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novel, onion, plant, polo, short story, sport, poem, swimming, tennis, tree, vegetable, villa.

43. Organise the following words into three lexico-semantic groups – homes and houses; road transport; clothes.

44.Prove that the following sets of words are synonyms.

1.To shout - to yell - to roar.

2.Angry - furious - enraged.

3.Alone - solitary - lonely.

4.To shudder - to shiver - to tremble.

5.Fear - terror - horror.

6.To cry - to weep - to sob.

7.To walk - to trot - to stroll.

8.To stare -to gaze - to glare.

9.To desire - to wish - to want.

10.To like - to admire - to worship.

45.Find the dominant synonym in the following synonymic sets. Explain your choice.

1.To glare - to gaze - to peep - to stare - to look - to glance.

2.To glimmer - to glisten - to blaze - to shine -to flash - to gleam - to sparkle.

3.To astonish - to puzzle - to amaze - to surprise - to astound.

4.To saunter - to wander - to roam - to stroll - to walk. 5. strange - quaint - odd - queer.

6.Scent - perfume - smell - odour - aroma.

7.To brood - to meditate - to think - to reflect - to speculate.

8.To produce - to make - to fabricate - to manufacture - to create.

9.To sob - to weep - to cry.

10.Furious - angry - enraged.

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46. Find antonyms for the words below.

Bad, adj.; little, adj.; narrow, adj.; clever, adj.; warm, adj.; clean, v.; short, adj.; strong, adj.; young, adj.; easy, adj.; black, v.; careless, adj.; to love, v.; to take, v.; to lose, v.; to open, v.; to live, v.; joy, n.; slowly, adv.

47.Underline the most appropriate word or phrase in each sentence.

1.A bee was humming/buzzing/crashing angrily against the window pane, unable to get out.

2.The crowd banged/rustled/booed in disagreement as the politician left the platform.

3.The bus stopped at the traffic lights with a screech/howl/grind of

brakes.

4.I had to put some oil on the hinges to stop the door whining/squeaking/whimpering.

5.The sack of potatoes fell from the lorry with a heavy crunch/splash/thud.

6.The helicopter passed overhead with a grinding/chirping/whirring sound, like a giant insect.

7.The mirror fell from the wall with a whoosh/crash/screech.

8.Air was escaping from the punctured tyre with a hissing/bubbling/puffing sound.

9.The tiny bells on the Christmas tree were clanging/ringing/tinkling in the draught.

10.The saucepans fell onto the floor with a great clatter/crunch/ping.

48.Underline the most suitable word or phrase in each sentence.

1.She noticed/watched/eyed her daughter's boyfriend up and down,

and then asked him in.

2.Jack stared/glimpsed/glanced at the map for a while, unable to believe his eyes.

3.Would you like to regard/observe/view the house that is for sale this afternoon?

4.Police faced/gazed/spotted the wanted man in the crowd outside a football ground.

5.I checked/glanced/faced at my watch. It was already well after

three.

6.The burglar turned to view/regard/face me and said, 'Don't you recognize me?'

7.I only beheld/witnessed/noticed we were running low on petrol after we had passed the last filling station.

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8.Tony was noticing/glimpsing/scanning the page, looking for his name in print.

9.I only peered/glimpsed/squinted the Queen from a distance before her car drove away.

10.Sally was sitting by the sea, glancing/gazing/facing at the shape of the distant island.

49.Underline the most suitable word in each sentence.

1.The drunken soldier was marching/staggering/scrambling crazily from one side of the street to the other.

2.George suddenly dashed/slunk/rambled into the room waving a telegram.

3.Sue found it very difficult to pass/overtake/cross the busy street.

4.Passengers who wish to alight/leave/descend at the next station should travel in the front four coaches.

5.The runner with the injured foot flashed/limped/trundled across the finishing line.

6.Kate spent the morning rambling/strolling/crawling along the sea-

front.

7.Harry strode/tiptoed/trudged along the landing, trying not to make any noise,

8.The road was icy, and I skidded/skated/slipped over.

