Academic English for International Exams

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Choose the best word or phrase to complete each sentence.

1.
John was involved in a traffic accident yesterday, but he is OK.

2.
When I was _________, I used to get ice cream whenever I was good.

3.
Students who cause _________ are often punished.

4.
I like going into the mountains to see all of the _________.

5.
We were all very surprised by my grandmother's _________ visit.

6.
We both agreed that bringing 100 sandwiches to the party was _________.

7.
My favorite _________ of the music player is its fantastic sound quality.

8.
l am _________ that my painting was chosen to win the contest.

9.
Most managers want to make a good impression on customers _________ after they enter the store.

10.
The university decided to _________ skateboards on campus.

11.
The group decided to meet at the _________ to relax for a while.

12.
The student government is _________ new sources of funding.

13.
The university has received many _________ about noise in the dorms.

14.
If you want to _________ a boat, it is best to pick a windy day to do it.

15.
Many universities assist graduating students looking for a job to begin their _________.

Choose the word or phrase closest in meaning to the underlined part.

1.
John was involved in a traffic accident yesterday, but he is OK.

2.
You should not handle unsafe chemicals in the laboratory.

3.
I believe that we might have a surprise quiz tomorrow.

4.
The likely result of turning the paper in late will be a ten point deduction.

5.
The fall season changes the color of the leaves to bright red and yellow colors.

6.
I wore a university shirt so I would fit in with the students there.

7.
The $100 they're charging for parking passes is an unfair price.

8.
Please give at least a week's warning if you can't attend the meeting.

9.
The student's essay omitted too many important details.

10.
I am planning to attend the dance this Saturday.

11.
Many people choose to pass on information through emails.

12.
My friends enjoyed the speech, but I thought it was too long.

13.
I often like to relax by listening to music alone in my room.

14.
I'm so tired that I'm likely to fall asleep right when I get home.

15.
Great goalies know many skills that help them defend the goal.

Use the words below to fill in the blanks.

companions
suffer
distracting
frequently
excessive
refrain
utilize
keep them from
lonely
social

There are many students who want to 1. their music players at school. However, there are two main reasons that students should 2. from doing this. For one, music players can be extremely 3. to you and other people around you. If someone uses a music player in class, his or her grade will definitely 4. . People who 5. use music players are also annoying to other people because sometimes they play music so loudly that everyone can hear it. Secondly, people who use music players in school aren't being 6. . When they listen to music a(n) 7. amount, no one is able to talk to them. I think this can make them 8.. It can 9. interacting with their 10. .

Choose one word from each group that does not belong.

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4.
5.

Label each pair of words as similar (S) or opposite (O).

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submit-resist
2.
relay-convey
3.
employ-apply
4.
social-lonely
5.
associate-correlate