INTENSIVE ENGLISH NO.

2 Momentarily: for a very short time, very soon

Temporarily: not permanent
I. Choose the best option. 9. Every year each household in the United States discards approximately a ton of trash.
1. Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their ____ with A. filler B. garbage C. paper D. fuel
unimportant facts and statistics. 10. A fundamental premise of a free-enterprise economic system is that all small businesses
A. public B. common C. audience D. viewers face difficult competition.
2. He feels that his rise in ____ is well worth the loss of money. A. confront B. mock C. lose D. appreciate
A. environment B. situation C. status D. circumstance Mock (v): make fun of
3. After ____ at the display for 5 minutes, Mr Taylor went back into his shop. 11. The behavior of a crystallized material, such as silicon or germanium, is very closely
A. admiring B. gazing C. glancing D. observing related to its atomic arrangement.
Admire sth / observe sth A. suspiciously B. secretly C. moderately D. intimately
Glance at: look quickly Suspicious: feeling that sth is wrong, dishonest
Gaze at: look steadily at 12. The recycling of aluminum conserves ninety-five percent of the energy needed to make new metal.
4. Theatrical ____ and artificial blood had been used to make the injuries look realistic. A. crushing B. cleaning C. reselling D. reprocessing
A. get-together B. make-up C. look-out D. go-between 13. Ralph Bunche won a Nobel Prize in 1950 for his peace-making efforts as a UN diplomat.
Get-together: party A. requests B. attempts C. offers D. trips
Look-out: trạm gác 14. The water was _____ by waste from the factory.
Go-between: người môi giới, trung gian A. contaminated B. infected C. purified D. infested
5. These days many scientists are becoming interested in such phenomena as extra-____ Infest: exist in large number, causing damage, diseases
perception, which are inexplicable in rational terms. 15. Williams was taken off the short list for the job as his appointment would have caused a lot of _____.
A. sensational B. sensible C. sensitive D. sensory A. controversy B. dilemma C. challenge D. dissidence
Extra-sensory perception: tri giác ngoại cảm Dilemma: a situation in which you have a to make a difficult choice
6. He's ____ to his opinion, whatever you say. In a dilemma / two minds about / over sth
A. due B. entitled C. free D. permitted On the horn of a dilemma
Be Entitled to: have the right to Dissidence: a person who strong disagrees or criticize the government
7. Why are you so ____ and hard to please.
A. distasteful B. fussy C. greedy D. puckish II.
Give the correct form of the words in brackets.
Distasteful: unpleasant, offensive 1. After the teacher's (clarify), I could understand perfectly. clarification
Fussy: too concerned about details, standards 2. The same (verb) action may have different meanings in different situations. Non-verbal
Greedy: wanting too much 3. (Expose) to direct sunlight for long periods of time is dangerous to our skin. exposal
Puckish: a bit hungry 4. Happiness is a (universe) emotion. Everyone in the world expresses it the same way by
8. Our programmes have been ____ interrupted because of atmospheric conditions. Normal laughing or smiling. universal
service will be resumed as soon as possible. 5. Playing a lot of sport is a (behaviour) factor that can influence our health. behavioral
A. momentarily B. currently C. temporarily D. presently 6. (Astrology) check the position of the stars in order to tell a person's future. astrologists
7. Many (America) like to wear (form) clothes like jeans and T-shirts because they are 8. A. sparing B. controlling C. saving D. removing
comfortable. Americans / informal Spare: make sth available, with effort
8. Many people think that (dispose) goods are convenient because they do not need to be 9. A. same B. whole C. total D. all
cleaned or repaired. disposable 10. A. estimates B. proposes C. foretells D. guesses
9. What happens to refrigerators if you don't (frost) them regularly? defrost 11. A. told B. expected C. awaited D. argued
10. My (suspect) proved to be well-founded. She was the thief. suspicion 12. A. section B. district C. region D. environment
11. What will you do if your shoe-laces come (do)? undone 13. A. circulating B. going C. playing D. running
12. Due to her (stubborn), we couldn’t set out as planned. stubbornness 14. A. place B. work C. use D. time
15. A. exercised B. operated C. handled D. utilized - used
III. Read the report on energy consumption in New Zealand offices and choose the best answer.
Saving energy in the office IV. Complete the sentences below with the words from the list in their correct form.
