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BUYING A HOUSE
Tony and Sheila’s first home was a(an) __1__ house, one of a line
of houses all connected. But several years later when they had a small
child, they found it rather __2__ for three people. They wanted
something more __3__ and so decided to move. They went to a(an)
__4__ and looked at details of the houses he had to offer. They looked
at a __5__ house (one of a pair attached to each other), liked it, and
asked a __6__ to inspect it for them. He said that it was in good
__7__, and they therefore decided to buy it. Luckily they sold their
house quickly and soon a(an) __8__ firm was taking all their furniture
and other possessions to their new home. But already, after a couple
of years, they are hoping to move again. Tony’s business is doing well
and they want to get a(an) __9__ to design a modern, __10__ house
for them, and a(an) __11__ to build it.
1.
A) detached
B) semi-detached
C) cramped
D) terraced
2.
A) detached
B) semi-detached
C) cramped
D) terraced
3.
A) cramped
B) detached
C) spacious
D) stuffy
4.
A) builder
B) estate-agent
C) architect
D) tenant
5.
A) detached
B) semi-detached
C) cramped
D) terraced
6.
A) architect
B) surveyor
C) tenant
D) builder
7.
A) condition
B) manner
C) mood
D) case
8.
A) builder
B) estate-agent
C) architect
D) removals
9.
A) builder
B) estate-agent
C) architect
D) landlord
10. A) detached
B) apartment
C) cramped
D) villa
11. A) agent
B) surveyor
C) architect
D) builder
EATING OUT
I’m a terrible cook. I’ve tried hard but it’s no use. I’ve got lots of
__1__, I choose a __2__. I want to cook, I read the __3__. I prepare all
the necessary __4__ and follow the instructions. But the result is
terrible, and I just have a sandwich or some other quick __5__. So I
often __6__. I don’t like grand restaurants. It’s not the expense; it’s
just that I don’t feel at ease in them. First the __7__ gives me a(an)
__8__ which I can’t understand because it’s complicated and has lots
of foreign words. At the end of the meal when I pay the __9__. I never
know how much to leave as a __10__. I prefer __11__ places, like
hamburger shops where you pay at once and sit down and eat
straightaway. And I like __12__ places, where you buy a meal in a
special container and take it home.
1.
A) cookery books
B) menus
C) recipe
D) ingredients
2.
A) menu
B) take-away
C) food
D) dish
3.
A) cookery books
B) menu
C) recipe
D) ingredients
4.
A) cookery books
B) menu
C) recipe
D) ingredients
5.
A) eat out
B) take away
C) snack
D) fast food
6.
A) eat out
B) take away
C) snack
D) cook
7.
A) servant
B) waiter
C) hostess
D) receptionist
8.
A) cookery book
B) menu
C) recipe
D) ingredient
9.
A) bill
B) income
C) tip
D) receipt
10. A) gift
B) money
C) tip
D) dish
11. A) eat out
B) cookery
C) snack
D) fast food
12. A) eat out
B) take-away
C) fast food
D) take-out
ENTERTAINING AT HOME
Maureen often gives dinner parties at home. She loves __1__.
She lays the table: puts the __2__ in the right places, sets out the
plates and puts a clean white __3__ at each place. For the meal itself,
she usually gives her guests some kind of __4__ first, for example
soup or melon. Next comes the __5__, which is usually meat (unless
some of her guests are __6__ or if they’re on a special __7__) with a
__8__ of salad. For __9__ it’s usually fruit or ice-cream, and then
coffee. When everyone has gone home, she must think about doing
the __10__, as in the kitchen the __11__ is full of dirty __12__.
1.
A) diet
B) entertaining C) crockery
D) side dish
2.
A) dessert
B) main course C) cutlery
D) side dish
3.
A) sink
B) paper
C) cutlery
D) napkin
4.
A) main course B) dessert
C) starter
D) side dish
5.
A) main course B) dessert
C) main course D) side dish
6.
A) vegetarian
B) entertaining C) crockery
D) cook
7.
A) diet
B) entertaining C) cutlery
D) main course
8.
A) diet
B) dessert
C) cutlery
D) side dish
9.
A) side dish
B) dessert
C) starter
D) main course
10. A) washing up B) cooking
C) diet
D) cutlery
11. A) refrigerator B) crockery
C) cutlery
D) sink
12. A) sink
B) crockery
C) meal
D) napkins
GAMBLING
Some people are __1__ gamblers which means that they simply
cannot stop __2__ on horses or playing games of __3__. It can be like
a disease. If you’re lucky, you can win a __4__ but if you’re unlucky it
can __5__ your life. And most people are unlucky. The __6__ are
always against the gambler. At the race course it is the __7__ who
win and the __8__ who lose. From a game of roulette in the __9__,
the house makes a profit, the gambler often goes __10__.
1.
A) punter
B) betting
C) broke
D) compulsive
2.
A) playing
B) betting
C) cheating
D) racing
3.
A) lucky
B) odds
C) fortune
D) chance
4.
A) wreck
B) treasure
C) fortune
D) money
5.
A) wreck
B) odd
C) fortune
D) improve
6.
A) wrecks
B) odds
C) fortunes
D) luck
7.
A) casinos
B) bookmakers C) brokers
D) horses
8.
A) punters
B) bookmakers C) brokers
D) horses
9.
A) casino
B) race
C) cafe
D) gamble
10. A) breaking
B) rich
C) broke
D) unlucky
SMOKING
To many people smoking is not just a pleasure, it is a(an) __1__.
They need it, depend on it, can’t stop it. If they haven’t smoked for
some hours, they feel a(an) __2__ for a cigarette. They often __3__
smoke, which means they light another cigarette immediately they
have __4__ the one before. Smoking is often considered __5__ since
many people don’t like the smell of cigarettes or the sight of the
smoker’s __6__ fingers or __7__ -trays full of cigarette-ends. Above
all, smoking is __8__ to health and in many countries a warning is
printed on every __9__ of cigarettes. Scientists have proved that
there is a link between smoking and a disease which can be __10__-
cancer.
1.
A) addiction
B) craving
C) entertainment
D) joy
2.
A) hatred
B) craving
C) disgust
D) repulsion
3.
A) chain
B) pain
C) repeat
D) packet
4.
A) put off
B) put out
C) put in
D) put up
Book 2 Part B
Everyday Vocabulary
