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SECTION 07 · Word-bank exercise

Words in context

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Part A · Dialogue 30Book 3 · Section 7 · 30 / 50
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 · Dialogue 30
EXERCISE TEXT

A: I have never seen so much stuff. How we'll ever pack all this? I would rather 1 all this. t
B: Well, I 2 you to thro a away anything we don't need.
A: But some of this stuff is in such a shape that I suggest we should have a garage sale.
B: A 3 ? Hmm….not a bad idea. We might make some money.
A: Right of course. But we will still have 4 the real junk. I doubt if these magazines will help you. If I were you I would throw them away.
A: What? Throw away my magazine collection? Oh, no. These magazines are so old that they are probably 5 .
B: We had better sell them.

FILL IN USING THE WORD BANK

Choose the best word for each gap

1 keep telling2 market3 to throw away4 extremely valuable5 garage sale6 get rid of7 stand