Language practice for advanced students - Words and phrases 03 - Thẩm Tâm Vy

 Thẩm Tâm Vy, November 20th, 2018 LANGUAGE PRACTICE FOR ADVANCED STUDENTS ~ UNIT 3 
LANGUAGE PRACTICE FOR ADVANCED STUDENTS 
WORDS AND PHRASES 03 
I. Formality. Replace each word or phrase underlined with a more formal word 
from the list below. 
abandoned - commensurate - dismissed - investigated - rudimentary 
beneficial - discrepancy - inopportune - lucrative - scrutinized 
1. George was given the sack yesterday. dismissed 
2. I am afraid I have only a / an basic knowledge of physics....................... 
3. The whole matter is being looked into by the police....................... 
4. fm looking for a job on a level with my abilities....................... 
5. The actual voting is carefully watched over by special officers....................... 
6. Janet was left somewhere by her parents when she was a baby...................... 
7. I must apologize if I have arrived at a / an bad moment....................... 
8. There is a / an difference between the sum of money sent, and the sum received. 
9. Carol’s new catering business turned out to be very profitable....................... 
10. I am sure that a month’s holiday would be good for you...................... 
II. Head. Match each sentence (1-10) with an explanation (a-j). 
1. I never even thought of it. ...b..... 
2. I avoid attracting attention............ 
3. I made sure that something had to be decided............ 
4. I’m not a practically minded person............ 
5. Fm involved so far that it’s out of my control............ 
6. I don’t understand it at all....... 
7. Fve gone mad............ 
8. I think too highly of myself........... 
9. I never lose control of my emotions............ 
10. I find it really easy.......... 
 a. I always keep my head. 
 b. It never entered my head. 
 c. I brought matters to a head. 
 d. My head is in the clouds. 
 e. I can’t make head or tail of it. 
 f. I’m in way over my head. 
 g. I could do it standing on my head. 
 h. It’s completely gone to my head. 
 i. Fm off my head. 
 j. I keep my head down. 
III. People. Underline the best option to complete each sentence. 
1. I thought that Irene’s action was rather out of personality / character / role. 
2. Paul was easy to manage when he was crawling, but now he’s a youngster / brat / 
 toddler it’s a little more difficult. 
3. Tim has been visiting some distant relatives / family / parents in the country. 
4. She’s not a teenager any more. She looks quite outgrown / overgrown / grown up 
now. 
5. I can’t understand Keith, he’s a strange figure / human / individual. 
6 Good heavens, it ’s you, Tom. You ’re the last person / personality / character I 
expected to see here. 
7. Helen later became a figure / being / character of some importance in the academic 
world. 
8. With the end of childhood and the onset of teenage / youth / adolescence, young 
people experience profound changes. 
9. Do you think that masses / humans / beings will ever be able to live on other planets? 
10. Emma has a very easy-going reputation / characteristic / personality which is why 
she is so popular. 
IV. Make. Complete each sentence with a word from the list below. 
difference - effort – impression – inquiries 
offer – point – provision – sense - time - way 
1. Don’t be silly. What you are saying just doesn’t m ake....................... 
2. If you made m ore..................... , you would succeed. 
3. Although the police m ade............... ..... about the missing car, it was never found. 
4. I don’t know how much I want. Why don’t you make me a / a n .................. ? 
5. What.....................are you trying to make, exactly? 
6. You may not care one way or the other, but it makes a .....................to me. 
7. Jack made ample..................... for his family in his will. 
8. Well, it’s time we started making o u r..................... home, I think. 
9. I’m afraid the play didn’t make much of a / a n .....................on me. 
10 You may think you’re too busy to read, but you should make....................for it. 
V. Compound Words. Rewrite each sentence so that it contains a compound word 
formed from the two words in bold. Some changes can be made to the words. The 
word may or may not be hyphenated. 
1. A girl with fair hair answered the door. 
 A fair-haired girl answered the door. 
2. When we set out on this project, you knew the risks. 
 .................................................................................... 
3. Jack loses his temper after just a short time. 
 .................................................................................... 
4. I am not sure which point of view you are taking on this problem. 
 .................................................................................... 
