EXERCISE 1

1. The substance gives a peculiar smell. (unusual, weird)

(1) strong

(2)

strange

(3) good

(4)

bad

2. She plays a passive role in the committee. (not responsive, not active)

3.

(1) an active

(2)

an important

(3) an inactive

(4)

an unimportant

Joei appeared as bashful as a schoolgirl when her boss praised her in front of her
colleagues. (Ppl who dont like to draw attention to oneself; nervous, afraid)
(1) proud

(2)

fresh

(3) shy

(4)

lively

4. She sews beautiful garments with quick fingers.

(1)

Gradual (slow & steady,

gradual improvement)

(3) humble

(2)

nimble

(4)

neat

5. Owls are active during the nights.

(1) sleepless

(2)

naughty

(3) insomniac

(4)

Nocturnal (diurnal)

6. He is not caring about the sufferings of other people.

ignorant of (not aware,
uninformed)
(3) careless about (not
(1)

paying enough attention

(2)

aware of

(4)
indifferent to (unconcerned, unsympathetic)

to what one does)

7. This product is up-to-date.

(1) old
(3)

Antique (historic, old

fashion)

(2)

vintage

(4)

modern

8. The young mother is singing a soft gentle song to make the child go to sleep.
(1) a lullaby

(2)

(3) an opera

(4)

a musical
an anthem ( song identified with a particular
group, body, or cause.)

10
Please put out your cigarette in the container meant for that purpose.
.
(1) ash-tray

(2)

dustbin

(3) bucket

(4)

compact

11. During famine (food shortage), food was inadequate and expensive.
(1) scarce

(2)

ample

(3) plentiful

(4)

sufficient

12
We will inform you as soon as we have the information.
.
(1) Verify (comfirm)

(2)

(3) notify

(4)

Testify(make a statement based on personal

knowledge or belief)

Justify( show or prove to be right or reasonable)

13
This piece of cloth allows air to pass through.
.

(1) is porous (absorbent)

(2)

is polished

(3) is transparent

(4)

is opaque

14
Please accept my condolences on your son's death.
.
(1) Comforts (relaxations)

(2)

pity

(3) praises

(4)

cash

15 The nuns are singing in the building in which nuns live.

(1) dormitory

(2)

hotel

(3) Convent

(4)

cathedral

Exercise 2
Match the vocabulary words on the left with the definitions on the right.

a thin, flexible, tensile layer of tissue that

separates, connects, lines, or covers various
structures, such as organs, in living
organisms.

2. delicatessen

a person who is absent, esp. from duty,

work, or property.

3. knowledge

producing benefits; favorable or

advantageous.

4. illiteracy

of, from, pertaining to, or in the direction of a

side or sides.

5. lateral

the condition of being unable to read and

write.

6. absentee

something that is inherited from earlier

generations; tradition:

7. guarantee

a shop that sells ready-to-eat foods such as

salads, cooked meats, and cheeses.

8. fragile

the act of compensating, or the condition of

being compensated.

9. compensation

easily damaged; delicate.

10. beneficial

single, distinct, or separate:

11. membrane

to turn from liquid into vapor; pass away in

the form of vapor.

an assurance, esp. in writing, that something

is of salable quality and will perform
satisfactorily or be repaired or exchanged at
the seller's or manufacturer's expense.

13. judicial

familiarity, awareness, or understanding.

14. evaporate

of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the

Middle Ages.

15. individual

of, concerning, or appropriate to judges,

courts of law, or the administration of justice:

1. medieval (mediaeval)

12. heritage