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SECTION 07 · Word-bank exercise

Words in context

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How to solve: Words in contextA text with gaps and a word bank; each word is used once and one word is extra.

What it tests

Vocabulary in context: meaning, word class and collocation (which words go together).

In the exam: part VII, 1 tasks.

Step by step

  1. Read the whole text first without filling anything.
  2. Mark the word class of each bank word: noun, verb, adjective, adverb.
  3. For each gap decide which word class fits, then choose by meaning.
  4. Fill the gaps you are sure about first; the remaining choices get easier.
  5. One word is left over — check it really fits nowhere.

Watch out for

  • A word with the right meaning but the wrong form (rely vs reliable).
  • Collocations: pay attention, make a decision, facial expression.
  • Using the same word twice.

Example

Facial ____ and tone of voice show our feelings. Bank: rely, expression, pay, reaction…

expression — “facial expression” is a fixed collocation and a noun is needed after the adjective.

Part A · Text 4
EXERCISE TEXT

Coca-Cola was 1 in 1886 by Atlanta pharmacist John S. Pemberton. The name for the product was 2 proposed by Pemberton's assistant, Frank Robinson. The name was taken from the two most 3 ingredients in the drink, the South American coca leaf and the African cola nut.

The 4 for today's Coca-Cola is very well guarded. Many of the ingredients are known: in addition to coca leaves and cola nut, they include lemon, orange, lime, cinnamon, vanilla, caramel, and sugar. The proportions of the ingredients and the identity of Coke's 5 ingredients are known only by a few of the Coca-Cola Company's senior corporate officers.

FILL IN USING THE WORD BANK

Choose the best word for each gap

1 invented2 frequently3 unusual4 recipe5 discovered6 secret7 actually