5. You have to serve yourself in this restaurant. 
 .................................................................................... 
6. We have certainly had some trouble from our neighbours. 
 .................................................................................... 
7. The people upstairs have a child who is five years old. 
 .................................................................................... 
 Thẩm Tâm Vy, November 20th, 2018 LANGUAGE PRACTICE FOR ADVANCED STUDENTS ~ UNIT 3 
8. I stood on the step outside the door at the back of the house. 
 .................................................................................... 
9. The sight of the waterfall took my breath away. 
 .................................................................................... 
10. Tony has contracted a disease which threatens his life. 
 .................................................................................... 
VI. Size–Adjectives. Complete each sentence with an adjective from the box. More 
than one adjective may fit. 
good - minor - slight - well over 
mere - sheer - substantial - widespread 
1. The soldiers held out for a while, but in the end were overwhelmed by..................... 
numbers. 
2. There were.................ten thousand people shouting outside the parliament building. 
3. Jack was given a .................... part in the play. He only had one line. 
4. There were a ..................... thousand people at last weeks hockey match. 
5. A ..................... number of people have reported seeing a UFO over Exmoor. 
6. Wendy had a ..................... cold, but thought it wouldn’t get any worse. 
7. The company suffered..................losses after the stock market crash and found it 
difficult to recover. 
8. I’m not hurt, it’s a .................scratch, nothing serious. 
9. We expected a good turn-out for the meeting, but a..........handful of people turned up. 
10. There is a .............belief that the economic situation will improve. 
VII. Suffixes. Complete the word in each sentence with a suffix. 
1. The customs official was accused of bribery....and corruption. 
2. This painting has a certain charming child............quality. 
3. Long leather boots were extremely fashion............at one time. 
4. A shelf fell on Jims head and knocked him sense....................... 
5. Helen served her apprentice..................... as a reporter on a local paper. 
6. The prime minister handed in his resign.............yesterday. 
7. The film didn’t live up to my expect...............at all. 
8. Every employ...........will be given an electronic badge for entrance and exit purposes. 
9. Paul doesn’t just like to be clean, he is obsessed with clean................. 
10. We have no plans to move house for the foresee..............future. 
VIII. Body Movements. Underline the best option to complete each sentence. 
1. I grabbed / clutched / cuddled the bag of money tightly so no one could steal it. 
2. Several people came forward to congratulate me and held/ grasped / shook me by 
the hand. 
3. Amy was only wearing a thin coat and began trembling / vibrating / shivering in the 
cold wind. 
4. With a violent movement, the boy eased / snatched / dashed the purse from 
Jane’s hand. 
5. Could you extend / catch / hand me that file on your desk, please? 
6. The barman began to fold / bundle / clench his fists in a threatening manner so I left. 
7. If you really lengthen / stretch / expand can you reach that book on the top shelf? 
8. Please don’t lean / curl / tumble against the wall. It dirties the new paint. 
9. Harry crept / crouched / reclined down behind the desk, trying to hide. 
10. I can’t control this movement. My arm keeps ticking / twitching / revolving like this. 
What do you recommend, doctor? 
IX. At. Rewrite each sentence so that the underlined words are replaced by an 
expression containing ‘at’. 
1. Suddenly there was a knock at the door. 
 All at once, there was a knock at the door. 
2. I could see just from looking quickly that Sam was ill. 
 I could see ......................................................................... 
3. The captain is on the ship at the moment, in the middle of the Atlantic. 
 The captain is ..................................................................... 
4. Harry is a very skilful tennis player. 
 Harry is .............................................................................. 
5. I thought this book was rather dull originally, but I’ve changed my mind. 
 I thought............................................................................. 
6. A new carpet will cost not less than £500. 
 A new carpet...................................................................... 
7. Alex shot in the direction of the duck, but missed it. 
 Alex shot............................................................................ 
8. Carla ran up the stairs taking three stairs in one step. 
 Carla ran ............................................................................ 
9. Tim won the 100 metres gold medal when he tried for the second time. 
 Tim won............................................................................. 
10. Anyway, whatever happens the government will have to resign. 
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