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Offline Reading 1
Units 1 to 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| You can ___ many words to your vocabulary by using these flash cards. | add |
| The middle part of Cyprus is very ___; it has very little rainfall. | arid |
| The ___ of Istanbul is growing every day because people come there to look for work, and then stay. | population |
| In Kenya their ___ means News? and the reply means Good. | greeting |
| The people of the Kung ___ live in the Kalahari desert in Botswana. | tribe |
| A - Do you and your brother like the same things?<p>B - No. We like quite ___ things actually. | different |
| I like to eat ___ things like vegetables and fruit. I don’t eat food full of chemicals. | natural |
| My work was all ___ - I got 10/10! | correct |
| ___ = very big | huge |
| to ___ = to put several things together so that they become one thing. | mix |
| A - What’s this cake ___ from? It’s fabulous!<p>B - Flour, eggs, sugar, butter and lemons. | made |
| I ___ about 75 kilos. | weigh |
| ___ = every year | annually |
| Our teacher tries to ___ our work quickly. | correct |
| Girne is ___ Kyrenia in English. | called |
| Teenagers never ___ the laces in their trainers. | tie |
| a - What’s your ___ in music?<p>b - I like classical music mostly, especially Mozart. | taste |
| Do that ___! And that means NOW! | immediately |
| My table ___ 100 cms by 56 cms. | measures |
| No more! That’s ___! | enough |
| I love the ___ of your skirt - it feels and looks great. | material |
| Some people have the ___ to move the things on a table just by thinking! | power |
| ___ = get ready | prepare |
| Usain Bolt broke the world ___ for the 100 and the 200 metres - he’s fantastic! | record |
| We often ___ people by kissing them on their cheeks. | greet |
| Dangerous animals will ___ you if they think you will hurt them. | attack |
| Vocabulary is ___ for understanding and using English. | necessary |
| ___ = a group, type, especially animal species. | species |
| the ___ = the people who work in a place | staff |
| to ___ = to provide work for, to use | employ |
| to ___ = to show, put on show | exhibit |
| Who are the actors who ___ in that play? | perform |
| People often ___ for land or for power. | fight |
| A - Do you like Turkish coffee?<p>B - I ___ expresso actually. | prefer |
| Don’t ___! It’s hot and you’ll burn your fingers. | touch |
| to ___ = to go behind, go after | follow |
| My old dog is rather ___ now - but she can hear me when it’s supper time. | deaf |
| At Şeker Bayram time it’s the ___ to give money or sweets to children. | custom |
| Cyprus has a Mediterranean ___ - the summers are hot and the winters are not very cold. | climate |
| You can ___ things with scissors or a knife. | cut |
| That colour really ___s you - you look great! | suit |
| It’s interesting to study the different ___ of countries. | cultures |
| Have you seen the ___ in the museum? | exhibits |
| ___ - opposite = different | same |
| There are many ___ places in Cyprus, like Salamis and the 12th century castles. | ancient |
| Is that ___ or natural? | man-made |
| ___ = far away from anywhere | remote |
| A - Who does this mobile phone ___ to?<p>B - It’s mine! | belong |
| ___ = the only one of its type | unique |
| ___ = what something is made of | material |
| ___ - absolutely necessary | vital |
| A ___ is a place with little or no water, and very little grows there. | desert |
| to ___ = to show the way | guide |
| Making a ___ is always difficult; there are so many things to think about. | decision |
| I can’t ___ which one to buy - the red one or the green one. | decide |
| You must ___ your paragraph well. There must be an introduction, a main part and a conclusion. | organize |
| German Shepherds are a ___ of dog. | kind |
| That big tree fell over and crashed to the ___ in the wind. | ground |
| I ___ vegetables in my garden. | grow |
| The METU NCC campus covers a large ___. | area |
| Do you ___ in ghosts or UFOs? | believe |
| Your room is boring. Why don’t you ___ some pictures on the walls? | hang |
| Mother animals always ___ their young. | protect |
| The music of Jamaica ___ reggae and rap. | includes |
| ___ = think , believe, have an opinion | consider |
| The Guzelyurt region ___ oranges and vegetables. | produces |
| Can you ___ please! I want to get past you. | move |
| We’ll buy a big pizza and ___ it between us. | share |
| When things are ___ they are like each other, but they are not exactly the same. | similar |
| Our teacher lets us ___ which exercises to do for homework. | choose |
| I got my ___! I am now a senior manager, not just a manager. | promotion |
| Cyprus wants to ___ its beautiful beaches, forests and mountains to tourists. | promote |
| The dancer’s ___ were beautiful to see. | movements |
| We are learning the ___ words - we see them all the time in our books. | common |
