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6 More Practice: Vocabulary
6 More Practice: Vocabulary
Vocabulary
1 Choose the correct answer.
2 Choose the correct answer to show that you have understood the meaning of the words in bold.
1. Mary slowed down when she saw the children at the corner.
a. She stopped driving.
b. She didn’t drive as fast as before.
2. Professor Higgins went on a worldwide lecture tour.
a. He lectured about many countries.
b. He travelled to many countries.
3. The performance was delayed because the singer hadn’t arrived.
a. The performance started late.
b. The performance started on time.
4. Please use the exit on the left side of the room.
a. Enter the room through the left door.
b. Leave through the left door.
5. Cautious drivers are rarely involved in accidents.
a. They drive carefully.
b. They drive dangerously.
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4 Replace the words and phrases in bold with the words and phrases below.
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Grammar
1 Complete the sentences with the modals below.
2 Complete the dialogues with the correct form of the verbs in brackets and the modal perfects below.
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5 Complete the passage with a suitable modal or modal perfect and the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
For ten days last August, a queue of cars 95 kilometres long stood still on a motorway outside Beijing in
what 1. ……………………………… (must / be) the worst traffic jam in history. “I’ve been waiting here
for days,” said one lorry driver. “How 2. ……………………………… I ………………………………
(can / make) a living this way?” This 3. ……………………………… (may / be) an extreme example,
but it’s not that unusual. People in Beijing 4. ……………………………… (have to / deal) with the
worst traffic jams on the planet. Drivers complain that the government 5. ………………………………
(should / build) more roads a long time ago. The government, however, 6. ………………………………
(not able to / keep up) with the growing number of vehicles bought every year by newly wealthy
citizens. Without China’s recent economic boom, people 7. ……………………………… (might / stay)
on their bicycles and Beijing 8. ……………………………… (could / be) free of congestion. So traffic
jams, though annoying, are a sign that the Chinese are getting richer.