Vocabulary building
1. practice
a. b. c. d. e.
Your suggestion sounds good, but I’m afraid it is not We must combine theory with This boy playing the piano every day. That is why he can play so well now. The rocks are so hard in the mountain that to build a road through it is not This old man is in catching snakes.
2. worth
a. b. c. d. e.
This “diamond” is made of glass and is almost
She is such a beautiful and clever girl and he is not of her.
Although it is so hard to work in the desert, the fact that we will certainly find oil here makes our work This historical site is a visit. These discoveries are of little
3. various
a. Good readers learn to their reading speed when they read different materials. b. If you don’t know where to spend the holiday, you can send for the holiday brochures which can give you
the most . c. There is a of ten pounds in weight. d. We have opinions on this project. e. kinds of birds are described in this book.
4. absorb
a. b. c. d. e.
This novel is so that he forgets it is time for supper. He was too in the newspaper to hear the bell.
In winter we should wear dark colored clothes which can the sunlight. This small factory faces into a big one. This material is as as sponge. 5. effective, efficient
a. The measures adopted by the government to reduce unemployment were . b. He is at his job.
c. The law is no longer .
6. technique, technology
a. Computer is developing at an amazingly fast pace. b. He has the greatest with customers.
7. medium, middle
a. I was right I in the of reading her paper when she phoned. b. He is a man of height. c. Those clothes must be washed at temperature.
8. attitude, aptitude
a. Does she show any for music?
b. He shows a very positive to his work.
9. count, account
a. He had to submit the of his expenditure. b. I felt that all my years there for nothing. c. We the passengers and found two were missing. 10. talent, intelligence
a. She possesses a remarkable for music. b. When the water pipe burst, the child had the to turn off the water at the main.
11. aspire, inspire
a. His noble example the rest of us to greater efforts. b. The hard-working student to become an author.
c. The Lake District scenery Wordsworth to write his greatest poetry.
12. badge, token
a. A white flag is used as a of surrender. b. They were wearing that said “Nuclear Power-No thanks!” c. Our troops encountered only resistance.
13. contemporary, temporary
a. Beethoven and Napoleon were . b. Students often find jobs during their summer holidays. c. reports of past events are often more interesting than modern historians’ view of them.
14. desert, dessert
a. I’ve had enough of the fish. Shall we move on to ? b. He his wife and children and went abroad. 15. favorable, favorite
a. Who is your writer?
b. Her request met with a response. c. It’s encouraging to receive a report on one’s work.
16. reward, award
a. The judge substantial damages to the victims of the explosion. b. Is this how you me for my help? c. She’s been a scholarship to study at Oxford.
17. historic, historical
a. research has proved that the Trojan War was a real event. b. The ending of the cold war is a event.
18. reject, resist
a. He is very depressed because the manuscript of his novel was . b. When I saw the condition the children were in, I couldn’t asking their mother what she thought she
was doing.
19. analyze, test
a. The scientists are going to the ore for iron. b. He has not the result of the experiment yet.
20. peculiar, particular
a. This food has a taste, do you think it’s all right? b. Is there any color you would prefer? c. Is there anything in you’d like for dinner?
21. access, assess
a. It is difficult to the impact of the president’s speech. b. The only to the farmhouse is across the fields. c. Students must have to a good library. 22. source, resource
a. China is rich in natural
b. Is the water polluted at the or further downstream? c. He cited many for his book. 23. inquire, require
a. b. c. d.
The couple separated because they were not The achievements of an athlete and a write are This printer is with most personal computers. His work is to the very best.
24. comparable, compatible
a. b. c. d.
The couple separated because they were not The achievements of an athlete and a writer are This printer is with most personal computers. His work is to the very best.
25. career, job
a. b. c. d.
He got a part-time as a gardener.
After graduation from college she chose an academic Thousands of workers lost their when the factory closed. He is a diplomat, which means he is a professional one.
26. principle, principal
a. The aim of the policy is to bring peace to the area.
b. Discussing all the details will get us nowhere: we must go back to basic . c. The Danube is one of the rivers of Europe. d. She seems to have no
27. female, feminine
a. The little boy speaks like a girl. He has a voice. b. The male voice is usually deeper than the c. “Lioness” is the form of “Lion”.
28. recreate, recreation
a. His only are drinking beer and working in the garden. b. The play life before the war. c. Gardening is a form of 29. rhyme, rhythm
a. b. c. d.
The music those tribesmen are playing contains some incredibly complicated To amuse his colleagues he wrote his report in Beef with leaf.
That girl will be a great dancer—she’s got natural 30. assure, ensure
a. b. c. d.
I you that they’ll be perfectly safe with us.
Please that all the lights are switched off at night. They were that everything possible was being done. These pills should you a good night’s sleep.
31. arise, raise, rise
a. b. c. d. e.
Use your money when the need He his eyes from his work. The cost of living continues to The horses’ hooves a cloud of dust. A new difficulty has .
32. cue, clue
a. b. c. d.
The only to the identity of the murderer was a half-smoked cigarette. Actors have to learn their as well as their own lines. We have no as to where she went after she left home. When I nod my head, that’s your to interrupt. 33. transform, transfer
a. A beard may a man beyond recognition.
b. The shop closed and the business was somewhere else.
c. The ticket cannot be to another airline. d. A caterpillar is into a butterfly. 34. alone, lonely
a. b. c. d.
Robinson Crusoe spent days on the desert island before Friday appeared. She is too young to go to the party . The cabin was built in a(n) spot, faraway from the town. Mount Everest stands in its magnificence.
35. threaten, warn
a. My father me not to go too close to the beehive.
b. Our neighbor to call the police if I climbed into his garden again.
36. spread, spray
a. The peacock raised its tail and it.
b. Let’s the map on the table and study the routes.
c. Jack became so angry with the mosquito that he the whole room with fly-killer.
37. emergence, emergency
a. Keep a fire extinguisher for use in an
b. The of an overall picture came after thorough investigation. 38. remedy, recipe
a. b. c. d.
I often use herbal
What is your for success? A good night’s sleep would be the best for your headaches. He didn’t follow the and the cake came out all wrong.
39. alter, alternate
a. b. c. d.
Most farmers their crops on a yearly basis. I didn’t recognize him, he had so much. Rainy days with dry ones.
She had to her clothes after losing weight.
40. knowledge, acknowledge
a. When the result of the vote was announced the Prime Minister defeat. b. My of French was rather poor. c. She is as an expert on the subject.
41. evolve, revolve
a. He has a new theory after many years of research. b. The earth round the sun. c. Many Victorians were shocked by the notion that man had from lower forms of life.
