general vocabulary 21 For reference, see the
Easier English Dictionary for Students (978 0 7475 6624 3)
23. A wide river winding through the countryside.
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24. The sun turning people on a beach bright red.
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25. An incense stick in the entrance to a temple.
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26. A lump of dry earth being rubbed between somebody’s fingers.
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27. Cold metal as it gets hotter.
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28. Hot metal as it gets cooler.
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29. A piece of elastic being pulled so that it becomes longer.
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30. A window being hit by a stone so that a long, thin break is formed.
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31. Coffee falling out of a cup by mistake.
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32. A bomb suddenly blowing up.
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33. An alarm clock suddenly going off.
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34. A boat going to the bottom of a river.
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35. Dead fish lying on the surface of a polluted lake.
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36. A volcano throwing out lava and ash.
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37. Orders for a new product arriving at a company very slowly.
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B. Several of the words in the box on the previous page can have more than one meaning. Use your dictionary to check which ones, then complete these sentences below with an appropriate word. You will need to change the form of most of the words. 1. The queues for the embassy were so long they __________________________ all the way down
the street.
2. “What do you think you’re doing?” he __________________________angrily.
3. The government decided that the best economic course would be to let the dollar
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4. Prices have been __________________________steadily all year.
5. The light from the torch began to __________________________as the batteries ran out.
6. The twig __________________________loudly as he stood on it.
7. After the rainstorms passed, the floodwaters gradually __________________________ .
8. The discussion __________________________around the problem of student accommodation.
9. The doctor __________________________his broken arm.
10. The car __________________________out of control on the icy road.
