I.Choose the right word or expression equal to the word given blow:
1. bier
A. a platform with a coffin on it
B. a platform with a person on it
C. a platform with a piece of wood
D. a platform with the burial tools
2. derelict
A. delicious
B. discharged
C. deserted
D. distressed
3. hummock
A. a dry stretched desert
B. a smooth huge plain
C. a steep high mountain
D. a low rounded hill
4. undifferentiated
A. insistent
B. consistent
C. persistent
D. resistent
5.sidle
A. walk in a cautious way
B. walk in a strange way
C. walk in a fast way
D. walk in a careless way
6. stow
A. take away
B. put away
C. hide away
D. get away
7.infest
A. move in a disgustful manner
B. gather in an awful manner
C. spread in a troublesome manner
D. behave in a strange manner
8. frenzied
A. unexpectedly happy
B. uncontrollably excited
C. unanticipatedly angry
D. unpreparedly surprised
9. clamour
A. loudly demand
B. generously offer
C. decisively give
D. hesitantly suspend
10. wring
A. squeeze
B. write
C. drive
D. hit
11. desolate
A. separate
B. deserted
C. destitute
D. liberal
12. plight
A. difficult situation
B. awkward occasion
C. special circumstance
D. miserable condition
13. infuriate
A. soothe
B. compose
C. exasperate
D. appease
14. hack
A. cut roughly
B. carve slowly
C. strike carefully
D. hit violently
15. nibble
A. gulp the whole
B. take small bits
C. eat large pieces
D. swallow bit by bit
16. ghetto
A. asylum
B. community
C. neighborhood
D. flat
17. navvy
A. a farmer
B. a soldier
C. a sailor
D. a laborer
18. garrison
A. grain stock
B. military camp
C. training venue
D. study centre
19. rag
A. a sheet of paper
B. a scrap of cloth
C. a stack of hay
D. a pane of glass
20.stork
A. small bird with black feather
B. huge bird with long neck
C. large bird with long stout bills
D. white bird with short feet
II. Choose the right word to fill in the blank of the sentence.
1. plight
2. desolate
3. register
4. wring
5. undifferentiated
6. hack
7. clamour
8. warp
9. grope 10. hummocky
11. stow12. frenzied13. derelict14. infest15. mummified
1.The news report said that about 23 _________ cars were fished out of the canal this afternoon.
2.I entered the room and began to _________for the light switch in the dark.
3.Mark told me that he was married last week but I'm afraid it didn't _________ in my mind.
4.The church he stayed for 20 years was small and _________ in the early morning sunlight.
5.The old man wanted the boys to _________ down that apple trees because they were thought to be unsafe.
6.The leaders of the NGOs were much concerned over the _________ of the refugees in different countries.
7.After getting on aboard, the passengers were requested to _________ their baggage in the lockers above the seats.
8.The dog jumped at the intruder with _________ barks.
9.The _________ from the public for the resignation of the mayor grew louder each day.
10.The professor said that PDF is an _________ blob of content that's hard to navigate.
11.We noticed that the burying-ground was merely a huge waste of hilly or _________ earth, just like a deserted building - lot.
12.The policeman shouted: “If I had you in my hands, I would _________ your neck!”
13.The beautiful beetles were placed next to the hearts after their bodies were _________.
14.The doctor asked us to watch out for fleas and ticks that may _________ our pets.
15.When we entered the store, to our surprise that the damp wood began to _______ . III. Proof-reading exercise: correct the error
George Orwell was an English novelist and journalist.
His work is marked by clarity, intelligent and wisdom, 1.__________ awareness of social injustice, opposition for totalitarianism, 2.__________ and commitment to democratic socialism. Considered perhaps
the 20th century's best chronicler of England culture, Orwell
wrote literary criticism, poetry, fiction but journalism. 3.__________ He is best known for the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four 4.__________ (1949)and the allegorical novella Animal Farm (1945), which
together has sold more copies than any two books by 5. __________ any other 20th-century author. His book is called Homage to 6. __________ Catalonia (1938), an account of his experiences in the
Spanish Civil War, is widely acclaimed as his great essays
on politic, literature, language and culture. In 2008, 7. __________
The Times ranked him second on a list of "The 50 greatest
British writers since 1945". Orwell's work continues 8.__________ influence popular and political culture, and the term
Orwellian— descriptive of totalitarian or authoritarian
social practices — has entered the language altogether 9.__________ with several of his neologisms, include Cold War, 10. _________ doublethink, thoughtcrime, Big Brother and thought police.