Study the use of the synonyms. 4 страница

A banging В hitting C striking D knocking

10. Don’t... the door when you go out!

A strike В bang C knock D hit

11. She... him on the head with her umbrella.

A banged В hit C struck D knocked

12. Be careful you don’t... your head on this low beam.

A hit

В bang

C strike

D knock

TEST 39

Study the meaning of the words.

Word	Definition	Translation
fine	used to talk about your health, especially when somebody asks you how you are. It is also used to talk about somebody’s health when you are talking to somebody else	здоровий, гарний
healthy	in good health and not likely to become ill; good for your health	здоровий; корисний (для здоров’я)
strong	not easily affected by disease; healthy	сильний,здоровий, міцний
fit	in good physical health, especially because you take regular physical exercise	здоровий, у хоро­шій формі

Choose the best variant of answer.

1. Keep... by exercising regularly.

A healthy В fit C strong D fine

2. After a few weeks she was feeling....

A finer В fitter C stronger D healthier

3. Her face looks... and tanned.

A fit В healthy C fine D strong

4. She has a... appetite.

A fit В strong C healthy D fine

5. This cold weather isn’t very....

A healthy В strong C fit

6. This is a very... place to live.

A fit В strong C healthy

7. What do you know about... diet?

A fit В healthy C fine D strong

8. He tries to keep... by jogging every day.

A fit В stronger C finest D healthy

9. I was feeling... when 1 got up this morning.

A strong В fine C healthy D fit

10. Are you feeling... now after your rest?

A finer В healthy C fit D stronger

11. I go swimming every day in order to keep....

A healthy В strong C fit D fine

12. ’How’s your throat?’ ’It’s... as long as I don’t cough.’

A strong

В healthy

C fit

D fine

TEST 40

Study the meaning of the words.

Word	Definition	Translation
make	to create or prepare something by combining materials or putting parts together; to cause something to exist or happen	робити; виготовляти, виробляти; виконувати
do	to make or prepare something, especially something artistic or something to eat	робити, здійснювати дію
create	to make something exist or happen, especially something new that did not exist before	створювати, творити; займатися творчістю

Choose the best variant of answer.

1. Scientists disagree about how the universe was....

A created В made C done

2. The local dramatic society is... ’Hamlet’ next month.

A making В creating C doing

3. She... a good impression on the interviewer.

A made В did C created

4. He... a beautiful drawing of a house.

A created В did C made

5. You’ve... a terrible mess of this job.

A did В made C created

6. How would you like your steak...?

A done В made C created

7. Who’s... the food for the party?

A making В doing C creating

8. She... her own clothes.

A does В makes C creates

9. I’m... physics, biology and chemistry.

A doing В making C creating

10. Wine is... from grapes.

A made В done C created

11. The government plans to... more jobs for young people.

A do В make C create

12. I keep... the same mistakes.

A doing В making C creating

SYNONYMS IN CONTEXT

TEST 1

Read and complete the text below. For each of the empty space (1-6) choose the correct answer (A, В or C).

The best value in Antigua is the incredible beaches. They claim there is one for each day of the year. No beach here is considered (1) __________________, so no one will charge you a penny to throw down a towel and enjoy the day. Coves in the coastline (2) __________________ calm waters for snorkeling and other water sports. If you (3) __________________ at a resort, chances are you’ll have convenient beach (4) __________________. Cruise ship visitors should (5) __________________ a cab driver and ask for a (6) __________________ to the beach. The beach at Long Bay, near the Long Bay Hotel, is a great choice for sunbathers and snorkelers.

	A	В	C
	secret	private	reserved
	devise	operate	create
	stand	stay	go
	access	passage	pass
	let	take	hire
	ride	go	step

TEST 2

Read and complete the text below. For each of the empty space (1-6) choose the correct answer (A, В or C).

Snorkeling in Antigua could easily (1) __________________ an entire day of your visit, and the costs are generally (2) __________________. Once you’ve reached the beach (taxi charges can be negotiated) many places will rent (3) __________________. It’s probably best to bring your own mask, snorkel and fins from home, where prices aren’t set with a desperate, last-minute tourist in mind. You’ll see a wide variety of fish (4) __________________ and impressive coral formations. Take care not to touch the coral, which causes (5) __________________ to the reefs and makes the site less attractive to the budget traveler arriving after your (6) __________________.

	A	В	C
	fill up	write down	enlist
	dear	inexpensive	high
	tools	equipment	facilities
	numbers	divisions	species
	ruin	damage	wound
	arrival	destination	departure

TEST 3

Read and complete the text below. For each of the empty space (1-6) choose the correct answer.

