Question

4.In each group below choose the word that best suits each of
the sentences. Use it in the correct form.
1 a. She didn’t even … me.
b. They don’t … all the religious holidays in this
country.
a. observe b. notice
2 a. Could you have a … at my essay?
b. I caught a … of the fields and forests as our car
went by.
c. The city has a European… .
a. glimpse b. look c. glance
3 a. He was … of being watched, but gave no sign of it.
b. She is always praised for being … in doing her job.
a. conscious b. conscientious
4 a. She is much younger than I have … her.
b. The novel … the life in the country in the 18th
century.
c. Are you able to … the places you have visited?
a. to portray b. to picture
5 a. The fireplace was so … a place to sit by when it
was cold outdoors.
b. The puppies found a … corner in the hay.
a. snug b. cosy

7.Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the words below.
to grope, yawning, to lease, to refrain, to prolong,
agreeable, dwelling, to mingle, gracious, peace
1. She didn’t try ... with anyone at the party.
2. The queen greeted the crowd with a ... smile.
3. Please ... from talking in the library; you may disturb the other readers.
4. She has an ... character and makes friends easily.
5. The detective ... for some clue to the mysterious
crime.
6. His ... gets on my nerves and I can’t hold my ... and
start singing.
7. We decided ... our trip and visit some other places
of interest.
8. They can’t afford to have their own ... so they have ...
an apartment for at least two years.

Answer 1

1. a. She didn’t even  notice me.

b. They don’t  observe all the religious holidays in this country.

2. a. Could you have a glance at my essay?

b. I caught a  glimpse of the fields and forests as our car went by.

c. The city has a European look.

3. a. He was  conscious of being watched, but gave no sign of it.

b. She is always praised for being in conscientious doing her job.

4. a. She is much younger than I  pictured her.

b. The novel  portrays the life in the country in the 18th century.

c. Are you able to  picture the places you have visited?

5. a. The fireplace was so  cosy a place to sit by when it was cold outdoors.

b. The puppies found a  snug corner in the hay.

7. 1. She didn’t try to mingle with anyone at the party.

2. The queen greeted the crowd with a  gracious smile.

3. Please  refrain from talking in the library.

4. She has an  agreeable character and makes friends easily.

5. The detective  gropes for some clue to the mysterious crime.

6. His  yawning gets on my nerves and I can’t hold my  peace and start singing.

7.  We decided to prolong our trip and visit some other places of interest.

8. They can’t afford their own  dwelling so they have to lease an apartment for at least two years.