4000 Essential English Words

Exercise 1

Choose the answer that best fits the question.

1. Binoculars help you to see things that are.
   a. close by b. under the sea c. faraway d. covered in mud


2. If you have dual responsibilities, then you have things to take care of.
   a. two b. three c. ten d. twelve


3. Which of the following is about the same as a tariff?
   a. A salary b. A tax c. A surplus d. A bonus


4. Where would you most likely see a pier?
   a. In the water b. On a plane c. Under the ground d. On a road


5. Fahrenheit is used to measure.
   a. height b. distance c. weight d. temperature

Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the word bank.

........................................................( Word Bank I........................................................

outback thermometer vice versa ore outweighed

whereabouts grove fulfill Fahrenheit shortcut

When the food is ready, its temperature should be 140 degrees 1 _____________

You can use that 2 ______________to determine when it is hot enough.

There are not many forests in the Australian 3 ______________.

But there might be a 4 ______________wherever there is enough water.

She didn’t have much time to get to the house to 5 ______________her promise.

Therefore, she took a(n) 6______________that would get her there in no time.

The need to create more jobs 7 ______________the need to spend more money.

But in other years it was 8______________.

Exercise 2

According to legend, gold was made from the cave’s 9 ____

However, today its 10 ______________have been forgotten.