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Reader at Work 1
Units 1, 78, 82, 124, 138, 148
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ___ = common, found in many places | widespread |
| He’s a wonderful man. Intelligence and kindness are his main ___. | characteristics |
| Dogs are great! They can guard you and ___, they give you lots of love. | besides |
| You can ___ everything you need to know by using Google. | discover |
| The Guzelyurt area has an attractive ___ with many orange and lemon trees. | environment |
| He put his money in the company in the ___ of making lots of money. | hope |
| My garden ___ me with vegetables and pretty flowers too. | provides |
| Thousands of years ago people made ___ of the stars without telescopes. | observations |
| I don’t think I have a ___ of winning the lottery, but I buy a ticket just for fun. | chance |
| Scientists must make very ___ measurements of everything. | accurate |
| ‘Why are we here?’ is one of life’s ___ questions. | fundamental |
| This machine ___ of two main parts. | consists |
| Most people can ___ on their friends to help them. | depend |
| This strange activity was originally meant to guarantee the ___ of digging the fields and planting the seed. | ease |
| When there is little or no rain, there is a ___ of food. | shortage |
| Salt was used for food ___ before the invention of the tin can. | preservation |
| A. “My parents ___ me to stay out until past midnight every night.”<p>B. “Lucky you! I have to be in bed by ten!” | allow |
| Nobody ___ of studying English! | dies |
| Our boss told us we must work harder in order to increase ___ for the company. | profits |
| ___ = terrible, dreadful | awful |
| ___ = wonderful, fantastic, really great | marvellous |
| Your car will ___ well for a long time if you look after it. | function |
| Nowadays most food has ___ like salt and sugar. | additives |
| ___ are necessary, otherwise food will go bad. | Preservatives |
| We ___ our ability to climb the mountain, but when we tried, it was actually quite easy! | doubted |
| The newspapers expressed ___ about the police methods of controlling the crowds. | doubts |
| ___ = enough | sufficient |