4000 Essential English Words

rehension PART o Mark each statement T for true or F for false. Rewrite the false statements to make them true. Doctors who tre ...

UNIT Word List P adhesive [* d h ( siv] n. An adhesive is a substance used for sticking things together. —► The carpenter used a ...

mentor [mentor] n. A mentor is a person with experience or knowledge who advises someone. —* The students each chose a mentor to ...

Choose the one that is similar in meaning to the given word. reverse a. spell b. train c. switch d. camp adverse a. written b. ...

Exercise 3 Choose the one that is opposite in meaning to the given word. b. inside c. instant d. unclean inclusion a. exclusion ...

The Greedy Bee A young bee had passed his intermediate level exams. He now knew everything about flowers. He understood how they ...

■ Reading Comprehension PART o Mark each statement T for true or F for false. Rewrite the false statements to make them true. T ...

abolish [abdiij] v. To abolish something means to put an end to it, such as a system or law. —* President Lincoln abolished slav ...

lame [leim] adj. If one is lame, they cannot walk properly due to an injury to the leg or foot. —* The terrible accident left ma ...

Exercise 1 Choose the answer that best fits the question. What might be abolished? a. A rule b. A toy Who tackles crime? a. Ban ...

Exercise 3 Write a word that is similar in meaning to the underlined part. His moving speech caused a huge strong, sudden expre ...

The Mayor of Sherman The cosmopolitan city of Sherman needed to elect a new mayor. Two men aspired to become mayor: Mr. Jones an ...

Reading Comprehension PART Q Mark each statement T for true or F for false. Rewrite the false statements to make them true. 1. . ...

UNIT Word List coward [kausrd] n. A coward is a person who lacks courage to do risky or dangerous things. —► A firefighter canno ...

- linguistic [lirjgwfstik] adj. If something is linguistic, then it is concerned with language. —► A linguistic way o f studying ...

Write a word that is similar in meaning to the underlined part. No matter how much she begged, the older girls still did not ac ...

Write C if the italicized word is used correctly. Write I if the word is used incorrectly. Peter is so earnest. He made more mo ...

The Editor’s Choice A newspaper editor sat at his desk and stared at the flashing cursor on his computer’s screen. He didn’t kno ...

PART O Mark each statement T for true or F for false. Rewrite the false statements to make them true. The editor felt the imper ...

allocate [aelakeit] v. To allocate something means to put it aside for a certain purpose or person. -» The government allocated ...