9.I managed to creep/slink/strut up to the burglar before he noticed

me.

10.After the meal we lounged/loitered/lingered over our coffees for an hour or so.

50.Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.

It is now generally recognized that stress is a major (1)…. of heart disease, and contributes to many other illnesses. Stress is increased by

(2)…. such as worry, overwork and lack of exercise or relaxation. For it is just as important from a psychological point of (3)…. to relax as it is to

(4)…. physical exercise. Relaxing does not necessarily mean just lazing about and doing nothing. The benefits of a weekend away or the diversion of sporting activities are considerable. If you are suffering from high stress

(5)…. , or wish to (6)…. after a trying day, it is generally advisable to have a change of (7)…. . Although there are some individuals who (8)…. on stress, for most of us, it can lead to exhaustion, mood swings and even severe depression.

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51. Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best completes each collocation or fixed phrase.

Very few popular (1) …. sports today remain amateur in any sense of the word. In the past, even in cases where payment to players or athletes was forbidden, many sports tolerated what became known as “shamateurism” (shamateur is a sportsperson who is officially an amateur but accepts payment), and even the sports governing (2) …. turned a blind eye to such (3) …. as the paying of “expenses”. More recently, sport has become, in effect, a (4) …. of the entertainment industry, and the elite (5) ….in sports such as swimming, tennis, football and track athletics can expect to become very rich. this worries some people, who complain that the old Olympic ideal has been lost, but the fact is, sport has become more and more professional in the wider sense, not only requiring total dedication from (6) …. champions, but also expensive facilities, training and nutritional advice.

52. Both options make sense. Underline the one which forms a common collocation.

Last week well over a thousand people (1) took place in / took part in our local round-the-city 10-kilometre fun run. This kind of race doesn’t normally (2) appeal to me/ amuse me, as, frankly, I’m not really (3) cut out for/ right for long distance running. But I’ve got two friends who are dead keen runners and who keep going on about the (4) beneficial/ positive effects of running. So I decided to run, partly for that reason, and partly to

(5) earn/ raise money for charity. Friends and colleagues agreed to (6)

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sponsor/ support me, and pay for each mile I completed. Well, I hadn’t done much training for the big event, and after two kilometers I was (7)gasping/ panting for breath, so I settled down to a slow jog and resigned myself to plodding along with the (8) strugglers/ stragglers at the back of the race. At least I finished, and was very pleased with myself, as I didn’t need to stop. I timed myself with a stop-watch, and recon I (9) crossed/ arrived at the finishing line in 43 minutes – not bad for a novice. The heat proved too much for a few people who’d gone off too fast for their capabilities and ended up (10) suffering from/ showing exhaustion. Apparently, the course was very fast, and both of my friends ran a (11) personal best/ personal record. The winner (12) surpassed/ broke the course record. I was actually very impressed with the whole event; the organisation was first class, with medical volunteers (13) on duty/ on standby throughout, and drinks (14) stops/stations every few kilometers of the route. So now the charity of my choice is £150 the richer, and as for me, I’m well and truly bitten by the running bug. I go running with my friends regularly now, and I’m actually starting to (15) catch up with/ get near to them.

53.Both options make sense. Underline the one which forms a common collocation.

1.We managed to complete our journey ahead of/in front of schedule.

2.On our way to York, we divided/broke our journey in Peterborough.

3.As I wasn't coming back by train, I asked for a single/simple ticket.

4.The two coaches collided/bumped, but luckily no one was injured/wounded.

5.There has been widespread public enmity/opposition to the plan for a new road.

6.My car skidded/slipped off the road and hit a tree.

7.The train was packed, and there was standing place/room only.

8.Look at that enormous goods/industrial train - it must have 20 or 30 wagons!

9.The police accused Donald of breaking the speed limit/restriction.

10.The Chairman made a brisk/flying visit to the company's new

office in Brussels.

54.Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best completes each collocation or fixed phrase.

Most big cities were built long before the heyday of the private car. As a result they rarely have enough space for moving traffic or parked

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