English practice exercise, Exercises of English

Download English practice exercise and more Exercises English in PDF only on Docsity! C. WORD FORMATION 16 1. Complete the chart with adjectives formed from the words below. Make any necessary changes. addition construct excess innovate administer co-operate experiment instruct benefit” department extend intention commerce education finance invent compete effect include logic confidence emotion influence manager -ive -al occupation residence office select ‘organisation support person vocation preference profession 2. Complete the sentences below with adjectives you formed in Exercise 1. There may be more than one possible answer. 1. They have developed a(n) .... | enjoy working with her because she’s very .. She sold the company for .... Our boss has excellent ..... The human resources department keeps .. sae 3. Choose the word that best completes the sentence. 1. He gets ...... treatment because he's the ... Sales strategy. reasons. skills. .. records about each staff member. 4. | think going to the gym every day is ...... - manager's son. twice a week is enough. a. competitive a. excessive b. influential b. supportive c. preferential c. instructive d. emotional d. additional 2. Young people need ...... guidance before 5. Do you need ...... permission to open a detective making decisions about what to study. agency? a. vocational a. vocational b. selective b. official c._ intentional ©. beneficial d. commercial d. influential 3. The information that Sonia gave me was ...... so 6 | can’t reveal anything. a. residential b. co-operative c. confidential d. occupational Doctors are hopeful that the new drugs will be effective, but the treatment is still at an ...... stage. a. educational b. inclusive cc. inventive d. experimental D. RELATED WORDS increase decrease 1. 10. There are plans to .... 11. The main road needs to be 12. Houses in the area ... Mark the following verbs + (an increase in size or strength) or - (a decrease in size or strength). boost ..1.. contract ... diminish . enlarge extend swell broaden . deteriorate .. downsize expand shrink . widen . Complete the sentences using the correct form of a verb from Exercise 1. Don’t wash that T-shirt at high temperatures - it will .. hrink, When | twisted my knee, it wasn't too painful but it started to . immediately. At 105, it’s hardly surprising that Mary's health is ... The managers gave the team a bonus to ... If you heat metal, it . ; when it cools, it .. wee We were enjoying our holiday so much that we ... . our stay by three nights. That's a beautiful photo! You should ..... ... it and have it framed! Working abroad for a year was a great opportunity to ... After such heavy losses, the company’s directors have no choice but to .... the business by opening two new shops. .. to cope with increased traffic. in value by 20% last year. .... their confidence. . my horizons. PO MPNAAEYNA —E. METAPHOR AND MEANING Words and expressions connect success with up or high. Failure and negativity are sometimes connected with down or low. a top job (= a very good job) low status Mark the following words (for up) or —_(for down) . top wt. under... fall bottom ...... fly cases rise... Match the words and phrases in colour to their meanings. 1. When the economy does badly, it is the small sudden success businesses that go under. 2. The actress was flying high after she won the Oscar. == b. did not work out as planned 3. The company is looking to recruit high-flying saseee c. happy as a result of success salespeople. 4. Our holiday plans fell through because Josh su. Very poor people couldn't get leave. 5. You often see down-and-outs sleeping under wl. e. go out of business bridges in central London. 6. The young novelist was unprepared forhis wastes f. successful and determined meteoric rise to fame. to achieve more Explain the meaning of the words and expressions in colour. Maria will do whatever it takes to reach the top in her profession. succeed This suburb is popular with young up-and-coming businesspeople. The stock market took a dive yesterday. I'm sure business will pick up before Christmas. His career really took off after he appeared on TV. He started out as a lowly shop assistant. Gregson is the new rising star of the computer industry. NOP on 17