| The Romans fought ___ many enemies - and won! | against |
| We can grow citrus trees on the ___ here. | land |
| Belinda - that’s an ___ name. I’ve never heard it before. | uncommon |
| Olive trees can ___ up to 10 metres tall. | grow |
| What is the ___ in your country at New Year? What do you do? | tradition |
| If you ___ something it is behind you. | pull |
| Put three ___ of this medicine in your eye at night. | drops |
| We live on ___! | Earth |
| ___ = very very small | tiny |
| I wear very cool clothes in the ___. | heat |
| ___ = having new ideas<p>e.g. She’s very original - she doesn’t do what others do. | original |
| to ___ = to make happen | cause |
| Don’t ___ up and down so much! | bounce |
| to ___ = to move onwards | pass |
| a ___ = the place where something is | position |
| ___ = rubbish | garbage |
| There are three ___s in this ice cream - chocolate, vanilla and nut flavour. | layer |
| If something is ___ for something it is suitable. | fit |
| to ___ = to find something for the first time | discover |
| A paragraph ___ of an introduction, a main part and a conclusion. | consists |
| ___ = opposite suitable | unsuitable |
| Tell me the ___ - tell me why. | reason |
| Objects ___ up when they hit our atmosphere and we may see a tiny fire. | burn |
| to ___ = to do up e.g. seat belt | fasten |
| Water ___ ice when it freezes. | forms |
| ___ = first, at the beginning. <p>e.g. The original film came out in 1960. | original |
| to ___ = to get larger or more | increase |
| to ___ = to get rid of rubbish | dump |
| to ___ = to become very cold. Water will freeze to become ice. | freeze |
| I love ___. They are so exciting! | adventures |
| I like my drinks very cold - I put lots of ___ in them. | ice |
| I liked all my teachers with the ___ of Mr Brown - he was horrible! | exception |
| a ___ = a length of time | period |
| That bottle ___ a dangerous liquid - don’t drop it. | contains |
| the ___ = the amount of space occupied by an object | volume |
| to ___ - to become different | change |
| ___ = closely crowded together | dense |
| to ___ = to go on, not to stop | continue |
| Liquids ___ when they get hot - and they disappear. | evaporate |
| to ___ = to be still there when something is taken away | remain |
| ___ = to do with the sun | solar |
| ___ = speed | velociy |
| the ___ - the outside of something | surface |
| ___ = rubbish, what we don’t want any more | waste |
| to ___ = to be of the right size and shape for something or someone. | fit |
| to ___ = to get smaller, less | decrease |
| ___ = rather, fairly | relatively |
| The huge tree ___ to the ground with a loud noise. | crashed |
| Sir, sir! Can you ___ this please. I don’t understand it. | explain |
| ___ = the number of something in a given space | density |
| to ___ = to stay the same | remain |
| Don’t ___ your money. Only buy what you really need. | waste |
| the ___ = the whole of everything, all existing things | universe |
| ___ are large pieces of hard material. | rocks |
| to ___ - to change , to make different | vary |
| to ___ = to stay on top of water | float |
| to ___ - to become or make bigger | expand |
| a ___ = the way something is put together | formation |
| to ___ = to keep for future use | store |
| an ___ = the total, how much there is | amount |
| The ___ age is our class is 18. | average |
| A - Great coffee!<p>B - Yes. I’ve got a new coffee ___. | machine |
| ___ = what things are made of | matter |
| Please ___ the door; it’s cold in the room. | close |
| a ___ = noun form of to create | creation |
| ___ - what you can see is visible | visible |
| Dinosaurs ___ed on earth millions of years before humans did. | exist |
| ___ - left, not gone | remaining |
| I wish you’d ___ so that I couldn’t see you. | disappear |
| She felt really ill and ___ to the ground. | collapsed |
| Poor Pluto is not a ___ now! | planet |
| The Earth ___ the sun. | orbits |
| bombs ___ | explode |
| Water ___ at 1000 C. | boils |
| It’s a strange ___ - something between a circle and a square. | shape |
| ___ is the force of attraction which makes things move towards the centre of a body, so it makes things fall downwards. | gravity |
| The sun is manly ___ of very hot hydrogen and helium gas. | composed |
| The car ___ mine because the driver didn’t stop in time. | hit |
| Which ___ did you study at school? | subjects |
| a ___ = something that is true | fact |
| ___ = very cold | frozen |
| to ___ - to make something new | create |
| ___ = how fast something travels | speed |
| ___ = right / correct / suitable | proper |
| Potatoes and oranges are two important ___s of the Guzelyurt area. | product |
| A warm January sun came and made their snowman ___. | thaw |
| You must wash your hands before you ___ food. | handle |
| “Sorry, we haven’t got any mushrooms. They are not ___ anywhere this week.” | available |
