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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 17
EXERCISE TEXT

It isn't an unusual 1 nowadays to see a cat lover taking his cat out for a walk on a leash. But when people in Sutton see one of their neighbours taking his cats for a walk, they generally avoid him. For his particular cats are two pumas and two leopards! Every morning he takes them for a mile-long walk. He 2 they are the tamest of their kind in the country, and they actually think he is their mother! He bought them when they were babies, and he had to bottle-feed them. However, now they each eat about 6 or 7 pounds of meat a day. This 3 him about 15 pounds a week. He doesn't 4, though, because his pets work for their living! He 5 them out to film companies and advertising firms!

FILL IN USING THE WORD BANK

Choose the best word for each gap

1 hires2 claims3 mind4 borrows5 costs6 sight7 scenery