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EARTHQUAKE AND EPIDEMIC
In some parts of the world, the ground shakes from time to time.
This is called a(an)
__1__ and if it’s a bad one, the number of __2__
(dead and injured people) is sometimes large. Buildings often
__3__
and
__4__ teams have to search for people who are __5__ under the
__6__. Sometimes water supplies are affected and there is a(an) __7__
of disease, called a(an)
__8__. __9__ teams are sent by the government
to help the sick. The death
__10__ can reach hundreds or even
thousands.
1.
A) casualty
B) outbreak
C) earthquake
D) collapse
2.
A) casualties
B) outbreaks
C) epidemics
D) wounded
3.
A) tremble
B) outbreak
C) quake
D) collapse
4.
A) epidemic
B) quake
C) rescue
D) saving
5.
A) pressed
B) squeezed
C) rescued
D) trapped
6.
A) rubble
B) toll
C) bubble
D) hole
7.
A) casualty
B) outbreak
C) abundance
D) collapse
8.
A) epidemic
B) disaster
C) illness
D) outbreak
9.
A) epidemic
B) medical
C) rescue
D) quake
10. A) rubble
B) toll
C) result
D) outbreak
FIRE
During the night it was reported that a house was __1__ fire.
Someone phoned the fire __2__ and a fire __3__ was sent to the
house. One fire __4__ was __5__ by smoke and taken to hospital, but
in half an hour the fire was __6__ control and after another half hour it
was finally __7__. At first the police thought it was an accident, but
later they found matches and a petrol can and began to suspect __8__.
1.
A) under
B) in
C) on
D) out
2.
A) team
B) brigade
C) police
D) bridge
3.
A) engine
B) brigade
C) agent
D) car
4.
A) engine
B) brigade
C) police
D) man
5.
A) undercome B) overgone
C) overcome
D) overwent
6.
A) under
B) over
C) in
D) out
7.
A) put in
B) put by
C) put off
D) put out
8.
A) accident
B) arson
C) burglar
D) robbery
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
A taxi, sometimes called a __1__, is the most comfortable way to
travel. You simply __2__ the taxi in the street or go to a taxi __3__,
where there
are several taxis waiting, for example at a station. At the
end of your journey, you can see how much the __4__ is by looking at
the __5__. You add a __6__ to this, and that’s it. Very simple. But
expensive! What about taking a bus? If it has- two floors, it’s called a
double- __7__ and you can get a good view from the top. If it has only
one floor, it’s called a(an) __8__-decker. Most buses have a two-
person __9__ the __10__, who drives, of course, and the __11__,
who takes your money. Keep your ticket because a(an) __12__ might
want to __13__ it. You catch a bus by waiting at a bus __14__. You can
see where a bus is going because the __15__ is written on the front.
But try to avoid the __16__ hour. Quicker than the bus is the
underground (called the __17__ in London, the __18__ in New York
and the __19__ in Paris and many other cities). You buy your ticket at
the ticket-office. Go down to the __20__ on the __21__ or in the
__22__. The train comes. The __23__ doors open. You get on. You
look at the map of the underground system, Very simple. For longer
distances take a train or a long distance bus, usually called a __24__
which is slower but cheaper. The train is very fast. Put your luggage
on the __25__ and sit and wait till you arrive.
1.
A) rack
B) tip
C) lift
D) cab
2.
A) coach
B) hail
C) tube
D) fare
3.
A) rank
B) center
C) lift
D) platform
4.
A) price
B) cost
C) fair
D) fare
5.
A) crew
B) check
C) meter
D) metro
6.
A) rack
B) tip
C) lift
D) cab
7.
A) bus
B) floor
C) decker
D) storey
8.
A) single
B) only
C) one
D) solo
9.
A) crew
B) team
C) group
D) metro
10. A) rider
B) driver
C) writer
D) runner
11. A) accountant B) performer
C) conductor
D) inspector
12. A) accountant B) inspector
C) conductor
D) performer
13. A) crew
B) check
C) subway
D) metro
14. A) center
B) station
C) stop
D) platform
15. A) return
B) destination C) name
D) road
16. A) quick
B) rush
C) crowded
D) bad
17. A) floor
B) metro
C) tube
D) subway
18. A) subway
B) lift
C) metro
D) tube
19. A) crew
B) subway
C) tube
D) metro
20. A) rank
B) storey
C) stop
D) platform
21. A) escalator
B) cab
C) ladder
D) building
22. A) rack
B) ladder
C) lift
D) stairs
23. A) colorful
B) working
C) gliding
D) sliding
24. A) coach
B) hail
C) tube
D) rack
25. A) rack
B) tip
C) lift
D) cab
ROMANCE
Ann was a very __1__ girl who often dreamed of love and
marriage. She was especially __2__ to a young man called Michael,
who worked in the same office as she did, and he was very __3__ on
her too. They became friendly and one day Michael asked her to go
out with him. Their first __4__ was a visit to the cinema, and they
both enjoyed the evening so much that they decided to __5__ together
regularly. Michael was a bit untidy and rather young, and Ann’s parents
didn’t __6__ of him at first, but Ann was a sensible, __7__ girl and
they had confidence in her. For a year or so everything went well, but
then somehow they slowly began to __8__, until finally they decided
to __9__ their __10__.
1.
A) realistic
B) romantic
C) mature
D) immature
2.
A) approved
B) interested
C) attracted
D) involved
3.
A) keen
B) interested
C) attracted
D) involved
4.
A) engagement B) dating
C) relationship D) date
5.
A) go in
B) go out
C) go off
D) go up
6.
A) approve
B) interest
C) attract
D) involve
7.
A) immature
B) romantic
C) mature
D) crazy
8.
A) settle down B) drift apart
C) break in
D) drift up
9.
A) break down B) drift apart
C) break in
D) break off
10. A) relationship B) date
C) marriage
D) divorce
MARRIAGE
One evening, although he was nervous, Joe decided to __1__ to
his girlfriend, Linda. She accepted his proposal, they became __2__
and he gave her a ring. After a year they had saved enough money to
get married (they were both over 18 so they did not need their
parents’ __3__). Some people have a religious ceremony with a priest,
but Joe and Linda decided on a __4__ ceremony in a registry office.
On the day of the __5__ Linda, the __6__, was very calm, but Joe, the
__7__, was nervous. Afterwards, at the __8__, speeches were made
and the guests drank a __9__ to the happy couple, who finally left for
a __10__ in Spain.
1.
A) offer
B) engage
C) divorce
D) propose
2.
A) married
B) engaged
C) divorced
D) parted
Everyday Vocabulary
Book 2 Part B
