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7A VOCABULARY Verbs often confused e@ the correct word. e 1 | hope /(wish)! knew the answer to this question. 2 The chemist can warn //advise you which is the best medicine to take. /rrefuses to talk about it. 3 When | ask my son what the problem is, he just deni 4 Don't you think we need to argue / discuss this before we make a decision? 5 Emily's boss warned / ad 1d her that if she was late for work again; she'd lose her job. 6 Hurry up! | can’t expect /wait forever. 7 When the police accused Jim of the crime, he denied / refused being there that night. lay = put 8 I love laying //lying on the beach with a good book in summer. intransitive a 9 | remembered /'eminded Kim that the meeting was at 2 p.m. sememberes 9 ° what's stopping you? 10 What's preventing / avoiding you from applying for the job? You've got all the right qualifications 11 | wasitobbed// stolen when | took the train home last night. What did they steal? 12 Has she returned the jacket you borrowed /lent her?” 413 Ifwe leave at about 6.30 p.m., we'llbe able to prevent / avoid the rush hour. 14 I don’t think Marcus notices /realizes how important it is for me to have my own income, lay - laid - laid lie - lay - lain 17 It doesn’t mind /‘matter if you can’t pay me back until next week. | don't need the money right now. 415 The vet picked up the dog carefully and lay'/laiditon the bed. 15. Miriam is really good at table tennis. | don’t think you will be able to 18 Did you notice / realize how many times Ella checked her phone over dinner? 419 Does Catheriné'milid /'matter that you can't go to her wedding? 20 Somebody robbed / stole my wallet when | was t 21 Who do you think is going to win/ beat the Champion's League this year? ing a photo of Big Ben in London. 22 When it rains heavily, the river level ¥i8@8// raises by several centimetres. _ intransitive 23 Did you remember / remind to set the alarm? 24 My two sisters don’t get on. They/re always arguing / discussing. 25 You can't expect / wait me to believe you. 26 Have you heard? The government is rising / raising taxes by 2% next month. 27 Do you think it will snow tonight? thopey/ wish not. 28 had to borrow / lend some money from my parents to pay the bills. diate Photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2020, Engl File fourth tan Teaches Sie Uppec inter

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