I. Vocabulary:

1. Fill in the blanks with the words and expressions given below, changing the form where necessary.

1) That Hemingway became a write ______ his mother's influence.
2) I am ______ that the boy I saw yesterday by the river is Jimmy.
3) The hotel ______ our reservation by telegraph.
4) The Present Tense has the ______ forms: I'm, he's, etc.
5) His teaching is not very ______.
6) The price of oil ______ sharply in 1973.
7) This tough work ______ extreme carefulness.
8) The boy is ______ clever, but he is diligent.
9) Working with the chemicals needs ______.
10) The trade union ______ a new contract with the owner.

2. Use "cost", "spend", "pay" to complete the following sentences.

1) To buy a camel ______ $ 500.
2) The artist usually ______ his weekends in London.
3) The book ______ me four dollars.
4) Can I ______ by check?
5) The dancer ______ a lot of money in entertaining friends.
6) She brought in the case and ______ the taxi.
7) He has ______ his strength without doing anything useful.
8) The most part of his wage had been ______ for medicine.
9) Oh, I have forgotten to tell you that I haven't ______ the doctor yet.
10) It ______ to be honest.

3. Study the groups of words and then use them correctly in the following sentences.

1) able, unable, enable, ability`
a. The young man has showed his great ______ in management.
b. He is the ______ man that I have met.
c. The technology ______ them to double their output of washing machines.
d. He is ______ to cycle to school because his leg was hurt yesterday.

2) aware, awareness
a. Everyone was ______ that they were in trouble now.
b. It was several minutes before I was ______ of what was happening.
c. This revolt enhanced their political awareness.

3) adopt, adoption
a. My suggestion has been ______.
b. We are talking about the ______ of a new plan for the picnic.

4) accuracy, inaccuracy, accurate, inaccurate, accurately
a. There is no need to check the _______ of the report.
b. I need ______ information.
c. People are often confused by some ______ translation.
d. The novel was full of historical ______.
e. He expressed his idea ______.

5) effect, effective, effectively, effectiveness
a. Toy must find an ______ way to solve this problem.
b. The ______ of the medicine was beneficial to the patient.
c. How can you perform your right most ______?
d. People doubt the ______ of this new law.

6) install, installation
a. Central air conditioner has been _____ in our house.
b. The ______ of the institution ensured the implementation of the act.

7) participant, participation, participate
a. A prize was rewarded to every ______ in the activity.
b. The old man ______ in the children's game.
c. The coward shrank from any ________ in protests.

8) sensible, sensibly, sensibility
a. I am ______ of your great kindness.
b. You should ______ write down the number of the car in which the robber escaped.
c. This plant shows great ______ to light and heat.
d. She is very ______.