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pairing may be possible and also that some words appear more than once.) Then try to match your
combinations with the spaces in the sentences below:
solar Peace invest against violence power
imperial sex and give energy control that
dissipates legislate utter money their consent Treaty
on the premise waste of time
1. There is very little evidence to suggest that _________________ _________________ as portrayed on
television and in film actually cause antisocial behaviour.
2. Many students make the mistake of reading without considering first why they are reading, which
just _________________ _________________ for no good reason.
3. The _________________ _________________ signed at Versailles marked the end of the First World
War.
4. One obvious source of energy is _________________ _________________, since the sun produces so
much heat.
5. It is almost impossible to _________________ _________________ people who use the Internet for
criminal purposes.
6. Most of the students complained that the lectures were an _________________ _________________
because it was impossible to understand the lecturer.
7. During the nineteenth century, perhaps a quarter of the world's population was under British
_________________ _________________.
8. Some years ago, seat-belt legislation was introduced, _________________ _________________ this
would reduce the number of serious injuries.
9. One common complaint is that companies do not _________________ _________________ in new
developments for the long-term future.
10. In some countries, if both pairs of parents _________________ _________________, young people
can get married below the age of 18.
Don't forget to keep a record of the words and expressions that you have learnt, review
your notes from time to time and try to use new vocabulary items whenever possible.
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Unit Eight
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Don't forget to keep a record of the words and expressions that you have learnt, review
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Unit Eight
9a Fill in the gaps
From the following list, use each word only once to complete the sentences below. Remember
that in the case of nouns and verbs you may need to change the form of the word:
acid (n) battery (n) breed (v) carbon (n)
illuminate (v) integer (n) lustre (n) matrix (n)
molecule (n) prince (n) stationary (adj)
1. The element _________________ is all around us, in the air we breathe, even in the pencils with
which we write.
2. In the United Kingdom, the '_________________ of Wales' is the official title of eldest son of the
monarch.
3. In this exercise, just use _________________, and don't bother with any fractions or decimal points.
4. The music was really quite boring and had no real __________________.
5. Two atoms of oxygen and an atom of hydrogen together produce one __________________ of
water.
6. A great deal of research has shown that poverty, lack of education and unemployment can
_________________ social unrest.
7. Astronomers' work is becoming more difficult as the night sky is increasingly _________________ by
electric street lighting from urban areas.
8. Until 400 years ago, it was believed that the Earth was _________________, and that the Sun moved
around the Earth.
9. One of the biggest problems for electric cars is that the __________________ they use for power are
rather heavy.
10. Car batteries also have to be handled with care as they often contain an _________________ which
can burn holes in clothes or even cause injury.
11. The grid on the left of your handout is known as a square __________________, as the number of
columns and the number of rows are the same.
Don't forget to keep a record of the words and expressions that you have learnt, review
your notes from time to time and try to use new vocabulary items whenever possible.
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Unit Nine
9b Choose the right word
In each of the sentences below, decide which word in bold is more suitable:
1. Most universities have a special fund / finance for students who have run out of money and need
help.
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