I cannot begin to (1) __________________ how important it is to take good care of your body — you only get one and you can’t (2) __________________ it or return it. Not many young people (3) __________________ about what health conditions they will have in the future. Unfortunately, what you do now does (4) __________________ your long term health. There are many things in life that we can’t control, but one thing we can control is how good we are to our bodies. Health is the (5) __________________ of all other things in life. If you don’t feel good you are not going to be able to (6) __________________ things to the best of your ability. So take good care of yourself by eating healthy foods and being physically active!

	A	В	C
	express	consider	investigate
	exchange	barter	transact
	bother	try	worry
	effect	affect	include
	root	stem	origin
	perform	harden	accomplish

TEST 4

Read and complete the text below. For each of the empty space (1-6) choose the correct answer.

A species is called (1) __________________ when there are so few of its kind left that it could (2) __________________ from the planet altogether and become (3) __________________. Extinct means an animal hasn’t been seen in the (4) __________________ for 50 years. In total 804 plant and animal species are now (5) __________________ as extinct and 869 are extinct in the wild. There are also 8,462 types of animal whose futures are (6) __________________.

	A	В	C
	weakened	endangered	assisted
	disappear	erase	evoke
	archaic	extinct	asleep
	forest	zoo	wild
	put	written	recorded
	threatened	imperiled	saved

TEST 5

Read and complete the text below. For each of the empty space (1-6) choose the correct answer. There are no “good” and “bad” foods, only good and bad eating (1) __________________. Let’s start by (2) __________________ a look at the Food Guide Pyramid. Grain products, vegetables, fruits, low-fat milk (3) __________________, lean meats, fish, poultry, and dry beans all have a place in a (4) __________________ diet. A diet that is (5) __________________ to reflect the Pyramid provides a steady stream of energy, repairs and restores the body, and helps manage stress and (6) __________________ mood swings.

	A	В	C
	skills	moods	habits
	giving	taking	bringing
	products	stuff	materials
	useful	tasty	healthy
	accorded	balanced	harmonized
	prevent	avoid	extend

TEST 6

Read and complete the text below. For each of the empty space (1-6) choose the correct answer.

If you are (1) __________________ a holiday event, do your guests a favor by including nonalcohol­ic (2) __________________ and healthier (3) __________________ such as vegetables, salad, and fruit on the (4)__________________. Use low-calorie and fat-free salad (5) __________________. Putting these items out before the sweets, meats, and souffles will give everyone a better (6) __________________ of not overdoing it with high-fat, high-calorie choices.

	A	В	C
	hosting	managing	keeping
	off license	beverages	waters
	items	types	varieties
	cuisine	cooking	menu
	sauces	dressings	peppers
	possibility	chance	choice

TEST 7

Read and complete the text below. For each of the empty space (1-6) choose the correct answer.

Parents should make rules and set limits for Internet use, and be (1) __________________ with their child about keeping them. These rules may include time (2) __________________ for Internet use or not using the Internet for play until after homework or chores are (3) __________________. It’s important to monitor the child’s Internet use. Keeping the computer in an (4) __________________ where the entire family can see and use it makes it easier to monitor (5) __________________. Check out the Web sites your child is visiting and what they are about. Be careful about letting your child visit chat rooms, keep an eye on what is being discussed, and make sure he does not give out his personal (6) __________________ on the Internet.

	A	В	C
	firm	hard	strong
	merges	limits	margins
	made	created	done
	territory	square	area
	assignment	activity	homework
	information	figures	numbers

TEST 8

Read and complete the text below. For each of the empty space (1-6) choose the correct answer.

Bob always wanted to be a ballet dancer, from a young age. He started lessons when he was only five years old. He was (1) __________________ to get to the top. He knew that to achieve his dream, he needed to be very (2) __________________, eat properly and get enough sleep. His parents were very (3) __________________ of their son and his talent. But problems started when he was 12. Although he was (4) __________________ as a small child, he quickly grew taller. Soon the worst happened: he became too tall for classical ballet. He was very sad about this, but his teacher told him to be (5) __________________ and suggested that he take up modern dance. Bob followed her advice, and became a very successful dance teacher. He tells all his pupils that however hard you work, some things are a question of (6) __________________!

	A	В	C
	determined	disciplined	strong
	well built	negative	hard-working
	proud	ambitious	successful
	weak	tiny	skinny
	lucky	different	positive
	discipline	luck	talent

TEST 9

Read and complete the text below. For each of the empty space (1-6) choose the correct answer.

Hi, (1) __________________! Here we are by the sea. The weather is (2) __________________ and I’m swimming every morning. We’re living (3) __________________ fish — they catch it fresh each day. Yesterday we (4) __________________ a boat to the nearest town (5) __________________ my parents wanted to meet up with some friends who are also on holidays here. We want to go to a different town tomorrow.

See you (6 __________________.

Love, Brian.

