2. The project is on the point of collapse, and unless something very ______ is done to repair the
damage there will be no hope for the project.
3. It’s not unusual for teenagers to go through a(n) ______ when they feel ashamed of their
parents, afraid that they might not live up to their friends’ standards.
4. It is ______ for every family to make earthquake emergency plans and know how to leave the
area during the chaos following an earthquake.
5. Economists are interested in all the factors that can help to ______ the extent to which a price
change will affect supply and demand in the market.
6. Starting Monday, all foods ______ “organic” must be up to the strict national standards that
the government decided to put into effect now.
7. There is more to a woman than her looks, so I ______ the fact that after the woman grows old
and loses her looks people stop paying attention to her.
8. Apart from technological development, the 20th century ______ an enormous worldwide
political, economic and cultural transformation.
9. Unlike the practice in China, if you’re at a hotel restaurant in the United States, expect a
15-20 percent service charge or add the ______ amount yourself.
10. The change in smoking habits ______ a change in the incidence of lung cancer. The more
people smoke, the more chances of occurrence for lung cancer. Ex.3
1. peculiar 2. radical 3. phase 4. sensible 5. predict 6. labeled 7. resent 8. witnessed 9. equivalent 10. parallels 4. Add –ic,-ion or –ist to or remove them from the following words to form new words -ic chaos chaotic drama dramatic academic academy -ion depress depression detect detection erode erosion classify classification confusion confuse cooperation cooperate dictation dictate -ist right rightist journalist journal Ex.4 -ic
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chaotic dramatic academy -ion
depression detection erosion
classification confuse cooperate dictate -ist
rightist journal
5. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. Each word can be used only once. chaotic erosion rightist dramatic classification journal academy confuse depression cooperate detection dictate 1. One thing that helps you to listen to your thoughts is to keep a(n) ______ because it helps to
record various insights you gain when doing daily activities.
2. The country went through a(n) ______ period of social and economic transformation: a boom
in banking, engineering, scientific research and political thinking.
3. After the disaster many people began to suggest that government offices that help with storm
preparations ______ with offices that monitor wild animals.
4. Even though people didn’t expect much, the president’s speech did little to prevent the ______
of people’s confidence in the government.
5. New Zealand’s economy has probably been going through a more ______ revolution recently
than that of any other Western countries.
6. The language teacher gave the students a short list of words that are in common use in the UK
but would either ______ or even offend Americans.
7. My middle daughter received three scholarships to attend a summer military ______. Later
she became our city’s first international foreign-exchange student.
8. Systematic sampling of West German voters carried out in 1979-1980 indicated that 13
percent of all voters in the Federal Republic were ______ in their political views.
9. People who spend more time on the Internet experienced more ______ and loneliness than
those who spend less time on the Net.
10. Though he did not ______ his speech to the audience, he went at a pace slow enough for the
listeners to take down a lot of what he said.
11. Speaking of clone, most of the physical differences between originals and copies are so minor
that ______ of them would require a sophisticated laboratory.
12. The up-to-date ______ of books in the newly-built school library helps you to find the books
you want more quickly than before. Ex.5
1. journal 2. chaotic 3. cooperate 4. erosion 5. dramatic 6. confuse 7. academy 8. rightists 9. depression 10. dictate 11. detection 12. classification
6. Fill in the blanks by selecting suitable words form the word bank. You may not use any of the words more than once. A.anxiety B.introduce C.acquaint D.acquisition E.saddled 2
F.indicated K.transition G.resent L.equivalent H.reinforce M.regretting I.expressed N.acceptable J.sensible O.shifting There is a special life stage that our generation goes through. It is the 1) ______ period, during which we move from teenage to adolescence. We learn who we are and what we stand for and what inspires us. Also, in this period we are 2) ______ with a lot of pressure from our parents who want us to make something out of ourselves.
My parents have already expressed feelings of 3) ______ over my future with academics and life. When I expressed to them recently that I would not mind graduating in five years instead of four in order to study abroad to 4) ______ myself with the world, they seemed so shocked, That idea sounded foreign and to them was 5) ______ to lack of ambition.
Apart from that, my mother has 6) ______ to me that she is worried that I am not searching for a boy friend. 7) ______ this stupid idea of marrying out of college since it does not suit me one bit. Women today can get what they want out of life without a man, even children, as it becomes more 8) ______ for women to adopt children.
I personally want to stay in school as long as I can to 9) ______ my academic work, possibly complete a law degree and start a career, and then after, and only after, begin to think about 10) ______ to marriage. If my math is correct, that means I will be more or less “ready” for marriage at the age of 29 or 30, the age when my mother had me.
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7. Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below. Change the form where necessary. Each expression can be used only once. resort to wonder at prior to give way to make allowances for saddle with back off base upon/on 1. As the result of her divorce, she was obviously ______ the double burden of playing the role of both mother and father.
2. Do not be intimidated by people who think they are smarter than you, and don’t ______ when facing competition; inner confidence is important.
3. As our sweet childhood ______ adolescence’s temptation of love, we begin to learn, as adults, that most pleasures do not last forever.
4. In the economic recession, employers ______ the reduction of costs, most particularly in wages, in order to survive in the competitive world markets.
5. People from abroad can take part in the intensified language program because schools have to ______ students whose English is not their first language.
6. Talking about negotiations, once an agreement is made, the Chinese sometimes ______ the slow pace in which Westerners implement the decision.
7. Earthquakes occur without warning; however, it is claimed that some animals can feel earthquakes ______ occurrences because of their highly sensitive organs.
8. An allowance can be ______ your child’s age, your own financial resources, the expenses it will cover and the goals you and your child wish to accomplish. Ex.7
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1. saddled with 2. back off 3. gives way to 4. resorted to 5. make allowances for 6. wonder at 7. prior to 8. based upon/on
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