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1) Completethetablewiththecorrectpartofspeech.
analysis
approach N/A
context
derived N/A
financially
identified
interpretation N/A
legally
proceed N/A
respond
significant
2)Completethefollowingsentenceswithawordfromthebox.Youmayneedtochangethegrammar.
a) Thiscourseisbasedoncontinual___________intheformofprojectworkandassignmentsrather
thanendoftermexaminations.
b) Thereisageneral____________thatwomenareworsedriversthanmenbutstatisticsdonot
supportthis.
c) Thisprocessiseasytounderstandonceyouhavegraspedthe___________ofprecipitation.
d) Several____________influencedthecommitteesdecisiontoappointanewteacher.
e) New____________needstogothroughParliamenttodealwiththeproblemofillegalimmigration.
f) Thecollegehasadoptedastrictnosmoking_____________.
g) Solarpowerisconsideredasustainable_____________ofenergy.
3) Hereisatextonthetopicofhealth.Completethetextusingthewordsbelow.
Thetwentiethcenturysaw__________________advancesinmedicalknowledge.Atthe
endofthenineteenthcenturylifeexpectancywascomparativelyshortforpeopleinBritain
and many children did not survive to adulthood. By the end of the twentieth century,
however, perinatal mortality was low and many people anticipated living beyond their
threescoreyearsandten.Thisrapidprogress__________________asaresultofaseries
of microbiological and technological breakthroughs, along with a political focus on social
welfareandpublichealth.
Today, however, we face new threats. Although it had been __________________ that
infectious diseases would be eliminated, new strains of TB and malaria have recently
emerged and are fast __________________ themselves. The viral infection, Aids, has
reached epidemic proportions in some countries. The incidence of heart disease is
increasing,along with other socalled "selfinflicted" illnesses. Superbugs, resistant to our
rangeofantibiotics,continuetoevolve.
Predictionsforthetwentyfirstcenturysuggestthatwewillseethedevelopmentofour
understandingofthe__________________ofgenesinthemaintenanceofgoodhealth.
Manydiseaseswillbepreventedasscreeningforsusceptibilityallowsdefectiveembryos
tobe__________________.Thosewhodogetill,willreceivedrugstailoredtosuit
their__________________needsandthusmoreeffectiveinaction.Willtherealsobe
surprisesawaitingusastheworldpopulationages?
4) Choosethecorrectwordfromthelistonthelefttogowitheachmeaning.
1. authority
2. consistency officialagreement
3. contract actionofshowingwhatishappening
4. distribution whenthingshavethesamestandard
5. indication
6. labour
7. available
8. beneficial basedonaclearidea
9. functional havingagoodeffect
10. major particular
11. principled
12. specific
SublistOnethislistofwordscontainsthemostfrequentwordsintheAcademiccorpus
VocabularyANSWERSbasedonSublistOneoftheAcademicWordList
1) Completethetablewiththecorrectpartofspeech.
2) Completethefollowingsentenceswithawordfromthebox.Youmayneedtochangethegrammar.
factor conception assess source policy assume legislation
a) Thiscourseisbasedoncontinualassessmentintheformofprojectworkandassignmentsrather
thanendoftermexaminations.
b) Thereisageneralassumptionthatwomenareworsedriversthanmenbutstatisticsdonotsupport
this.
c) Thisprocessiseasytounderstandonceyouhavegraspedtheconceptofprecipitation.
d) Severalfactorsinfluencedthecommitteesdecisiontoappointanewteacher.
e) NewlegislationneedstogothroughParliamenttodealwiththeproblemofillegalimmigration.
f) Thecollegehasadoptedastrictnosmokingpolicy
g) Solarpowerisconsideredasustainablesourceofenergy.
3) Hereisatextabouthealth.Completethetextusingthewordsbelow.
assumed establishing identified individual occurred role significant
Thetwentiethcenturysawsignificantadvancesinmedicalknowledge.Attheendofthenineteenth
century life expectancy was comparatively short for people in Britain and many children did not
survive to adulthood. By the end of the twentieth century, however, perinatal mortality was low
and many people anticipated living beyond their three score years and ten. This rapid progress
occurred as a result of a series of microbiological and technological breakthroughs, along with a
politicalfocusonsocialwelfareandpublichealth.
Today,however,wefacenewthreats.Althoughithadbeenassumedthatinfectiousdiseaseswould
be eliminated, new strains of TB and malaria have recently emerged and are fast establishing
themselves. The viral infection, Aids, has reached epidemic proportions in some countries. The
incidence of heart disease is increasing, along with other socalled "selfinflicted" illnesses.
Superbugs,resistanttoourrangeofantibiotics,continuetoevolve.
Predictionsforthetwentyfirstcenturysuggestthatwewillseethedevelopmentofour
understandingoftheroleofgenesinthemaintenanceofgoodhealth.Manydiseaseswillbe
preventedasscreeningforsusceptibilityallowsdefectiveembryostobeidentifiedThosewhodo
getill,willreceivedrugstailoredtosuittheirindividualneedsandthusmoreeffectiveinaction.
Willtherealsobesurprisesawaitingusastheworldpopulationages?
4) Choosethecorrectwordfromthelistonthelefttogowitheachmeaning.
1. authority
2. consistency officialagreement
3. contract actionofshowingwhatishappening
4. distribution whenthingshavethesamestandard
5. indication
6. labour
7. available
8. beneficial basedonaclearidea
9. functional havingagoodeffect
10. major particular
11. principled
12. specific