Unit 1 Vocabulary
Choose the best response.
"I've been living abroad for three months, but I still don't feel comfortable."
A. You'll eventually adapt.
B. You'll eventually preserve.
C. You'll eventually monitor.
D. You'll eventually launch.
A. You'll eventually adapt.
Which sentence expresses an annoying repeated habit?
A. She tends to interrupt people.
B. She constantly interrupts people.
C. She would interrupt people now.
D. She used to interrupt people now.
B. She constantly interrupts people.
Choose the correct sentence.
A. There is fewer endangered animals today.
B. There are lesser endangered animals today.
C. There are fewer endangered animals today.
D. There are less endangered animals today.
C. There are fewer endangered animals today.
Someone who enjoys meeting new people is probably ________.
A. reserved
B. left out
C. uneasy
D. an extrovert
D. an extrovert
Which sentence is completely correct?
A. I would played soccer.
B. I use to play soccer.
C. I used to play soccer.
D. I used to playing soccer.
C. I used to play soccer.
Which sentence uses the vocabulary incorrectly?
A. It took me months to cope with the pressure.
B. She adapted quickly to her new job.
C. He resisted the idea at first.
D. I survived to the difficult exam.
D. I survived to the difficult exam.
Which sentence is NOT correct?
A. I used to live in Canada.
B. Every weekend we would visit my grandparents.
C. My grandfather would own a bakery.
D. I used to be shy.
C. My grandfather would own a bakery.
Which sentence sounds the most natural?
A. Scientists monitor on endangered species.
B. Scientists monitor to endangered species.
C. Scientists monitor at endangered species.
D. Scientists monitor endangered species.
D. Scientists monitor endangered species.
Reduce the relative clause:
The woman who is giving the presentation is my supervisor.
Answer: The woman giving the presentation is my supervisor.
Choose the sentence with the best vocabulary.
A. The internship adapted my career.
B. The internship was monitoring my career.
C. The internship was a habitat in my career.
D. The internship was a step forward in my career.
D. The internship was a step forward in my career.
Choose the sentence with the most natural collocation.
A. That internship was a huge step forward in my career.
B. That internship was a huge step ahead to my career.
C. That internship stepped my career.
D. My career stepped forward.
A. That internship was a huge step forward in my career.
Find the mistake.
My neighbors are constantly play loud music late at night.
play - playing
Choose the best sentence.
A. The Amazon is completely big.
B. The Amazon is really huger.
C. The Amazon is absolutely enormous.
D. The Amazon is very enormous.
C. The Amazon is absolutely enormous.
Which sentence is correct?
A. The students who waiting outside looked nervous.
B. The students waiting outside looked nervous.
C. The students waited outside looked nervous.
D. The students wait outside looked nervous.
B. The students waiting outside looked nervous.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A. There are fewer resources than before.
B. There are less resource than before.
C. There is fewer resources than before.
D. There are resource fewer than before.
A. There are fewer resources than before.
Which sentence best shows the meaning of underestimate?
A. I underestimated how much work graduate school would require.
B. I underestimated to study.
C. I underestimated because I was busy.
D. I underestimated my homework yesterday.
A. I underestimated how much work graduate school would require.
Which sentence sounds the most natural?
A. My boss tends to underestimate his employees.
B. My boss tends underestimating his employees.
C. My boss tends underestimate his employees.
D. My boss tends underestimates his employees.
A. My boss tends to underestimate his employees.
Complete the sentence.
I prefer hiking ______ staying inside all weekend.
A. than
B. to
C. rather
D. then
B. to
Choose the sentence with the correct participle clause.
A. Walking into the interview, my confidence improve.
B. Walk into the interview, I felt calmer.
C. Walked into the interview, I felt calmer.
D. Walking into the interview, I immediately felt calmer.
D. Walking into the interview, I immediately felt calmer.
Correct the sentence.
The scientist who studying endangered species discovered a new habitat.
Answer: The scientist studying endangered species discovered a new habitat.
A coworker says:
"I've made three mistakes today. Maybe I should just quit."
Give ONE piece of advice using two Unit 1 vocabulary words.
Correct? (Answers will vary)
Explain why this sentence is incorrect.
I would have green eyes when I was a child.
Would cannot describe a past state. It is only used for repeated past actions.
Which sentence contains no errors?
A. This is the beautifulest beach here.
B. There is much less pollution than before.
C. There are less pollution today.
D. This is the more beautiful place I've visited.
B. There is much less pollution than before.
Rewrite using a reduced relative clause.
The package that was delivered yesterday is already broken.
The package delivered yesterday is already broken.
Your team has 60 seconds.
Write a 4–5 sentence paragraph that includes:
Correct? (Answers will vary)