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73 Newspapers, broadcasting, publishing

Choose the best explanation in each case.

1We use the word actual to

a)say that something is 'in the news'.

b)mean 'up to date'.

c)mean 'the thing we are concerned with', as in the actual day it happened.

2An announcement in the press is

a)an event like an engagement or a wedding that is made known.

b)a large advertisement of a product which aims to inform and sell.

c)a small advertisement placed by people who are buying and selling things.

3A broadcast is

a)what is put out or transmitted on radio or TV.

b)another word for 'radio waves'.

c)an announcement in the press.

4If we say that a book has been edited, we mean it

a)has been printed, distributed and sold.

b)hasn't been accepted for publication.

c)has been prepared for publication.

5A critic is

a)a person who might write a review of a book or a film in a newspaper.

b)an account of a book or a film that might appear in a newspaper.

c)unfavourable comment on a book or a film that might appear in a newspaper.

6If you received a copy of a book, you would be receiving

a)an example of the kind of publication that is being prepared.

b)a free sample so that you can see what it's like.

c)one book of many that have been published.

7Publicity is the word we use for

a)bringing something to the attention of the public.

b)information that interests the public.

c)propaganda, which is usually political, and often false.

8A journal is

a)a newspaper that comes out on weekdays and/or Sundays.

b)a serious magazine that comes out weekly, monthly, quarterly or yearly.

c)a diary in which you keep a record of day-to-day appointments.

9The word bureau can be used to refer to

a)a room for academic or domestic reading and writing.

b)a room which is devoted to business.

c)an office for collecting and distributing information.

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4 'Do', 'make', 'have' and 'take'

pply the correct forms of do, make, have or take in Parts A and B. Part

1. If you pay in cash, we can ............

you a small discount.

2.………………..a step towards me.

3.	I think you should		............	it easy for a while.
4.	Please let me know if you have any criticisms to..............						.
5.	Tying a knot in my handkerchief				............	me remember what I have to do.
6.	Your explanation simply doesn't............					sense.
7.	I'm just learning how to............			the steps of the tango.
8.	Pesticides............		immense damage to the environment.
9.	Overwork finally caused her to............					a nervous breakdown.
10.	I can't join you for coffee. I.............				a lecture in ten minutes.
11.	They ............	a row yesterday and aren't on speaking terms.
12.	When do the new regulations............				effect?
13.	You never ............		my side in any argument.
14.	Teachers.............	a lot of influence on the young.
15.	We all spent the evening together and really ............						a laugh.
16.	I wonder if you could ............			me a small favour?
17.	First our teacher gives us an explanation, then we .............						an exercise.
18.	You've ............	me a very good turn and I won't forget it.
19.	You............	a nerve coming to me for advice!
20.	We............	a lot of fog in this part of the country.
rt B
1.	I wonder who............		the gardening.
2.	Your mother will ............			a fit when she sees what you've done to your room!
3.	I've applied for a teaching job and I ............					an interview tomorrow.
4.	How many will be ............			part in this play?
5.	It's time for me to............			my medicine.
6.	She still hasn't got over............			that miscarriage.
7.	I can't do it. Why don't you............				a try?
8.	I'm ............	problems with my car at the moment.
9.	The baker got into debt and was............					bankrupt.
10.	Silly questions really.............			me angry.
11.	I've never had to.............			such a difficult choice.
12.	I............	a small profit on the sale of my car.
13.	Matthew..............		a degree in engineering two years ago.
14.	You should............		advantage of this opportunity.
15.	I'm very glad I.............		your advice.
16.	It's time for us to ...........			a move.
17.	I think I'll ............		a short nap.
18.	………………….a look at this, will you?
19.	Something I've eaten has			...........	a very bad effect on me.
20.	Delia............	excellent taste.

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75 Education

Supply the best words in Parts A and B.

