Exercise 8. Choose the right answer.

l. It’s vital that the students’ handwriting be …… . a) illiterate b) legible c) legitimate d) literate 2. It's quite ….. which question you answer first because you must answer them all. a) arbitrary b) indifferent c) unconditional d) voluntary 3. Vincent read the article through quickly, so as to get the ….. of it before settling down to a thorough study.

a) core b) detail c) gist d) run

4. It is very difficult to ….. the exact meaning of an idiom in a foreign language.

a) convert b) convey c) exchange d) transfer 5. I tried to concentrate on my work but my eyes kept ….. away from the handbook. a) digressing b) lapsing c) rambling d) straying 6. On Sunday, Vivian studied for seven hours …… . a) at length b) at once c) in full d) on end

7. Miss Nervous handed in the test and awaited the results ….. .

a) in the same breath b) out of breath c) under her breath d) with bated breath 8. Wilfred was so ….. in his studies that he did not notice the time passing.

a) drenched b) drowned c) engrossed d) soaked

9. You will need a pen and some paper to ….. this problem.

a) discover b) find out c) realise d) work out 10. Students will be ….. for exceeding word-limits in their précis.

a) condemned b) penalised c) punished d) sentenced

11. I am afraid I have only had time to ….. the article you recommended. a) glance b) look c) peruse d) scan

12. Frank has a good ….. for figures.

a) brain b) head c) mind d) thought

13. The noise from the traffic outside ….. me from my homework.

a) annoyed b) distracted c) prevented d) upset

14. You must not ….. from the point when you write an essay.

a) diverge b) go astray c) ramble d) wander

15. I can’t possibly mark your homework as your handwriting is ….. . a) illegible b) illicit e) illogical d) illusive

16. Ann is going to take extra lessons to ….. what she missed while she was away. a) catch up on b) cut down on c) put up with d) take up with 17. Miss Crammer is so ….. in her work that it would be a pity to disturb her. a) absorbed b) attentive c) consumed d) intent 18. It suddenly ..... on me what he really meant. a) came b) dawned c) hit d) struck

Exercise 9. Choose the right answer.

1. How many ….. is Sam studying at school? a) objects b) subjects c) themes d) topics

2. I have English classes ..... day – on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

a) all other b) each other c) every other d) this and the other

3. I haven’t had a very ….. week. I seem to have done nothing at all.

a) economic b) enthusiastic c) extensive d) productive

4. It is ….. impossible to find a good educational computer program.

a) almost b) barely c) hardly d) merely

5. ….. the difficulty of the task, I shall be lucky to complete it by next month. a) Accepted b) Given c) Presuming d) Regarding

6. A small ….. of students was waiting outside the classroom to see the teacher.

a) form b) gang c) group d) team

7. Hard as she tried, she …… couldn’t understand the question.

a) always b) even c) still d) yet

8. And as she didn’t understand anything, she merely gave the teacher a ..... look.

a) blank b) clear c) simple d) useless

9. How many marks did you ….. in the last test?

a) get b) make c) score d) take

10. You will have to do the course again because your work has been ….. .

a) unnecessary b) unpleasant c) unsatisfactory d) unusual

11. Andy was ..... from school because of his bad behaviour.

a) evicted b) expelled c) left d) resigned

12. I’m not sure why he didn’t go to the college, but I ….. he failed the entrance test.

a) deduce b) estimate c) predict d) suspect

13. The study of ….. can be very interesting.

a) a history b) histories c) history d) the history

14. You can learn as much theory as you like, but you only master a skill by ..... it.

a) doing b) exercising c) practising d) training

l5. Mabel’s school report last term was most ….. . a) fortunate b) fulfilling c) satisfactory d) satisfied

16. Most of the students agreed to the plan, but a few ….. it.

a) argued b) differed c) failed d) opposed 17. Mr Genius was so ..... at maths at school that he became the youngest student ever to be accepted by a college. a) brilliant b) hopeful c) keen d) proud 18. Miss Lazy has hardly done any ..... this week ! a) effort b) job c) labour d) work

19. When I told him my opinion, he ….. his head in disagreement.

a) hooked b) knocked c) rocked d) shook 20. Please reply ….. as I have no time to lose. a) hastily b) promptly c) rapid d) swift

Exercise 10. Put each of the following words into its correct place in the passage below.

Authority, bachelor’s, bodies, campuses, classes, co-educational, co-ordinate, courses, degree, freshmen, graduates, junior, located, school separate, sex, special, students, undergraduates, university, studies, women, year.

Students

The student body of a ….. or college is divided into ….. and undergraduates. Graduates have already received their ….. degrees, while ..... have not. The undergraduates belong to one of four ….. , according to their ..... of study. These are ..... , sophomore, ….. , and senior classes. Most schools also admit ..... students who take a number of ….. , but are not working towards a ….. .

Students ….. vary considerably from ….. to school. Some institutions are ….. , with both men and ..... students. Others admit ….. of only one ….. .

A ….. institution has ..... men’s and women`s colleges. They are controlled by the same central ….. and are usually ….. on the same campus or nearby ….. .