I.
7. 1) In a way
2) in accordance with 3) vacancy
4) in good condition 5) transparent 6) rub 7) spicy 8) hitherto
9) with (a) bad grace 10) instinct 11) pawned 12) current 8. 1) turned up 2) will stick to 3) brought back 4) go about 5) driving at 6) put, away 7) turning, over 8) took, aback
9. 1) has a very weak constitution – she may not be able to
2) was taken aback by the insurance company’s rejection4) needs trimming /to be trimmed – it’s getting too long. 5) are often deceptive.
2) definite, is capable of, her vanity, 3) too mild, sipping, stroke
II. Usage 5) Except for 6) Except that 7) except
8) except when 9) except to 10) except what 11) except where 12) except that
III. British and American English Vocabulary:
AME: can, candy, faculty, mail, railroad, store
3) was something of a surprise when we ran into each oth
4. 1) Oddly enough, went broke, wrinkled, he had gone all t
BRE: flat, lift, ground floor, trousers, tube/underground, ma
Spelling:
AME: favorable, meter, defense, plow, tire
Comprehensive Exercises I.
5. 1) insane
2) current 3) candid 4) capable
5) was taken aback 6) in good condition 7) constitution 8) go all to pieces 9) gone broke 10) vacancy 11) mild 12) deceptive 6. 1) suspected
2) pleading 3) confirmed 4) stunned
BRE: paralyse, catalogue, leveling, programme, practice, ch
5) lucrative 6) jewellery 7) wealthy 8) urge 9) spell 10) arrested II.
5. 1) I have an instinct that Henry will seek to join the exped
2) He is capable of sticking to the task at hand, even if he
3) The trademark was registered in accordance with the la
4) Oddly enough, many people volunteered to help organi
5) The teacher’s affectionate words, along with his candid
6. For my own part, I find that appearances are all too often
ce, he seemed a man all of a piece. He was a tiny little fellubt, Burton was a man with a heart of stone. Unit 6 Text A
Language Sense Enhancement 11. 1) understanding
Lenny who was down and out and made him commit hims
2) Within the confines 3)reasonably 4) by nature
5) limitless possibilities 6) our aim
7) fewer desires
8) play by themselves 9) vet boundaries 10) or
Language Focus Vocabulary I.
10. 1) appliances 2) comparative 3) multiply 4) distribution 5) prosperity 6) decorate 7) famine
8) large quantities of / a large quantity of 9) streamline