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Vocabulary Review Ha Anh Tuan- Vu Quang Upper Secondary School Tel: 0915478413 WORDS EASILY CONFUSED EXERCISE 1: job occupation profession work business see watch look (at) duty task 1.Don’t interrupt me now. I’ve got a lot of________to do. 2.When he applied for the loan, they asked him what his________was. 3.Julie found a good______close to where she lives. 4.One of my ______as a nurse is to be on time because lives depand on it. 5.Our teacher gave us a few_______to do during the summer holidays. 6.I know I want to have a_______but I’m not sure in which field. I might study law. 7.My aunt runs her own_________. 8.I happened to _______out of my window when my cousin walking past. 9.Did you_____Mary’s costume at the carnival? It was wonderful. 10.I_______the football match before I went to bed. EXERCISE 2: say talk speak tell mention answer reply (to sb/sth) result effect (on) solution express consequence report 1.He______French well but has trouble reading it. 2.We ______Hellen everything that had happened. 3.Susan decided to ______to her father about it. 4.What exactly did he____to you yeaterday? 5.We decided to _______the robbery to the police. 6.I can’t find the words to _____how I feel. 7.How could you forget? I_______it to you last night. 8.He never______to my letter. 9.I find it impossible to_______her question. 10.Finding the ______to this maths problems is very difficult. 11.Pollution has very harmful______on our health. 12.If you don’t take our advice, you’ll have to face the_______ 13.Did you get your exam________? EXERCISE 3. wait (for sb/sth) look forward to (doing) sth expect wish hope desire want need demand boast of/about sth praise sb for sth 1.What time do you_____the guests to arrive? 2.I’m _______visiting Spain. 3.Can you______for me, John? 4.As a child I always had what I ________. 5.I’ve trained hard, so I________I get a place on the team. 6.We’d like to_____you all the best for the future. 7.These clothes are filthy! They______to be washed. 8.Do you_______a piece of cake? 9.He was angry and_____to see the manager. 10.People who _____about their own achievements aren’t usually popular. 11.The teacher_______her students for their good exam results. EXERCISE 4: travel trip tour voyage cruise flight journey route arrive (at/in) reach get (to) approach Vocabulary Review Ha Anh Tuan- Vu Quang Upper Secondary School Tel: 0915478413 1.Our business_______to Brussels was productive and very pleasant. 2.What’s the quickest______from your house to the city centre? 3.As soon as they arrived, they went on a______of the city. 4.At the airport they told us that the______to Rome had been cancelled. 5.Istead of going to an island, we decided to go on a luxury______around the Mediterranean. 6.People say that the safest and quickest way to ____is by aeroplane. 7.The _______from Athens to Salonika by car takes around five hours. 8.The old captain had spent his life making _____to the Far East. 9.We_____the top of the mountain after climbing for three hours. 10.Our dog always barks when the postman______the house. 11.It was dark by the time we____ to our hotel. 12.What time doews your plane____at Heathrow Airport this evening? EXERCISE 5: debt loan allowance donation fine charge tip change currency profit income bill receipt 1.The magistrate imposed a $100______on the man for throwing litter on the street. 2.The ______Sandra earns allows her to live very comfortably. 3. I like to make______to worthwhile causes. 4.Do you make a large______out of the jewllery you sell? 5.If I don’t get good service in a restaurant, I never leave a _______ 6.Come back sir! You forgot you _______ 7.My parents give me a weekly_____and I can spend it however I like. 8.The Johns took out a _____to buy a new car. 9.There’s no extra______for delivery. 10.What_____is used in Austria? 11.The national_______is always increasing and as a result the cost of living rises. 12.Make sure you get a _____ for the furniture you buy. EXERCISE 6: miss lose loss loose lack shortage reduce decrease divide lie (lie-lay-lain/ lie-lied-lied) lay (lay- laid-laid) 1.I’ve lost weight and this skirt is too_______for me to wear. 2.You won’t believe what happened. I_______the plane. 3.Karen has______her passport and can’t leave the country until she finds it. 4.After the ________of her husband, she sold the house and moved to the country. 5.There has been a ________of water this summer and as a result we aren’t allowed to water our garden. 6.A_______of calcium in his diet didn’t allow him to develop strong bones. 7.The teacher______the students into four groups. 8.During the summer sales many shops_______their prices by up to 60%. 9.The national debt has________decreased by one percent this year. 10.Craig is ______down because he’s not feeling very well. 11.I suggest you_______the blanket on the ground before we sit down and have our picnic. 