Part A


1.	A ............	lists the times of classes, etc.			a) timetable
2.	When schools close, the children are on...............				a) leave
3.	Children who live in a school are called...............				a) pensioners
4.	The head of a school could be called the ..............				a) principal
5.	A school for the very young is a ..............				a) kindergarten
6.	The function of a school is to............			children.	a) educate
7.	You can remove mistakes with a ..............				a) gum
8.	A ............	describes the activities of a school.			a) prospectus
9.	Have you seen the new		.............for the exams?		a) programme
10.	A student might win one of these ..............				a) a premium
11.	You would do an ............		in a laboratory.		a) experience
12.	Alexander Fleming.............		penicillin.		a) discovered
13.	Some students learn languages with...............				a) convenience
14.	We're building a car in ..............our				a) laboratory
15.	After............	you can attend university.			a) gymnasium
16.	The children sat on.............		to watch the match.		a) benches
17.	We're............	for the football match.			a) training
18.	Write your answers on ..............this				a) protocol
19.	You might receive.............		at the end of each term.		a) a reference
20.	Universities can only..............		a few students.		a) admit

Part B

b)schedule

b)holiday

b)boarders

b)principle

b)nursery

b)bring up

b)rubber

b)prospect

b)syllabus

b)a prize

b)experiment

b)invented

b)ease

b)workshop

b)grammar school

b)banks

b)drilling

b)sheet

b)a report

b)receive


1.	I need to pass my Cambridge First ..............					a) Certificate	b)	Diploma
2.	She's got a		.............	to do French at Oxford.		a) position	b)	place
3.	Teachers	............		so many exercise books!		a) note	b)	mark
4.	Our course provides you with.............				experience.	a) practicable	b)	practical
5.	You do this before you take an exam..............					a) revision	b)	repetition
6.	High ............		requires capital investment.			a) technique	b)	technology
7.	Different............			have edited Shakespeare.		a) scholars	b)	students
8.	What..............		did you get for the spelling test?			a) mark	b)	degree
9.	Sh! I want to listen to the...............					a) conference	b)	lecture
10.	............lessons are very expensive.					a) Particular	b)	Private
11.	I.............	down what the teacher said.				a) marked	b)	noted
12.	My essay was illustrated with a					a) diagram	b)	scheme
							b)	knowledge
13.	Few people add to the sum of human					a) science
							b)	lose
14.	No one likes to			an exam.		a) fail
							b)	subject
15.	History is my favourite				at school.	a) topic
							b)	Exercise
16.	............is treated like any other school subject.					a) Gymnastics
							b)	Physics
17.	............is the most difficult of all subjects.					a) Physic
							b)	policy
18.	Discipline is the best					a) politics
							b)	arise
19.	I don't know how mistakes like this can					a) rise
							b)	enter
20.	It's hard to			into university.		a) get

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76 Buildings, parts of buildings, surroundings

The clues in A have answers in B. Find and match them. Here's the first one: A0 a platform on the outside of a building where you can sit -> BO balcony

A			B
0	a platform on the outside of a		0	balcony
	building where you can sit
1. a rough place to live in ...........			1	asylum	26.	pension
2. buildings to house the military/ ...........................			2	at the side	27.	penthouse
	soldiers	...............	3	back	28.	playground
3. You might want to visit the .................................			4	backside	29.	pub
	of the Unknown Soldier ...........		5	barracks	30.	refinery
4. builders can't repair a roof without			6	behind	31.	relief
this		...........	7	boarding house	32.	rendering
5. an open-air space in a building ...........			8	construct	33.	rock
6. nuns live in this kind of building ...........			9	construe	34.	roof
7. you would associate this structure.......................			10	convent	35.	ruin
	with petroleum	............	11	courtyard	36.	scaffold
8. it's man-made, often decorative, ..........................			12	direction	37.	scaffolding
	and water comes out of it .............		13	distillery	38.	scene
9. children play in this		...........	14	fountain	39.	scenery
10.	fine buildings are often built from this		15	grave	40.	shack
			16	guesthouse	41.	shed
11.a place where whisky might be............................			17	headquarters	42.	sideways
	made, for example	..............	18	home for the old	43.	source
12.	the rear part of a building could be...................		19	house	44.	spring
	referred to as 'the ...	' .............	20	inn	45.	stone
13.	an ancient building like the..............................		21	laboratory	46.	tomb
	Colosseum may be one of these ............		22	management	47.	view
14.	the modern term for this might be....................		23	memorial	48.	workshop
	'a psychiatric hospital' ............		24	monastery	49.	wreck
15.	everyone enjoys a room with...........................		25	monument	50.	yard
	a...	.....

