Last of the Amazon Vocabulary

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LAST OF THE

AMAZON

VOCABULARY


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Match the words with

their synonyms:

1- supply

2- export

3- import

4- illegally5- secluded

6- confront

7- taunt

8- destroy

9- reply

10- resolve11- trial

12- justice

13- aim

14- follower

a- separate,isolated

b- face

c- sellgoodstoanothercountry

d- supporter,proponente- provide,give

f- reachandpointaweapon

g- bringaproductfromone

countryintoanother

h- tease,makefunof

i- lawlesslyj- demolish,ruin

k- fairness,justness

l- answer,respond

m- figureout,solve

n- lawsuit


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Match the pictures with

the words:

slave

trigger

cricketnun

timber

logging


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Completethesentences

withtherightwords:

settled

ranchers

speculator

entireencouraged

obtain

previous

falling apart

intact

eliminate

recruiting

1. The teacher should try to _________the possibility that the

child has a hearing defect.2. Many Jewish people _________ in the Lower East Side.

3. We're having difficulty _________ enough qualified staff.

4. In the Amazon region, there are a lot of cattle _________

working on large farm lands.

5. The _________ owner of the house had built an extension

on the back.

6. The _________ is a person who buys goods, property,

money, etc. in the hope of selling them at a profit.

7. It was the worst day in my _________ life because I have

never felt so ashamed of myself before.

8. My poor old boots are _____________ after years ofwearing them continuously.

9. First editions of these books are now almost impossible to

_________.

10.We were _________ to learn foreign languages at school.

11.The church was destroyed in the bombing but the altar

survived _________.

eliminate

settled

recruiting

ranchers

previous

speculator

entire

falling apart

obtain

encouraged

intact


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Findtherightwordfortheunderlined

wordgiveninthesentences

1. The soldiers resisted(the enemy attacks) fortwo days.a) stop, fightagainst b) try hard c) withdraw

2. He shouts a lotbutI don'tthink he's everbeen physicallyviolenttowards her.

a) Rude b) inconsiderate c) wild, fierce

3. Incredibly

, no one was hurtin the accident.

a) fortunately b) unbelievably c) luckily

4. There's a lotofcompetition between computer companies.

a) rivalry b) communication c) hostility

5. He was there and sawwhathappened, so his is the onlyauthenticaccount.

a) fake b) real c) loyal

6. Malnutrition in the region is widespread- affecting up to 78% of children under

five years olda) common b) well-known c) prestigious

7. Itis questionable whetherthis goal can be achieved.

a) doubtful b) reliable c) unknown

8. There were violentclashes between the police and demonstrators in the city

centre.

a) discussions b) disputes c) fights, arguments


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Match the words with their synonyms:

1. prosecute

2. fraud

3. undertake

4. devastate

5. advocate

6. sustainable7. deforestation

8. respect

9. property

10.exaggerated

11.enormous12.feasible

13.coincide

a. possible, usable

b. deception, trickery

c. cutting down of trees

d. take to court

e. take the responsibility

forf. synchronize

g. destroy, ruin

h. huge, immense

i. support, uphold

j. overstated, overdonek. maintainable,

supportable

l. belongings

m. honor, appreciate


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Completethesentenceswith

therightwords:

1. takeinto

consideration

2. clear-cutting3. permitted

4. laws

5. restrict

6. enforce

7. ignore

8. adjacent

9. supplements

1. The __________ governing the possession of firearmsare being reviewed.

2. He __________ (= adds to) his income by working in a

bar in the evening.

3. __________, or clearfelling, is a controversial

logging practice in which most or all trees in a harvest

area are cut down.

4. We will__________ yourrecent illness __________

when marking your exams.

5. You may need to __________access to certain

files (=limit the number of people who can read them).

6. Governments make laws and the police __________them.

7. As a punishment, she was not__________to attend

any school activities.

8. How can the government__________the wishes of the

majority?

9. They lived in a house __________ to the railway.

laws

supplements

Clear-cutting

take into consideration

restrict

permitted

____enforce___

ignore

adjacent

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