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6.
A) hardware
B) calculator
C) keyboard
D) printer
7.
A) hardware
B) calculator
C) keyboard
D) printer
8.
A) software
B) screen
C) writer
D) processor
SOUNDS
1.
We heard a ______ of tires. It was a police-car turning a corner at
top speed.
A) squeal
B) clatter
C) roar
D) splash
2.
The plates and glasses fell to the floor with a ______.
A) whistle
B) rustle
C) crash
D) bang
3.
We live near the airport and there’s a terrible ______ every time
a plane goes overhead.
A) squeal
B) clatter
C) roar
D) splash
4.
The day was very quiet and we could hear the ______ of leaves
in the wind.
A) whistle
B) rustle
C) crash
D) bang
5.
He fell into the water with a great ______.
A) squeal
B) clatter
C) roar
D) splash
6.
I heard a ______. It sounded like a gun-shot.
A) whistle
B) rustle
C) crash
D) bang
7.
It was an enormous, heavy, old, wooden door and it used to
______ loudly when anyone opened it.
A) rumble
B) creak
C) whistle
D) rustle
8.
It was the best football match I’ve ever seen. Both teams played
hard until the final ______.
A) rumble
B) creak
C) whistle
D) rustle
9.
The metal tray fell down the stone stairs with a ______.
A) squeal
B) clatter
C) roar
D) splash
10. I could hear the ______ of thunder in the distance.
A) rumble
B) creak
C) whistle
D) rustle
11. There was no sound except the quiet ______ of the air-
conditioning.
A) hum
B) peal
C) crack
D) tick
12. At every hour on the radio there are six ______ so that people
can check the precise time.
A) squeaks
B) pops
C) pips
D) cracks
13. The champagne cork finally came out with a loud ______.
A) squeak
B) pop
C) pips
D) jingle
14. Be careful. The ice is very thin and I think I heard it ______.
A) hum
B) peal
C) crack
D) tick
15. To celebrate the happy event, all the church bells in the town
began to ______.
A) hum
B) peal
C) crack
D) tick
16. I must oil my bike. There’s a ______ somewhere in the back
wheel.
A) squeak
B) pop
C) pip
D) jingle
17. The engine of a Rolls Royce is so quiet that even when the car is
going fast you can hear the clock ______.
A) hum
B) peal
C) crack
D) tick
18. The animals had small bells round their necks, which used to
______ when they moved.
A) squeak
B) pop
C) pips
D) jingle
ANIMAL SOUNDS
Match each animal with the sound it makes.
_ _ _ 1- monkey
a) roar
___ 2- lion
b) cluck
___ 3- dog
c) meow, purr
___ 4- cat
d) chatter
___ 5- horse
e) crow
___ 6- hen
f) bark, growl
___ 7- cock
g) moo
___ 8- bee
h) neigh
___ 9- cow
i) buzz
___ 10- sheep
j) bleat
___ 11- elephant
k) bray
___ 12- pig
l) hiss
___ 13- donkey
m) trumpet
___ 14- frog
n) grunt, squeal
___ 15- snake
o) squeak
___ 16- duck
p) howl
___ 17- wolf
q) quack
___ 18- mouse
r) croak
HUMAN SOUNDS
He was so nervous he could only __1__, ‘I...I…I… I’m please to
meet you.’
Don’t __2__ all the time. Use a handkerchief and blow your nose.
If we are out of breath after running we __3__ and __4__.
It is said that people __5__ if they sleep with their mouths open
and on their backs.
He drank a lot of beer quickly and began to __6__.
If you have a cold and you __7__ we often say, ‘Bless you’.
Don’t speak so loud! Just __8__. The children are asleep.
I always used to __9__ in history lessons. They were so boring.
He can’t stop talking. We always __10__ with relief when he
goes away.
Smoking always makes me __11__.
My children __12__ when I tell them they must go to bed.
1.
A) stammer
B) hiccup
C) cough
D) yawn
2.
A) sigh
B) pant
C) sniff
D) puff
3.
A) sigh
B) pant
C) sniff
D) puff
4.
A) sigh
B) pant
C) sniff
D) puff
5.
A) whisper
B) groan
C) snore
D) sneeze
6.
A) stammer
B) hiccup
C) cough
D) yawn
7.
A) whisper
B) groan
C) snore
D) sneeze
8.
A) whisper
B) groan
C) snore
D) sneeze
9.
A) stammer
B) hiccup
C) cough
D) yawn
10. A) sigh
B) pant
C) sniff
D) puff
11. A) stammer
B) hiccup
C) cough
D) yawn
12. A) whisper
B) groan
C) snore
D) sneeze
WAYS OF LOOKING
1.
That man does look rather strange but you shouldn’t ______ at
him.
A) glare
B) blink
C) stare
D) frown
2.
He made a hole in the fence so that he could ______ through
without being seen.
A) peer
B) blink
C) wink
D) peep
3.
If you go out into bright sunlight after being in the dark, you
sometimes ______.
A) peer
B) blink
C) glare
D) peep
4.
Small boys often stand outside the bicycle shop and ______ at
the wonderful machines in the window.
A) glare
B) gaze
C) wink
D) frown
Book 2 Part B
Everyday Vocabulary
