EXERCISE 3

SECTION A
Choose the correct answer and write its number in the brackets
provided.

1. You must your homework on time.

(1) continue (3) perform
(2) complete (4) attempt ( )

2. The electronic mail is a good way of with others.

(1) communicating (3) wrestling
(2) regulating (4) battling ( )

3. He decided to the bird from its cage.

(1) discharge (3) distribute
(2) release (4) unfasten ( )

4. A witness the police in the investigation.

(1) instructed (3) assisted
(2) examined (4) informed ( )

5. There was a long queue at the ticket

(1) shop (3) office
(2) unit (4) booth ( )

6. The abandoned shed is with cockroaches.

(1) infested (3) crowded
(2) congested (4) populated ( )

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7. That waiter is always knocking things down.
(1) lousy (3) nervous
(2) clumsy (4) timid ( )

8, They the little boy from the orphanage.

(1) fostered (3) bought
(2) adopted (4) possessed ( )

9, This bottle of perfume has a pleasant

(1) sense (3) scent
(2) cent (4) sent ( )

10. What did the actress play in the movie?

(1) role (3) action
(2) performance (4) task ( )

SECTION B
Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in the brackets.

1. The injuries are slowly healing . (heal)

2. We lost sight otfhship in the fog. (see)

3. Many people felt that it was the greatest scientific

discovered oofur time. (discover)

4. We were shocked to learn of our friend's death . (die)

5. The brave, young soldiers received their medals with great

pride. (proud)
6. The beggar stared hungrily at food. (hunger)

7. The flight from Singapore to Bangkok is a short one. (fly)

8. I had a pleasant surprise when my friends dropped by to

visit me. (please)

9. The results of the examination will be announced

attwo oc'lock. (announce)

l 0. The workers will widen throad next week. (wide)

SECTIONC
Replace the underlined word or words with another of similar meaning and
write its number in the brackets provided.

l. Can you demonstrate the experiment to us again?

(l) tell (3) explain
(2) show (4) teach ( )

2. My brother frequently goes to the shop across the road.

(l) rarely
(3) seldom
(2) hardly
(4) often ( )

3. Mrs Jones went to the company to enquire about the

salesman's whereabouts.
(l) beg (3) seek
(2) ask (4) demand ( )

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4. The hunters are tracking down the ferocious tiger which
has killed many people.
(l) wild (3) fierce
(2) hungry (4) notorious ( )

5. The patient felt drowsy after taking the medicine.

(l) sick
(3) tired
(2) dreamy
(4) sleepy ( )

6. The campers were astonished to find a human skeleton

along the path.
(l) frightened (3) excited
(2) shocked (4) horrified ( )

7. The three countries are taking part in a combined navy exercise.

(l) joint (3) enlarged
(2) strengthened (4) equipped ( )

8. The class was in chaos after the teacher left the room.
(l) anger
(3) distress
(2) disorder
(4) delight ( )

9. When she heard about her father's accident, she left the
office without delay.
(l) hurriedly (3) immediately
(2) suddenly (4) swiftly ( )

10. The guests will be here in a very short while.

(l) soon (3) recently
(2) early (4) now ( )
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SECTION D
Fill in each blank with the correct word from the list below.

magistrate architect sculptor warden

astrologer comrade pedestrian citizen
veterinarian surgeon amateur criminal

l. The pedestrian dashed across the busy road, and almost

caused a serious accident.

2. The accused was brought before the criminal in court.

3. A/ An astrologer is a person who foretells the future by looking

at the stars.

4. The surgeon told the patient not to worry about the

operation.

5. She brought her sick cat to the veterinarian for treatment.

6. That warden has been in and out of prison several times.

7. She is a / an amateur atsquash, but she plays table

tennis professionally.

8. Do you know who was the sculptor who carved the statue
of Sir Stamford Raffles?

9. Every citizen of the country above twenty-one years old

must cast his vote in the general election.

l 0. The architect who designed this building has been awarded.

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SECTION E
Draw a line to match each word to its meaning.

WORD MEANING

1. audience the home of a pigeon

2. doorknob one who writes for a newspaper

3. stagger people who watch a play or show

4. applaud the handle of a door

5. foreign one who pretends to be what he is

not

6. dovecote a hole made in the ground by a wild

animal which usually serves as its
home

7. journalist from another country

8. colleague to walk or move unsteadily

9. hypocrite to clap and cheer

10. burrow one who works with you

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SECTION F
Choose the correct phrasal verb and write its number in the brackets
provided.

l. The students were told that the date for the next test had been

(l) brought off (3) brought over

(2) brought up (4) brought forward ( )

2. The dentist decided to the decayed tooth.

(l) pull out (3) knock over
(2) bring down (4) knock down ( )

3. Since the last serious accident, Francis has motorcycle

ra c ing .
(l) given out (3) given in
(2) given up (4) given off ( )

4. His handwriting is so bad that I cannot a single word.

(l) make up (3) make out
(2) point out (4) lookfor ( )

5. The last runner managed to with the other runners.

(l) go about (3) carry on
(2) pass out (4) catch up ( )

6. When the police the thief had already disappeared.

(l) gave in (3) broke up
(2) showed up (4) pulled over ( )

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7. The teacher reminded us to our homework the following
day.
(l) keep up (3) give up
(2) give over (4) hand in ( )

