Match the meanings of the terms with their definitions

outlet, valve, inspection, joint, cracks, interior, gate, maintenance

1) _______ slides across an opening, often folding into a smaller space as it is opened.

2) _______ is a device which allows air or liquid to enter, or be prevented from entering.

3) _______ are long narrow spaces.

4) _______ is the process of looking at carefully in order to discover information, especially about quality or correctness.

5) _______ is the process of keeping (a road, machine, building, etc.) in good condition.

6) _______ is a way, especially a pipe or hole for liquid or gas to go out.

7) _______ is the inside part of something.

8) _______ is a place where two things are fixed together.

Match the words with their synonyms.

1) trust 7) form a) fault g) force

2) impermeable 8) stress b) pressure h) impervious

3) about 9) continue c) seepage i) complete

4) dig 10) finish d) proceed j) shape

5) leakage 11) size e) excavate k) dimension

6) defect 12) neighboring f) adjoining l) approximately

Find in the text the antonyms of the following words.

1) top - … 3) solid - … 5) coarse - … 7) exit - …

2) minimum - … 4) increase - … 6) heat - … 8) wet - …

Choose the odd word.

1) to liberate / to restrict / to discharge / to release / to free

2) to preserve / to protect / to attack / to defend

3) to permit / to allow / to let / to admit / to prohibit

4) access / exit / path / entrance / entry / admission

5) surface / covering / exterior / top / inside

6) to form / to build / to destroy / to create / to make / to construct

7) to accumulate / to leak / to seep / to escape / to pass / to discharge