The amount of energy consumed and wasted in commercial buildings in New Zealand is deny surrender get away conform recognize
increasing all the time. The (0) in numbers of items of electronic office equipment threatens to
ignore retaliate tighten up release condemn
reach its maximum in New Zealand's main business centres in the next ten years. Office staff
1. He admitted killing the man but ____________ it was murder. denied
leave equipment (1) on unnecessarily for a number of reasons. These include fear of (2) the
machine, (3) of knowledge of the actual cost of running the machine, and just plain laziness. 2. They may rebel at first but they will soon learn to ____________. Conform – behave the
same way as other people in the society, group
(4) to control the energy usage of office equipment is wasteful, and can (5) to costs far higher
than most managers (6). The Energy Efficiency and (7) Authority (EECA) is introducing a two- 3. I wouldn't condone their action but neither would I ____________ it entirely. condemn
fold programme aimed at (8) the $50m which is wasted every year in New Zealand's offices. Condone: accept sth wrong / condemn: express strong disapproval
Office machines in New Zealand consume 370 GWh of energy per year, or about 1% of the 4. Some soldiers are continuing to fight but the majority have ____________. Surrendered –
country's (9) electricity consumption. admit defeat
Further, the EECA now (10) that the number of office machines will double before the end of the 5. He provoked me and I ____________. Retaliated – take revenge: do sth harmful to sb as
decade. By this time, office machinery energy consumption is (11) to be about 800 GWh per year. they have done that to you
A recent EECA survey of offices in the capital city's central business (12) revealed that 40% of 6. I tried to warn her but she just ____________ me. ignored
office equipment was left (13) overnight and through the weekend, as well as in working hours. 7. One of the policemen chased after them but they ____________. Got away
It also found that about half the energy consumed during office hours is wasted, because 8. Two men were detained but the others were ____________. released
machines remain on when not in (14). In particular, most PCs, printers and photocopiers are
Detain: keep sb in police station
fully (15) for only about 40% of a working day.
9. The rules have been relaxed too much, so we’ll certainly have to ____________ the
0. A. growth B. count C. progress D. result
legislation. Tighten up
1. A. driven B. switched C. remained D. stayed
10. He tried to disguise himself but he was soon ____________. Recognized
2. A. hurting B. offending C. damaging D. spoiling
Disguise (v, n): change appearance so that people can’t recognize you.
3. A. lack B. need C. want D. gap
4. A. Neglect B. Prevention C. Loss D. Failure
V. Fill in each blank with one suitable word.
5. A. come B. take C. keep D. lead
We advertised the (1) POST / POSITION of Sales Manager last week in the national
6. A. decide B. realise C. explain D. produce newspapers. So far we've had more than fifty (2) APPLICATIONS / APPLICANTS for the
7. A. Conference B. Contract C. Convert D. Conservation job. As you know, we're offering a (3) SALARY of £19,000. We would prefer to appoint
someone with a few years’ (4) EXPERIENCE in the field. Remember that we stated in the WHY I DISLIKE COMPUTERS
advertisement that high academic (5) QUALIFICATIONS / STANDARDS are not so necessary Almost everyone says that computers are wonderful and that 1.
for a job like this; we need to stress that in this company all (6) EMPLOYEES / STAFF are they are changing our own lives for the better by making 2.
treated in the same way. All staff are entitled to an annual share in the (7) PROFIT of the
everything faster and more reliable, but I'm not so much sure 3.
company, and we believe that good working relations between (8) MANAGEMENT /
that this is the case. On the other day I was standing in a large 4.
EMPLOYEER and (9) EMPLOYEES / STAFF are essential. We've selected ten (10)
APPLICANTS / CANDIDATES to be interviewed next week. The successful candidate will department store until waiting to pay for a couple of films for 5.
take up his/her job from next month. my camera when the assistant announced that, the computer 6.
which controlled the till it had stopped working. I didn't think 7.
VI. Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the original sentence. this was a big problem and I set myself off to find another 8.
1. I only made that terrible mistake because I wasn't thinking. counter, but of course, all the machines are one part of the 9.
If I HADN’T BEEN THINKING, I WOULDN’T HAVE MADE THAT … same system. So there we were: a shop is full of customers, 10.
2. We had planned to visit grandmother, so we left early in the morning. money at the ready, waiting to make our purchases, but it was 11.
We were TO VISIT GRANDMOTHER, SO WE … quite clear that none out of the assistants knew what to do. 12.
3. Someone rang the alarm as soon as the burglars left the building. They weren't allowed to take our money and give to customers 13.
No sooner HAD THE BURGLARS LEFT THE BUILDING THAN SOMEONE RANG … a written receipt, because the sales men wouldn't then have 14.
4. As television programmes become more popular, they seem to get worse. been recorded on the computer system. In the end, like with 15.
