Use of English: Vocabulary. 5 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.

5 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.

1 It takes a long time to get ___ an illness like that.

A off

B over

C away

2 I think we ___ on technology too much these days.

A depend

B lean

C support

3 The firefighters had a lot of trouble ___ out the fire at the hotel.

A taking

B splashing

C putting

4 My dad makes a(n) ___ to two charities every month.

A gift

B donation

C aid

5 After the heavy rainfall, the river ___ its banks and flooded the town.

A burst

B collapsed

C destroyed

6 I’ve used ___ most of my phone battery, so I’ll have to recharge it soon.

A at

B off

C up

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6 Complete the definitions with the correct words. You are given the first letters.

1 Another word meaning disadvantage is a d__________.

2 A part of a film or a play is called a s__________.

3 Something that shows you have an illness or disease is called a s__________.

4 If something is good for your physical or mental health, it is t__________.

5 If you borrow money, you now have a d__________.

6 If a bone in your body is not in the correct position, it is d__________.

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7 Complete the text with words formed from the words given.

Who says young people are less inventive these days than they used to be? Seventeen-year-old Aseem has proved that we (1) __________ (estimate) young people far too often. He has just won a major award for a young engineer of the year competition with an (2) __________ (believe) invention. He has designed a pair of jeans that you can play the drums on. Yes, you didn’t misunderstand! Apparently, Aseem was given the (3) __________ (inspire) to design the jeans because he plays in a band and he was fed up with having to transport a heavy drum kit around all the time. His special jeans contain various (4) __________ (sense) that the wearer taps in different places. When he taps the things in one place, you hear one drum beat and when he taps in another, you hear cymbals clashing. It’s amazing! The only disadvantage at the moment is that you have to plug in your jeans to an energy source. However, Aseem is working on a (5) __________ (wire) version. He will be demonstrating his ‘drum jeans’ at an international (6) __________ (compete) in the near future. So, good luck Aseem!

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8 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the text.

I’ve realised I haven’t (1) ___ my blog since I went to Cambridge for my interview, and that was a week ago. So, here’s what happened on that dreaded day! I’d been preparing for the interview for a few weeks but the night before I was really (2) ___ and had a more or less sleepless night, so I wasn’t in a very good (3) ___ the following morning. My dad gave me a lift to the station (that’s what dads are for!), and somehow I managed to miss the London train (4) ___ ten seconds. Can you believe it? I caught the next one and had to sit listening to a one-way phone call from a businessman to a work colleague for most of the journey. I took the underground (5) ___ London, but it was so crowded I had to stand all the way and by the time I was on the Cambridge train, my shoes were dirty, my coat was creased and I felt a mess. (6) ___, in Cambridge the sun was shining, and I immediately started to feel better. It’s amazing what a bit of sunshine can do, isn’t it? I walked to the college, going through possible questions they would ask me in my head. Cambridge is such a lovely town (7) ___ loads of old buildings, pretty gardens and ancient churches. And of course the river’s great too; all the punts were full of students. Shouldn’t they have been at lectures? I felt much more (8) ___ when I finally arrived for the interview. And how did it go? Well, I’ll write about that next time.

1 A upgraded B updated C uploaded D upended

2 A reserved B brusque C nervous D assertive

3 A atmosphere B feeling C mind D mood

4 A for B by C of D over

5 A across B away C by D under

6 A Therefore B Although C However D Providing

7 A of B by C with D surrounding

8 A calmed B relaxed C distressed D light

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Reading

9 Read the article from which some sentences have been taken out. Choose the correct sentences A–F to fill the gaps 1–5. There is one sentence you do not need.

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