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

See also Unit 86.
A
B
C

---

Exercises
187
English Vocabulary in Use Advanced
Choose the correct word in these sentences.
1 I have always tried not to 
intervene 
/
 interfere
in things that are not my business.
2 
Security 
/
 Safety
at the factory is not good. There have been several accidents involving 
machinery recently.
3 There are some 
themes 
/
 topics
I don’t like to talk about with my friends, such as politics 
and religion.
4 He was dozing happily in the 
shade 
/
 shadows
of an old beech tree.
5 The 
theme 
/
 topic
of her latest novel is growing up as an only child in the 1970s.
6 The teacher 
intervened 
/
 interfered
to stop the argument between the two students.
7 The receptionist called the 
safety 
/
 security
officer once it became clear that there had been a 
burglary.
8 He was 
continually 
/
 continuously
complaining about something or other.
9 The moon sometimes casts wonderful 
shadows 
/
 shade
on the sea.
10 You have to press the button 
continually 
/
 continuously
until the green light comes on. Don’t take 
your finger off it, or it won’t work.
Decide whether the particle should go 
before
 or 
after
 the verb in these sentences.
1 The cheetah is so fast it can 
run 
a fast-moving vehicle. (out)
2 The police 
held 
the traffic while the President’s car passed. (up)
3 Sean made an insensitive comment and didn’t realise how much he’d 
set 
Wendy. 
(up)
4 The committee 
held 
her complaint, and she was awarded compensation. (up)
5 We decided to 
do 
the living room and went online to choose paint colours. (out)
6 We 
ended 
eating in a dingy café on the edge of town. (up)
7 The radio’s not working. The batteries have 
run 
. (out)
8 We 
ended 
the sofa and used it to block the doorway. (up)