English tuition (2 May 2011)

Practice your vocabulary!

Exercise A: Fill in the right word. You may change the word form. The words may be repeated.
convenient
campaign
dignity

identity
assault
dependable

mourn
regardless
fulfill

authentic
transmit
trait

1. He was a letter-of-the-law man, a common ____________ among coaches.

2. "This year has been a very special one in my life, the ______________ of a dream I've had
since childhood and an ambition that has taken my family and me on an amazing journey,"
said Pauline, when she received the award for her philanthropic work in Africa.
3. Having moved to the suburbs, it is less _______________ to get to the large shopping malls in
the city center.
4. Some citizens _______________ while others celebrated at the news of the dictator's death.
5. Everyone has their own way of preserving their cultural ________________ in a foreign
country. For me, I keep myself updated with the news in my home country and volunteer as
an English tutor at the Cambodian cultural center.
6. French President Nicolas Sarkozy once said, "In our country, we cannot accept that women be
prisoners behind a screen, cut off from all social life, deprived of all ______________."
7. Technology has dramatically changed how we gather the news around the world. Reporters
can now shoot and produce their own stories, travel with more portable gear, and
_______________material from numerous locations around the world.
8. We were __________________ by a deafening blast of advertisement music upon entering
the store.
9. Many people who enjoyed the movie felt that it painted a/an _______________picture of the
Singapore society.
10. Although his ________________ for mayor ended with defeat, he accepted his defeat with
_________________.
11. Shall we ask Carina to join our project group? Shes a _______________ person who can be
counted on to do her part.
12. Shamed by what he had done, no kind words from others could restore his ____________.

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Exercise C: Create your sentences, using the context words and vocabulary. You may change the
word form. You may form one to three sentences.

1. Context words: neither Kathy nor Mike

rules
Vocabulary:
comply
deliberate

angered the principal

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2. Context words: after Linda had attended the speech therapy class
Vocabulary:
overcome inspiration

confident

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3. Context words: lest he offend anyone

Vocabulary:
presumptuous
tense
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4. Context words: the new environment

community
Vocabulary:
subsequent
integrate
adapt
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5. Context words: healthy eating habits protein
Vocabulary:
deficient
cultivate

diet

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6. Context words: melting pot of cultures

Vocabulary:
diverse
racial

by contrast

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Exercise D: Write the correct form of the word.

1. ______________ (liken) the process of teaching to cultivating plants in a garden, Mr. Kan
emphasized the importance of dedication and patience in the teaching profession.
2. Working with Times writers and editors as judges, the Foundation selects Times Scholars,
students who have ________________ (overcome) exceptional hardship to achieve
excellence in New York City high schools. Each student receives a four-year college
scholarship, ______________(mentor) and summer employment.
3. Bruce Llewellyn ______________(overcome) racial ____________(segregate) and limited
financial resources to become one of America's wealthiest black men.
4. Most ______________ (convenient) foods such as sandwiches and pies are breaching
industry guidelines by not ______________ (identify) foreign ingredients, according to a
study by the Food Standards Agency.
5. Incidents of petty theft are turning into reports of organized criminals _______________
(prey) on the victims of the Great Kanto-Tohoku Earthquake in northern Japan.
6. I doubt the ___________(reliable) of the peacekeeping troops to maintain law and order
in the war-ravaged country.