Advanced English Reading and Comprehension

60 practice makes perfect Advanced English Reading and Comprehension

Word Part of speech Deinition

18. role


19. symbolize


20. theme

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EXERCISE

Using vocabulary, part 1 Complete each of the following sentences with the

appropriate academic word from the chart in Exercise 5-2. Be sure to use the correct

form of each verb and to pluralize nouns, if necessary.

1. How long will it take to my passport application?


2. Katie Melua’s song If I Were a Sailboat is full of powerful for feelings
   of love.


3. This cell phone can as a camera as well as a telephone.


4. The group’s focus is to come to a decision that everyone can accept.


5. motivation, such as the desire to learn and do better, is more important
   than the promise of rewards or money.


6. When Jason came home from his irst year at the university, everyone noticed how much
   he had.


7. An ultrasound examination can determine the of the baby a pregnant
   woman is carrying.


8. The for our Halloween party this year is the graveyard.


9. Our drama class is going put on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, and I’m going to try out
   for the of Juliet.


10. If you are too , other people will think that you don’t care or that you’re
    afraid to speak out and voice your opinion.

5 · 4

EXERCISE

Using vocabulary, part 2 For each of the following sentences, choose the correct

form of the academic word to ill in the blank.

1. Small children have a very strong to their mothers.
   a. attachment
   b. attachable
   c. attach