英语专四练习sublist 3 exercise with keys

Sublist 3

alternative

consent

convention

criteria

emphasis

illustrated

interaction

maximum

philosophy

registered

sex

technical

Exercise 1

alternative

interact

task

fund

document

considerable

minor

core

scheme

proportion

circumstances

considerable

coordination

deduction

ensure

immigration

justification

minorities

physical

reliance

shift

techniques

comments

constant

core

demonstrate

excluded

implies

layer

negative

proportion

removed

specified

technology

compensation

constraints

corporate

document

framework

initial

link

outcomes

published

scheme

sufficient

validity

components

contribution

corresponding

dominant

funds

instance

location

partnership

reaction

sequence

task

volume

1. He donated $50 to a _______________ to help victims of the fire. fund

2. International oil and cocoa prices have _______________ impact on the economy of Cameroon.

considerable

3. I have to go to my lawyer's to sign some _______________ relating to the sale of our house.

documents

4. His injuries were relatively _______________, so he was released from the hospital within a

couple of hours of being admitted. minor

5. The animal with the largest brain in _______________ to its size is the ant. proportion

6. Songs and story books are a wonderful way for parents to _______________ with their children.

interact

7. One of the most important _______________ in learning a foreign language is to get over one's

fear of making mistakes. tasks

8. The company that I work at has a _______________ to increase its sales without increasing its

costs. scheme

9. Faced with worsening health, and a doctor that didn't seem able to help him, Craig decided to

try _______________ medicine. alternative

10. Stars can exist only as long as energy continues to move from their _______________ to their

surfaces. cores

11. The _______________ of women in the teaching profession is traditionally much higher than

that of men. proportion

12. The _______________ of the problem is his inability to work with others. core

13. She is responsible for the majority of administrative _______________ to be done in the office.

tasks

14. Women walking alone late at night in large cities are at _______________ risk in this country.

considerable

15. In the combustion process, air, fuel, and heat _______________ to cause burning.

interact

16. She tried taking pills to lose weight as an _______________ to regular exercise, but had little

success. alternative

17. He was refused a visa because he didn't have the proper _______________. documents

18. She had a _______________ role in a Batman movie before starring in her own film.

minor

19. She was hired through an employment program _______________ by the federal government.

funded

20. I don't think the government's _______________ to reduce unemployment is going to work.

scheme

Exercise 2

circumstance

technical

justify

corporate

negate

illustrate

dominate

constant

publish

sequence

1. The professor wrote a number of sentences on the board _______________ the similarities in

grammar between the two languages. illustrating

2. By lying to me about this, you have totally _______________ all the trust we had built up.

negated

3. I can't stand this _______________ rain. We've got to go somewhere sunny for our holidays.

constant

4. The Americans have _______________ Olympic basketball for many years. dominated

5. Can you remember the _______________ of events leading up to the murder? sequence

6. You are going to have to _______________ your decision to management because right now

they are a little confused about this. justify

7. Police are talking to a number of people in order to get more information about the

_______________ in which the murder occurred. circumstances

8. Frank is a writer of detective novels, and has _______________ over 10 best-sellers.

published

9. Our hockey team is looking for a _______________ sponsor to help us with costs.

corporate

10. Whenever you read a scientific or _______________ text in English, you will probably

encounter many words you do not know. technical

11. A car travelling at a _______________ speed of 100 kilometres per hour would take more than

48 million years to reach the nearest star. constant

12. In the 1530s, a printing press was set up in Mexico City, and the country's first newspaper was

_______________ there in 1541. published

13. Racist comments against others are totally unacceptable, no matter what the

_______________. circumstances

14. A proper essay _______________ its ideas clearly and effectively. illustrates

15. We feel that animal testing should be reduced to a minimum and carefully _______________

in each case. justified

16. The increase in tax revenues has been _______________ by rising costs for the public health

system. negated

17. Top _______________ executives are meeting today to urge the American government to

