Vocab 6.5+ Unit 1-10 – Chapter 2

1. I hadn’t prepared a speech so I suddenly had to _______

2. __________ is the art of designing and arranging the steps and movements in

dances, especially in ballet.

3. His lecture was ________ with photos taken during the expedition.

4. If you try to ___________ philosophy too much, you lose its essence.

5. Other than the fact that word squares and Sudoku puzzles are both arranged in square ________, they really don’t have much in common.

6. Trees are dying in areas where acid rain is most ________

7. China sought to neutralize Australia, he said, by ________ it from the

American alliance.

8. She has an _________ knowledge of Tuscany, where she has lived for 20 years.

9. A new hotel, 117 residential units, and a number of offices are all in the design _________

10. During the war many couples had to endure long periods of __________

1. He ________________________all his money on gambling. 

2. Although the party spent millions on media advertisements, it suffered___________________a loss in the election. 

3. Americans also have a strong technological bias, and are a people of tools_________________ and so to speak. 

4. Some areas of Russia are just too cold to be__________________

5. The President’s greatest ____________________was the message he always gave that humans can improve their lives if they try. 

6. Crowded housing encouraged the spread of ______________________and infectious diseases such as measles. 

7. One box may look bigger than the other, but in fact they are roughly equal in_________________ 

8. The new dormitory will be able to _____________________an additional 200 students. 

9. The study programme concentrates more on group work and places less _____________ on lectures. 

10. She believes that her husband is innocent and has campaigned _________________for her husband’s release from prison.

1. An electric motor is a ____________ device that converts electrical energy to mechanical energy.

2. IKEA’s products are specifically designed to be simple to ________so that customers can easily do it themselves.

3. The most beautiful option to travel from Cambodia to Southern Vietnam – or ______________- is to take the various waterways.

4. The government is urging education _____________to spend less money.

5. She ___________ the washing machine to see what the problem was, but couldn’t put it back together again.

6. Please return your seat to an _________position and fasten your belt. The plane is going to take off.

7. А _________ machine operates by using power from the pressure of water or another liquid.

8. The country’s political system has continued to be _________in spite of its economic problems.

9. The streets are clean because every morning street-sweepers ______clean every corner of the city.

10. Natural forest _________on deforested land exerts a controlling influence on carbon dioxide emissions. 

1. __________________ were felt hundreds of miles from the center of the earthquake.

2. The weather in Miami is quite ___________ with about three gigantic hurricanes each year.

3. Sushi is fast and enjoyable snack which contain bits of fish wrapped in rice and ________

4. The _____________ of the Earth is 12,742 km while that of the sun is about 1,392,700 km.

5. Our hospital has purchased two emergency ___________ are designed to cope with power cuts.

6. Boats powered by _______________ and engines were bringing people across this river in under three hours.

7. With debts of $4 million and a monthly payroll of $1.2 million, the_________ is clearly heading for trouble.

8. Our communication environment has changed ______________ in the last 20 years with the advent of the Internet.

9. A one-megawatt _____________ can produce enough electricity annually to meet the needs of 700 households.

10. Water constitutes cost-free energy for generating electricity that is perpetually ___________ and sustainable.

1. If the __________ scheme is successful, we will build a full-scale factory.

2. To make the dipping sauce, first, cut the lemon in half and ____________ the juice into the bowl.

3. The earth _________ on its axis at the speed of roughly 1,000 miles per hour.

4. Skilled craftspeople can create intricate designs from the intense heat of________glass.

5. Her passport seemed legitimate, but on closer ___________, it was found to have been altered.

6. Two__________  lines never meet each other and the distance between them

is always constant.

7. Avoid wearing clothes with _______________ stripes as they make you look fat.

8. A move towards healthy eating could help _____________ heart disease.

9. Microscopes and telescopes are _____________ instruments.

10. As the hot metal passed between the huge _____________ it was pressed into thin sheets.

1. Metal is a good ____________of electricity while plastic is not.

2. Drunk drivers are  a ________________to everyone.

3. For more than 60 years, weather balloons have been the foundation of global _________  as they provide atmospheric data to weather stations.

4. He was killed in an ___________ while skiing.

5. Thunderstorms sometimes drop balls of ice known as _____________ in addition

to rain.

6. After two days of sunshine, _____________ started falling in Australia too, washing out part of his holiday.

7. Acidity in soil can be _____________ by spreading lime on it.

8. They do not want to run the risk of bombs falling on _________________ areas.

9. The laptop’s ultra compact design makes it extremely ____________ and practical.

10. _____________ eye surgery involves using lasers to reshape the front surface

(cornea) of your eyes so that you can focus better.

1. Earthquakes, _____________ and other natural disasters are frequent in Japan.

2. Once the last few people had left the hall, the caretaker began______________ the chairs.

3. The movement of the ship caused the mast to ______________ from side to side.

4. The bomb ________________ much of the old part of the city.

5. The roof is supported by eight massive stone ______________

6. The most ______________ thing about this 7.0 magnitude earthquake was that no

one was killed or injured.

7. The museum houses several of Picasso’s ___________, some of which are worth

more than 200 million dollars.

8. Some lamps were tables. ______________from the ceiling while other were placed on

9. The road remained closed for the third _______________day.

10. Bone mineral density is the measure physicians use to determine bone strength and ___________

1. The car costs €70 a day to rent, but you get unlimited_________(= no charge for the miles traveled).

2. I hope Adam’s actually doing some work – he seems to spend all his time __________

3. Two drivers were killed in a direct ____________ between a car and a taxi last night.

4. The keys to the successful ________________ of the project have been simplicity and

communication.

5. He_____________ his heavy workload as the reason for his breakdown.

6. This treatment is quite safe but in a few _________________cases it has alarming side effects.

7. The term ghost cities’ refers to property developments in China which are mostiy _____________.

8. The large number of temporary contracts resulted in a high __________of staff.

9. The only way to _______________ a fear is to face it.

10. There is a greater ____________________ of cancer in the families of radiation workers.

1. It is difficult to__________how she will react to this bad news.

2. The United Nations is sending _______aid to the areas worst affected by the war.

3. The driver and all three passengers were killed ___________in the collision.

4. _______ has become a viable option for the development of reliable freshwater supplies.

5. The government’s official line has always been to refuse to_________ with terrorists.

6. Schools and _________offices were closed to enable pupils and employees to

attend the festival.

7. A ____________ of flour makes bread, cake, and other baked goods more

expensive.

8. The city is polluted with tiny ______of dust and smoke dispersed through the air.

9. Some strong alcoholic drinks such as whiskey are made by ____________

10. The world’s oil _______ will last 53 more years at current extraction rates, according to BP’s annual report.

1. The work of the charity has been widely ________ throughout the media.

2. Accountancy, law and economics are ________to a successful career in any financial services area.

3. She and her boyfriend came up with an _________plan to murder her husband.

4. Some people worry that if death penalty is_________, there will be a rise in major crimes.

5. Many motorists have now been forced to park out of view, risking theft and ___________

6. More and more people are convinced of the importance of ethical and green _________

7. Thousands of environmental _______ joined the march to demand action on climate change.

8. Artificial intelligence has _______a lot of interest among IT engineers for the last decade.

9. The Paris Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam was a _______ victory of Vietnam’s diplomacy in the Ho Chi Minh era.

10. When our manager said she was leaving the company, I ________the opportunity to fill the vacancy.