Fill in the Blanks
1. If we have one more hot, humid day, you will be able to persuade* me to move to Alaska.
2. In the show the magician waved his wand to make a lady vanish.
3. The hair on his head was so dense, a special pair of scissors was used to thin it.
4. Since he has passed all his subjects, I'll predict that he will graduate.
5. The villain in the movie was played by an actor who was able to look mean.
6. Vapor rose out of the valve on top of the steam engine.
7. The basketball player was enormous; he could practically drop the ball through the hoop.
8. What theory can you suggest to explain the frequent changes in women's clothing?
9. Why don't you utilize all the space on that page?
10. Sooner or later the elevator will descend and we'll be able to go up.
11. I heard a doctor on a television show say that if we eliminate one slice of bread each day, we'll lose weight.
12. Copies of some magazines are so scarce,* the librarian won't allow them to circulate.
Synonym search
- circulate the news — (b) spread
- eliminate a problem — (b) wipe out
- an enormous ocean liner — (d) huge
- dense fog — (b) thick
- descend the stairs — (c)comedown
- the suspected villain — (a) wicked person
- humid climate — (b) moist
- predict the future — (c) foretell
- deadly vapors from the chemical explosion — (c) gases
- vanish into thin air — (c) disappear
- science theory — (c) explanation based on thought
- utilize their services — (b) make use of
NEF Student’s Book. Get stresses, stay young ex-es b, d, e/ slide 17, page 15
b)
Packing for a trip at the last minute./2
Being stuck in a traffic jam when you have an appointment./3
Writing a report for your boss when you don’t have much time to finish it./1
Running for a bus or train./2
Looking after a family member who has a chronic illness./1
Shopping in your lunch break./1
Programming a DVD player using the instruction manual./3
d)
1. b) Some people think that not all kind of stress are bad for us.
2. c) Good stress stops us from getting ill.
3. b) Some stress can make our cells stronger.
4. a) We need some stress to exercise our cells self-repair mechanism.
e)
1. When we try to do less of something we try to cut down.
2. An illness that you have for a very long time is called a chronic illness.
3. Something which is good for us is beneficial.
4. The verb to make something stronger is strengthen.
5. Our body is made up of millions of cells.
6. When we treat our body badly we damage it.
7. Another word for illness is disease.
8. Something which is bad for us is harmful.
9. Doing exercise helps to make our muscles bigger and stronger.
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