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Use what you can get from the entry to complete the sentences
with two or three words. (0.5 pt)
recipe noun /ˈresəpi/ a set of instructions that tells you how to cook something and the ingredients (= items
of food) you need for it
o recipe for something a recipe for o a collection of 100 delicious recipes
chicken soup from top chefs
o vegetarian recipes o I tried some recipes from this book.
o a recipe book o The dish is made to a (= according
o You need to follow the recipe carefully. to) traditional Italian recipe.
o She eventually convinced her mother o The jam is based on a 14th century
to share the recipe. recipe.
o This recipe calls for 120g of butter.
1. I never ______________ exactly when I cook - I just use them as rough guides.
2. Do you know a good ___________ Pho?
3. Could you ___________ the recipe for that chocolate cake?
practice noun /ˈpræktɪs/
1. [uncountable, countable] doing an activity or training regularly so that you can improve your skill; the
time you spend doing this
o conversation practice o with practice With practice you will become
o It takes a lot of practice to play the violin well. more skilled.
o There's a basketball practice every Friday o practice in doing something I've had a lot of
evening. practice in saying ‘no’ recently!
o She does an hour's piano practice every day. o It takes years of practice to get it right.
o We had an extra practice session on Friday.
1. Winning first prize was the culmination of ___________ and hard work.
2. They'll get better __________.
3. She was taking all three of her daughters to __________ at this court every day.
facility noun /fəˈsɪləti/ buildings, services, equipment, etc. that are provided for a particular purpose
o leisure/sports facilities o They provide facilities management services to
o medical/recreational/educational facilities corporations, hospitals and universities.
o shopping/banking/cooking facilities o facilities for somebody/something There are not
o Recycling facilities are provided. enough facilities for families with young children.
o The school is upgrading its outdoor play facilities. o All rooms have private facilities (= a private
bathroom).
1. The ___________ include a sauna, a gym and a small cinema.
2. Recycling facilities __________ by the local council.
3. The hotel offers exceptional _____________, including a 50 metre swimming pool.
noise noun /nɔɪz/ [countable, uncountable] a sound, especially when it is loud, unpleasant or frightening
o There was a rattling noise coming from the back o I was woken by the noise of a car starting up.
of the car. o There was constant background noise from the
o What's that noise? motorway.
o I heard a loud noise and turned around. o Measures are needed to reduce noise levels.
o Don't make a noise. o above the noise We had to shout above the
o They were making too much noise. noise of the traffic.
1. The _______________ made it hard to hear what he was saying.
2. The hospital is trying to reduce ___________ to help patients sleep.
3. Try not to ___________ when you go upstairs.
affect verb /əˈfekt/
affect somebody/something to produce a change in somebody/something
o How will these changes affect us?
o The article deals with issues affecting the lives of children.
o Thousands of people have been adversely affected (= affected in a negative way) by the
decision.
o The quality and health of the soil directly affects the quality and health of the plants.
o Your opinion will not affect my decision.
o The south of the country was worst affected by the drought.
1. Emergency relief will be sent to the areas _________ by the hurricane.
 2. Trading has been _________ by the downturn in consumer spending.
3. Social media ___________ people's opinions about current events.
health noun /helθ/ the condition of a person’s body or mind
o to be good/bad for your health o Smoking can seriously damage your health.
o Exhaust fumes are bad for your health. o Her mental health began to deteriorate.
o in … health to be in poor/good health o physical/sexual/reproductive health
o We are both in excellent health. o There is no threat to public health from this
o Grandma is not in the best of health. paint.
o Here are some simple ways to improve your o Our concern is to protect human health and the
health and fitness. environment.
1. Some chemicals pose a significant risk to _________________.
2. There is no doubt that smoking can seriously ___________________.
3. There's no reason why you shouldn't continue working until you're 70 or over, if you're in _______________.
disaster noun /dɪˈzɑːstə(r)/ [countable] an unexpected event, such as a very bad accident, a flood or a fire,
that kills a lot of people or causes a lot of damage SYNONYM catastrophe
o the world's worst humanitarian disaster
o an environmental/ecological disaster
o a rail/mining/tsunami disaster
o in a disaster Thousands died in the disaster.
o They provided more than $2.3 billion in disaster relief.
o It was taking years for disaster victims to settle and rebuild.
o Given the threat of earthquake, we recognized the need for disaster recovery centres.
1. This region is facing an ________________ as a result of toxic waste.
2. Aid is being given to the _______________.
3. The destruction of the rain forests is an ________________.
4. The state is asking for govermental __________________, which will help to rebuild the area after the tsunami.
inform verb /ɪnˈfɔːm/
to tell somebody about something, especially in an official way
o inform somebody The government took this decision without consulting Parliament
or informing the public.
o Have the police been informed?
o inform somebody of something Please inform us of any changes of address.
o He went to inform them of his decision.
o inform somebody about something The leaflet informs customers about healthy eating.
o inform somebody that… I have been reliably informed (= somebody I trust has told me) that
the couple will marry next year.
o I am pleased to inform you that you have won first prize in this month’s competition.
o inform somebody + speech ‘He's already left,’ she informed us.
o inform somebody when, where, etc… I have not been informed when the ceremony will take
place.
o Inform me at once if there are any changes in her condition.
