Vocabulary
Exercise
- Choose the best answer for each item.
- The ….of the accident was a broken brake lever.
- reason 2. occasion
- opinion 4. cause
- She…… never to lie to him again.
- said 2. asked
- swear 4. promised
- I want to be a ….. of M.C.Club.
- member 2. writer
- holder 4. keeper
- You can’t use that printer. It’s out of …….
- work 2. order
- function 4. business
- We don’t own our house, we…it.
- rate 2. rent
- borrow 4. fund
- She intends to go and nothing you do can ….. her.
- protect 2. deny
- prevent 4. defend
- I must go home now to
make……for dinner.
- occasion
- perform
- arrangement
- preparation
- Everyday I do the crossword..….in the newspaper.
- problem 2.question
- test 4. puzzle
- To find out how wide this room is, you
must………..it.
- measure 2. mention
- line 4. lengthen
- I have to …….. the invitation because
I am very busy.
- refuse 2. deny
- leave 4. abandon
- John is neither too early nor too late, but exactly …. .
- temperate 2. punctual
- prompt 4. regular
- The secretary will …….for you to see the manager.
- order 2. organize
- arrange 4. find
- The doctor gave women …….about her weight problem.
- report 2. advice
- empty 4. fix
- John Kennedy was born a …..man.
- wealthy
- vacation
- delivery
- frequently
- The movie theater near the university shows French films……… .
- occasionally 2. friendly
- committee 4. carefully
- I think you should give up the ……of smoking in class.
- custom 2. tradition
- habit 4. habitual
- The money you get paid from working is called …… .
- earn 2. wage
- reward 4. revenue
- Please have your doctor……that report.
- accept 2. sign
- point 4. tell
- On our way to school yesterday, we…..of gas.
- went out 2. emptied
- cleared 4. ran out
- A person who breaks into a house during a might is a ….. .
- burglar 2. robber
- prisoner 4. murder
- Choose the best word to use in each. .bank. Although the price of….(1)…
Continues to climb, the automobile remains at the center of American life. In 1980, 82% of trips of 100 miles or more were made by people in cars, while…(2) by airplanes, trains, and buses accounted for less than 18% Americans are …..(3)..….
To using their cars and they are not likely to change their driving ..(4).. . However,
America’s …..(5)…..on the automobile has had serious results, including air …(6)
…and traffic congestion. In Los Angeles, the air is so dirty one day out of every three or four that people with lung and heart……(7)…risk their lives. Each year, air pollution results in $1.5 to $ 2 billion of ….(8)…to human health, vegetation, and buildings in Los Angeles alone. Mayors of big cities and commuters continue to …..(9)…. About the problem of traffic in urban areas. New York probably has the worst traffic ….(10)…in the country.
- 1. vacation
- gasoline
- motorist
- commuting
- 1. travel 2. vander
- visit 4. fly
- 1. depended 2. relied
- accustomed 4. interested
- 1. license 2. cards
- habits 4. away
- 1. dependence 2. use
- go 4. spread
- 1. pollution 2. condition
- expression 4. direction
- 1. sick 2. perform
- profit 4. problems
- 1. kill 2. hurt
- cure 4. damage
- 1. protect 2. complain
- trips 4. help
- 1. ways 2. lights
- jams 4. sides