Group 2 particular: (only used before noun) a particular thing or
person is the one that you are talking about, and not any other e.g. Most students choose one particular area for research.
B✓. cost
C. take
D. waste
4. Realizing the immense international pressure the President _________ stepped down.
A. conspicuously ✓B. gracefully C. lonely
A. special
B✓. peculiar C. particular. D. concrete
3. Using the proposed underground railway may _______ much more than the government could pay.
A. spend
D. truly
5. The audience whistled and shouted waiting for her to sing one _______ song.
A✓. last
B. final C. ending
D. concluding
6. During the war all the women were left unloved exhausted, impoverished and _________.
someone because they have done something bad to you or been unkind to you e.g. Paul’s face was filled with anger.
discomfort: a feeling of slight pain or of being physically uncomfortable
cost: to be obtainable at the price of, require the payment of
e.g. It costs too much.
Group 3 take: if something takes a particular amount of time,
money, effort, etc., that amount of time, etc. is needed for it to happen or succeed
6. The secretary of state said that the war was going to be _b_r_ie_f___ but decisive.
7. I looked hard at him, while he __s_ta_r_ed_ dully back at me.
A. alone B. hoarse C. grave
✓D. lonely
7. He was put into prison, but he never _________ and continued his fight from behind the bars.
A. gave up ✓B. gave in C. stopped D. retreated
concluding: the last remark ,etc. in an event or piece of writing
e.g. This is the concluding section of Chapter 6.
e.g. She still suffers considerable discomfort from her injury.
Group 1 unhappiness: the state of being unhappy e.g. Juliet’s eyes shone with unhappiness.
concrete: definite, positive
e.g. The policy have nothing concrete to go on.
Group 3 spend: to use your money to pay for goods or services e.g. I can’t afford to spend any more money this week. spend something on something
II.
lock away
give in
summon instead stare whisper
evil
confront well up brief
1. The minister didn't make any comments on their own human rights problems. He said __in_s_t_e_a_d that we were to do more on this issue.
e.g. The project is in its final stages.
Group 5 ending: the last part of a story; the act of finishing sth.,
the last part of sth. e.g. His stories usually have a happy ending.
e.g. Organizing a successful street party takes a lot of energy.
waste: to use more money, time, energy, etc. than is useful or sensible
e.g. Leaving the heating tricity.
e.g. We admired the graceful poise of the dancer.
Group 4
lonely: (adj.) unhappy because you are alone or do not have anyone to talk to
e.g. He has so few friends that his life is lonely.
Group 5 last: happening or coming after all other similar things or
people e.g. And last but not least there is the question of adequate
funding.
final: being or happening at the end of a series of events, actions, statements, etc.; being the result of a particular process
4. Strong feelings __w__e_ll_e_d_u_p__ within him.
lock away
give in
summon instead stare whisper
evil
confront well up brief
5. He tried to __s_u_m_m__on__ from his memory what he knew of his former neighbor.
Unit 1
Unit 1
Vocabulary
I.
1. suddenly found myself faced with 2. share the same characteristic 3. summer is an everlasting season 4. let yourself be overcome by 5. keep it in your mind and don’t ever forget it.
truly: used to emphasize that the way you are describing something is really true (= really)
e.g. This encyclopedia is truly a compendium of knowledge.
anguish: mental or physical suffering caused by extreme pain or worry
e.g. Nothing can take away the anguish of losing a child.
Group 2 special: not ordinary or usual, but different in some way
8. His high-school report _______ that he was brilliant in all science subjects.
A. believed B. noticed C✓. noted D. decided
IV.
Group 1 anger: a strong feeling of wanting to hurt or criticize
2. __C_o_n_f_ro_n_t_e_d__w_itthhe sight of the poor, the sick and the unemployed, the government had no way out, but to decide to reform.
3. Take good care to _l_o_c_k_a_w_a_yyour jewelry before going away on holiday.