Choose the appropriate word to fill in the gaps and complete the sentences

A Choose the correct word to fill in the gaps.
e.g. invented discovered a) Mike invented the device, but it was his brother who put it on the market.
b) Columbus discovered America in 1492.
1. Geography Earth Science
a) Tom finds __________ fascinating, because he learns a lot of things about the formation and history of our planet.
b) Mary wants to travel to all those countries she studied in her __________ class.
2. raise lift
a) You don’t have to __________ your voice. I can hear you very well.
b) This sofa is really heavy. Help me __________ it.
3. salary wages
a) He earns a lot. He has a high __________.
b) The company has announced an increase in the workers’ hourly __________.
4. employers employees
a) The company’s business is growing, so it needs to hire more __________.
b) Ann is very happy because her __________ gave her a pay rise.
5. job work
a) James wants to find a second __________ because he needs the extra money.
b) Cindy has been looking for __________ since the beginning of the month.
6. toddler infant
a) Mike can’t talk yet; he’s just a five-month old __________.
b) Penny is such a cute __________! She is just learning to walk and keeps falling down all the time.

Choose the right words in brackets to complete the sentences. Write them in the gaps.
1. Sunny (frost/frosty) frosty weather is so good for skiing.
2. It snowed (heavy/heavily) _ at night and in the morning we went to the park to make snowmen.
3. April temperatures can be fairly high – 15− 20 degrees (above/below) _ zero.
4. Do you like the (fashion/fashionable) _ of wearing your hair loose?
5. Men’s (skirts/shirts) _ can be of different colours.
6. Put on your warm jacket, it’s very cold today, about 25 degrees (above/below) _ zero.
7. It’s a (heavy/heavily) _ box. Don’t lift it alone. Let me help you.
8. We woke up in the morning to see white (frost/frosty) _ everywhere: on the ground, on the trees and on the houses.
9. Lucy usually wears her dark grey (skirt/shirt) _ with a yellow blouse.
10. Nowadays there are a lot of shops where you can buy (fashion/fashionable) _ clothes.

1 invented    found out

a) When John found out that a research company wanted to buy his gadget, he couldn’t believe it.

b) Mike invented the device, but it was his brother who put it on the market.

2 colleagues    employees

a) Professor Smith thanked his close colleagues for their support in his research.

b) The company’s business is growing, so it needs to hire more employees.

3 salary    wage

a) The pizza delivery boy thought his wage was rather low for a full day’s work.

b) If Jane gets the promotion, it will add an extra four thousand pounds to her annual salary.

4 Geography    Earth Science

a) Mary wants to travel to all those countries she studied in her Geography class.

b) Jason finds Earth Science fascinating, because he learns a lot of things about the formation and history of our planet.

5 raise    lift

a) Jake’s back hurts because he tried to lift a very heavy box on his own.

b) You don’t have to raise your voice. I can hear you very well!

6 toddler    infant

a) Of course Annie can’t talk yet; she’s just a four-month old infant!

b) Jamie is such a cute toddler!  He’s just learning to walk and he keeps falling down all the time.