ELTEAL ::: Academic English 2. 2004 ::: Use of English

For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, but using the word given. This word must not be altered in any way. Write full sentences and give only one solution.

1. We’ll go for a picnic on Sunday if the weather is good.
PERMITTING
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2. When all the work was finished, we didn’t know what to do.
LOOSE
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3. Although she had trained, she didn’t win the race.
DESPITE
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4. The athlete had firmly decided on winning a gold medal at the Olympics.
SIGHTS
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5. At the start of the fire, no one seemed very worried.
OUT
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6. I am just not interested in soccer any more.
LOSE
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7. You have really upset Jane by saying all those terrible things.
FEELINGS
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8. You have got to accept that you may never see Simon again.
FACE
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9. The smooth-talking salesman persuaded me to spend over L100 on a silk blouse.
TALKED
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10. I forbid you to go out tonight.
QUESTION
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11. There’s no similarity between your problem and mine.
BEARS
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12. After he lost his job, the only way he could support his family was by stealing.
RESORTED
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13. He told us we were not obliged to buy any of his products.
OBLIGATION
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14. The leaflet explains how you will be affected by the new tax.
APPLIES
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15. You have to take into account the number of latecomers.
PROVISION
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Fill each of the numbered blanks in the passage with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the grid at the bottom of the page, not in the actual gaps.

In most major cities in the world, violence is accepted as a feature of daily life. Stories of robbery and personal attack are common and ...(1)... crime figures are taken for granted. But a recent phenomenon is causing concern in Britain, ...(2)... of rural violence. In small country towns, usually considered to be peaceful and trouble-free, outbreaks of violence ...(3)... becoming more frequent. This violence is ...(4)... various kinds: sometimes it's Saturday night drunkenness, with young people having ...(5)... much to drink and then fighting with ...(6)... another or attacking property; at other times there are attacks ...(7)... minority groups; occasionally there is shooting by people who have got hold of ...(8)... . The police in rural areas are now having to deal with situations with ...(9)... they were formerly unfamiliar.
Why...(l0)... these young people turn to violence? ...(11)... parents put the blame on TV but another explanation may be boredom. Young people who live far from big metropolitan centers ...(12)... an age where they want to break out of the small world where they ...(13)... up. They need to be ...(14)... to get about on ...(15)... own, to travel beyond their villages not only for leisure ...(16)... also for access to work and further education. If they can't afford transport, there is ...(17)... major problem. Many country teenagers are trapped by distance. There are now fewer buses than sixty years ago, and they don't ...(18)... late in the evening. ...(19)... is little to do in the villages themselves, especially in the winter.
They'll grow out of it, their parents say, and of course they ...(20)... . But it isn't much fun, having little money and nothing to do in a beautiful place that for them is a social desert.

1.	6.	11.	16.
2.	7.	12.	17.
3.	8.	13.	18.
4.	9.	14.	19.
5.	10.	15.	20.

Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Circle your answer.

1. She was so cold that she couldn’t stop ...… .
A shivering	B shaking	C stuttering	D shuddering
2. If they cause any ...…, call me and I’ll phone the police.
A trouble	B nuisance	C anxiety	D scene
3. The professor has done some interesting ...... on eating habits in Mediterranean countries.
A study	B research	C report	D experiment
4. Let’s go for a …… in my car - the weather is lovely.
A turn	B curl	C twist	D spin
5. We were all ...… after getting caught in the rainstorm.
A moistened	B soaked	C damped	D dampened
6. Many people ...… Joe as being unfriendly, but he’s actually just shy.
A understand	B realise	C comprehend	D perceive
7. Our position is quite clear; I don’t think it needs to be ...… out.
A told	B spelt	C detailed	D specified
8. Suspects may be ...… without trial for up to two weeks.
A impounded	B locked	C held	D restrained
9. In the face of police questioning, the suspect ...… and said nothing.
A split up	B cracked up	C clammed up	D warmed up
10. The spokesman said he was not ...… to release any further information.
A at liberty	B on the level	C on arrival	D for certain
11. I’m planning on leaving home, but I haven’t ...… up the courage to tell my parents yet.
A plucked	B drawn	C rung	D made
12. The suspect was released ...… pending trial on a charge of manslaughter.
A on bail	B on duty	C in response to	D at sea
13. Government critics poured ...… on the Minister’s appeals for cooperation.
A contempt	B derision	C disdain	D scorn
14. No one’s even studied the problem, ...… tried to do anything about it.
A not to say	B far more	C in no way	D much less
15. The government now expects a $10 billion ...… in revenue, so taxes will have to go up.
A fallout	B shortfall	C shortcoming	D outcome
16. After years of working together, the partners found themselves ...... linked.
A permanently	B indelibly	C perpetually	D inextricably
17. Before his act, the magician had to ...… an assistant in the audience.
A use	B conceal	C plant	D locate
18. I'm afraid I can’t tell you what he said. It would be ...… of confidence.
A rupture	B break	C rift	D breach
19. On her return home, she gave an exciting ...… of her adventures.
A story	B tale	C account	D history
20. This is by far the best party …… for years.
A I’ve been to	B I was at	C I’ve been at	D I went to