Achieve beat earn gain make win defeat
ЧАСТЬ 1. ЛЕКСИКОЛОГИЯ СОДЕРЖАНИЕ TASK 1………………………………………….… 4 TASK 2………………………………………….….7 TASK 3……………………………………………10 TASK 4……………………………………………15 TASK 5……………………………………………22 TASK 6…………………………………………….24 TASK 7…………………………………………….28 TASK 8…………………………………………….32 TASK 9…………………………………………….35 TASK 10…………………………………………...39 TASK 11…………………………………………...42 TASK 12……………………………………………48 APPENDIX………………………………………..55 Task 1. 1. Complete the table using a dictionary (e.g. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English).
2.This animal expression quiz focuses on expressions and words commonly used with animals. Match three related expressions or words to each animal. Animals bat elephant lion cow horse sheep bird fish cat dog
bark kitten saddle 3. Use a word from the box in the correct form to complete each collocation.
1. I could tell Maria was in a good mood by the……smile on her face. 2. The little boy’s eyes………..when he saw his daddy approaching. 3. Let’s put some happy music on to……….the atmosphere. Everyone’s too serious. 4. My grandparents lived through the…………days of civil war from 1936 to 1939. 5. The girl’s eyes……with excitement as she prepared for the party. 6. Mr Garnham’s expression……….as he was told the terrible news. 4. Put these words in order to make sentences. 1. with / cheeks / embarrassment / burning / were / my 2. city / up / has / in / capital/ flared/ the / violence 3. flowed / the / during / discussion / ideas / the 4. divorce / was / footballer’s / the / publicity / surrounded / famous / a / by / blaze / of
5. Answer the questions.
1. What is most likely to be fiery: (a) someone’s intelligence (b) someone’s temper? 2. Which is the most typical collocation: a blaze of (a) temper (b) glory (c) joy? 3. What is most likely to be heated: (a) discussions (b) cheeks (c) troubles? 4. What is most likely to flare up: (a) love (b) interest (c) violence? 6. Use a dictionary to find collocations using these words in a metaphorical way.
1 bright
2 warm
3 cold
7. Complete the table with metonyms.
Task 2. The Spell-Checker Poem More than an exercise in homophonous humor, "Candidate for a Pullet Surprise" endures as a cautionary tale for all those who place too much trust in spell checkers. 1. Rewrite this poem with appropriate homophones. Candidate for a Pullet Surprise I have a spelling checker, Eye ran this poem threw it, A checker is a bless sing, Each frays come posed up on my screen Bee fore a veiling checker's Butt now bee cause my spelling Now spelling does knot phase me, To rite with care is quite a feet Sow ewe can sea why aye dew prays 2. Select the word that completes the sentence. 1. She wanted to effect/affect the students in a way they'd never forget. 2. He stood outside in the rain completely bear/bare. 3. He used the brake/break to stop quickly. 4. There are two prisoners per cell/sell in that prison. 5. The scent/cent/sent in the air is fabulous! 6. The full payment is dew/due by the end of the month. 7. We took the ferry/fairy to Sardinia last summer. 8. He was fined/find $50 for illegal parking. 9. The X gene/jean is responsible for eye colour. 10. We had a marry/merry time at the pub. 11. She was the soul/sole person to understand him. 12. I don't know whether/weather he will come or not. 3. For each pair of sentences, find two words with the same sound but different spelling. Example: I cannot ..bear...... to see any animal suffering. The giant pulled the roof off the house with his ..bare... hands. 1. As soon as the policeman was out of ……., one of the men broke a window. This spot you are standing on was once the ........ of a great battle. 2. The dress showed off Maria's beautiful slender .............. . Quite frankly, this whole scheme has been a .........of time and money. 3. In the novel, Cruz is a clever servant who always ............... through his master’s plots. Armed police were sent to the house to ............ the gang's weapons. 4. Mix the apples and almonds into a fine ......... and pour it into a jug. The Inspector .......... up and down the room, considering his next move. Task 3. 1. Select the word in each set that completes the sentence appropriately. Aisle - isle He grew up on the …… of Elba. I quickly walked down the ……… and took my seat.
Bass - base He sang …… in the church choir. I think we need a new …… for that lamp. Blew - blue Her house is painted ……. She …….a lot of bubbles at her birthday party.
Coarse - course The fabric is rather …….. The English ……. will begin next week.
Creak - creek The ……. winds through the beautiful valley. The doors in the house all …….. Dear - deer My ……. Richard, you just don't understand! We saw three ……on our hike in the mountains. Foreword - forward We moved ………. in the line. Timothy Leary wrote the ………. to Ken's book.
Heal - heel I hurt my …… playing tennis. Doctors …… thousands of patients a year. Knot - naught - not He tied a ……. to secure the rope. His efforts came to ……..
