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activist (n) assist (v) clarify (v) converse (v)
extract (v) incline (v) propagate (v)
propensity (n) sustain (v) urban (adj)
1. The lecturer tried to explain her point more clearly by using another
___________________
example more familiar to her students.
___________________
2. It is impossible to grow crops without an adequate supply of water.
3. By the age of three, most children are able to talk with an adult in a
___________________
limited fashion.
4. Because of unhappy childhood experiences, he is disposed to believe that
___________________
most people are basically very selfish.
5. During examinations, students are not allowed to talk to or help other
___________________
students in any way.
6. Students should not read every page of a book but instead identify and
___________________
then take out only those ideas which are relevant.
7. Some students will stay up all night to finish their work, but it is impossible
___________________
to maintain this for very long and so it is not recommended.
8. One of the main causes of the increase in inner-city lawlessness is the
___________________
number of young people dependent on drugs.
9. Heavy smokers have a tendency to develop lung cancer and other serious
illnesses. ___________________
10. In recent environmental demonstrations, campaigners have protested
against the building of new roads. ___________________
Don't forget to keep a record of the words and expressions that you have learnt, review
your notes from time to time and try to use new vocabulary items whenever possible.
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Unit Six
6e Choose the best word
For each of the sentences here, choose the best word from a, b or c:
1. Wearing a seatbelt when travelling in a car is now a ______________________ requirement in many
countries, and people who do not so may be punished in the courts.
a. legal b. compulsory c. binding
2. Because the strikers still refused to return to work, the employers agreed reluctantly to
_____________________ their pay offer to the workers.
a. rewrite b. revise c. reproduce
3. The age at which a child becomes ______________________ in the United Kingdom is 18.
a. a person b. an adult c. an individual
4. Many scientists believe that most dinosaurs were killed as a result of a huge meteor which
______________________ with the Earth 65 million years ago.
a. crashed b. hit c. collided
5. The journalist asked the Prime Minister repeatedly about the scandal but he refused to
______________________ on it.
a. comment b. mention c. discuss
6. Despite a great deal of evidence to the contrary, tobacco companies ______________________ the
public for years that smoking was not a direct cause of cancer.
a. promised b. assured c. persuaded
7. While South Korea has ______________________ over the last fifty years, North Korea is still
relatively underdeveloped.
a. succeeded b. prospered c. achieved
8. In most companies, employees receive extra ______________________ if they do extra work.
a. income b. revenue c. salary
9. Following unification, the German government decided to move the capital from Bonn and
______________________ it once more in Berlin.
a. position b. locate c. place
10. There are many parts of the world which are ______________________ enough to produce food but
do not have enough water.
a. productive b. fertile c. agricultural
11. Most universities have trained counsellors who can reassure and ______________________ students
who have academic or personal problems.
a. console b. sympathise c. cheer
12. The ______________________ of world trade increased enormously during the twentieth century.
a. size b. volume c. scope
13. To improve teamworking, students are often asked to ______________________ to produce a group
report or presentation together.
a. assist b. unite c. co-operate
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Unit Six
6f Make a collocation
Start by reading through the sentences below. Then take one word from the box on the left and
combine this with one from the box on the right to make a collocation. (Note that more than one
pairing may be possible and also that some words appear more than once.) Then try to match your
combinations with the spaces in the sentences below:
keep niche southern hemisphere your nerve interlude
identical brief economic their goals cycle twins
attain under go off at reality sanctions market
virtual endless a tangent the microscope
1. When you look at your exam paper, try to _________________ _________________ and don't panic;
concentrate on what you can do!
2. In order to increase pressure on the government, _________________ _________________ were
imposed preventing the sale of oil.
3. Sometimes, university life just seems to be an _________________ _________________ of
assignment after assignment.
4. In spite of equal opportunities policies, women are still not able to _________________
_________________ as easily as men in terms of reaching the top positions.
5. Some lecturers are difficult to follow because they _________________ _________________ and talk
about something completely different.
6. Most _________________ _________________ not only look alike but also behave and even dress
similarly.
7. _________________ _________________ is now so advanced that pilots train with it.
8. Some insects are so small that they can only really be seen properly _________________
_________________.
9. The countries in the _________________ _________________ are in general poorer than those in the
northern.
10. After two months of non-stop fighting there was a _________________ _________________ of
peace on Christmas Day before the fighting started again.
11. While the Volkswagen car was designed to appeal to the masses, the Rolls Royce has only ever been
aimed at a _________________ _________________.
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Unit Six
Vocabulary sheet
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