Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap.

Exercise 1

One of the major (1)______________concerns in today’s world is the growing list of (2)______________plants, animals and birds. The (3)______________threat of all to widelife is, of course, man, who must take action now to prevent the (4)______________of these species. Whales, tigers and elephants all (5)______________greater protection as hunters threaten to drive them to extinction. (6)______________, more effective measures are suggested to stop (7)______________warming, which has led to the (8)______________of important natural habitats. Fish too, are increasingly at risk from high level of river and sea (9)______________, caused by oil spills and toxic effluent. Stricter government controls will help in the fight to save our wildlife and a greater public (10)______________of the issues should be involved.

1. ENVIRONMENT 2. DANGER 3. BIG 4. APPEAR 5. REQUIREMENT 6. SIMILAR 7. GLOBE 8. LOSE 9. POLLUTE   10. AWARE

Exercise 2

A study into children’s television viewing habits reveals that children whose parents have a high level of (1)______________tend to watch less television than children from less educated family (2)______________. The report also suggests that a high rate of TV watching among children in poorer (3)______________areas and in the provinces, compared to those living in large urban centre, is often due to (4)______________and a lack of other kinds of (5)______________in the area. Disco, cinema, theatre and sports (6)______________offer children in urban centre a wider range of pastimes, which leads to far (7)______________hours being spent in front of the box. (8)______________, comedies and adventure films are children’s (9)______________programmes, while twenty percent of children said they preferred (10)______________films and thrillers.

1. EDUCATE 2. BACK   3. SUBURB 4. POOR 5. ENTERTAIN 6. ACTIVE 7. FEW 8. COMMERCE 9. FAVOUR 10. VIOLENCE

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COLLOCATIONS

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) that best fits the gap in each of the following sentences.

Exercise 1

1. I live in the___________, not the town.

A. area

B. farm

C. apartment

D. country

2. The person who controls a game is the___________.

A. referee

B. score

C. spectator

D. player

3. We’re just___________, not professionals.

A. players

B. crowd

C. team

D. amateurs

4. There are sometimes more players than___________.

A. spectators

B. referees

C. teams

D. scores

5. They are very___________on music.

A. keen

B. fan

C. like

D. respect

6. We prefer to live___________to nature.

A. through

B. close

C. near

D. with

7. I like visiting museums and art___________.

A. shops

B. stores

C. galleries

D. markets

8. Children can easily get bored with visiting historical___________.

A. areas

B. fields

C. points

D. places

9. She enjoys swimming and___________at the beach.

A. sunbathing

B. speaking

C. eating

D. drinking

10. Doctors give patients___________to take to the chemist’s.

A. prescriptions

B. description

C. check

D. cash

Exercise 2

1. I have lost my___________. I don’t want to eat anything.

A. hungry

B. appettite

C. happiness

D. life

2. Policemen wear___________ so everyone knows who they are.

A. clothes

B. shoes

C. dresses

D. uniforms

3. The man on the phone wanted me to___________a moment.

A. stay calm

B. hold on

C. take on

D. put off

4. To make tea, first___________the water in the kettle.

A. liquid

B. flow

C. make

D. boil

5. You should___________tea with a spoon.

A. stir

B. boil

C. fix

D. clear

6. Whenever you have the answer to my question, ___________your hands.

A. raise

B. rise

C. rice

D. rays

7. Put a cassette in the player and___________the ‘play’ button.

A. block

B. tick

C. lick

D. press

8. You can___________the quality of the sound by using the other controls.

A. adapt

B. adjust

C. adore

D. alarm

9. What a (an) ___________street! Two cars can’t pass through together.

A. easy

B. ugly

C. large

D. narrow

10. She wore___________clothes at the party.

A. difficult

B. huge

C. normal

D. sad

 

 

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SYNONYMS

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSET in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences.

Exercise 1

1. When being interviewed, concentrate on what the interviewer is saying or asking you.

A. be related to

B. be interested in

C. pay all attention to

D. express interest in

2. Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and a happy home.

A. deal with

B. manage

C. help together

D. work together

3. School uniform is compulsory in most of Vietnamese schools.

A. depended

B. required

C. divided

D. paid

4. Help and supports are rapidly sent to wherever there are victims of a catastrophe.

A. diseases and illnesses

B. poverty and famine

C. warfare

D. a sudden great disaster

5. I had a row with my boss and had to quit the job.

A. debated

B. discussed

C. quarreled

D. ignored

6. The potatoes have burned and stuck to the bottom of the pan.

A. The lowest inside surface

B. the shortest below surface

C. the lowest beneath surface

D. the shortest under surface

7. It was inevitable that the smaller company should merge with the larger.

A. urgent

B. satisfies

C. surprises

D. amuses

8. The new animation film catches the fancy of the children.

A. attracts

B. satisfies

C. surprises

D. amuses

9. Many scientists agree that global warming poses great threats to all species on Earth.

A. irritations

B. annoyances

C. fears

D. risks

10. As tourism is more developed, people worry about the damage to the flora and fauna of the island.

A. fruits and vegetables

B. flowers and trees

C. plants and animals

D. mountains and forests

Exercise 2

1. It will be fine tomorrow. But if it should rain tomorrow, the match will be postponed.

A. put off

B. taken off

C. turned off

D. sold off

2. We’ve run across a slight problem with the instruction manual.

A. met by chance

B. experienced

C. crossed out

D. crashed

3. These machines are older models and have to be operated by hand.

A. manually

B. spiritually

C. automatically

D. mechanically

4. In the 1980s, Tv viewers began to hook up video cassette players to their TVs.

A. combine

B. stop

C. fasten

D. connect

5. The lost hikers stayed alive by eating wild berries and drinking spring water.

A. revived

B. survived

C. surprised

D. lively

6. I find it difficult to remain neutral where he’s concerned.

A. objective

B. negative

C. positive

D. middle

7. He never complies with the traffic laws.

A. abides by

B. conforms to

C. obeys

D. all are correct

8. They all started playing water polo when they were very young.

A. took away

B. took up

C. took over

D. took off

9. I take my hat off to all those people who worked hard to get the contract.

A. detest

B. respect

C. dislike

D. discourage

10. The aircraft carrier is indispensable in naval operations against sea or shore based enemies.

A. unique

B. novel

C. exotic

D. vital

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ANTONYMS