VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT Fill in the blanks with the most suitable answer. 1. In order to, ………. that no one was home, the burglar banged on the door loudly. A. prove B. verify C. establish D. ascertain 2. As men grow older, they learn to ………. on themselves. A. rely B. confide C. trust D. count 3. Mosquitoes are a ………. feature in hot, humid and equatorial regions. A. usual B. ordinary C. common D. general 4. John ………. what Jonathan was going to do, so he avoided Jonathan that day. A. foresaw B. anticipated C. forecasted D. predicted 5. Gary Kasparov found Kapov a ………. opponent. A. fearful B. frightful C. dreadful D. formidable 6. The rangers easily ………. the struggling calf. A. conquered B. beat C. overcame D. subdued 7. Work is still in ……… The road won't be open until further notice. A. progress B. improve C. headway D. advance 8. The moon was believed to be able to ………. life. A. bear B. uphold C. maintain D. sustain 9. The Japanese to ……….the Allies right after the Americans bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki. A. relinquished B. gave up C. surrendered D. renounced 10. Prime Minister Miyazawa's ………. caused an uproar in the United States. He said that Americans arc less productive now than forty years ago. A. statement B. sentence C. talk D. saying VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT 2 Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate answer. 'Mammal' is ………. (1) from the Latin word 'Mamma', ………. (2) 'breast'. It is so ………. (3) because a group of animals, including man, ………. (4) the same ………. (5) to ………. (6) their offspring. Mammals are thought to be the most ………. (7) type of animals. All mammals have a vertebra, are warm-blooded, and have hair. These are the general ………. (8) of mammals. Man is a mammal ………. (9) the rest of the species, man ………. (10) the biggest brain. That is probably the reason for their ability to think intelligently, unlike horses, dogs or baboons. 1. A. drawn B. obtained C. deduced D. derived 2. A. meaning B. intending C. signifying D. indicating 3. A. named B. termed C. christened D. called 4. A. employ B. use C. apply D. utilise 5. A. form B. method C. manner D. mode 6. A. suckle B. pamper C. nurse D. nourish 7. A. progressive B. approachable C. superior D. advanced 8. A. outlines B. features C. outlooks D. appearances 9. A. Unlike B. Dissimilar C. Opposite D. Different 10. A. owns B. possesses C. holds D. occupies KEY VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT Fill in the blanks with the most suitable answer. 1. D. ascertain 2. A. rely 3. C. common 4. B. anticipated 5. D. formidable 6. D. subdued 7. A. progress 8. D. sustain 9. C. surrendered 10. A. statement VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT 1. D. derived 2. A. meaning 3. D. called 4. B. use 5. B. method 6. C. nurse 7. D. advanced 8. B. features 9. A. Unlike 10. B. possesses . VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT Fill in the blanks with the most suitable answer productive now than forty years ago. A. statement B. sentence C. talk D. saying VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT 2 Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate answer. 'Mammal'