lower taxes. corporate

18. The Book of Genesis in the Bible deals with the _______________ of creation, as seen by the

Christian religion. sequence

19. All _______________ questions should be directed to the staff at the computer help desk.

technical

20. For centuries, Korea was _______________ by its larger and more aggressive neighbours.

dominated

Exercise 3

emphasis

correspond

immigrate

outcome

constrain

layer

technique

sex

react

comment

1. His family _______________ to Australia because economic conditions were so poor in their

homeland. immigrated

2. An active _______________ life has been shown to be an important part of a happy marriage.

sex

3. The growth of our company has been seriously _______________ by the poor state of the

economy. constrained

4. This ESL program puts a lot of _______________ on speaking and listening skills.

emphasis

5. Her tennis _______________ has improved a lot since she began taking private lessons.

technique

6. The _______________ he received after his presentation were highly favourable.

comments

7. She made a delicious cake that had chocolate ice cream on one _______________, and vanilla

ice cream on another. layer

8. The only _______________ that I can see of cutting the education budget is that our children

will suffer. outcome

9. You shouldn't mix chemicals together in science class unless you know how they will

_______________. react

10. I _______________ regularly with my counterpart in the head office in Toronto.

correspond

11. Tran is actually a dentist, but he could only find work as a janitor when he _______________

to this country. immigrated

12. There are three main patterns to family life in Guyana, and they _______________ generally

to class or ethnic groupings. correspond

13. _______________ by its island site, Montreal is a compact city of apartments and renters.

constrained

14. In his efforts to modernize Yugoslavia, Josip Tito placed strong _______________ on

education, rebuilding schools and libraries, and retraining teachers. emphasis

15. The book has a whole _______________ of meaning that you may not get the first time you

read it. layer

16. The _______________ on my son's report card suggested that he could do much better in

school if he made a bit more effort. comments

17. The _______________ of these tests should tell us whether or not you need an operation.

outcome

18. She teaches a number of relaxation _______________ to help patients deal with the pain of

their illness. techniques

19. AIDS is often transmitted through unprotected _______________. sex

20. Studies have shown that babies in the womb will _______________ to sudden loud noises or

bright lights that are flashed on the mother's belly. react

Exercise 4

partner

imply

criterion

technology

shift

contribute

ensure

compensate

register

link

1. The _______________ between smoking and cancer is too strong to ignore. link

2. Much of the modern _______________ used today in wristwatches was developed in

Switzerland. technology

3. He _______________ a lot of time and money to helping people with AIDS. contributes

4. You'd better _______________ that everything the salesman promises is written into the

contract. ensure

5. The grizzly bear's amazing sense of smell helps _______________ for its poor eyesight.

compensate

6. Over time, the world's human population has _______________ from rural to urban areas.

shifted

7. My golf _______________ is really slow, so we had to let a number of people play through.

partner

8. She didn't say she wanted to break up, but she certainly seemed to _______________ it when

she said that it might be good for us to see other people. imply

9. Students in our program will be graded according to the _______________ described in the

course outline. criteria

10. You'd better _______________ for the course pretty soon before it fills up. register

AWL Sublist 3 - Exercise 4b

Matching exercise

11. Success or failure in learning a language will be determined by what you yourself

_______________ to the process. contribute

12. In the 1980s and 90s, Thailand _______________ its emphasis from agricultural to industrial

production. shifted

13. When the scientist noted that thousands of planets in our galaxy have the necessary conditions

to support life, he seemed to be _______________ that he himself believes that life does indeed

exist on other planets. implying

14. The university's ESL website has a number of _______________ to some grammar and

vocabulary development sites. links

15. In Mongolia, weddings consist of a formal signing of the marriage _______________ at

county headquarters, followed by a family feast. register

16. Please _______________ that you turn off all the lights when you leave. ensure

17. The sole _______________ which is considered for the position is education. We don't need

people with previous experience, because we want them to learn and use our system.

