Unit 7 study&practice
II comprehension of the text
1 b
2 d
3 c
4 d
5 d
6 b
7 b
8 a
III vocabulary activities
1) in answer to 2) Catching sight of
3) impression 4) attractive
5) in the least 6) in the habit of
7) beyond my means 8) in season
9) instant 10) had...taken a hand in
11) thrust 12) flash
13) hospitable 14) assure
15) forbids
1) keep body and soul together 2) at first sight
3) dramatic 4) By all means
5) address 6) are inclined
7) (would have) forbidden 8) retort
9) was obliged to 10) sighed
11) presently 12) tender
1) speak for 2) has cut out
3) believed in/believes in 4) waved... aside
5) left over 6) will come to
7) rested on 8) started up
9) come in 10) passed through
11) went on with
1) We could not very well refuse to help them out when they are deep in trouble.
2) The new house seems at first sight to be very small, but when you walk inside you will realize it is larger than it looks from the outside.
3) Anne was shown into a well-decorated room. Presently a young man dressed in style came in from a side door and greeted her with a warm smile.
4) Danny's girlfriend had a passion for champagne and caviare, but such things were beyond his means.
5) It is really tragic and I am afraid I just can't bring myself to talk about it right now.
1) packetful 2) mouthfuls
3) spoonfuls 4) spadeful
5) basketfuls 6) shelfful
7) handful 8) armful
1) televise 2) baby-sit 3) mass-produce
4) window-shop 5) enthusiasm 6) burglar
7) automation 8) dry-cleaning 9) book-keeping
1) close 2) closely
1) freely 2) free
1) hardly 2) hard
1) high 2) highly 3) high 4) highly
1) late 2) lately
1) most 2) most 3) mostly 4) mostly
1) The bridge over the river is anything but safe.
2) It is known to us all that Eddie is anything but polite.
3) So, as you see, the fight is anything but finished.
4) That project was anything but easy; it took us nearly three months.
5) Tom is thought of as anything but a hero.
1) The day was fairer than was usual at that season.
2) The woman ate far more than was good for her.
3) More middle-aged persons suffer from heart trouble than is generally realised.
4) There were more people present than was expected.
5) We were kept waiting longer than was absolutely necessary.
1) caught of 2) impression 3) attractive
4) bring 5) assuring 6) trifle 7) overlook
8) inclined 9) in 10) mean 11) in the least
12) body and soul 13) revenge 14) inclined
1) over 2) back home 3) don't 4) have
5) school 6) such 7) while 8) like 9) make
10) much 11) has 12) room 13) anything
