UNIT 2 Section 2 (A) Use of English B2 for all exams

 

Use of English B2 for all exams UNIT 2 Section 2 (A)

 

Words easily confused Use the correct form of the words in the boxes to complete the sentences in each group A-G below. You may use some of the words more than once. In some cases, more than one word may be correct. A look see watch notice regard stare glance observe   1 We spent weeks in Africa ________________________ the way lions catch their prey. 2 Did you________________________ the tie he was wearing? It had pink elephants on it! 3 The students________________________ the new teacher with curiosity. 4 Always________________________ left and then right before crossing the road. 5 Don’t ________________________ at people like that! It’s really rude. 6 I ________________________ a great science fiction film last night. 7 Before I bought the magazine, I ________________________ through it quickly. 8 I couldn’t help________________________ the big red spots on his face. 9 Bill________________________ at his watch and started running. He was late for school. B find out invent discover detect   1 Many serious illnesses may be cured if they are ________________________ early enough. 2 “We must________________________ as much as we can about the gang,” said the detective. 3 Was it Captain Cook w ho________________________ Australia? 4 The first camera, the Kodak 1, was________________________ by G. Eastman in 1888. C explore investigate look for look up (do) research   1 The police came to ________________________ the murder immediately. 2 I still have________________________ to do for my project on sharks. 3 I must________________________ this word in the dictionary, because I don’t remember what it means. 4 Mum, I’m ________________________ my trainers. Have you seen them? 5 As soon as the five friends got to the cave, they decided to ________________________ it. D attempt effort trial experiment   1 It takes a lot of _________________ and patience to learn how to play a musical instrument. 2 John’s case came to ________________________ and in the end he was found innocent. 3 The athlete failed in his last________________________ to break the world record. 4 Many cosmetic companies claim they don’t carry out________________________ on animals. 5 I worked for the company for a(n)________________________ period of two weeks before I was fully employed. E audience spectators viewers sightseers onlookers witnesses   1 The ___________________ disagreed with the referee’s decision and interrupted the football match. 2 The two teenagers claimed they were just _______________________ and had nothing to do with the fight. 3 Paris attracts thousands of ________________________ all year round. 4 At the end of the play, the ________________________ applauded enthusiastically. 5 The ________________________ were asked to give a detailed description of the accident. 6 The concert was broadcast on TV and attracted one billion ________________________ worldwide. F memorise remind recall recognise   1 I didn’t ______________ her at first. She had changed a lot. 2 I had to ________________________ his phone number because I didn't have a pen to write it down. 3 I’ll ring Dad to ________________________ him to buy coffee, otherwise he’ll forget. 4 My grandfather can still ________________________ scenes of World War II. G view sight image vision scene   1 The sun affects my ________________________ when I’m driving, so I always wear sunglasses. 2 We have a superb________________________ of the sea from our balcony. 3 The child started to cry at the ________________________ of the dogs. 4 The television show was about the ________________________ you can visit in Rome. 5 The police arrived at the ________________________ of the accident within minutes. 6 An actor’s ________________________ is important for his career. 7 I ran out of paint, so I couldn’t finish the sky for the background________________________ in the play. 8 When we were leaving the flower show, we were asked to fill in a questionnaire to give our ________________________ on what we had seen.

ANSWER KEY

A 1 observing 2 see/notice 3 regarded/ watched/ observed 4 look 5 stare 6 saw/ watched 7 glanced/ looked 8 noticing 9 glanced/ looked B 1 detected 2 find out 3 discovered 4 invented C 1 investigate 2 research 3 look up 4 looking for 5 explore D 1 effort 2 trial 3 attempt 4 experiments 5 trial E 1 spectators 2 onlookers 3 sightseers 4 audience 5 witnesses 6 viewers F 1 recognise 2 memorise 3 remind 4 recall G 1 vision/ sight 2 view 3 sight 4 sights 5 scene 6 image 7 scene 8 views