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jeanlouis Sam 6 Sep - 18:21UNIT 2 The human comedy
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR EXPRESSION TO MATCH THE DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS GIVEN BELOW
Comedy To Stammer To Rise Burst To Tingle Bundle To Add
If something ______________, it moves upwards. Wilson's ice-cold eyes watched the smoke __________ from his cigarette. When you ______________, you stand up. (FORMAL)
Luther____________ (past) slowly from the chair. He looked at Livy and Mark, who had_____________ (pp) to greet him. If your colour __________s or if a blush _______s in your cheeks, you turn red because you feel angry, embarrassed, or excited. Amy felt the colour _________ing in her cheeks at the thought.
If something gives ___________ to an event or situation, it causes that event or situation to happen. Low levels of choline in the body can give __________ to high blood-pressure.
The picture gave __________ to speculation that the three were still alive and being held captive. = provoke
________________ consists of types of entertainment, such as plays and films, or particular scenes in them, that are intended to make people laugh. ...a TV _____________ series. The _____________ of a situation involves those aspects of it that make you laugh. Jackie sees the____________ in her millionaire husband's thrifty habits. = humour
If something ______________ or if you ____________ it, it suddenly breaks open or splits open and the air or other substance inside it comes out. The driver lost control when a tyre ___________. It is not a good idea to ______________ a blister.
If you _____________ , you speak with difficulty, hesitating and repeating words or sounds.
Five per cent of children stammer at some point. Of all speech impediments _______________ring is probably the most embarrassing. Someone who has a _______________ tends to stammer when they speak.
A speech-therapist cured his _____________ .
If you __________ one thing to another, you put it in or on the other thing, to increase, complete, or improve it.
__________________ the grated cheese to the sauce. You use ________ed to this or ________ed to that to introduce a fact that supports or widens what you are saying. More than 750 commercial airliners were involved in fatal accidents last year. ___________ ed to that were the 1,550 smaller aircraft.
When a part of your body __________, you have a slight stinging feeling there. The backs of his thighs ____________ ed. Its effects on the nervous system include weakness, paralysis, and __________ing in the hands and feet. If you ______________ with a feeling such as excitement, you feel it very strongly.
She _______________ ed with excitement. Also a noun. I felt a sudden ___________ of excitement.
A _____________ of things is a number of them that are tied together or wrapped in a cloth or bag so that they can be carried or stored. She produced a ___________ of notes and proceeded to count out one hundred and ninety-five pounds. If you describe someone as a __________ of nerves, you are emphasizing that they are very nervous. He confessed to having been a ____________ of nerves. If you say that something costs a bundle, or costs someone a bundle, you are emphasizing that it is expensive. (INFORMAL)
You can have it, but it'll cost you a bundle. = cost a packet
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR EXPRESSION TO MATCH THE DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS GIVEN BELOW
Comedy To Stammer To Rise Burst To Tingle Bundle To Add
If something ______________, it moves upwards. Wilson's ice-cold eyes watched the smoke __________ from his cigarette. When you ______________, you stand up. (FORMAL)
Luther____________ (past) slowly from the chair. He looked at Livy and Mark, who had_____________ (pp) to greet him. If your colour __________s or if a blush _______s in your cheeks, you turn red because you feel angry, embarrassed, or excited. Amy felt the colour _________ing in her cheeks at the thought.
If something gives ___________ to an event or situation, it causes that event or situation to happen. Low levels of choline in the body can give __________ to high blood-pressure.
The picture gave __________ to speculation that the three were still alive and being held captive. = provoke
________________ consists of types of entertainment, such as plays and films, or particular scenes in them, that are intended to make people laugh. ...a TV _____________ series. The _____________ of a situation involves those aspects of it that make you laugh. Jackie sees the____________ in her millionaire husband's thrifty habits. = humour
If something ______________ or if you ____________ it, it suddenly breaks open or splits open and the air or other substance inside it comes out. The driver lost control when a tyre ___________. It is not a good idea to ______________ a blister.
If you _____________ , you speak with difficulty, hesitating and repeating words or sounds.
Five per cent of children stammer at some point. Of all speech impediments _______________ring is probably the most embarrassing. Someone who has a _______________ tends to stammer when they speak.
A speech-therapist cured his _____________ .
If you __________ one thing to another, you put it in or on the other thing, to increase, complete, or improve it.
__________________ the grated cheese to the sauce. You use ________ed to this or ________ed to that to introduce a fact that supports or widens what you are saying. More than 750 commercial airliners were involved in fatal accidents last year. ___________ ed to that were the 1,550 smaller aircraft.
When a part of your body __________, you have a slight stinging feeling there. The backs of his thighs ____________ ed. Its effects on the nervous system include weakness, paralysis, and __________ing in the hands and feet. If you ______________ with a feeling such as excitement, you feel it very strongly.
She _______________ ed with excitement. Also a noun. I felt a sudden ___________ of excitement.
A _____________ of things is a number of them that are tied together or wrapped in a cloth or bag so that they can be carried or stored. She produced a ___________ of notes and proceeded to count out one hundred and ninety-five pounds. If you describe someone as a __________ of nerves, you are emphasizing that they are very nervous. He confessed to having been a ____________ of nerves. If you say that something costs a bundle, or costs someone a bundle, you are emphasizing that it is expensive. (INFORMAL)
You can have it, but it'll cost you a bundle. = cost a packet