I.Find the correct explanation for each word:
1.underneath prep.
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a. to happen or
to do something by chance;
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2.amount to v.
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b.
the
ability to read and write;
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3.chance v.
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c. a line
or ring of police officers, soldiers, etc. guarding
something or stopping people from entering;
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4.inadequate adj.
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d.
under or below something else, especially when it is
hidden by the thing on top;
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5.choke v.
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e. the point when
somebody/something is best,
most successful, strongest, etc.;
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6.cordon n.
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f. a number of
things tied or wrapped together;
something that is wrapped up;
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7.heritage n.
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g.
to add up to something;
to make something as a total;
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8.alert adj.
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h. to force somebody to
leave a country, usually because
they have broken the law or because they have no legal
right to be there;
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9.procession n.
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i.
to block or fill a passage, space, etc. so that
movement is difficult;
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10.bundle n.
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j. the
history, traditions and qualities that a country or
society has had for many years and that are considered
an important part of its character;
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11.peak n.
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k.
a
short section from a book, piece of music, etc.
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12.literacy n.
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l.
not enough; not good enough
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13.deport v.
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m.
a line of people or vehicles that move along slowly,
especially as part of a ceremony;
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14.passage n.
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n.
able to think quickly; quick to notice things;
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II.Put the correct word in the blank spaces. Use each word only
once:
upset v., underneath prep., passage
n., well v., clasp v., admit v.,
moderate adj.,
standstill n., tremble v.,
1. The security alert brought the airport to a ……….
2. The coin rolled ………… the piano.
3. My legs were ……ing with fear.
4. He arrived
an hour late and ……… all our arrangements.
5. Tears were ………ing up in her eyes.
6. You will not be …………ted to the theatre after the
performance has started.
7. The team enjoyed only …………… success last season.
8. He leaned forward, his hands ………ed tightly together.
9. Read the following ………… and answer the questions
below.
III.Put the correct word in the blank spaces. Use
each word only once:
vigorously adv., prolific adj., meticulous adj.,
utterly adv., flatly adv.,
tuck away (phr.v.), pile n., lean v., gloomy adj.,
vast, beckon, rumour;
1.She planned her trip in ………… detail.
2.He ………ed to
the waiter to bring the bill.
3.We're so ……… different from each other.
4.I thought she was leaving the company, but
perhaps it may be just a ……….
5.Picasso was extremely ……… during his Cubist
years.
6.Suddenly, the future didn't look so ……… after
all.
7.‘Oh, it's you,’ she said ……….
8.She kept his letters ……ed …… in a drawer.
9.His business empire was ……….
10.The tower is …………ing dangerously.
11.She shook her head ………….
12.The rubbish was left in a ………… on the floor.
IV.Find the correct explanation for each word:
1.rumour
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a.very active or full
of energy
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2.tuck away
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b.in a dull way with very little interest or
emotion
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3.meticulous
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c.full of
somebody/something
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4.beckon
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d.that cannot be
entered, passed through or seen through
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5.vigorously
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e.a piece of
information, or a story, that people talk about, but that may not be true
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6.whisk smb (through)
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f.paying
careful attention to every detail
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7.heaving
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g.extremely large in area, size, amount, etc.
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8.impenetrable
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h.to
take smb/smth somewhere very quickly and suddenly
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9.gloomy
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i.completely, totally
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10.flatly
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j.to give somebody a signal using your finger
or hand, especially to tell them to move nearer or to follow you
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11.prolific
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k.to hide something somewhere or keep it in a
safe place
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12.utterly
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l.sad and without hope, without much hope of
success or happiness in the future
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13.vast
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m. producing many works, etc.
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KEY to exercises:
I.
1.d
2.g
3.a
4.l
5.i
6.c
7.j
8.n
9.m
10.f
11.e
12.b
13.h
14.k
II.
1.standstill
2.underneath
3.trembling
4.upset
5.welling
6.admitted
7.moderate
8.clasped
9.passage
III.
1.meticulous
2.beckoned
3.utterly
4.rumour
5.prolific
6.gloomy
7.flatly
8.tucked away
9.vast
10.leaning
11.vigorously
12.pile
IV.
1.e
2.k
3.f
4.j
5.a
6.h
7.c
8.d
9.l
10.b
11.m
12.i
13.g
