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BOOK 1 - Unit 1 - Language Focus -
V
ocabulary
1. Alan was
always in trouble with the police when he was
young but he's now a
[respectable]
married man.
2.
The people who had been hurt in the car accident
lay screaming in
[agony].
3. Because his condition's not serious
they've
[put]
his name
[down]
on the hospital
waiting
list.
4.
The
second
part
of
the book
describes
the
strange
[
sequence]
of
events
that lead
to
the
King's
fall from power.
5. When I
saw my little boy crying bitterly over the death
of his pet dog, I could hardly [
hold
back
] my tears.
6. They are going to
[distribute]
those clothes
and blankets among the flood victims
(
受害者
).
7. Linda
managed to support herself by working
[
off and on]
as a waitress.
8. Parts of my childhood are so
[vivid]
to me that they
could be memories of yesterday.
9.
People often
[associate]
the
old days with good times, and seem to forget the
hardship they
suffered.
10. Andrew
[finally]
decided, after much thought, to leave
his job.
11. Jane's worried she won't
be able to
[turn in]
her
paper on time.
12. The President came
under attack from all sides for his inability to
[tackle
] the country's
severe social problems.
2. Rewrite each sentence with the word
or phrase in brackets, keeping the same meaning.
The
first part has been written for
you.
1. They have sent George to the
newspaper's Paris office. (assign)
-----George
[has been
assigned to the newspaper's Paris
office].
2.
What
the
man
told
us
was
well
beyond
what
was
usual,
so
I
didn't
know
whether
to
believe him or not. (extraordinary)
------The
man's
story
[
was
so
extraordinary
that
I
didn't
know
whether
to
believe
him
or
not].
3.
A
clear
picture
was
formed
in
her
mind
of
how
she
would
look
in
twenty
years'
time.
(image)
----She had
[a clear image of how she would look in
twenty years' time] .
4. On an order from the officer the
soldiers opened fire.
(command)
-----When the officer
[
gave the command the soldiers opened
fire].
5. We'll keep
producing bikes as long as they remain in demand.
(turn out)
----As long as people keep
[buying bikes we'll keep turning them
out]
3. Complete the
following, using the words or phrases in brackets.
Make additions or changes
where
necessary.
1. Mr. Green has a
[reputation]
as a dull
lecturer. He's [
rigid
] and
old-fashioned, and doesn't
seem to have
the faintest idea of how
[to
inspire
]. (inspire, reputation, rigid)
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2.
David's
essays
are
long
[and
tedious
]
to
read.
[
What's
more],
his
arguments
are
often
based on
[out of date ideas
]. (out of date,
what's more, tedious)
3. I was pleasantly surprised at my
ability to [
compose]
an
essay that the professor chose to
read
to the class. It was without doubt one of the
happiest moments in my school
[
career]
,
but
I
did
my
best
to
[
avoid
showing
]
pleasure.
When
the
professor
offered
me
his
congratulations, however, I could
[hardly hold back]
a smile.
(career, avoid, compose, hold
back)
BOOK 1 - Unit 1
- Language Focus - Synonyms in Context
Put into each gap a word from the text
similar in meaning to the word(s) in italics.
1. Many people know who wrote the song,
but it seems none has any idea of who
[composed]
the
music.
2. The first time
she met the class, Miss White wore a
[severe]
black dress and
plain black
shoes.
3. Our neighbor's seven-year-old son
has got a severe pain in his chest. Last night we
heard
him crying off and on
in
[agony].
4. My cousin first met his future wife
Ruth in very unusual circumstances
—
they were both
trying to get into the same taxi. I
often think the whole thing was quite
[extraordinary].
5. The
policeman asked the old lady to try to
[recall]
as much about the accident as
possible,
but
all
she
could
remember
was
seeing
a
car
racing
in
her
direction
and
her
husband
knocked down.
6. In the old
days orders from the head of a family had to be
obeyed. His wish was taken as a
[command]
.
7. When my car was stopped
by the police I was sure I had broken some traffic
rule or other
without realizing it.
Then I heard one of them say I [
was
violating]
the law by not wearing a
seat belt.
8.
Jim did not
[anticipate]
any
trouble, but we considered everything carefully
and expected
the worst.
BOOK 1 - Unit 1 - Language Focus -
Collocation
Can you put an appropriate
preposition into each gap in the following
sentences?
1. My sister was
angry
[
at
]
finding me asleep instead of doing my share of the
housework.
2. Adam is so
hungry
[for
] success that he'll
spare no efforts to achieve it.
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