Lessons 2 Marrakech
I. Choose the one which is equal to the word given blow:
1. chant
A. religious song B. parallel lines
C. balanced words
D. repeated shout
2. derelict
A. grievous
B. deprived
C. abandoned
D. hunted
3. hummock
A. a desert
B. a low rounded hill
C. a high mountain
D. a plain
4. stow A. load roughly B. unload carefully
C. move quickly
D. hide away
5. frenzied A. full of uncontrolled excitement B. full of happiness
C. depressed
D. encouraged
6. fodder A. delicious food B. well prepared meal
C. rough food
D. half-cooked meal
7. clamour
A. clatter
B. noisily express
C. obey
D. generously give
8. desolate
A. isolated
B. united
C. eccentric
D. barren
9. slump
A. rise up
B. sink down
C. move on
D. repeat
10. squash
A. invade
B. infer
C. squeeze
D. separate
11. plight
A. condition
B. irritation
C. conscience
D. objection
12. infuriate
A. set apart from other B. fill with rage
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C. become fastened D. keep in a certain position
13. inquisitive
A. unnecessarily curious C. completely controlled
B. seriously urgent D. ready made
14. sidle A. climb secretly B. slide smoothly
C. slip fast 15. nibble A. eat large pieces
C. take small bits 16. ghetto A. musical instrument
C. dust 17. navvy A. a ship
C. a labourer 18. lucerne A. plant
C. oil 19. scrap A. a sharp sound
C. a forceful scratch 20. hack A. cut carefully
C. make slowly 21. stork
A. green grass
D. walk sideways
B. swallow down
D. sip bit by bit
B. area
D. grave
B. a soldier
D. a sailor
B. animal
D. field
B. a sudden cutting
D. a small piece
B. dig roughly
D. move smoothly
B. black soil
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C. white bird D. small plant
22. clump A. walk B. strike
C. write
D. fall
23. garrison A. railway station B. training centre
C. military camp
D. battle field
24. hobble A. walk in difficulty with small steps B. walk quickly with strides C. walk slowly and lazily
D. walk sideways with tips and toes
25. identify A. equate B. differ
C. irrecognize
D. close
26. literally A. the use of word B. relate to literature
C. fond of learning
D. actually
27. rag A. a carpet B. an animal skin
C. a scrap of cloth
D. a floor covering
28. bumpy A. smooth B. rough
C. heavy
D. stout
29. acre
A. a wide expanse of land
B. number
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C. height D. width
30. witchcraft
A. craftsmanship C. airplane
B. magic D. supervisor
II. Complete the words according to the definitions, the first letter of the word is given:
1. Jewish quarter of a town, a part of a city in which a group of people live who are poor g 2. of the Middle Ages m
3. back part of an animal including the legs h 4. having difficulty to distinguish u
5. framework of all bones in a human or animal body s 6. town, city, district with local self-government m 7. cause to bend, curve, or twist out of shape w 8. group of trees g
9. soldiers who fight on foot i
10. injure or make sore by rubbing g
11. of, relating to, or belonging to the era before recorded history p
12. a container made to be carried on the back of a person or an animal P 13. to shine by reflection with a sparkling luster g
14. a feeling of profound awe and respect and often love r 15. to deceive in fun; fool k
16. a formation, as of troops or vehicles, in which all elements follow one behind the other c 17. one that inhabits a place, especially as a permanent resident i 18. easily broken or destroyed f
19. a crossbar with two U-shaped pieces that encircle the necks of a pair of oxen or other draft animals working together y 20. a trench, furrow, or groove c 21. to cause to shrivel and dry up m
22. of or relating to an earliest or original stage or state p 23. to become reduced in amount or value; dwindle s 24. very good or satisfying; praiseworthy s
25. to inhabit or overrun in numbers large enough to be harmful i
III. Put the following words and phrases into the appropriate blanks in the following sentences. (Filling in the grid is optional.)
wail infest with invisible warp wind up wring appeal to lower splendid frenzied
1. The child
for the toy.
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2. We took a long walk and 3. I think what
at the edge of town. me about his painting is the colors he uses.
drugs.
4. Nowadays, the streets in some places of the city 5. The policemen were trying 6. The temperature 7. He has made a 8. The wooden frame 9. The office was a scene of 10. Air is
the truth out of the recalcitrant witness.
gradually this month.
performance in the examinations.
in the humidity.
activity this morning.
but we can feel its motion when there is a wind.
IV. Answer the following questions:
1. How did the writer succeed in conveying his indignation at the poverty and misery of the people in the colonial countries?
2. Try to list the causes of their poverty.
V. Reading Comprehension:
1. The method the writer uses in developing his exposition is ________.
A. comparison and contrast B. example C. causation D. listing
2. The thesis of this essay is _______.
A. Marrakech
B. How much longer can we go on kidding these people? C. I saw how it was.
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