Unit 2
(Bridging the gap)
Part 1: Match
I,
1. False a. Money, passport
2. Artificial b. Surprise, fear, sympathy
3. Fake c. Ingredients, jewellery, limbs (leg), light
4. Mock d. Evidence, jewellery, passport, certificate
5. Counterfeit e. Address, modesty, passport, start, alarm
II,
1. Not have a leg to stand on a. Lose one’s temper quickly
2. Keep at arm’s length b. move violently because of a sudden shock
3. Put one’s finger on sth c. identify correctly
4. Stick out like a sore thumb d. in great comfort
5. Be hot-headed e. be very obvious
6. Jump out of one’s skin f. avoid having a close relationship
7. In the lap of luxury g. have no good reason to support argument
Part 2: Fill in each blank with suitable word or phrase.
I,
Make provision for Make head (n)or tail of Make do (with)
Make light of Make a meal Make the most of
1. This composition is full of mistakes; I can’t ____________________________________ it.
2. Don’t __________________ such __________________ of something so simple!
3. Jacked died last month but luckily he had ____________________________________ for this
wife and children.
4. Let’s ____________________________________ this beautiful day and go to the beach.
5. We don’t have time for lunch so we will have to ____________________________________ a
quick snack.
II,
Turmoil Interests Course Trouble Place Vain Sympathy
In the (1) _______________ of my travel, I have found myself in (2) _______________ with the world’s
refugees, all of whom are in deep (3) _______________ after being forced to leave their homes. Due to
local wars, much of the world is in (4) _______________ and we must act. In excess of four million
people are depending on us to save their lives. In (5) _______________ of simply expressing our
disapproval we should do something concrete. In the (6) _______________ of world peace and stability,
this problem has to be faced, and we should be indebted to those who are doing their best now. Let’s
hope future efforts will not be in (7) _______________.
Part 3: Gapped Sentence
1. Old Miss Dabbs’ story is so interesting. She must have been quite a _______________.
The _______________ of James Bond has been played by many actors.
Oh, it’s quite in _______________ for Ben to walk past you in the street without saying a word.
2. They really _______________ Tommy for a ride when they sold him that useless radio.
It could have been Jimmy who _______________ the iron to pieces.
Looking after the house and children _______________ all my time so I had no energy for
anything else.
3. She has got so much energy that she’s like a _______________ of fire.
If everyone’s ready, I’ll start the _______________ rolling.
Do you like wearing the dress I’ve bought for the New Year’s Eve _______________?
4. Mark has a good _______________ for figures so he can do the accounts.
The rise in petrol brought matters to a(n) _______________ and the company closed down.
I just can’t seem to get that tune out of my _______________.
5. He was taken hostage and suffered greatly at the _______________of his captors.
The treasure Schliemann found at Troy fell into the _______________ of Russians.
I have to obey the rules and so my _______________ are tied.
6. Father is an old _______________ at fixing cars.
Keep the dogs on the lead so that they don’t get out of _______________ in the village.
They gave Jenny a big _______________ for her performance as Juliet.
7. Don’t take it to _______________ when people criticize you unfairly.
Jimmy has set his _______________ on buying a Ferrari.
I walked home with a heavy _______________ after the funeral.
8. Only Tammy kept her _______________ when the earthquake began.
I can’t get it into my _______________ that she has really left me!
I gave up during the exam because the questions were over my _______________.
9. My brother and I just do not set _______________ to _______________.
A beautiful porcelain vase in the display caught my _______________.
When my parents were away, I had to keep an _______________ on the children.
Part 4: Guided Cloze Test
I,
After what had been written in the (1) _______________ columns of the Daily Sun, we waited with
bated breath to hear what the minister would say in his (2) _______________. Wild (3)
_______________ had been spread around town that he had accepted bribes from a foreign power, but
the minister had given his (4) _______________ that these stories were unfounded, and were nothing
but idle (5) _______________ among people who had nothing better to do. He claimed his record in
Parliament (6) _______________ for itself and he had nothing to hide.
1. a. rumor b. talk c. gossip d. speech
2. a. speech b. remark c. phrase d. chatter
3. a. words b. remarks c. sayings d. rumors
4. a. say b. word c. remark d. talk
5. a. chatter b. speeches c. talks d. sayings
6. a. said b. talked c. spoke d. remarked
II,
Sure, collecting stamps is a (1) _______________ business and we understand that stamp dealers are in
it to make a(n) (2) _______________, but how often do you hear the (3) _______________ “Oh, it is an
original”, when you are sure, just by looking at it, that it’s a(n) (4) _______________stamp? No matter,
you want it, and because the dealer knows you want it you spend the next 30 minutes arguing in (5)
_______________ about the price, and walk out of knowing you’ve paid too much. It doesn’t make (6)
_______________ - unless you are an ardent stamp-collector, of course.
1. a. hot-headed b. cut-throat c. sore thumb d. cold shoulder
2. a. profit b. offer c. impression d. effort
3. a. word b. rumor c. chatter d. remark
4. a. mock b. fake c. false d. artificial
5. a. time b. reply c. vain d. turmoil
6. a. amends b. do c. allowances d. sense
III,
When my brother-in-law George was (1) _______________ some gardening the other day, his extremely
(2) _______________ neighbor called him over to the fence for a (3) _______________. My sister Pat
looked out of the window, and seeing the difficult situation her husband was in, decided to save him
from a(n) (4) _______________ conversation. She went out onto the patio and told George his mother
was on the phone. George (5) _______________ himself, turned and took a (6) _______________
towards the house. At that moment, the phone began to ring.
