A Complete the following sentences with words from the list below.
activists / assassination / harvest / hurricane / inevitable / lenses / listed off / midst / seeds / stood out / subway / by trade
1 Joan thinks her glasses look awful so she’s going to buy a pair of contact ________ .
2 I tried to spot Alf in the ________ of the crowd but I couldn’t.
3 Jane bought a bag of tomato ________ . She’s planning to grow her own vegetables.
4 John and Sandra ________ all the items they needed and headed for the shops.
5 The ________ of the Prime Minister threw the country into mayhem.
6 The ________ seems to be the most efficient means of transport in a big city.
7 As he was 6 feet tall, Adam easily ________ from the crowd.
8 My uncle is a plumber ________ and he says it’s a profitable business if you work hard.
9 Environmental ________ tried to prevent the installation of wind turbines.
10 With none of the sides willing to discuss calmly, the confrontation appeared ________ .
11 The ________ was particularly poor this year due to the prolonged drought.
12 The ________ swept across the village and destroyed everything in its path.
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B Match the words to their synonyms.
division - cause
cultivate - contribute
famine - do well
come about - estate
thrive - grow
folks - happen
on purpose - separation
barely - sudden desire
bring about - people
property - hardly
whim - starvation
pool (v) - intentionally
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C Complete the gap with a word deriving from the word in CAPITALS.
1 Joan was starving so she emptied her plate ________ . GREED
2 The pilot sensed the danger and ________ the automatic system in order to fly the plane manually. RIDE
3 We need to invest in ________ power sources because fossil fuels are running out. NEW
4 Prolonged ________ to direct sunlight can harm you. EXPOSE
5 Disease and old age ________ him and he was no longer able to work. CAPACITY
6 The manager’s ________ policies brought about the collapse of the company. DISASTER
7 I looked around ________ but no one offered any help. DESPAIR
8 As a token of our ________ , we presented our teacher with a nice gift. GRATEFUL
9 At the beginning the film was boring but as the story ________, we felt intrigued. FOLD
10 Having committed a serious offence, Mandy was facing the prospect of _______ . PROSECUTE
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