I. Vocabulary Zone

Total – 20 points / Time – 30 minutes

Task 1. Read through the extracts below, then write the correct numbers 0-5 next to which type of person you think said the words. One example (0) has been done for you. Eg.: 0- a castaway

a bully a scapegoat a squatter a castaway a proprietor a picket

0. ‘It’s now 2 weeks since the ship sank. Two whole weeks since I’ve been on this island. Will I ever be rescued, I wonder?’

1.‘Of course they’re smaller and weaker than me. I wouldn’t dare hit them otherwise!’

2. ‘It wasn’t really my fault, but they needed to blame someone for the mess. So, as I was chairman of the committee, they chose me.’

3. ‘I’ve been standing outside the factory gate for the past week. It’s freezing and boring. I’ll be glad when the strike’s over.’

4. ‘This shop is mine. I own it.’

5. ‘Why shouldn’t we live here? The building’s been empty for six months and there’s nowhere else for us to live except on the streets.’

© Target Vocabulary-3 1 correct answer = 1 point

Peter Wutcyn-Jones Total= 5 points

Task 2. Match words (0-6) with definitions (A-F). One example (0) has been done for you. Eg.: 0- F

	adjust v.		A	At a very fast rate
	arbitrary adj.		B	Chosen simply by whim or chance, not for any specific reason
	exponentially adv.		C	To lie over part of something; to have elements in common
	sequence v.		D	To empty or hollow out
	gut v.		E	To organize or arrange in succession
	overlap v.		F	To change; to get accustomed to something

© 400 Must-have Words for the TOEFL 1 correct answer = 2 points

McGraw-Hill’s, US Total= 10 points

Task 3. Task 1: Match each newspaper headline below with the first line of its accompanying story below. Use words in italic to help you. One example (0) has been done for you. Eg.: 0-C

A. ILLEGAL ALIENS TO BE EXPELLED

C. HOMELESS SQUATTERS EVICTED

D. INSTITUTIONAL RACISM STILL A PROBLEM

E. INTERNALLY DISPLACED IN NEW GENOCIDE HORROR

F. EXTREMISTS ACCUSED OF PROMPTING HOSTILITY

H. REBELS VICTORIOUS IN LATEST POWER STRUGGLE

0. Officers from the Thames Valley Police Force swooped on a house in Kidlington earlier this morning and forcibly removed a family who had been staying there illegally since they lost their home in August.

1. The UN has accused the government of Zarislavia of further atrocities committed in the west of the country, where hundreds of migrants are reported to have been killed by security forces.

2. The police have once again been accused of discriminating against minority groups, despite their reassurances earlier this year that they had reformed their practices.

3. Neo-Nazi groups in Paris were today condemned for inciting violence against non-whites in the centre of the city,

4. Groups fighting against the government of George Malikes in Livatia have succeeded in capturing and occupying the parliament building.

5. The Government has ordered the immediate deportation of over 200 immigrants who entered the country without passports or visas last year.

© Check your Vocabulary for IELTS 1 correct answer = 1 point

Peter Collin Publishing Total= 5 points

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