1. a. making b. doing c. digging d. planting
2. a. chatting b. talking c. talkative d. gossiping
3. a. chat b. speech c. rumor d. say
4. a. tall b. lengthy c. extensive d. slack
5. a. excused b. apologized c. cleared d. justified
6. a. pace b. tread c. stride d. step
Part 5: Open Cloze
Fill each of the blank in the passage with one suitable word.
BICYCLES
The standard design of the bicycle has been in existence for about a hundred years. But in the (0)
last/past ten years there have been more changes than during (1) __________________ other decade.
Bicycles have much in (2) __________________ with aircraft. Both are (3) __________________ to
minimize wind resistance, to maximize energy efficiency, and to (4) __________________ instantly to
the demands placed on them, and yet to weigh very little (5) __________________ losing strength. It is
no surprise then that much of the technology used in aerospace has (6) __________________ its way
into racing bicycles. The heart of the bicycle is its frame, which (7) __________________ be strong, light,
flexible (8) __________________ to absorb bumps, but not so (9) __________________ so that it
wastes the energy that the (10) __________________ transmits by pedaling. The modern bicycle frame
and aircraft wing (11) __________________ many materials and design features. Many frames of racing
bicycles, which (12) __________________ of tubes joined together, are made from aluminum alloys (13)
__________________ to those used in aviation.
Components which fit on bicycle frames have also benefited from aerospace engineering. Many
components, (14) __________________ as gears, brakes, handlebars and wheels, are aerodynamic, and
are often made from either aluminum alloys like titanium, (15) __________________ light, strong metal
used in aircraft.
Part 6: Sentence Transformation
1. Everyone is taking about Beckhams these days. (town)
The Beckhams _____________________________________________________ these days.
2. I am very busy with the arrangements for the car rally. (neck)
I am __________________________________________________________ for the car rally.
3. He owed so much money that his business went bankrupt. (deep)
He _____________________________________________ that his business went bankrupt.
4. I managed to persuade John not to resign. (talk)
I managed __________________________________________________________ resigning.
5. I didn’t intend to mislead you. (my)
It _____________________________________________________________________ you.
Key
Part 1:
I,
1-e; 2-c; 3-d; 4-b; 5-a.
II,
1-g; 2-f; 3-c; 4-e; 5-a; 6-b; 7-d.
Part 2:
I,
1. Make head (n)or tail of
can't make head nor tail of sth (US also can't make heads or tails of sth): to not
be able to understand something
2. Make – a meal
Make a meal (out) of: spend more time or energy doing something than
is necessary
3. Made provision for
Make provision for: make arrangements to deal with something,
often financial arrangements
4. Make the most of
5. Make do with
Make do (with something): to use what is available although it is not enough or
what you wanted
II,
1. Course
In the course of: during
2. Sympathy
3. Trouble
4. Turmoil
5. Place
In place of: instead of
6. Interests
7. Vain
Part 3:
1. Character
Be a character: eccentric person
Character of sb: person in a book, film, play,…
In character: typical behavior of sb
2. Took
Take sb for a ride: deceive sb
Take all one’s time: used up time; require an amount of time spent doing sth
3. Ball
Ball of fire: (sb) full of energy
Start the ball rolling: begin; put a process in motion
Ball: formal dance.
4. Head
Have a (good) head for something: have a natural ability to do something well
Bring matters to a head: bring matters to a climax
Get sth out of one’s head: forget sth
5. Hands
At the hands of sb: experience (usually unpleasant) treatment from sb
Fall into sb’s hands: come into sb’s possessions
Hands are tied: I am prevented from doing sth
6. Hand
Old hand at: experienced at
Give sb a big hand: applaud sb a lot
7. Heart
With a heavy heart: sad
8. Head
Keep one’s head: keep calm
Get into one’s head: begin believing
Be over one’s head: be difficult to understand
9. Eye
See eye to eye: agree
Catch sb’s eye: catch sb’s attention
Part 4:
I,
1. C
2. A
3. D
4. B
5. A
Idle chatter: unimportant talk
6. C
Speak for itself: require no explanation
II,
1. B
Cut-throat: competitive
2. A
3. D
Remark: comment
4. B
5. C
6. D
III,
1. B
2. C
3. A
4. B
5. A
6. D
Part 5:
1. Any
2. Common
3. Designed/ built/ constructed
4. Respond
5. Without
6. Found/ made
Find one’s way: made progress
7. Must, should
8. Enough
9. Much
So much so: so strong, light, flexible, …. that
10. Rider/ cyclist
11. Share
12. Consist
13. Similar
14. Such
15. a/the
Part 6:
1. are the talk of the town
2. up to my neck with/in the arrangements
3. was in/got into such deep debt
was so deep in his debt/ got so deep into his debt
4. to talk John out of
5. was not my intention to mislead
