Resources 3
Vocabulary:
Exercise 1
1.
The company sells its products to a number of countries in
Answer: exports
2.
Tim always goes over his notes several times before important tests.
Answer: revises
3.
The government sent an expert to look closely at the cracks in the
building.
Answer: inspect
4.
Janice was very pleased because Andy Lau signed the photograph for her.
Answer: autographed
5.
Professor King is planning to write a life story of Bill Clinton.
Answer: biography
6.
This year’s fireworks display in
Answer: spectacular
7.
The actor’s voice was so soft that it was impossible to hear.
Answer: inaudible
8.
Dr Yuen’s students all look up to him because he is so knowledgeable.
Answer: respect
Vocabulary:
Exercise 2
1. The
police discovered a discrepancy between what the two witnesses said had
happened.
2.
3.
Some people find it difficult to differentiate between right and wrong.
4. In
many developed countries there is a huge disparity between the rich and
poor.
5.
6.
Like their counterparts in
the
economic downturn.
7. In
20 years it is predicted that
Kong.
8. In
many parts of the world equality of the sexes is just a distant dream.
9.
Please ensure that you conform to the guidelines when preparing your
submission.
10.
The findings of my experiment generally correspond to those of Chan
(2001), although
one of
the readings is significantly different.
Vocabulary:
Exercise 3
1.
(b) There is a great difference between the
2.
(a) It is impossible to differentiate between them.
3.
(a) In contrast to other parts of the country it rains a lot here.
4.
(a) We have received many similar presents.
5.
(b) Yours is similar to mine.