5. CONTRAST AND COMPARISON CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR FCE

CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR FCE

5. CONTRAST AND COMPARISON

Complete the following sentences with the appropriate word.

1	Her political opinions are the _____ mine.
	A	same like	B	same to	C	same as
2	The weather in my country is very _____ that in the United Kingdom.
	A	similar with	B	similar to	C	similar like
3	My idea of a good night out is very _____ yours.
	A	different from	B	different as	C	different with
4	The two machines _____ considerably; one has an electric motor, the other runs on oil.
	A	differ	B	differentiate	C	differential
5	When he travelled down the east coast of the USA, he became aware of the _____ in weather between the north and south of the country.
	A	comparison	B	contrast	C	compare
6	Children must be taught to _____ between right and wrong.
	A	differ	B	contrast	C	distinguish
7	Can you tell the _____ between an apple and a pear with your eyes shut?
	A	difference	B	differentiate	C	contrast
8	When companies employ people, they must not _____ between people of different sex or race.
	A	differ	B	contrast	C	discriminate
9	My sister works extremely hard. _____, my brother is rather lazy.
	A	By way of contrast	B	By ways of comparing	C	By similar means
10	My two brothers are almost identical. They are very difficult to _____.
	A	tell apart	B	say apart	C	speak apart
11	They have two things _____; they are both Welsh, and they are both left-handed.
	A	in similar	B	in particular	C	in common
12	He's not lazy. _____, he works very hard.
	A	By way of contrast	B	On the other hand	C	On the contrary
13	He's very rich and lives in a big house. _____, he doesn't seem very happy.
	A	On the other hand	B	On the contrary	C	On the opposite
14	British and Australian people share the same language, but in other respects they are as different as _____.
	A	cats and dogs	B	chalk and cheese	C	salt and pepper
15	We share the same language, but in other respects we are _____ from each other.
	A	worlds apart	B	miles away	C	lifetime away

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