12.How can I trust you? You’ve______to me so many times. EXERCISE 7: reveal confess admit agree accept refuse deny reject prevent avoid 1.The criminal finally________after forty-eight hours of questioning. 2.Will you_____that what you did was wrong? Vocabulary Review Ha Anh Tuan- Vu Quang Upper Secondary School Tel: 0915478413 3.Statistics_______that people are recycling rubbish more than they did in the past. 4.I don’t_______with the new policy the committee has introduced. 5.We _______Jan’s invitation. She always gives wonderful parties. 6.The first one hundred cards made were______because of some technical fault. 7.The suspect_______having anything to do with the kidnapping. 8.Lucy______to try such a dangerous sport. 9.I________walking down dark streets at night. 10.Wearing a seat belt could______injury in an accident. EXERCISE 8: false artificial fake unreal untrue different (from/ to) imitation counterfeit authentic original ideal favourite popular (the) best 1.I avoid foods that have _____additives. 2.Call the police. These American dollars are________ 3.It feltso _______seeing all my high school friends after 15 years. 4.In the 1970’s wearing _______eyelashes was very fashionable. 5.This is a very good _______of painting. 6.That statement is ________. I have papers to prove it. 7.This architecture is _______to anything I’ve ever seen before. 8.This isn’t a real diamond. It’s a _______. 9.________Asian cuisine has some unusual herbs. 10.You keep the _______copy and I keep the photocopy. 11.The Royal Hotel would be the __________place to have the reception. 12.The Relax Café is very_______, isn’t it? 13.This is the _______service I have ever had in a restaurant. 14.Custard tarts are my ________dessert. EXERCISE 9: continue keep (doing sth) persist (in) insist (on) resist tough hard demanding beside besides 1. I ______you stay and have dinner with us. 2.Let’s ________with the lesson now. 3.Why do you______in finishing the reports even though it’s late? 4.The man_______arrest and successfully got away. 5.If we _______saving $ 50 a month, we’ ll have enough money saved up to buy the bike by the end of the year. 6.Al Capone had killed many people and was considered a _______criminal. 7.Children require a lot of care and guidance, that’s why being a parent is very _________. 8.The whole project require a lot of ______work. 9._______Katie, I’ve also invited Jane to the dinner party. 10.Please, place a wine glass______every plate. EXERCISE 10: vacant free empty deserted left abandoned alone lonely single alive live lively living 1.This box is_______. Can I put the rubbish in it? 2.We must buy some more cheese, there’s only a small piece________ 3.I’m sorry. We have no more________rooms. The hotel is full. 4.The bandits had in the _______warehouse. Vocabulary Review Ha Anh Tuan- Vu Quang Upper Secondary School Tel: 0915478413 5.The only_______table we have is the one in the corner. 6.It was 10:00 a.m and the usually busy street was noe quiet and_________ 7.All my friends are married except Jane, who is still______. 8.I get really________at Chistmas because all my family live abroad. 9.Mr John came to the party_______as his wife was away on business. 10.The football match was broadcast_______in thirty countries. 11.The rock group gave a ______performance on stage. 12.The wounded bird was barely________ 13.The old man said that life during the war was a ______nightmare. KEY Ex1: 1.work 2.occupation/profession 3.job 4.duties 5.tasks 6.profession 7.business 8.look 9.see 10.watched Ex2: 1.speaks 2. told 3.talk/ speak 4.say 5.report 6.express 7.mentioned 8.replied 9.answer 10.solution 11.effect 1.consequences 13.result Ex3. 1.expect 2.looking forwad to 3.wait 4.desired 5.hope 6.wish 7.need 8.want 9.demanded/wanted 10.boast 11.praised Ex4: 1.trip 2.route 3.tour 4.flight 5.cruise 6.travel 7.journey 8.voyage 9.reached 10.approaches/ reaches 11.got 12.arrvive Ex5. 1.fine 2.income 3.donations 4.profit 5.tip 6.change 7.allowance 8.loan 9.charge 10.currency 11.debt 12.receipt Ex 6 1.loose 2.missed 3.lost 4.loss 5.shortage 6.lack 7.divided 8.reduce 9.decreased 10.lying 11.lay 12.lied Ex 7: 1.confessed 2.admit 3.revealed 4.agree 5.accepted 6.rejected 7.denied 8.refused 9.avoid 10.prevent Ex 8: 1.artificial 2.counterfeit 3.unreal 4.false 5.imitation 6.untrue 7.different 8.fake 9.Authentic 10.original 11.ideal/best 12.popular 13.best 14.favourite Vocabulary Review Ha Anh Tuan- Vu Quang Upper Secondary School Tel: 0915478413 Ex 9: 1.insist 2.continue 3.persist 4.resisted 5.keep/ continue 6.tough 7.demanding 8.hard 9.besides 10.beside Ex 10 1.empty 2.left 3.vacant 4.abandoned/empty/deserted 5.free 6.deserted/ empty 7.single 8.lonely 9.alone 10.live 11.lively 12.alive 13.living . Vocabulary Review Ha Anh Tuan- Vu Quang Upper Secondary School Tel: 0915478413 WORDS EASILY CONFUSED EXERCISE 1: job occupation profession work business see watch look (at) duty. he____to you yeaterday? 5.We decided to _______the robbery to the police. 6.I can’t find the words to _____how I feel. 7.How could you forget? I_______it to you last night. 8.He never______to