Exercise 1: Find words or phrases in the passage which mean the same as

EXERCISE 1: Find words or phrases in the passage which mean the same as :

Column A Column B

1. 
   Detailed study......................
   
2. 
   Armed forces ......................
   
3. 
   Link up with; join together ................
   
4. 
   Broaden the potential or capabilities of something ...................
   
5. 
   Relating to business .........
   
6. 
   Of considerable importance; worthy of attention ......
   
7. 
   The way in which goods and services are used, or the amount of goods and services used .......
   
8. 
   Close to gap between oneself and a competitor (phrasal verb) ........
   
9. 
   Forecast ........
   
10. 
    Make an approximate judgment,usually of numbers or amount .............
    
11. 
    Total number of inhabitants ...........
    
12. 
    Private, relating to an individual .............
    
13. 
    Presenting no complications; direct........Conserving expenditure; cheaper .........
    
14. 
    Requirement by convention or custom for a degree of ceremony or elaborate procedures .....
    
15. 
    The quality of being able to do something .......
    

EXERCISE 2: Complete the sentences by selecting words from Column B in EXERCISE 1.

1.The total.....of Istanbul is greater than that of whole of New Zealand.

2. The Rockefeller Foundation, which was founded by John D. Rockefeller with $1.6 million,

conducts...........to find solutions to hunger in developing nations.

3. I have read the instructions on how to assemble our new barbecue and it seems quite...........to me. I can probably do it without much difficulty.

4. My daughter dropped behind in her class because of illness, but she

with her classmates quickly by studying hard after she had recovered.

5. Since their invention in 1901, the......of vacuum cleaners in the home has steadily increased.

EXERCISE 1: Find words or phrases in the passage which mean the same as/

COLUMN A COLUMN B

a) fundamentally.........

b)something invented for a special purpose.........

c) take in.............

d)change slightly.............

e) make bigger. ...............

f) intellectual capability..............

g) bodily strength...............

h) as indicated by; in units of (phrase).........

i) in detail..........

j)handle skillfully.............

k) process of finding a result through figures.........

l) a hundred years........

m) say; comment..........

n) without end ..............

o) very quickly................

EXERCISE 2: Complete the sentences by selecting words from Column B in EXERCISE 1.

1.A of people have........ .

upon the change in the air quality since the new

anti-pollution laws have been implemented.

2. Frozen food.........convenience, has a lot to offer, but its nutritive value is open to doubt

3.His horse-riding accident caused him to dislocate his shoulder; however, the physiotherapist

was able to..... it back into place successfully

4."I wish someone would invent a...........to do the ironing for me!" sighed the tired housewife.

5. Although it is man who invented the computer, no man can...........

the same amount of information as it