1.A B
1) achieved f) fame
2) benefit g) the
farmers’ crops
3) captured b) my interest
4) contribute e) to your
magazine
5) establish d) a
decorations committee
6) record a)
earthquake shocks
7) tame c) wild
horses
B
1. Marie and Pierre Curie achieved fame as scientists.
2. Rain will benefit the farmers’ crops as the soil is dry and the plants need
water.
3. The film’s strange title captured my interest and I decided to watch it on
Saturday.
4. It’s an honour to be invited to contribute to your magazine. I certainly
accept the invitation.
5. The school authorities decided to establish a decorations committee to
prepare the gym for the school dance.
6. The recently bought seismograph can record earthquake shocks even at such a
distance.
7. They tame wild horses at the ranch.
2) 1. Jim dropped
his pen and bent to pick it __up__.
2. Bullies often pick __at__ younger children.
3. Try to eat your dinner, Jane. You’ve just been picking __at__ it.
4. I don’t know where my children have picked _up__ those rude words.
5. Albert was really shocked and picked __out___ his words with difficulty.
6. I’ll pick you _up___ at your place at 5.
3) 1. The ability of _a_ man to talk is due to the way in which the larynx is
made.
2. Larry was _a_ handsome man in his
early fifties.
3. I won’t see Dr Jackson again. I don’t like _the_ man.
4. _A_ modern man is responsible for a lot of disastrous events.
5. Lewis Clark, __-_ tall thin man of about 30, entered the building at 8
o’clock.