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1. Insert the missing words.<br />

1. Sandy’s looking very ... today.<br />

2. He has made a few ... investments lately.<br />

3. Only a small number of our students have ... to the Internet.<br />

4. He ... he was innocent.<br />

5. The company ... to represent more than ten firms.<br />

6. Has any<strong>on</strong>e ... the wallet I handed in yesterday?<br />

7. Some groups still have difficulty gaining ... to health care.<br />

8. The day of ... of the space shuttle was already fixed.<br />

9. Oxford street is <strong>on</strong>e of the ... shopping areas in L<strong>on</strong>d<strong>on</strong>.<br />

2. Match the two parts of the sentences.<br />

1. If you pick <strong>on</strong> some<strong>on</strong>e,<br />

2. If you pick out something,<br />

3. If you pick up something,<br />

4 If you pick some<strong>on</strong>e up,<br />

a. you take hold of it and lift it up<br />

b. you give them a lift.<br />

c. you repeatedly treat them badly or criticize<br />

them.<br />

d. you choose or select it.<br />

e. you easily acquire a new habit.<br />

3. Choose the correct adverb.<br />

1. Ken picked at/out/<strong>on</strong>/up the best fruit at the supermarket.<br />

2. The kids at/out/<strong>on</strong>/up Trent because he is different.<br />

3. Could you pick me at/out/<strong>on</strong>/up at 6 o’clock?<br />

4. She picked at/out/<strong>on</strong>/up a l<strong>on</strong>g black dress to wear.<br />

5. Pick at/out/<strong>on</strong>/up your toys please.<br />

6. I picked at/out/<strong>on</strong>/up lots of new English words during my holiday in the USA.<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>Focus</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>Words</strong><br />

COLLECTING WORDS<br />

a. <strong>Words</strong> to do with technology<br />

Verbs: download, send e-mail, search, surf, attach, open, close, copy, delete, enter,<br />

print, save, end, undo, pers<strong>on</strong>alize, minimize, underline, insert, draw table, zoom,<br />

paste, select, highlight, format, c<strong>on</strong>vert, launch, activate, install, load, unload<br />

Nouns: f<strong>on</strong>t, bullets, page layout, cursor, spacing, view, mouse, memory key, keyboard,<br />

scanner, printer, m<strong>on</strong>itor, access, modem<br />

Adjective: digital, pers<strong>on</strong>al, mobile<br />

b. Do you know the following abbreviati<strong>on</strong>s?<br />

VDU, USB PORT, CPU, IBM, PC<br />

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