16.a scientist might conduct experiments in this

17.once a year there's a ceremony

	at the War...	...........
18.	another word for 'build'	...........
19.	a small family hotel	...........
20.	a pub where you could also rent
	a room for the night is a ...	...........
21.	this can be applied to the outside
	surface of a building	...........
22.	often a very expensive flat at the
	top of a building	...........

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77 Countable and uncountable nouns

All the nouns in the list below are normally uncountable. For example:

We eat a lot of fruit. (Not *fruits*)

However, thirteen of the nouns have countable uses, sometimes with a change of meaning, especially when we use them in the plural:

Exotic fruits are easily available these days. (= different varieties)

Tick the remaining twelve nouns that have countable uses.
advice	jewellery	rock
business	knowledge	rubbish
capital	laughter	scaffolding
china	lightning	scenery
cloth	machinery	thunder
crime	mud	time
equipment	noise	trouble
experience	patience	underwear
frtrit S	poetry	veal
fuel	pollution	wealth
gossip	progress	youth

Write twelve sentences using the plural forms of the nouns you have ticked. 0

10.

11.

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78	Fear, worry, embarrassment, etc.
Supply the best word or words.
1	Jean gets very...................					if her daughter doesn't ring her once a week.
	a) moved		b) agitated		c) shaken
2	I was in a state of ..................					waiting for my exam results.
	a) agony	b) anxiety
3	Pilots always ...................				the passengers when there is air turbulence.
	a) alarm	b) alert
4	We're going to have an early night and we don't want to be ....................
	a) deranged		b) molested			c) perturbed		d) disturbed e) deranged
5	He's suffered from poor health all his life and that has made him......................
	a) nervous		b) irritable
6	You came in without knocking and made me jump. You really....................									me!
	a) frightened b) scared					c) startled
7	You can't communicate with her at the moment. She's in a real.....................									.
	a) situation		b) state		c) position		d) condition
8	I got really...................				when I didn't hear from you.
	a) preoccupied			b) worried
9	Thank you for waking me up. I was ..................								a nightmare!
	a) doing	b) making			c) seeing		d) having		e) dreaming
10	I'm glad you've phoned. I've been very...................								you.
	a) concerned about b) concerned with							c) concerning with		d) concerning about
11 My advice is: don't panic; stay .....................
	a) calm	b) tranquil			c) peaceful		d) quiet
12	I could see the house had been burgled, but I....................								when I went inside.
	a) shocked		b) shocked myself c) had a shock
13	I wasn't properly dressed for the party and felt ....................								my appearance.
	a) ashamed for			b) shy of		c) embarrassed about d) ashamed of
14	I always feel ...................				if I hear footsteps behind me in a dark and empty street.
	a) shy b) timid			c) fearful
15	She always ...................				if you mention a subject that embarrasses her.
	a) reddens		b) goes red c) reds

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79 Crime and punishment

The mistakes in these sentences have been underlined for you. Suggest a correct or better alternative for each mistake in Parts A and B. The first one has been done for you.

Part A

0.The affair remains unsolved.

1.Stealing banks is on the increase.

2.We must be sure he receives a fair process.

3.They found the corps in the garden.

4.Many people have bought false Dali paintings.

5.The police examined the suspect for ten hours.

6.There are austere penalties for dangerous driving.

7.The little boy was able to make us a good description.

8.The most famous criminals used to be held on Alcatraz.

9.Everyone agrees the judge's decision was exact.

10.How can you test this man is guilty?

11.Can you acknowledge the person in this photo?

12.His strange behaviour raised my suspicions.

13.She refuses all knowledge of what happened.

14.The police searched the missing boy for ten days.

15.Will this proof stand up in court?

16.Some young people disappear without track.

17.The police have been remarking his movements.

18.He has evaded from prison several times.

19.The sentence was 'Not Guilty'.

20.Murderers aren't often hung these days.

Part B

1.The gang specialized in robbing bikes and selling them.

