English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced Book with Answers and Enhanced eBook Vocabulary Reference and Practice 3rd Edition

Language
 
help
Cause
and 
give
are often used for things happening without people doing anything, e.g. 
The 
hurricane 
caused
 terrible damage.
Produce
and 
generate
usually suggest some sort of intervention by people, e.g. 
His presentation 
generated
 a lot of interest in the project.
Other ‘cause’ words
The news 
provoked a feeling of despair in everyone.
The events 
precipitated / sparked a political crisis. 
[quickly, suddenly caused]
The invention of the car 
brought about great changes in society. 
[gradually produced]
Your action has 
resulted in a formal complaint from a member of the public. 
[produced]
His problems 
stem from his difficult childhood. 
[be a result of]
Have you any 
grounds for suspecting him? [
cause, reason
]
The proposal 
has implications for traffic in the area. 
[is likely to cause certain results]
My argument 
is based on the available data. 
[has been developed as a result of = the available data 
provide the 
basis
for my argument]
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B
produce
give
generate
cause

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Exercises
141
English Vocabulary in Use Advanced
Decide which verb from the opposite page best fits each gap. There may be more than 
one possible answer.
1 The decision by the government to relax the regulations has 
a lot of investment in 
the poorer regions.
2 We need to 
a list of names and addresses by six o’clock tonight.
3 Her death was 
by a sign falling from a shop front in the heavy winds.
4 The Governor’s remarks almost 
a full-scale war between the two regions.
5 His stupidity 
in none of us being able to get home that night.
6 Your letters have 
me so much pleasure. Please don’t stop writing them.
7 The book 
a lot of anger amongst female readers.
8 I don’t necessarily want to 
a crisis, but I have some bad news to tell you all.