Vocabulary study practice BLS Groups

UNIT 3

Exercise 1: Choose the word that best completes each sentence.

1 The Greek islands are very __________ with tourists in the summer.
A keen B suited C popular D appealing

2 The school __________ students with the materials they need for artwork classes so you don’t
need to buy anything.
A provides B gives C points D indicates

3 The discovery of the steam engine was certainly a major __________ in science in the eighteenth
century.
A approach B breakthrough C expectation D outbreak

4 The doctor told us he’d have to stay in hospital longer because of unexpected __________.
A aspects B factors C justifications D complications

5 This video __________ how you can record CDs using your PC.
A samples B surveys C determines D demonstrates

6 I’m looking for the __________ to open the wine. Have you seen it anywhere?
A corkscrew B screwdriver C spanner D lever

7 Playing sports is very important, of course, but students should take care not to __________ their
studies.
A decline B enhance C neglect D ignore

8 Walt Disney Productions has made some of the best __________ films in the history of cinema.
A motive B animated C active D amateur

9 The old airport will be __________ to a huge park and a playing field.
A converted B convicted C complemented D turned

10 The government issued a statement __________ the use of drugs in sports.

A convicting B complaining C condemning D sentencing

Exercise 2: Use the word in capitals at the end of each line to form a word which completes the
sentence correctly.

1 The broken air-conditioning in the theatre caused great ____________ to COMFORT

the audience.
2 Your son’s recent work, Mrs. Perry, is an ____________ that he’s INDICATE
making good progress.
3 The school has set up an ____________ committee to help parents with ADVISE
particular problems.
4 I’d never have imagined such an ____________ performance from such a AMATEUR
well-known cast!
5 The ____________ of the environment is something that concerns all of DESTROY

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Exercise 3: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
Use the word given but do not change it. Use between two and five words, including the word
given.

1 She was told off by her father when he discovered she had been staying out late.
trouble
She got _____________________ her father when he discovered she had been staying out late.

2 Neither of the twins resembles their mother – they both have black hair like their dad.
after
Neither of the twins _____________________ – they both have black hair like their dad.

3 The school hasn’t organised any outdoor activities until now, but they might do so this year.
date
The school hasn’t organised _____________________, but they might do so this year.

4 Although journalists need interesting stories, they should always print the truth.
obligation
Although journalists need interesting stories, they _____________________ print the truth.

5 The demonstration was peaceful at first, but eventually the police and the protesters began to fight.
broke
The demonstration was peaceful at first, but eventually _____________________ the police and protesters.

Exercise 4: Choose the preposition that best completes each sentence below.

1 The first thing I do when I go home is to sort in / out / off any mail that has arrived.
2 The company was set up / off / out in 1993, and since then it has done business all over the world.
3 The teacher pointed on / in / out that she wouldn’t accept any homework which was handed in late.
4 OK, I shouldn’t have said all those things about your family – I take everything over / back / off.
5 There is growing concern that a new war might break out / up / down in the Middle East.

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