2.I dialled a false number.

3.I saw a suspected person outside the shop.

4.You can't do an accusation without proof.

5.It will be two weeks before the injury heals.

6.She received a life verdict for murder.

7.I'm going to conduct my own apology.

8.She was held stealing goods at a department store.

9.The murderer choked his victim with a stocking.

10.There's a big police chase for the criminals.

11.He was convicted to death.

12.I was sued and had to pay damage of £500.

13.We have a list of missing peoples.

14.These new credit cards are easy to imitate.

15.A lie is intended to cheat someone.

16.When does the murder try. begin?

17.Laws are done to be broken.

18.The innocents were punished along with the guilty.

19.Someone has roused the alarm.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

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80 Clothes, materials, etc.

Supply the best words in Parts A and B.

Part A

1.	You often find these on shoes.....................					a) shoelaces
2.	A monk might wear a.....................					a) costume
3.	A man's three-piece suit includes a.....................					a)	waistcoat
4.	A..................	is a bit of thin material covering the face.				a)	veil
5.	36...................	is a woman's chest measurement.				a)	bust
6.	Items of clothing that go together are .....................					a) assorted
7.	You're having a suit made, so you have a .....................					a) fitting
8.	If it's the right size for you, it			...................you.		a)	fits
9.	If something looks good on you, it ...................				you.	a)	matches
10.	Up-to-date clothes are this.....................					a)	fashionable
11.	Clothes you feel easy in are this.....................					a) comfortable
12.	Jackets are often ...................			with satin.		a)	lined
13.	Costume jewellery is.....................					a)	imitation
14.	A new skirt might be...................			from bits and pieces.		a)	made up
15.	A silk blouse is made...................			silk.		a) of
16.	If everyone's wearing it, it must be in .....................					a)	mode
17.	Shoes are usually made of ....................					a) skin
18.	A stylish piece of clothing may be.....................					a)	snob
19.	You often make curtains out of heavy ....................					a) stuff
20.	I think that dress is quite ...................			for you.		a)	wrong
Part B
1.	A woman might wear a ...................			in her hair.		a)	ribbon
2.	Damaged clothing needs to be.....................					a)	corrected
3.	When we wear clothes, they.....................					a)	get dirty
4.	Clothes often ..................	in the wash.				a)	enlarge
5.	You can make a dress from a paper .....................					a) patron
6.	You might use a...................			on a baby's nappy.		a)	safety pin
7.	It's easy to drop a ...................			when you're knitting.		a) stitch
8.	I've ...................	that button on for you.				a)	sown
9.	A thing becomes smaller in the wash; it.....................					a) gathers
10.	Boys and girls are taught how to ..................				sewing.	a)	make
11.	Just look at the...................		of your clothes!			a) situation
12.	How did you get that...................			on your tie?		a)	spot
13.	Let me ...................	your jacket.				a)	sweep
14. …………….coming out of the washing machine!						a) Sud is
15.	I'll have to...................	my skirt at the waist.				a)	widen
16.	It only takes a spot of oil to...................			a tie.		a)	ruin
17.	It's often very hard to ..................			what you want.		a) choose
18.	You can...................	a costume for the party.				a)	hire
19.	I can't...................	which one I want.				a) decide
20.	I'll try it on in the .....................					a)	cabin

b)cordons

b)habit

b)vest

b)shawl

b)breast

b)matching

b)fit

b)suits

b)chick

b)convenient

b)doubled

b)forged

b)formed

b)with

b)fashion

b)leather

b)elegant

b)material

b)mistaken

b)tape

b)repaired

b)dirty

b)stretch

b)pattern

b)pin

b)point

b)sewn

b)shrinks

b)do

b)state

b)speck

b)brush

b)Suds are

b)let out

b)wreck

b) elect b) rent

b) determine b) cubicle

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81 Are you a hypochondriac?

Supply the best word or words.

1.Hypochondriacs are healthy people who imagine they are

.................. serious illnesses.

2.Do you often visit the doctor's

.................. ?

3.Do you often imagine you will

be killed in a ...................

accident?

4.Have you ever experienced

.................. pain?