| The police believe that the ___ knew her attacker. | victim |
| This ___ is good for growing vegetables. | soil |
| I had a ___ in my roof and my carpet got wet! | leak |
| ___ = existing in great numbers or quantity | plentiful |
| She still ___ from a lot of pain in her leg. | suffers |
| to ___ = to increase / to grow / X | multiply |
| My dad had to ___ his car when it broke down last week. | repair |
| the ___ = the reason, the aim | purpose |
| ___ = very important / absolutely necessary | essential |
| A good degree is ___ for most good jobs. | requirement |
| She worries about her children’s ___ if they are late home from school. | safety |
| ___ - opposite = cooked | raw |
| to ___ = to eat / to use | consume |
| If you ___ vitamins or minerals you will be ill. | lack |
| i am very ___. I play football and volleyball and go to the gym too. | active |
| Nowadays it’s easy to ___ people. We have mobile phones and email. | contact |
| Learning vocabulary is as ___ as learning grammar. | important |
| Ali always worked hard and as a ___ he learned English easily. | consequence |
| When you walk in the forest you probably ___ many tiny plants and animals with your big feet! | destroy |
| The ___ of an orange is sweet and juicy. | flesh |
| to ___ = to give, to supply, | provide |
| If you don’t eat good food, you will have no ___ to colds and flu. | resistance |
| He didn’t ___ the accident. Now his family is very sad. | survive |
| These anki flash cards help us learn vocabulary ___. | effectively |
| Which are the coldest ___s of the world? The Arctic and Antarctic. | region |
| kph = kilometres ___ hour. | per |
| Water and milk are not solid but ___. | liquid |
| ___ / = | equals |
| Are you sure she will do it? Can you ___on her? | depend |
| If you go to bed very late, you can’t ___ properly the next day. | function |
| ___, the wind blew down some of my lovely trees. | unfortunately |
| Ice will ___ if you heat it. | melt |
| When plants die they ___. | decompose |
| ___ - opposite = male | female |
| Although he is my brother he is ___ me in every way. | unlike |
| She was born ___ blind and she can’t see anything. | totally |
| These flash cards ___ the missing letters in words with gaps . | replace |
| A ___ = an illness | disease |
| ___ = the way in which something is made (e.g. a building, an essay) / the whole building etc. | structure |
| She doesn’t realize the ___ of friendship but just thinks about money all the time. | value |
| Babies grow very ___. They get bigger every day. | rapidly |
| ___ people have asked where he is. | several |
| A ___ = the part of a plant that grows underground. | root |
| I love ice cream - ___ chocolate! | especially |
| If you don’t feel well for a long time, you might have a serious ___. | illness |
| He was ___ to hospital by helicopter. | transported |
| to ___ = to control, to adjust | regulate |
| English is a very ___ language. I can’t understand everything. | complex |
| Strong sun is bad for the ___. | skin |
| Our bodies need ___s, and we get them from our food. | nutrient |
| That man wasn’t really a scientist: ___ he was an actor! | actually |
| Steam is a gas, water is a liquid and ice is a ___. | solid |
| There was a wide ___ of dishes on the menu. | variety |
| ___ = wet, damp | moist |
| This is an unusual table. What ___ is it made from? | substance |
| ___ = number, amount | quantity |
| We should ___ accidents before they happen | prevent |
| to ___ = to allow / give permission | let |
| ___ = the starting place e.g. the source of a river | source |
| Anything which is ___ is bad for you. | harmful |
| to ___ = to look after.<p>e.g. You should maintain your car or it will break down. | maintain |
| A plant’s roots ___ good things from the soil. | absorb |
| If you are a man you are ___! | male |
| We should have the right ___ of everything in our diet - not too much and not too little. | level |
| The test was ___ - I got 95%. | simple |
| He planted the ___ in his garden and it grew into a beautiful flower. | seed |
| Studying English is a difficult ___! | process |
| to ___ = to grow / make better or larger | develop |
| Our bodies are made up of millions of small ___. | cells |
| ___ = main, most important | major |
| What is the ___ of the pool? | depth |
| Scientists need ___ to show what is true. | evidence |
| to ___ = to go up. <p> e.g. the level of the world’s oceans is rising. | rise |
| There were very strong winds and lots of rain last night. It was a real ___. | storm |
| Some people don’t believe in the ___ of the dinosaurs, they think they were not true. | existence |
| Birds ___ south in the autumn to find food. | migrate |
| I used the anki flashcards, and the ___ was I learnt lots of vocabulary. | result |
| to ___ = to leave / throw away | abandon |
| I’ll ___ pass. I am 90% sure. | probably |