The more POPULAR TV PROGRAMS BECOME, THE WORSE THEY SEEM … many other people, I left my shopping on the counter and 16.
5. "I think the whole idea's ridiculous," he said. walked out. Don't you think so that's ridiculous? It would 17.
He dismissed THE WHOLE IDEA AS RIDICULOUS. never have happened before computers, and that, for me, is all 18.
6. The authorities will prosecute anyone they find trespassing on this land. the problem: we are beginning to depend on these machines for 19.
Anyone TREPASSING ON THIS LAND WILL BE PROSECUTED BY THE … so completely that we simply can't manage without them any more. 20.
7. I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home.
I'd rather GO OUT FOR A MEAL THAN STAY AT HOME. PHRASAL VERBS
8. It would have been a superb weekend if it hadn't been for the weather. A. Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar
But FOR THE WEATHER, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A … meaning to the first sentence. Write between two and five words in each gap.
9. "If you don’t take it easy, you’ll have another heart attack," the doctor said. 1. I don't know how you can stand getting up so early to go to the pool. put
The doctor warned the patient OF / ABOUT ANOTHER HEART ATTACK IF HE DIDN’T I don't know how you can PUT UP WITH GETTING up so early to go to the pool.
TAKE IT EASY. (UNLESS HE TOOK …) 2. I've finally started sorting out my postcard collection. round
10. I know this reporter’s background well and he's 100 percent honest. I've finally GOT ROUND TO sorting out my postcard collection.
This reporter, WHOSE BACKGROUND I KNOW WELL, IS 100% HONEST. 3. What did you do at the weekend? get
What did you GET UP TO at the weekend?
VI. If a line is correct, put a tick (√). If a line has a word which should not be there, 4. I'm not so keen on skiing now. I've discovered snowboarding. gone
find and write it out in the space provided. I've GONE OFF SKIING since I discovered snowboarding.
5. Why do you continue to have riding lessons if you can't afford them? on
 Why do you CARRY ON HAVING riding lessons if you can't afford them? A. does B. has C. makes D. gets
6. We can't delay the match any longer. put Have pleasure of
We can’t PUT OFF THE MATCH / PUT THE MATCH OFF any longer. Take pleasure in
Gain / derive / get pleasure from
B. Write one word in each gap 8. ………. your time - don't rush.
1. Tony never used to want to join ………………………… with other kids in the A. Tell B. Spend C. Find D. Take
playground. join in with Take your time (over sth / to do sth) use as much as you need
2. Look …………………………! There’s a car coming! Look out: be careful 9. Each player takes it ………. turn to roll the dice.
3. Simone’s ………………………… to wearing a helmet whenever she goes cycling. A. on B. at C. in D. to
Taken. Take to doing sth: start doing sth 10. Time ……… so quickly when you're doing something enjoyable.
4. I was thinking of taking ………………………… scuba diving until I found out how A. takes B. passes C. spends D. finds
expensive the equipment is. Take up: start a hobby
11. Our new coach is popular ……… the whole team.
5. They were knocked ………………………… in the semi-final. Out. Knock out: defeat
A. for B. by C. to D. with
6. Maybe we should bring the meeting ………………………… to this Tuesday instead of
12. She'd ……… hours lying on her bed, reading.
having it in two weeks’ time. forward. Bring forward: make sth happen earlier
A. spend B. make C. take D. pass
7. Becca had to pull ………………………… of the race when she sprained her ankle.
13. He'd been planning to leave the team the ……… time, and hadn't told anyone.
Out. Pull out: stop being involved
A. complete B. total C. whole D. full
8. Melissa doesn’t ………………………… in for adventurous sports. Go in for: like
14. I'm not siding ……… her because she's my sister, but because she's right.
A. from B. for C. to D. with
PHRASES AND COLLOCTIONS
Side with sb (against sb / sth) support
A. Choose the correct answer.
1. Why don't you ……… a go? It’s not difficult!
WORD FORMATION
A. make B. do C. have D. set
B. Complete the sentences by changing the form of the word in capitals when this
Have a go: attack, make an attempt
is necessary.
