Unit 1
College culture
Vocabulary and structure
1 Complete the sentences using the correct form of the words in the box.
characterize
industrial
profound
denounce
ultimately
launch
issue
prospect
protest
bracelet
frustration
opportunity
gender
destruction
emphasize
1
The manager decided to
a sales promotion.
2
The fate of a nation is
dependent upon the quality of its people and its leaders.
3
Hundreds of people took to the streets to
against police brutalities.
4
The 1980s were
by high inflation and high unemployment.
5
The question of pay is not an important
at the moment.
6
There are far more
now for school leavers than there were 50 years ago.
7
A charm
is an item of jewellery worn around the wrist.
8
He
that all the people taking part in the research were volunteers.
9
Scientific discoveries are often applied to
production methods.
10
Many species are in danger because of our
of their natural habitat.
11
The scientists found no relationship between weight and the students' race or
.
12
The
and sadness almost overwhelmed me as I felt I was discarded and I thought for
sure I would never pick up my pen to write.
13
The mother's behaviour has a(n)
impact on the developing child.
14
China provides the finest
for overseas investors.
15
The president's speech
_________________
the killing of hostages by the terrorists.
2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the expressions in the box.
by definition; in descending order;
give rise to;
stand for;
make sense; be associated with;
pass over;
drop out;
sit up; form an alliance with;
set up;
keep off;
bring sb / sth to one's / its knees
1
I had to
all night writing the report.
2
Her name will ever
the women's liberation.
3
Innovation and creativity are,
____________
, not orderly, and not regulated.
4
The coal miners' strike
the economy
.
5
The company
top US companies in the e-commerce industry.
6
The numbers are arranged
.
7
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