Leased - least She was the …… successful of the candidates. They ……. the office for three months.
Mail - male His ….. friends are crazy! I got a lot of ….. today. Patience - patients Success requires a lot of ……... There are too many ……. waiting in the emergency room. Plain - plane The ……… took off at six in the morning. The food was rather ……. in England.
Still - steal - steel I think there should be no punishment for people who …….. food to survive. Most cars have some ……. in their body. 2. Choose the word in parentheses to complete each sentence. 1. She worked harder (than, then) she had ever worked before. 2. If I had known your number, I would (have, of) called. 3. The bingo game has (all ready, already) started. 4. (Whose, Who's) shorts are hanging from the flagpole? 5. The program changes will not (affect, effect) you. 6. What is your (principal, principle) reason for wearing a parrot on your head? 7. (Whose, Who's) hiding in your closet? 8. Last year Beckham (lead, led) the league in goals. 9. Get your facts first, and (than, then) you can distort them as much as you please. 10. The ultimate result of shielding men from the (affects, effects) of folly is to fill the world with fools. 11. Computers are being called on to perform many new functions, including the consumption of homework (formally, formerly) eaten by the dog. 12. Kate (implied, inferred) that she had a good alibi, but Jack (implied, inferred) otherwise from her nervous behavior. 13. Although the recording (device, devise) was primitive, (you're, your) voice came across clearly. 14. I was (conscience, conscious) after the collision but (to, too) frightened (to, too) move. 15. (Quiet, Quite, Quit) was restored, and the judge (preceded, proceeded) with the case. 16. Following the ice storms, (there, their, they're) (maybe, may be) a plague of locusts and a swarm of frogs. 17. The handle was (lose, loose) and could (have, of) fallen off at any moment. 3. Select the word in each set that completes the sentence accurately and appropriately (Commonly confused words). 1. adverse or averse
2. complement or compliment
3. device or devise
4. discreet or discrete
5. historic or historical
6. imply or infer
7. incredible or incredulous
8. later or latter
9. pored or poured
10. principal or principle
11. racked or wracked
12. sensual or sensuous
13. shear or sheer
14. stationary or stationery
15. veracious or voracious
Task 4. 1. Choose the correct collocation.
1. The dentist told me to shut/close my mouth. 2. I didn’t know what to do when I got into my car and couldn’t start/begin the engine. 3. I want to buy a sweater for my dad. He needs one in a big/large size. 4. I haven’t finished/ended my essay yet. I can’t decide how to finish/end it. 5. At what time do you plan to shut/close the conference? 6. All societies develop their own stories about how the world started/began. 7. It’s far too big/large a problem for you to solve on your own. 8. It’s never easy to finish/end a relationship. 2. Fill in the blanks with the words from the lists below in their correct form. a. bring - carry - fetch - take 1. The baby is too young to walk so he has to be ..... everywhere. 2. You may borrow this book as long as you ........... it back tomorrow. 3. Bob ..................... his dog for a walk by the canal last night. 4. I bought so much shopping I couldn't ……….it all home. 5. My dog has been trained to ................ my slippers from the bedroom.
b. anxiety - nuisance - problem - trouble 1. The woman was full of….. when her daughter was late home. 2. That boy is a(n)……..he's always disturbing the class. 3. Can you speak up, please? I have a(n) ............ with my hearing. 4. If you don't revise, you'll have a lot of .......... answering the questions. 5. I left my glasses at home - what a(n) .............. !
3. Choose the correct item. 1. When you ..... the traffic lights turn left! A arrive B reach C get D come 2. My favourite ......... of car is the Ferrari. A style B make C trademark D model 3. This shirt will ..... if you wash it with bleach. A fade B lighten C waken D faint 4. It's very rude to ......... at people. A gaze B glance C glimpse D stare 5.With lots of time and patience you can .......... dogs to be obedient. A guide B instruct C learn D train 6. Could you leave me .........? I have to study. A alone B only C single D lonely 7. From my point of ...... there is no benefit in remaining here. A idea B opinion C view D belief 8. His injuries turned out to be ..... - he died the day after the accident. A fatal B final C solemn D lethal 9. I'm really .......... about this situation; I hope we can find a solution. A anxious B careful C watchful D afraid 10. She ......... all her classmates and finished the race first. A beat B earned C gained D won
4. Put a tick in the appropriate boxes.
5. Complete each phrase with a word meaning either “old” or “alone” (old, ancient, antique, elderly, single, lonely, alone, solitary, sole, only, unique).