criterion

18. Sometimes a less talented athlete can _______________ for his lack of ability by practising

more. compensate

19. Computer _______________ is becoming an increasingly essential part of the modern

learning process. technology

20. Turkmenistan is looking for foreign _______________ to help modernize its industries.

partners

Exercise 5

locate

deduce

exclude

valid

initial

philosophy

specify

convene

rely

component

1. It is important to learn a process which will help you to _______________ the meaning of new

vocabulary from context. deduce

2. The United Nations has _______________ a special meeting to deal with the conflict in the

Middle East. convened

3. We had a few _______________ problems that were soon worked out. initial

4. Police are trying to _______________ a little girl who got separated from her parents while

shopping. locate

5. You must have a _______________ reason if you want to reschedule your test. valid

6. Problem solving is a major _______________ of many science courses. component

7. The children are very mean to the little boy, and _______________ him from all their games.

exclude

8. You can _______________ on Francis to do the job well; she is an excellent worker. rely

9. We didn't _______________ a time exactly, but we'll probably meet at the restaurant around

noon. specify

10. My _______________ in life is to have fun, and enjoy myself without doing anything to hurt

the people around me.

11. Psychologists have observed that most of the process of forgetting occurs soon after

_______________ exposure. initial

12. We didn't have time to finish our discussion of the issue so an additional meeting will be

_______________ tomorrow morning. convened

13. The various _______________ are manufactured by different suppliers around the world and

assembled in our factory in Mexico. components

14. My parking pass is only _______________ for another week. valid

15. The police say the evidence to this point does not _______________ the possibility that the

victim was murdered. exclude

16. Rescue forces have as yet been unable to _______________ the plane that crashed into the

forest yesterday evening. locate

17. He doesn't have a car so he always _______________ on his friends to give him a lift when

they go out. relies

18. Western _______________ was largely founded on the writings of Plato and Aristotle.

philosophy

19. The detectives were able to _______________ valuable information about the killer through

careful examination of the murder scene. deduce

20. The television report stated that many people had died, but didn't _______________ the exact

number. specify

Exercise 6

maximize

volume

coordinate

consent

sufficient

physical

demonstrate

instance

framework

remove

1. The Red Cross is trying to _______________ relief efforts aimed at aiding the victims of

Sunday's earthquake. coordinate

2. To _______________ profits, I suggest we reduce our unit price in order to sell a greater

volume of product. maximise

3. Please _______________ your shoes when you come into the house. remove

4. The curriculum guide provides a _______________ for new teachers to refer to when making

lesson plans. framework

5. You have to get your parents' _______________ in order to come on the field trip to the lake.

consent

6. Recent research has _______________ a clear link between smoking parents and ear infections

in children. demonstrated

7. A further _______________ of computer problems occurred this morning. instance

8. The best way to lose weight is to do regular _______________ activity. physical

9. Two hours should be _______________ time to finish the work. sufficient

10. Fresh apples float because 25 percent of their _______________ is air. volume

11. The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that marriage shall be

entered into only with the free and full _______________ of the intending spouses. consent

12. Recent studies have _______________ that drinking green tea may help to prevent breast

cancer. demonstrated

13. Some scientists compare the brain to a relay station that merely _______________ incoming

signals and outgoing responses. coordinates

14. The San Diego freeway in California has the heaviest _______________ of traffic in the world.

volume

15. Over 100 tons of garbage are _______________ from the Empire State Building each month.

removed

16. The spaceship that landed on the moon was built to minimize weight and _______________

manoeuvrability. maximize

17. A rooftop solar water heater requires about three hours of sunshine per day to provide

_______________ hot water for a family of four. sufficient

18. A heart attack most often occurs in the morning when mental and _______________ stress are

at their peak. physical

19. There are many examples of social breakdown. One example is the increase in the

_______________ of homeless people in the streets. instance

20. The committee met today to discuss the _______________ for the city's bid for the 2040

Olympics. framework