Vocabulary Hunting

allege (v)     alter (v)     cease (v)     elaborate (adj)     fragment (n)     philosophy (n)     litigation (n)
induce (v)    reservoir (n)     subside (v)     upsurge (n)

1. Because of the possible link between disease in cows and humans, many companies stopped trading in British beef and associated products. ___________

2. Global warming will change the way we live: everybody will experience some change.__________

3. The most recent management thinking encourages managers to listen more carefully to the ideas of their employees.____________

4. When the interest in the company declined, the value of its shares began to fall. ____________

5. As so many jobs require good skills, there is a pool of people who are unemployed because they do not have any skills. _____________

6. A number of universities are worried about legal action in the law courts by students who are dissatisfied with their courses. _____________

7. The governement's refusal to accept the result of the election prompted thousands of people to come out on to the streets and protest.____________

8. During the last twenty-five years, there has been a significant increase in the number of overseas students in British universities. ___________

9. Following an air accident, investigators examine every piece of the wreckage to determine the cause of the crash. _____________

10. Your research proposal doesn't need to be too detailed; keep it simple and concentrate on the main points.

11. The prisoner claimed that he had been attacked by the police, but there was no evidence to prove this.


Answer: 1. ceased  2. alter  3. philosophy  4. subsided  5. resevoir  6. litigation  7. induced  8. upsurge 
9. fragment  10. elaborate  11. alleged

Reading a Passage (Reading Skill)

As it has done every ten years for the previous one hundred and ninety years, the United States government conducted a census, or counting, of its population in 1980. The tradition of the census is as old as the Republic, for the nation's founders clearly stated in the first article of the Constitution the requirement that a census be taken each decade to determine the number of seats each state may have in the United States House of Representatives. Thus, the original purpose was to ensure that each voter (men only, at that time) would be represented with relative equality in the governement. Since that time the purposes of the census have multiplied, although its original function remains the primary one. The census now also serves as a planning too for future government programs and for housing, welfare, and educational needs in the coming years. In addition, it is used to determine the distribution of governement funds to local communities.

Questions:

1. How often was census-taking originally required in the United States?

    a. Every year                                            b. Every election year

    c. Every ten years                                     d. Every ninety years

2. Who first determined that a census should be conducted in the United States?

    a. The first President

    b. The writers of the Constitution

    c. The members of the House of Representatives

    d. The original voters

3. According to the passage, what is the main reason for taking a census?

    a. To predict future educational needs

    b. To allow women to vote

    c. To guarantee fair representation

    d. To distribute government funds equally

4. Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the passage?

    a. The History of the Census

    b. The Development of Census Techniques

    c. The Constitution of the United States

    d. Population Problem in the United States

Answer: (c), (b), (d), (a)

Idioms

Idioms and Expressions (with Eggs and Bunnies) Exercise

1. To egg someone on means:

a. To gently push a person on to a stage or speaking platform.
b. To encourage or dare some one to do something that may be unwise or dangerous.
c. To purchase a train or bus ticket by bribing the ticket agent.
 
2. Don't put all your eggs in one basket means:

a. Do not risk everything but placing too many hopes on one job or project.
b. Do not hurt yourself by carrying one large load.
c. Breakable things should be wrapped and carried in separate containers.
 
3. Don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs means:

a. Do not make things too easy for others by taking away challenges.
b. Do not ask a person to do something that is unsafe or dangerous to them.
c. Do not try to teach someone who is older and more experienced than you.
 
4. To have egg on one's face means:

a. To feel like a fool.
b. To visit a health spa.
c. To have a healthy glow.
 
5. The expression "He that would have eggs must endure the cackling of hens" means:

a. Men who work with many women should expect some difficult times.
b. Eating healthy food can make you the object of ridicule.
c. You must be willing to suffer to get what you want.
 
6. To kill the goose that lays the golden egg means:

a. To prepare a feast to mark a special occasion.
b. To destroy something that is valuable or profitable to you.
c. To blame some who makes a very large and embarrassing mistake.
 
7. To lay an egg means:

a. Do something thought impossible.
b. To give a bad performance.
c. To work carefully and precisely.
 
8. The expression "You can not make an omelet without breaking eggs" means:

a. In order to get what you want you have to give up something else.
b. It is important to know what you are doing before starting a project.
c. Some things are just not worth having.
 
9. To walk on eggs means:

a. To be very cautious.
b. To do something very unpleasant.
c. To do something very costly.
 
10. As mad as a March hare means that someone is:

a. angry
b. crazy
c. frantic
 
11. First catch your hare means:

a. Do not make plans for something until you actually have it.
b. Success is hard to achieve.
c. Strive to be the best you can be.
 
12. The expression "If you run after two hares you will catch neither" means:

a. Greed results in failure.
b. Fitness is a big concern.
c. You can not do two things well at the same time.
 
13. The expression "To run with the hare and hunt with the hounds" means:

a. To belong to unconventional social groups.
b. To support both sides of an argument.
c. To live one's life in enjoyment and fun.



Answer: b, a, c, a, c, b, b, a, a, b, a, c, b

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