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

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Exercises
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English Vocabulary in Use Advanced
Insert the correct Latin abbreviations from A opposite into the gaps.
1 This helmet dates from 500 
. It’s over 1,500 years old.
2 The file extension, 
the letters that follow its name, such as .docx, .jpg, .mp3, tells you 
what type of file it is.
3 Type your message here. 
, press ‘save’ before pressing ‘send’, or you may lose your 
message.
4 Fruits, 
lemons, pears or grapes, are sometimes added when cooking poultry.
How are the abbreviations and shortened expressions in these sentences 
pronounced? What do they stand for?
1 NATO is an alliance of North American and European countries.
2 Their FAQ page is completely useless. You can never find what you’re looking for.
3 She’s very fond of sci-fi films. I prefer biopics.
4 I forgot my PIN and couldn’t get into my bank account online.
5 Do you believe in UFOs?
6 Write back asap.
7 Most of the cafés in town have free wi-fi.
8 The VAT rate is different in different countries of the EU.
9 A lot of people now prefer to use BCE instead of BC.
10 AIDS spread rapidly in the 1980s.
11 He manages to get into the VIP lounge at most airports. I don’t know how he does it.
12 Where’s the USB connection on this laptop? I can’t find it.
Answer the questions.
1 If someone asks you to send them your biodata, what will you send them?
2 Which is likely to be cheaper to rent in the same street in a city, a two-bedroom flat or a bedsit?
3 If someone asks you for ID, what do they want?
4 If you’re watching a sitcom on TV, are you more likely to want to cry or to laugh?
5 If a party invitation says RSVP, what should you do?
6 If someone asks you to take an IQ test, what do they want to find out?
7 If you see PTO on a document, what should you do next?
8 What would you expect to find if you clicked on ‘live traffic info’ on a website?