8. The principal has an urgent meeting with the teachers.

(l) called for (3) picked out
(2) turned up (4) turned on ( )

9. We can always our parents to help us.

(l) turn on (3) count on
(2) go about (4) look for ( )

10. The soldiers the officer's instructions immediately.

(l) carried out (3) looked after
(2) Blew up (4) gave out ( )

SECTIONG
Underline the word in each list that does not belong to that list.

l. book newspaper magazine novel photograph

2. slippers gloves sandals boots shoes

3. table chair desk kettle stool

4. lettuce carrot papaya cabbage cucumber

5. earthquake festival
,,
drought
emerald jade famine

6. diamond ruby
hurricane
7. goat glass
duck chicken goose turkey

8. tiger lion leopard cheetah elephant

9. ship boat helicopter canoe raft

10. trees stones bushes grasses weeds

SECTION H
Choose the correct answer and write its number in the brackets
provided.

This is a story about how Singapore or 'Singapura' came to have

its (l) name. Long, long ago, there was once a prince

whose greatest (2) was to travel. His name was Sang

Nila Utama.

One day, the young prince was on a (3) toa

nearby country when his ship was caught in a storm. The storm was

so terrible that it (4) the ship, throwing the prince and

his men into the sea.

After the storm, the prince and his men who survived the ordeal

were washed (5) on the island of Temasek. There, he

came across a majestic (6) which he had never seen

before. It was a lion which the (7) of the island called

' sing a ' , . The prince then (8) toname the

island

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'Singapore' which (9) 'The Lion City', and from then

on, the lion became the (l O) of the island.

1. (l) previous (3) present

(2) recent (4) former ( )

2. (l) desire (3) accomplishment

(2) achievement (4) thought ( )

3. (l) flight (3) route

(2) voyage (4) trip ( )

4. (l) wrecked (3) demolished

(2) spoilt (4) spilt ( )

5. (l) asleep (3) awake

(2) aboard (4) ashore ( )

6, (l) monster (3) creature

(2) serpent (4) reptile ( )

7. (l) natives (3) citizens

(2) inhabitants (4) relatives ( )

8. (l) concluded (3) suggested

(2) decided (4) determined ( )

9. (l) equals (3) relates

(2) joins (4) means ( )

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l 0. (l) symbol (3) clue
(2) pet (4) representative ( )

SECTION I
Choose the correct answer and write
its number in the brackets provided.

l. A large of spectators turned up to watch the football

match.
(l) crowd (3) party
(2) mob (4) band ( )

2. The royal family is served by a

huge
(l) troop (3)
army
(2) staff (4)
gang ( )

3. The hunter spotted a of

lions feeding on a deer.
(1) pack (3)
clutch
(2) team (4)
pride ( )

4. The fisherman cast his net over a

fish.
(l) shoal (3)
gaggle
(2) cluster (4)
swarm ( )

5. She was feeding grains to a of

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 chickens.
(l) litter
(2) flock

6. The police
have
captured
the entire
of thieves.
(l) gang
(3)
crew
(2) horde
(4)
party
( )

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7, The beggar slept soundly on a of hay.
(l) bale (3) heap
(2) stack (4) pile ( )

8, The explorer was attacked by a of savages.

(l) tribe (3) crowd
(2) horde (4) band ( )

9. The carriage was drawn by a of horses.

(l) team (3) group
(2) troop (4) pack ( )

10. The of teachers organised a visit to the old folks' home.

(l) staff (3) board
(2) panel (4) bench ( )

SECTIONJ
Fill in the blanks in the passage with the correct words from the box
below. USE EACH WORD ONLY ONCE.

fed inside joined drink raised

sold produce begins separated
birth feed take

There are many animals that (l) _produced _ milk for their

young to (2) raised on. In some countries, people drink milk

from sheep and camels, but most of us drink milk from cows and

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 The milk (3) sold in the shops comes from dairy

cattle. These cows are (4)

ondairy farms. Once a year, a cow gives

(5) t acalf. The calf grows (6) its

mother's body for about nine months. It is then (7) birth _

from its mother after a day or two so that the farmers are able to

milk the cow.

Meanwhile, the calf is (8) from a bottle or bucket.

It drinks milk for two to three months, after which it (9) _

toeahtay. Female calves are kept and reared on the farm

to

(l 0) over the old cows.

 GLOSSARY fOI IXIICISI THIii

accomplishment something well done or completed

successfully

adopted took someone else's child into one's

own family to be a part of that family for
life
amateur
a person who does a sport or an activity
for leisure and not as a job
astonished
very surprised
chaos
disorder and confusion
comrade
a person who works in the same group or
organisation as you and who goes through
the same difficulties and dangers as you
congested
crowded or blocked
demolished
destroyed or pulled down

drought a very long stretch of dry weather

without rain

drowsy sleepy

famine a serious shortage of food in a country

and it causes many deaths

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inhabitants the people who live in a particular place
or area

ordeal a very difficult and painful experience

possessed owned or had something

scent a particular smell, usually of something

pleasant

serpent a snake

shoal a group of fish swimming together

swarm a large group of insects moving together

veterinarian a doctor who treats animals only

voyage a long journey by sea

warden a person in charge of a prison