Name : ___________________________________________________________________

Date : ___________________________________________________________________


A. Match the words/phrases in the first column with those in the second
column.

01. _____ predator
02. _____ din
03. _____ punctuate
04. _____ blare
05. _____ irate
06. _____ pet
07. _____ wail
08. _____ yap
09. _____ mutter
10. _____ dedicated
11. _____ inevitable
12. _____ famine
13. _____ bleak
14. _____ diminution
15. _____ unabated
16. _____ gloomy
17. _____ timber
18. _____ drain
19. _____ glimmer
20. _____ command
a) to interrupt sth from time to time or to occur
during sth at frequent intervals
b) to make a long, high-pitched sound (often in
sadness or in pain)
c) serious shortage of food
d) a loud unpleasant mixture of noises that lasts for
a long time
e) a reduction in size or importance
f) wood
g) to speak quietly so that it is hard for others to
hear what you say
h) certain to happen
i) to remove liquid from sth by allowing the liquid to
flow out of it or away from it
j) to deserve and receive respect, obedience, etc.
k) extremely angry
l) high-pitched barking (usually of a small dog)
m) an animal that hunts and kills other animals
n) very loyal to, or strongly supportive of sb/sth
o) continuing at full strength without becoming
weaker or less intense
p) very interesting or important to a particular
person
q) not hopeful or encouraging and unlikely to get
better
r) depressing or depressed
s) a faint sign of sth
t) to make an unpleasantly loud noise



B. Fill in the blanks below with one appropriate word

01. Our classroom is adjacent ____________ the science lab.

02. The new medicine ____________ the tide for my father, and he
was feeling better and out of the hospital in a few days.

03. Mr. Smith, the science teacher, is dedicated ____________ his
students and does everything he can not only to help them learn
but also to teach them to love learning.

04. Whats the matter with you!? Are you bent ____________
destroying everything youve worked for? Why are you making
such irrational decisions about your business?

05. Many plant and animal species have ____________ extinct over
the past three decades.

06. We still dont know why the young man ____________ suicide as
he did not leave a note behind.

07. Who is responsible ____________ this mess?

08. Have you ever been convicted ____________ a crime?

09. I have invested my money ____________ government bonds. I
hope I havent made a mistake.

10. After the couple decided to divorce, they became entangled
____________ a long and messy custody battle.

11. Greg became romantically entangled ____________ his
employers daughter and found himself in trouble at work when he
wanted to break up with her.

12. How did the suspects account _____________ the discrepancy
between their stories?

13. Fortunately, Fred was able to come ____________ with a
solution to our problem.

14. His excessive greed brought ____________ his downfall.

15. Julies parents finally ____________ in and bought her a new car.

C. Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with the appropriate form of
the verbs given in bold.


01. Stop making ____________________ and
accept the fact that Susan is not the good
person you thought she was.

02. What was her ____________________ for
leaving school when she was so close to
graduating?

03. The judge ordered the lawyers to move
forward with the ____________________.

04. In effort to prevent floods this year, the
mayor sent workers out to clean the
____________________ system before the
rainy season started.

05. The pesticides high __________________
makes it dangerous even to humans.

06. The Martins bought their new house under the
____________________ that their loan
would be approved by the bank.

07. We bought a security alarm in the hope that it
will be an effective ____________________
against theft.

08. It is true that coal and gasoline are both
highly _____________________.

09. The Porsche in the driveway is my newest
____________________. Do you like it?

10. This caf generally attracts an older
____________________.

11. It was the _________________________
of the situation that forced the officer to
bypass proper protocol.

RATIONAL



RATIONAL


PROCEED



DRAIN



TOXIC



ASSUME



DETER


COMBUSTION


ACQUIRE


CLIENT



URGENT



D. Use the words in bold to rewrite the sentences below without
changing their meaning. You cannot change the words in bold in any
way.

01. The governments plan to abolish the death penalty was met with approval
from the citizens. (away)
The citizens _____________________________________________
________________________________________the death penalty.

02. Fred loved the people who had adopted him very much. (parents)
Fred __________________________________________very much.

03. The first thing Susan did when she got on the plane was put her carry-on
bag in the overhead compartment. (boarding)
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________

04. My new employee is inflexible and unproductive. (neither)
______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________

05. You really should think about our job offer. (consideration)
You really should _________________________________________
_____________________________________________________

06. We didnt have any power because of the storm. (consequence)
We didnt ______________________________________________

07. Jack informed me that our divorce was unavoidable. (inevitability)
I was _________________________________________________
______________________________________________________

08. I couldnt read the sign because it was too dark. (make)
The darkness ___________________________________________
_____________________________________________________