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1. People’s occupations are strongly related … their level of education.
2. Fleming discovered penicillin almost … accident.
3. As a teenager he dreamed … becoming a professional footballer.
4. They borrowed a lot of money … the bank to start their new business.
5. Jim’s parents sent him a cheque … £100.
6. Do you know that your passport is … … date and you can’t use it?
7. Scientists are still hoping to find a cure … the common cold.
8. Several customers complained … the service they received.
9. I thought he loved me, perhaps he did … the beginning.
10. Alex is very good … languages. He speaks English and French fluently.
11. Radium was discovered … Marie and Pierre Curie in 1897.
Ex 8. Fill in each gap with a suitable word.
1. This … will only find sites that originate in Europe.
a) petrol engine b) service engine c) search engine
2. Their neighbours … about their constant loud music.
a) complained b) annoyed c) confused
3. The dishwasher is a wonderful ….
a) invention b) discovery c) adventure
4. She was … the Nobel Prize for her work in medical research.
a) advised b) awarded c) promised
5. The results will be … in the Economic Journal.
a) produced b) published c) projected
6. Her report … some interesting suggestions.
a) contained b) consisted c) kept
7. It’ll be a(n) … if we get to the airport in time.
a) discovery b) accident c) miracle
8. They arranged to … money from the bank to buy a house.
a) borrow b) lend c) rob
9. She … that one day she would be famous.
a) wanted b) wished c) dreamed
10. Most people get … the first time they leave home.
a) seasick b) homesick c) airsick
Ex. 9. Replace the underlined words with a single word or word combination.
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1. The police have described the man as a violent and dangerous man involved in illegal activities.
2. The brochure tries to give a fair and correct and true in every detail description of each hotel.
3. There are already many treatments which destroy cancer smallest units of a living thing that can exist independently.
4. Used in people’s homes machines have made modern life easier and more comfortable.
5. They always clear up after a picnic and never drop waste paper, bottles, cans etc.
6. Two men who were thought to be guilty of a crime were arrested today in connection with the robbery.
7. It really makes me feel slightly angry when I see people dropping litter.
8. The most common symptoms of the illness which affects people are a high temperature and spots all over the body.
9. When her parents separated, she was extremely sad because it happened
to people that she loved very much.
10. I’m fed up with having no money all the time.