	A	В	C
	there	you	then
	brilliant	delicious	strong
	on	in	at
	made	took	gave
	because	but	so
	before	quickly	soon

TEST 10

Read and complete the text below. For each of the empty space (1-6) choose the correct answer.

Tennis is a popular (1) __________________ in Britain and for two weeks in the summer, many people sit for hours in front of their television sets (2) __________________ the Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimble­don. It’s every tennis player’s dream to (3) __________________. Wimbledon. The competition first started in 1877, with only a few hundred (4) __________________, but now over 450,000 people attend. Top tennis players from more than sixty countries (5) __________________ the two-week long Wimbledon tournament, and (6) __________________ of the tennis stars wait all night for tickets!

	A	В	C
	sport	match	games
	viewing	watching	seeing
	win	beat	score
	viewers	watchers	spectators
	come in	join in	take part in
	watchers	viewers	fans

TEST 11

Read and complete the text below. For each of the empty space (1-6) choose the correct answer.

About 40 million years (1) __________________, members of the cat family first appeared. As early as 3500 B.C., Egyptians were keeping African wildcats. They taught (2) __________________ wildcats to live alongside people in their homes, and the cats stopped being (3) __________________, and became much-loved pets. They were wonderful cats, and there are many Egyptian paintings showing how (4) __________________ they were at hunting and killing snakes, rats and mice. Around 1500 B.C. cats were actually (5) __________________ loved by the Egyptians, that if a person killed a cat, they were killed themselves. When a pet cat died, the Egyptians (6) __________________ cut off their own eyebrows to show how sad they felt.

	A	В	C
	before	ago	since
	this	that	these
	wild	fierce	domestic
	good	fine	nice
	enough	so	also
	use to	using to	used to

TEST 12

Read and complete the text below. For each of the empty space (1-6) choose the correct answer.

There are many interesting (1) __________________ about cats. For instance, did you know that a do­mestic cat can run as fast as 30 mph? That it has (2) __________________ bones than a human being? That a cat’s hearing is much more sensitive than that of peopie or dogs? And that they can (3) __________________ six times better in the dark and at night than us? And though cats are excellent hunters, they spend about 16 hours of their day (4) __________________. It has been (5) __________________ shown that owning a cat is good for our health — the feel of a happy cat sitting on your knee will always (6) __________________ you feel good.

	A	В	C
	data	information	facts
	more	many	few
	look	watch	see
	sleeping	asleep	sleepy
	scientific	scientifically	scientists
	get	do	make

TEST 13

Read and complete the text below. For each of the empty space (11-6) choose the correct answer.

One of the biggest underground (1) __________________ in London is, of course, the under­ground (2) __________________ — known as ’the Tube’. Some Tube (3) __________________ are more than a hundred years old, and several have recently closed. For example, the tiny line to Aldwych, the (4) __________________ of London’s theatreland, was closed in the 1990s. The empty station is now (5) __________________ for films and parties. Aldwych is just one of 40 ’ghost stations’. Another is a station called ’British Museum’, which some people say was closed because an Egyptian mummy had

(6) __________________ from the nearby museum and was haunting the station.

	A	В	C
	chains	labyrinths	networks
	railway	rails	road
	strings	lines	threads
	heart	suburb	outside
	hired about	hired off	hired out
	escaped	ran	flied

TEST 14

Read and complete the text below. For each of the empty space (1-6) choose the correct answer.

Meteorologists keep daily (1) __________________ of the temperature. By comparing today’s temperature to temperatures for this date in the past, a meteorologist can say (2) __________________ today is warmer or cooler than normal.

In the same way, meteorologists (3) __________________ wind speed and determine the direction in which the wind is blowing. Meteorologists (4) __________________ measure air pressure — the force or weight of the air as it (5) __________________ the earth, humidity - how moist the air is, and precipitation - rain, sleet, hail or snow, to help them (6) __________________ forecasts.

	A	В	C
	records	data	figures
	if	whether	as
	weigh	measure	scale
	also	too	as well
	presses down	presses around	presses at
	write	do	make

TEST 15

Read and complete the text below. For each of the empty space (1-6) choose the correct answer.

A drought is an extended period of time in which there is an (1) __________________ low level of pre­cipitation in an area. Very hot temperatures also often (2) __________________ it. They generally last for only one season, but they can go on (3) __________________ years. When soil doesn’t have enough water, it loses its (4) __________________ to sustain nutrients and plants can’t grow. Drought can lead to famine, forest fires, crop (5) __________________, soil erosion, dust storms, and lowered water levels in rivers and lakes. A drought can also (6) __________________ to devastating economic loss. Droughts can have more of an economic impact than any other type of natural disaster.

	A	В	C
	usual	unusually	usually
	company	follow	accompany
	for	about	in
	capability	ability	skills
	lose	loss	lost
	take	drag	lead

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