Vocabulary practice

Exercise 1. Choose the proper words with the following definitions:

1) someone who never drinks alcohol;	a) donate
2) someone at a party, meal etc. who has invited the guests and who provides the food, drink etc.;	b) bash
3) to give something, especially money, to a person or an organization in order to help them;	c) teetotaler
4) informal an easy victory over someone in a game;	d) host
5) to have enough money to buy or pay for something;	e) liable
6) informal a party or an event to celebrate something;	f) blow-out
7) the amount of a substance that people eat, drink, smoke etc.;	g) consumption
8) legally responsible for the cost of something;	h) afford
9) 1. a complaint about something; 2. a low continuous sound;	i) grumbling

Exercise 2. Fill in the correct word(s) from the word list. Change the form if necessary.

1. The Government wants to reduce tobacco ________ by 40%.

2. If he had found a job, he wouldn’t be searching people who are________ for income tax at a higher rate now.

3. Have you already visited the ________ city for the next Olympic Games?

4. I want to find a roommate, because I can’t ________ the rent on my own.

5. Last year he ________ $1,000 to cancer research.

6. She had a lot of dirty dishes left after her birthday ________.

7. The party turned out to be a quiet ­________. That’s why I had an opportunity to relax.

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