1. We regret to ______________ that your application has been rejected.
2. Why wasn't I __________________ this earlier?
3. Companies publish annual reports to __________________ about the previous year's activities.
invitation noun /ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃn/ [countable] a spoken or written request to somebody to do something or to go
somewhere
o to issue/extend an invitation
o to accept/turn down/decline an invitation
o invitation to something I received an invitation to the party
o invitation for something She repeated her invitation for dinner at her place.
o invitation from somebody/something We got a wedding invitation from Alex and Chris.
o invitation to do something I have an open invitation (= not restricted to a particular date) to
visit my friend in Japan.
1. Phillip kindly gave me an ___________ to stay at his villa in Tuscany.
2. They had _________ the dinner invitation because of a prior engagement.
3. Thanks for the _________________ your birthday party.
collect verb /kəˈlekt/
 [transitive] to bring things together from different people or places SYNONYM gather
o collect something to collect data/evidence/information
o We're collecting signatures for a petition.
o The purpose of his trip was to collect material for a book.
o collect something from somebody/something Samples were collected from over 200
patients.
o an analysis of 400 specimens collected from 12 localities
o We've been collecting data from various sources.
1. We’ve been out ______________ for our petition.
2. After 25 years of _______________, she has compiled them into a cookbook.
3. The company ___________ about consumer trends.
healthy adjective /ˈhelθi/
having good health and not likely to become ill
o a healthy child/baby/adult
o The researchers then measured brain activity in two groups of healthy subjects.
o a healthy animal/tree
o Stay healthy by eating well and exercising regularly.
o She was finally starting to look healthy again.
o The newborn was perfectly healthy.
o People are living longer and living healthier lives.
1. I’ve always been ________________ until now.
2. She had a normal pregnancy and delivered a ______________.
3. Eating plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables will help you to _____________.
lifestyle noun /ˈlaɪfstaɪl/ [countable, uncountable]
1. the way in which a person or a group of people lives and works
o Many people are trying to adopt a healthy lifestyle these days.
o a comfortable/lavish lifestyle
o Too many children are living a completely sedentary lifestyle.
o It was a big change in lifestyle when we moved to the country.
o lifestyle choices/changes
o the lifestyle section of the newspaper (= the part that deals with clothes, furniture, hobbies,
etc.)
1. A _________________- includes taking exercise and not smoking.
2. We can significantly reduce our risks of getting certain diseases through _________.
3. I had enough money to live a __________.
traditional adjective /trəˈdɪʃənl/
being part of the beliefs, customs or way of life of a particular group of people, that have not changed
for a long time
o traditional dress/music/art/culture/dance
o It's traditional in America to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day.
o traditional values/practices/beliefs
o Acupuncture has long been a part of traditional Chinese medicine.
o Janet makes cheese by traditional methods.
o Cinema poses a threat to traditional art forms.
1. The dancers were wearing ______________.
2. The local farmers still use __________ which have been used for hundreds of years.
3. Here ______________ that you haggle over the price of things in the market.
crime noun /kraɪm/
[uncountable] activities that involve breaking the law
o This month's figures show an increase in violent o He began to drift into a life of petty crime (= crime
crime. that is not very serious).
o There needs to be a partnership between police o gun/knife crime
and public in the fight against crime. o a rise in street crime
o Stores spend more and more on crime o He turned to crime when he dropped out of school.
prevention every year. o The crime rate is rising.
o DNA data is extremely useful in fighting serious o crime fiction/novels (= stories about crime)
crime. o crime figures/statistics
o Victims of crime may be able to obtain o She’s a crime writer (= she writes stories about
compensation. crime).
1. Nearly £2 million of the city budget was set aside for _____________.
2. The _______________ in the New York City area has decreased dramatically over the last ten years.
3. Most of it is ________, chiefly thefts of hogs and poultry, but there are also a good many crimes against
women.
event ( noun) /ɪˈvent/ a thing that happens, especially something important
o recent/current/world events o Why should we believe his version of events (=
o The tragic events of last Monday occurred only 200 description of what happened from his point of
metres from the shore. view)?
o Historians long ago established that the event never o The decisions we take now may influence the course
happened. of events (= the way things happen) in the future.
o TV viewers watched in horror as events unfolded. o In the normal course of events (= if things had
o a dramatic turn of events (= change in what is happened as expected) she would have gone with
happening) him.
o Everyone was frightened by the strange sequence of o He found that the report he had written had
events. been overtaken by events (= it was no longer
o The police have reconstructed the chain of relevant).
events leading to the murder. o (medical) A minority of patients suffered adverse
o an unfortunate series of events events, including heart attacks.
1. There are some similarities between what happened in the 1920s and ___________ in the US.
2. The incident was the first in a _____________ that finally led to his arrest.
3. I watched the dramatic __________ from my window.