Exercise 12
1. LOOSE Oscar had eaten so much he had to ...........................his belt
2. REFER The dictionaries are with the other ..............................books
3. CONTAIN You can find out what a book is about by looking at the table of ....................................................
4. TIGHT Use a bigger screwdriver to ................................this screw.
5. HYPOCRITE I think it's sheer ...............................to get married in church if you don't believe in God
6. SENSE At the peace talks to discuss the war in South America, the British Foreign Minister told the press
that everything was being done to put an end to the .............................killing that was going on
7. NATURE I don't care what you say. I still think it's very ..................not to want to get married and have children
8. POLITICS In my opinion, all .................are equally bad, irrespective of which party they belong to
9. ENTHUSIAM Although he was not .........................about helping with the washing up, he did so all the time
10. CREATE Artists are ...............................people
Exercise 13
1. PURE In some areas water has to be boiled to ............................................it
2. EXPECT Although her visit was .................................., we made her welcome just the same
3. NEIGHBOUR I know all the boys who live in my....................................................................................
4. BELIEVE He doesn't agree with the ................................that there is life on other planets
5. SUSPECT He examined the parcel ......................................, as he had no idea what it could be
6. BEGIN All the courses .........................in January will finish in June
7. SIGN A letter should always end with the ........................of the writer
8. ORDINARY It is really quite..............................that we should have been at the same college without having
met before
9. SIMILAR There is a great ....................between Hari and his twin brother
10. DESCRIBE With a good .....................of the criminal from witnesses, the police were able to find him easily
Exercise 14
1. DELIVER The crash and carry price is only 5 pounds but they charge extra for....................................
2. COMFORT These shoes look quite smart but they're terriblibly................................
3. INFORM Always read a label on a product, it can give you some useful.............................................
4. HELP It's a nice shop and the assistants are all polite and very............................................................
5. PATIENT When I have to wait a long time to be served I start to feel.......................................................
6. REPLACE I don't want my money back. I want a ..................................................
7. PATIENT She got very angry but later she apologised for her...........................................................
8. RESPONIBLE His boss told him off because he had behaved .............................................................
9. EMPLOY I read an article about................................among school-leavers.
10. COURAGE Her parents...................................her to apply for the job
Exercise 15
1. SHARP This knife is very blunt. It needs ............................................................
2. FLY I would like to book a .................................to Hong Kong
3. FAULT I'm afraid this iron you sold me is ......................................................
4. COMPLAIN We have had a lot of .........................from customers today
5. PAY Please make your ........................at the counter overthere
6. LOOK Unless something is done about unemployment, the ................\...........for the future is not good
7. CONCLUDE The ......................................is that the plan will fail
8. COMPARE There is no ...............................between the two
9. THREAT I have never been ...........................like that before
10. ACT There is a saying in English: " ..........................speak louder than words"
1 loosen
2 impatient
3 development
4 successful
5 disappointing
6 unpleasant
7 peformers
8 entertainment
9 nations
10 investment
11 confident
12 cooperation
13 enjoyment
14 creation
15 Historician