5.Do you think you might suddenly

drop dead from a heart ...................	?
6. Do you think you need to see
.................. ?

7.Do you sometimes feel you have a

mysterious ...................

in the chest?

8.Do you ever find it difficult to

	.................. ?
9.	Do you often...................		of
	mysterious headaches?
10.	Are you losing your...................		?
11.	Do you constantly feel...................		?
12.	When you get up in the morning,
	do you usually feel ...................		?
13.	Do even the smallest things
	...............................	?
14.	If you have a cough, are you
	convinced you have a bad case
	of...................	?
15.	Do you imagine you have.........		?
16.	If you are in a crowd, are you
	afraid you will....................		a cold?

17.Do you wash your hands all the time because you are afraid of

………….?

18.Do you only eat things that are

	.................. for you?
19.	Do you think that lack of sleep
	will ...................	you?
20.	Do you have bad	................... ?

21.Do you worry about………on your face?

22.Are you convinced that life

is a fatal ...................

a) suffering from

a) surgery

a) mortal

a) intensive

a) insult

a) an expert

a) ache

a) breath a) protest

a) remembrance a) exhausted

a) poorly

a) get on your nerves

a) grippe

a) temperature

a) pick

a) microbes

a) hygienic

a) harm a) flesh

a)spots

a)disease

b) enduring

b) office

b) fatal

b) intense

b) attack

b) a specialist

b)pain

b)breathe

b)complain

b) memory

b)exhausting

b)sickly

b) enervate you

b)flu

b) a fever

b)pick up

b)germs

b)good

b) hurt b) skin

b)specks

b)decease

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82 Housework, gardening, maintenance

Supply the words asked for in the clues. The first one has been done for you. 0

What 4-letter verb beginning with T means 'put things in order'? 0

1.What adjective beginning with G and ending in Y means 'covered with cold solid fat'? (6 letters)

2.What adjective beginning with H and ending in -IC describes conditions in a kitchen, etc., which are germ-free? (8 letters)

3.What noun beginning with P and ending in -CE refers to items such as fruit and vegetables grown as food? (7 letters)

4.What noun (4 letters) beginning with T describes an object like a hammer, used for general handiwork?

5.What 12-letter noun beginning with C and ending in -TION describes steam turning into water on a cold surface?

6.What verb beginning with R means to fix something that is broken? (6 letters)

7.What adjective beginning with D describes the condition of, say, clothes which are slightly wet? (4 letters)

8.What noun (9 letters) beginning RENDdescribes a paint with a cement base used on outside walls?

9.What verb beginning FUMIdescribes the act of treating with chemical smoke to kill germs, insects, etc.? (8 letters)

10.What 3-letter verb beginning with F means the same as 'repair'?

11.What noun (5 letters) beginning with D and ending with R describes the style and appearance of a room, for example?

12.What noun P - - D describes a man-made area of water you might find in a garden?

13.What noun beginning with M and ending in -URE would you use to describe water held in soil? (8 letters)

14.What verb (4 letters) beginning with P would you use to describe the act of taking flowers that are growing?

15.What verb S ---- P means to use a broom?

16.What noun M - - S describes conditions that are dirty and untidy in, say, a kitchen?

17.What noun T ------- MAN describes a person who

lives by buying and selling, e.g. in a shop?

18.What 4-letter noun, plural in form, beginning with S describes the foam made by soap in a washing machine?

19.What 5-letter verb beginning with C describes the noise floorboards might make when you walk on them?

20.What verb beginning with A and ending -GE describes the way you put flowers into a vase artistically? (7 letters)

21.What noun L - C - - ER describes paint or varnish that dries to a hard shiny surface?

22.What verb S --- PE describes what you might do to the bottom of a pan to remove burnt-on food?

1.	.........................
2.	..........................
3.	..........................
4.	..........................
5.	.........................
6.	..........................
7.	..........................
8.	..........................
9.	..........................
10.	..........................
11.	.........................
12.	..........................
13.	..........................
14.	..........................
15.	..........................
16.	..........................
17.	........................
18.	..........................
19.	..........................
20.	..........................

21.………………….

22.………………….

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