UNIT 3_VOCABULARY SKILL
EXERCISE 1:
1. I can't answer this question. It’s __________ (POSSIBLE).
2. Don't stand near the water. It's too __________ (DANGER).
3. I don't like this fish. It's not very well __________ (COOK).
4. Kate started crying because she was so __________ (HAPPY)
5. If you have a haircut it will change your __________ (APPEAR)
6. Paul never waits in queues. He is too __________ (PATIENT)
7. Thank you for your advice. You have been very __________ (HELP).
8. Stealing other people's money is __________ (HONEST)
9. Our science __________ is very young. (TEACH)
10. Harry didn't think the book was very__________ (INTEREST).
11. A million pounds was given to the hospital by an __________ person (KNOWN)
12. When you __________this paragraph, make it a bit shorter (WRITE)
13. Mary was wearing a/an __________hat (USUAL)
14. That was a great film. It was really __________ (ENJOY)
15. I like this town. The people are very __________ (FRIEND)
16. I don't think you're right. I __________ with you completely. (AGREE)
EXERCISE 2:
1. Children __________ their clothes very quickly. (GROW)
2. He decided to __________ the offer I gave him. (CONSIDER)
3. My friend wanted to __________ me but I was faster (RUN).
4. Last night on TV there was a __________ of the new shows planned this fall (VIEW).
5. We were __________, so we had to surrender. (NUMBERED)
6. The government __________the strength of the hurricane. (JUDGED)
7. The
first
__________ railroad
1860s (CONTINENTAL)
was
built
in
the
United
States
in
the
8. O'Hare Airport in Chicago is one of the busiest in the world, handling hundreds of
domestic and __________ flights every day. (NATIONAL)
9. His only hope of surviving was a heart __________. (PLANT)
10. The football team have been preparing for the __________. (FINALS)
11. __________ animals are one of his special field of interests. (HISTORIC)
12. What she said made me __________ my strategy (THINK)
EXERCISE 3:
Attempts to communicate in a foreign language can easily go wrong. I'm always __________
(APPOINT) by my attempts to speak Greek on holidays. The waiter on Samos __________
(UNDERSTAND) what I wanted and instead of beetroots brought me mushrooms. I __________
(LIKE) mushrooms greatly but when I asked him to __________ (PLACE) them with beetroots
he smiled, went into the kitchen and __________ (TURN) with a plateful of aubergines.
He also __________ (TAKE) my friendly attitude towards everyone I meet and when I
complained that they had __________ (COOK) the meat, Manuel (that was his name if I am not
__________ (TAKE) ) grinned and spun his moustache. To top it all, I __________ (READ) the bill
and accused the poor waiter of __________ (CHARGE) me. Everything was my fault. It was my
poor Greek again.