
She [
was so lost in study
that she forgot to have dinner]
.
4) I am afraid I won't be able to
accomplish the project on time because something
has
unexpectedly happened. (come up)
Something
[has come up and I
am afraid I won't be able to accomplish the
project on time
].
5)
They
calculated
that
the
cost
of
equipping
the
new
hospital
would
probably
be
$$2
million. (estimate)
The cost
[of equipping the new hospital was
estimated at $$2 million].
3. Complete the sentences, using the
words or phrases in brackets. Make additions or
changes
where necessary.
1) A couple of
flights at Pudong airport [
were
postponed]
this morning because of
[
the
awful]
weather.
It
[
is
estimated
]
that
over
one
thousand
passengers
were
held
up.
(awful,
postpone, estimate)
2) My professor assigned me some
[
reference
] books on
computers to read. Unfortunately
they
are [
not available
] in our
school library. I [
am kind
of
] worried about it. (available, kind
of, reference)
3) Michael is
[not much of a
teacher
]. He often
[
skips]
from one subject to
another so it is
difficult for his
students to follow him. Besides he just lets them
[
go ahead
] with exercises
without making sure they have
understood what they are expected to do. (skip, go
ahead, not
much of a)
BOOK 1 - Unit 2 - Language Focus -
Collocation
Can
you put an appropriate preposition into each gap
in the following sentences?
1. I
noticed she avoids making any reference
[
to
] her first husband in
her latest book.
2. The
railway industry must keep pace with the growing
demand [
for
] transportation.
3. Ann has a fine
reputation for being an old hand [
at]
cooking Italian food.
4. Reading letters
[
from
] childhood friends
often reminds me of the days we spent together
collecting sea-shells on the beach and
gathering wild fruit in the woods.
5. Bill's lecture aroused our interest
[in
] IT, i.e. information
technology.
6. Professor
Smith's devotion [to] teaching has made a deep
impression [
on]
all the
students
in her department.
7. My parents called me yesterday
offering me their congratulations
on
my good
record.
8. Having lived in
this neighborhood for about ten years, the old man
valued his friendship
[
with]
his
neighbor Peter.
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