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SECURITY WORK
I run a __1__ firm which offers a complete range of security
services. We have __2__ vehicles with special __3__ windows to
transport money and other valuable items. We can supply trained
__4__ to protect exhibits at art shows and jewelry displays. We can
advise you if you think someone is trying to __5__ your phone or
__6__ your private conversations at home or in the office with hidden
microphones. We have ex-policemen whom you can hire as __7__
detectives and special __8__ to deliver your valuable parcels anywhere
in the world. We can protect you or your children against possible
__9__.
1.
A) police
B) security
C) armored
D) crime
2.
A) bombed
B) gunned
C) armored
D) weaponed
3.
A) bullet-proof
B) gun-proof
C) weapon-proof
D) army-proof
4.
A) kidnappers B) couriers
C) guards
D) burglars
5.
A) pit
B) tip
C) pat
D) tap
6.
A) ask
B) stop
C) cut
D) bug
7.
A) separate
B) retired
C) private
D) self
8.
A) kidnappers B) couriers
C) guards
D) detectives
9.
A) kidnappers B) couriers
C) guards
D) detectives
THE SEASIDE
Many people’s idea of relaxation is to sit on a sandy __1__ gazing
at the broad __2__ or watching the __3__ roll in one after the other.
But the sea can be dangerous and every year hundreds of bathers
__4__ either when they are carried out to sea by strong __5__ or
simply because they can’t swim and find themselves out of their
__6__ with their feet no longer touching the bottom. And hundreds
more have to be rescued by __7__. If you want to __8__ into the sea,
from rocks or some other high point, make sure it’s deep enough. If
it’s __9__ you could seriously injure yourself. And finally, if you
decide to walk along the high __10__ overlooking the beach and the
sea, don’t go too near the edge.
1.
A) shore
B) beach
C) bank
D) land
2.
A) waves
B) shallow
C) horizon
D) fish
3.
A) waves
B) shallows
C) horizons
D) divers
4.
A) hang
B) choke
C) suffocate
D) drown
5.
A) cliffs
B) currents
C) horizons
D) beaches
6.
A) mass
B) length
C) depth
D) weight
7.
A) lifeguards
B) bathers
C) lifesavers
D) firefighters
8.
A) swim
B) jump
C) drown
D) dive
9.
A) deep
B) shallow
C) long
D) low
10. A) cliffs
B) currents
C) depths
D) beaches
MOUNTAINS
The Himalayas are the best-known mountain __1__ in the world
and Mt Everest, with a __2__ of 8,880 meters is the highest mountain.
Since Edmund Hillary made the first __3__ in 1953, __4__ from many
countries have managed to __5__ to the __6__. Normally they need
to take __7__ cylinders to help them breathe and other special __8__,
including __9__ to connect themselves to each other. It’s a dangerous
sport and many people have lost their lives, not just on the way up
but during the __10__ as well.
1.
A) ascent
B) rage
C) descent
D) range
2.
A) weight
B) height
C) length
D) descent
3.
A) jump
B) peak
C) ascent
D) descent
4.
A) mountaineers
B) jumpers
C) athletes
D) cliffers
5.
A) peak
B) climb
C) jump
D) descent
6.
A) peak
B) bottom
C) surface
D) upwards
7.
A) oxygen
B) air
C) water
D) hydrogen
8.
A) tools
B) equipment
C) devices
D) apparatus
9.
A) iron bars
B) strings
C) ropes
D) chains
10. A) attack
B) landing
C) decrease
D) descent
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
When you buy a television, radio or cassette recorder make sure
it has a long enough __1__. __2__ it in at the most convenient __3__
in your room, and then __4__ on. You normally __5__ the volume by
turning a/an __6__, and there are other __7__ as well. It is probably
best to __8__ the appliance when it is not in use. If you have any
trouble with it, ask a/an __9__ to look at it or take it back to the
__10__ you bought it from.
1.
A) lead
B) leave
C) control
D) plug
2.
A) adjust
B) switch
C) plug
D) knob
3.
A) control
B) socket
C) hole
D) plug
4.
A) adjust
B) switch
C) plug
D) knob
5.
A) adjust
B) switch
C) plug
D) knob
6.
A) control
B) chain
C) plug
D) knob
7.
A) leads
B) sockets
C) controls
D) plugs
8.
A) lead
B) plug
C) control
D) unplug
9.
A) fixer
B) electrician
C) mechanic
D) repairmen
10. A) dealer
B) electrician
C) repairmen
D) mechanic
THE TELEPHONE
How easy it is to use the telephone! Nowadays we usually don’t
need the __1__ to connect us to friends in other countries. We can
__2__ the number in the telephone __3__, pick up the __4__ and
__5__ the number, if the number is not __6__, we __7__ straightaway
and if it’s a good __8__ we can have a clear, easy conversation with
people on the other side of the world.
1.
A) dialer
B) directory
C) engager
D) operator
2.
A) look on
B) look in
C) look up
D) look through
3.
A) album
B) directory
C) agenda
D) operator
4.
A) receiver
B) line
C) operator
D) director
5.
A) dial
B) call
C) search
D) operate
6.
A) receiver
B) available
C) free
D) engaged
7.
A) get in
B) get out
C) get through D) get by
8.
A) rope
B) line
C) wire
D) net
COMPUTERS
So you only have a pocket __1__ to do additions, multiplications
and so on, and you want to know about real __2__? Right. Well, the
machines themselves are called the __3__ and the programs that you
feed into them are called the __4__. If you want to see the results of
what you are doing, you’ll need a __5__ or you’ll have to plug in to a
television set. You’ll operate your machine like a typewriter by pressing
keys on the __6__. If you want a record on paper of what you’re doing,
you’ll need a __7__, and if you want a machine which will enable you
to see, arrange, re-arrange and then print a page of material, then the
machine you want is a word __8__. You want color? Well, you can
1.
A) hardware
B) calculator
C) keyboard
D) printer
2.
A) software
B) screen
C) computers
D) word processor
3.
A) hardware
B) software
C) driver
D) printer
4.
A) software
B) hardware
C) adapter
D) scanner
5.
A) software
B) screen
C) keyboard
D) scanner
Everyday Vocabulary
Book 2 Part B