| There were ___ 600 people there, but I didn’t count them exactly. | approximately |
| The boats found ___ from the rough sea in the harbour | shelter |
| The mother told her children not to ___ things, but to take them politely. | grab |
| I like detective stories, but I can never ___ the murder. I don’t know who did it. | solve |
| The best part of the magician’s show was the ___ of the rabbit. | disappearance |
| The oranges are ready to ___ in December. | pick |
| This line is ___ ______ . | horizontal |
| We had serious ___ last week because it rained for four days. | floods |
| It’s very dangerous at sea today. I hope our boat doesn’t ___. | sink |
| Wow! That ___ was huge! I can’t swim in that! | wave |
| Which universities did you ___ to? | Don’t apply too much make-up; it looks awful. | apply |
| There’s a lovely ___ of the mountains from my window. | view |
| We ___ about everything - so we never argue! | agree |
| Exams put a lot of ___ on students. | pressure |
| to ___ = to turn something round its centre | rotate |
| When we sleep our breathing is usually ___. | regular |
| ___ - strange, unexplained | mysterious |
| I love the ___ of the trees in the wind. | sound |
| Plastic is a ___ of petrol. | derivative |
| Don’t panic! Stay ___! | calm |
| ___ = not exactly, approximately | roughly |
| The ___ to Girne takes about an hour. | journey |
| ___ = commonly, usually, by many | widely |
| We feel cold when the north wind ___. | blows |
| to ___ = to watch carefully | observe |
| The small flies and mosquitoes ___ me in the summer - they bite! | bother |
| Many beautiful animals such as tigers are ___. There might be none soon. | endangered |
| We are ___ there - only another 100 metres to go! | almost |
| ___ = get again | regain |
| You should visit the doctor at ___ intervals. | regular |
| You can ___ on me - I’ll certainly do it. | rely |
| the ___ is the larger part of something | majority |
| Please don’t ___ anything - you are perfect just as you are. | alter |
| A: “When she said goodbye, how did you ___?”<p>B: “I was really angry and upset.” | react |
| to ___ = to save something or someone from danger | rescue |
| a ___ = an animal | creature |
| to ___ = to take away / take off | remove |
| A ___ is an animal which kills or hunts other animals | predator |
| A: “Is that plant ___? It looks very strange.”<p>B: “Yes - it’s delicious. Try it!” | edible |
| Water has a strong ___ - it can destroy things. | force |
| We must try to reduce ___. We can drive cleaner cars and recycle more things. | pollution |
| to ___ = to control, to limit, to keep in a certain area | restrict |
| ___ - the opposite of 'rough' | smooth |
| ___ = several, different | various |
| The pop concert was the most exciting ___ of the month. | happening |
| Put your medicines and cleaning stuff high up. Children should not be able to ___ them. | reach |
| Don’t dive in! The water is very ___ here. | shallow |
| The sea can’t ___ us with enough fish nowadays. | supply |
| ___ = the most important | main |
| A ___ is a person who hunts, or looks for something. | hunter |
| When things move together there is ___. | friction |
| ___ = go into / come in | enter |
| to ___ = to happen , to take place | occur |
| There is a strong ___ near many beaches in Cyprus - it is dangerous to swim there. | current |
| If you are ___ you are there! | present |
| ___ = unusual, not ordinary | odd |
| She never worked, but she passed all her exams. It’s a ___! | mystery |
| The oceans ___ three quarters of the world. | cover |
| I was travelling in America ___ the summer. I had a fantastic time! | throughout |
| Hurricanes, earthquakes and tsunamis are natural ___. We can’t do much about them. | disasters |
| A mirror ___s light. | reflect |
| METU NCC buildings are built well; they won’t be damaged by an ___. | earthquake |
| to ___ = to see, hear, taste, smell, feel, | sense |
| A: “How ___ is that swimming pool?”<p>B: “Oh - it’s 3 metres deep at this end.” | deep |
| We ___ in and out more slowly when we are asleep. | breathe |
| I like everything we do in class - ___ listening. That’s very difficult for me. | except |
| Large cities have a big ___ problem. There are millions of people using toilets! | sewage |
| When there is ___, plants can’t grow and many animals die. | drought |
| ___ = change in some way | affect |
| “Please don’t ___ me,” she cried to the man with the knife. | kill |
| I sometimes help my teacher ___ the papers and books. | distribute |
| Three famous scientists studied these unusual ___. | phenomena |
| ___ = leisure activities | recreation |
| Many fish ___ on smaller fish. | feed |
| ___ = to do with the sea | e.g. marine life | marine |
| The ___ of birds flying south means that winter is coming. | appearance |
| There will be ___ temperatures today - not too hot or too cold. | moderate |
| ___ = land next to the sea or a lake | shore |