2. Carl wasn't very good at mountain climbing as he's afraid of ……….
1. I need to buy a new pair of ………………………… (TRAIN). TRAINERS
A. highs B. heights C. highness D. height
2. Ellie used to ………………………… (PRACTICE) for hours to learn to juggle
3. There's little ………. of our getting into the final.
properly. PRACTICE
A. opportunity B. chance C. luck D. fortune
3. That was the most ………………………… (INTEREST) book I've ever read. I can't
4. Rachel is mad …... the Eurovision Song Contest. wait for the sequel! INTERESTING
A. from B. for C. against D. about 4. Would you describe yourself as a ………………………… (COMPETE) person?
5. Just ………. your best - that's all anyone can ask of you. COMPETITIVE
A. do B. be C. make D. have 5. Many professional basketball players earn a ………………………… (FORTUNE)
6. It's ………. time you learned to swim. these days. FORTUNE
A. big B. high C. tall D. far 6. F.A. stands for Football ………………………… (ASSOCIATE). ASSOCIATION
7. Grandma ………. a lot of pleasure from gardening. 7. The gold, silver and bronze ………………………… (MEDAL) took their places on the
 podium for the presentation ceremony. MEDALLISTS 27. I don't think it's likely that you'll win the competition. chance
8. In Britain, the money parents give their children is often called pocket money. In I think there's LITTLE CHANCE OF YOUR WINNING / FOR YOU TO WIN / YOU
America, it's often called an ………………………… (ALLOW). ALLOWANCE WILL WIN the competition.
9. I'm afraid the swimming pool is closed at the moment as they're carrying out some
essential ………………………… (MAINTAIN). MAINTENANCE Rewrite the sentences using the given forms so that they retain their original
meaning.
Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in the gap.
A snooker player speaks 1. It wasn't Tom that you saw in the department store, for sure.
When I first started playing snooker, I had no real (1. know) KNOWLEDGE of the rules. I It couldn't HAVE BEEN TOM (WHO / THAT) YOU SAW IN THE DEPARTMENT
just thought it looked an (2. enjoy) ENJOYABLE game. Also, I didn't need to buy any STORE.
expensive (3. equip) EQUIPMENT because the snooker hall near my house had tables and 2. We had to call the doctor because the baby had a high temperature (because of).
cues. I spent (4. practical) PRACTICALLY all the free time I had practising, and then WE HAD TO CALL THE DOCTOR BECAUSE OF THE HIGH TEMPERATURE THE
decided to enter a (5. compete) COMPETITION. It was great fun! My (6. oppose) BABY HAD / BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT …
OPPONENT was someone who'd been playing for years. Of course, he beat me, but the
3. If I were you, I wouldn't tell anybody about the discovery.
fact that I'd (7. lose) LOST didn't put me off at all. And, (8. fortune) FORTUNATELY my
You had BETTER NOT TELL ANYBODY ABOUT THE DISCOVERY.
game improved enough for me to become a professional snooker player three years
ago. 4. The boys laughed at the man in spite of his old age. (fun of)
THE BOYS MADE FUN OF THE MAN IN SPITE OF HIS OLD AGE.
Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar 5. You are all welcome to take any food you like.
meaning to the first sentence. Write between two and five words in each gap. Help YOURSELF WITH ANY FOOD YOU LIKE.
19. Our tennis match started at one o'clock and we were still playing at four. been 6. What was the reason for his resignation? (made)
At four o'clock, we HAD BEEN PLAYING TENNIS FOR three hours. WHAT MADE HIM RESIGN?
20. Terry never used to spend so much time playing on his computer. use 7. Did the children enjoy themselves during the performance? (good time)
Terry DIDN’T USE TO spend so much time playing on his computer. DID THE CHILDREN HAVE A GOOD TIME DURING THE PERFORMANCE?
21. Before we play, check all the cards are there. certain 8. We haven't had any message from him since March, (heard)
Before we play, MAKE CERTAIN (THAT) all the cards are there. WE HAVEN’T HEARD FROM HIM SINCE MARCH.
22. Hang-gliding can be dangerous, but after a while you don't mind it. used 9. You don't have to worry about the future, (no need)
Hang-gliding can be dangerous, but after a while you GET USED TO it. There IS NO NEED FOR YOU TO WORRY ABOUT THE FUTURE.
23. I ran fifteen miles, and then my trainer told me to do fifty push-ups! already 10. All the students were awarded diplomas.
When my trainer told me to do fifty push-ups, I HAD ALREADY RUN fifteen miles! Every STUDENT WAS AWARDED A DIPLOMA.
24. We wouldn't spend so much time indoors when I was young. used
We NEVER USED TO SPEND so much time indoors when I was young.
25. I spend a lot of my time on my hobbies. up
My hobbies TAKE UP a lot of my time.
26. I would rather play ludo than snakes and ladders. prefer
I WOULD PREFER TO PLAY ludo rather than snakes and ladders.