1. a………………figure on the horizon 2. a shop selling………………furniture 3. to be an…………………..child 4. the………….survivor of the accident 5. to study………………history 6. to live………….. 7. to feel desperately………………… 8. to catch up with………………friends 9. support for………………….parents 10. a home for………………..people
6. Correct these sentences.
1. Were many people damaged in the earthquake? 2. Single parents growing children without a partner’s support are entitled to financial help from the government. 3. My mobile isn’t working. I need to load the battery. 4. She has a lot of beautiful elderly jewellery. 5. When we moved house, two men helped us to charge the van. 6. That’s not news – it’s antique history! 7. I don’t know how to charge a gun, let alone fire one. 8. I’ve never been very successful at raising plants. 7. Use the following verbs in the correct form to complete each collocation. achieve beat earn gain make win defeat
1. I don’t have ambitions to……a lot of money, I just want to be happy in life. 2. Jack has already…….a very good reputation as a talented lawyer. 3. Kim has…………. several prizes for her singing. 4. It is important to have goals even if you do not always…….them. 5. Chris………….a lot of money when he sold some old shares on the stock exchange. 6. In the tournament Hannah………all her opponents and ……….the gold medal. 7. Nowadays John………………a very good salary. 8. In the cycle race, Henry…………an advantage when several of his opponents had punctures. 8. Correct collocation errors in this paragraph.
Last year I got a new job and started gaining a lot more money. I realized I could afford to use more money on my holiday than I usually do and decided to pass a month in Australia. I knew it would be hot there and so I wouldn’t need to carry warm clothes with me. In fact, I used a T-shirt and jeans all the time I was there. I carried a hat all the time too, of course, to protect me from the sun. It was fantastic there. I passed a week sightseeing in Sydney and then stayed the rest of the time traveling round the country. I even did my lifelong ambition of stroking a koala. 9. Choose the word which is the best match.
10. Look up BIG and LARGE in a good learner’s dictionary of English and see what collocations it suggests for them.
11. Fill in DO or MAKE in the correct form. 1. I enjoy ……... the crossword in The Guardian. 2. It's not a good idea to …….. an enemy of Clare. 3. We had better start …….. preparations for the christening. 4. Pete ……… a great deal of damage already. 5. It's your turn to ……... the washing up tonight. 6. The boy promised to ……... his best in the test. 7. She …….. her exercises every morning before work. 8. Pat doesn't appreciate …………a fool of. 9. I ....... friends with some people from Germany while I was traveling to Budapest. 10. They find it difficult ………..ends meet. 11. Mum has promised to ………. a cake for the party. 12. A man phoned earlier to……..an appointment. 13. He asked me what I ………… for a living. 14. Our neighbours are always …………. noise. 15. Can't you at least…………an effort? 16. It appears that she …… a fortune when she was living in Japan. 12. Underline the correct item. rise - rose - risen (int) = get higher; move upward raise - raised - raised (tr) = cause to rise; make higher or greater arise - arose - arisen = (of problems) appear lie - lied - lied = not to tell the truth lie - lay - lain (intr) = be in a horizontal position lay - laid - laid (tr) = cause to place down (also: lay the table; lay eggs) 1. You should raise/rise/arise your hand to get the teacher's attention. 2. She always lies/lays about her age so no one knows how old she really is. 3. We'll have to put off making a decision because a problem has arisen/risen/raised. 4. It's not good for you to lie/lay in bed all day. 5. I always wake up just after the sun has arisen/risen/raised. 6. They lied/laid/lay the unconscious man on the bed. 7. Everyone arose/rose/raised to their feet when the judge entered the courtroom. 8. She laid/lied/lay on the floor groaning in pain. Task 5.
1. Choose the opposite word.
2. Give the opposite word.
dead old big senior student
on light hard hairy 3. Change the underlined words so that each sentence has the opposite meaning. 1. The Democratic Party lost the election. 2. The ruling power has lost control of the situation. 3. Our team was defeated in the match. 4. I spent a lot of money last month. 5. Our company made a loss last year.
4. Write the opposite of these expressions. sweet wine dry weather a soft drink light rain a strong accent a light smoker strong coffee tell the truth a soft voice catch the bus get on the bus get in the car 5. Add the correct prefixes to form the opposites.
1. It was very .......kind of you to laugh at Emily's haircut 2. Many people .......approve of violent films and television programs. 3. We became .......patient with the slow service. 4. It is .......legal to leave school before the age of 16 in many countries. 5. He was sacked due to his .......professional behaviour. 6. The nurse who treated me was gentle but .......personal. 7. Some frozen food does not have to be ........frosted before cooking. 8. My homework was wrong because I .......understood the instructions. 9. Dave was ........successful in his attempt to climb Mount Houghton. 10. You can't trust him to do anything. He is very .......responsible. Task 6.
1. Write numbers next to these suffixes according to which part of speech they usually indicate. A few belong in more than one category. Give examples.
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