Vocabulary Building: Exercises and Explanations

X11A

a) pretty much; b) junk; c) consumed; d) copious

3. a) Michael Phelps said that he could eat pretty much whatever he wanted.

b) Phelps could improve his diet if he included some fruit or salad.

c) Contrary to the copious breakfast which Phelps eats…

d) He may have met Michael Phelps there.

X11B

a) anticipate; b) exhibit; c) symptoms; d) commands

3. a) The writer advises us not to leave tempting shoes, clothing, or children’s toys within reach of our dog.

b) Perhaps his appetite won’t be good.

c) If you allow him to do something one time, don’t forbid it another.

d) Our pet must be taught manners.

S11A

. a) volunteer; b) aspiring ; c) keen on d) expand

3. a) The writer asks if responsible learners volunteer to clean the blackboard and if they are diligent and obedient.

b) Perhaps they won’t always be like that.

c) A horse can be brought to the water.

d) Unless learners are willing to cooperate, learning won’t happen.

S11B

. a) fake; b) tracks; c) gist; d) pretty sure

3. a) Some of my clients are paranoid; others are extremely wealthy.

b) The author said that at that moment he was working on one of the biggest cases they had ever handled.

c) The client will be taught how to live a different life.

d) Because he is criminally connected, his wife is worried that he’ll try to have her murdered.

X10A

a) exhibition b) tools c) lent d) fractures

3. a) Samples from the collection are used to study the minerals.

b) “You should see the beautiful animated film,” they said to us.

c) The exhibition contains a model house.

d) You can see a large model of a modern gold mine.

X10B

a) experiment b) variations c) tent d) universal

3. a) “I have found the funniest jokes in the world,” said Wiseman.

b) People enjoyed the jokes about the relationship between men and women more than any others.

c) The Americans’ and Canadians’ favourite jokes are about making somebody look stupid.

d) In order to find the world’s most popular joke, Chris Wiseman conducted an experiment.

S10A

a) digest b) super-clean c) improve d) illnesses

3. a) If we feed these “friendly” bacteria into our system, we can fight the bad bacteria.

b) Your immune system can be helped by probiotics.

c) We may not enjoy eating them so much.

d) Unless we eat them, our digestive health may be affected.

S10B

a) frozen b) waterways c) perform d) couple

3. a) Goods were being transported across frozen waterways by skaters.

b) Six years after the International Skating Union was founded, the first official event was celebrated.

c) If judges didn’t deduct points, a balanced programme would not be important.

d) There are three sections in ice dancing.