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Unit 2 Space Invaders
I.
Vocabulary:
I.
Explain the underlined part in each
sentence in your own words.
1.
drooping;
loosened; slackened
2.
tone; sound
3.
already over-stimulated/ restless local
people/ residents
4.
unfriendliness; cold-shouldering
5.
membership of
a group or organization
II.
Fill in the blank in each
sentence with a word or phrase from the box in its
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
III.
Fill in
the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given
words.
1.
annoying
2.
intuition
3.
relented
4.
proliferates
5.
lamentably
6.
expansive
7.
routine
8.
shrinkage
IV
.
Choose
the
word
that
can
replace
the
underlined
part
in
each
sentence
without changing its original meaning.
1.D
2. A
3. B
4. D
5.C
6.B
7.A
8.B
V
.
Give a synonym or an antonym of the
word underlined in each sentence in
the
sense it is used.
m:
significantly, considerably, incautiously
m: shrinking, receding, lessening
3. Antonym: private, personal,
individual
4. Synonym: give; present,
confer
5. Antonym: tightened, tense,
rigid
appropriate form.
sidled up
carve out
attribute
stake a claim
tread on
plowed into
is proportional to
breathing
down their necks
6.
Synonym: recently, currently
7.
Synonym: old-fashioned, odd, antiquated
8. Synonym: uncomfortable, nervous,
upset
VI.
Explain the meaning of the underlined
part in each sentence.
1.
promotion
2.
endure
3.
willingly
4.
canceled
5.
the most
important thing
6.
moderately warm
Grammar
I.
Fill in the blank in each sentence:
1. C
2. B
3. B
4. A
5. D
6. B
7. D
8. B
II. Correct mistakes:
1.
Can he be
given the job permanently?
2.
It can’t be
t
rue. There must be some mistake.
3.
Correct
4.
Gold cannot be
dissolved in hydrochloric acid.
5.
Correct
6.
Mary could
have gone off with some friends.
7.
It’s not fair.
Joe can stay up till ten and I have to go to bed
at nine.
8.
Although Sue had a bad accident last
year, she was able to take part in the hurdle
races.
9.
I don’t agree with you, but there may
be some sense in what you say.
10.
Despite
yesterday’s snowfalls; we were able to drive home
in less than an hour.
III. Rewrite the following sentences:
1.
He is in poor
health. He could/ may/ might/ can fall ill at any
time.
2.
John
looks pale today. He may be ill.
3.
Even experts
can make mistakes.
4.
John could swim when he was five.
5.
Visitors could
take photos of the castle.
6.
Could/ Can/
Might/ May I borrow your phone?
7.
Nobody knows
where he is. He could/ may/ might be in the
library or in the lab.
8.
John may have read the book on WWII.
9.
I looked
everywhere but I couldn’t find my
dictionary.
10.
Ken’s car had been stolen, so he
couldn’t have given her a ride.
I.
Complete the sentences:
1.
so
2.
not/ so