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VOCABULARY EXERCISES UNIT 1 (Steps to Success 2)


INSERT THE MISSING WORDS

(Watch out for their change in tense or number)

puzzled quote naive witty sensitive sensible
collapse harvest offensive state whether

1. ________________ drivers can never be fined for drunken-driving.
2. ________________ comments are not allowed into serious newspapers.
3. It’s up to thejudge to decide _______________ he’ll go to prison or not.
4. This summer's heatwave is set to give a record fruit crop, but the grain ______________ is likely to be badly hit.
5. Her colleagues were ______________ at Margaret’s decisión of getting married at the age of 82.
6. Soon after arriving in the area, we were ________________ at the long lines of cars waiting to get into the petrolstations. We had no idea that a strike ( =huelga) was on its way.
7. A ________________ person makes an interesting and funny conversation.
8. Following a hard debate, the US authorities _____________ that according to the 1917 law, Puerto Ricans are born-American citizens.
9. Things are not so easy. Don’t be ______________!


PREPOSITIONS OR PARTICLES
1. He found this information _______ theInternet.
2. Are you making fun _______ me?
3. Look _______ the bright side of life.
4. Oh no! I put my foot _____ it again.
5. We went _____ a camping holiday all over the north of Italy.
6.You’ll never succeed ______ becoming a first-class sportsman if you don’t keep training hard.
7. I love heavy metal. What ______ you?
8. What do you think ______ this new young writer?

SYNONYMS
1.Exceptional. _______________________________
2. Investigate. ________________________________
3. Say or explain. St__________________________
4. Enjoy yourself! ________________________ fun!
5. Despite. __________________________________
6. Prize. ____________________________________
7. Disturb. _______________________________________
8. Say sorry (for ..) ________________________________9. Make bigger or better. ____________________________
10. Nobody. _____________________________________
11. Very, very funny. ______________________________
12. The people who write with their left hand. ___________

OPPOSITES
1. Lend. ___________________________________
2. Harmful. ________________________________

MAKE IT SHORTER
1. A jumper that costs 30 pounds =_________________________________________________________________________
2. A cake made with chocolate = ___________________________________________________________________________
3. Our new house on the mountains = _______________________________________________________________________

FIND THE WORDS
1. Be positive! = _____________________
2. Janet told us about her pregnancy. She’s ________________ herbaby for the month of October.
3. One of Groucho Marx’s most well-known _________________ says: “I never forget a face, but in your case I’ll be glad to make an exception”.
4. Houses are topped by ____________.
5. A _____________ is an expert in the world of science.
6. Frank’s family _____________ last month. This way, they live nearer their relatives.
7. Insults are always o________________.8. John laughed at me and I laughed at him. We laughed at ________________________.
9. After this long letter, what _______________ can I tell you? Oh yes, we met a funny couple who …..
10. Charities usually _______________ money to help people in distress.
11. I’ve applied for a job that I found in an __________________ in last Sunday’s newspaper.
12. Cities are made up of different areascalled n___________________.
GRAMMAR EXERCISES

REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES AS REQUESTED


1. Judy didn’t buy the opera tickets. She forgot.
Judy forgot ___________________________

2. “Keep your dairy products fresh”, the advertisement said.
The advertisment told customers ______________________
________________________________________________
3. Although he’s a liar, apparently...