- IELTS Preparation
- Grammar
Check your Vocabulary for Academic English, Part I
- Grammar
Choose the most academic word for the gaps.
1)
Although
not
accurately
identical,
the
two
books
are
so
to
each
other
that
one
writer
must
have
copied
much
of
his
book
from
the
other.
- similar
- alike
- unique
- dissimilar
2)
The
Prime
Minister
set
up
a
committee
of
financial
specialists
to
help
him
discuss
and
new
policies.
- make
- pass
- formulate
- form
3)
In
1990,
the
British
researcher
Tim
Berners-Lee
the
first
browser,
and
sopaved
the
way
for
the
development
of
the
World
Wide
Web.
- devised
- made
- constructed
- created
4)
In
newspapers,
the
design
of
the
columns
is
,
while
the
rows
run
across
thepage
horizontally.
- horizontal
- upright
- vertically
- vertical
5)
The
rise
in
the
number
of
deaths
from
AIDS
has
had
a
very
major
onpeople's
sexual
behaviour.
- impact
- use
- sign
- result
6)
The
of
drugs
has
amplified
significantly
in
spite
of
more
severe
penalties
such
as
longer
prison
sentences.
- usage
- manner
- catering
- issue
7)
Students
should
not
try
to
write
down
everything
they
hear
in
a
lecture,
but
just
make
a
of
the
most
important
arguments.
- summary
- briefing
- name
- list
8)
We
use
the
term
"class"
to
groups
of
people
who
share
the
samesocial
and
financial
backgrounds.
- denote
- refer
- name
- number
9)
In
one
case,
a
murderer
may
go
to
prison
for
life,
while
another
may
be
set
free:
it
all
seemsabsolutely
- legal
- illogical
- lawful
- arbitrary.
10)
The
new
journalist
was
to
researching
the
poll
promises
of
the
mainpolitical
parties.
- launched
- given
- assigned
- sent
11)
One
student
failed
because
he
totally
the
instructions
on
thepaper,
although
they
appeared
at
the
top
of
every
page.
- misused
- ignored
- misunderstood
- failed
12)
Market
researchers
use
such
as
people's
spending
patterns
in
addition
to
information
about
age
and
occupation
to
decide
on
the
most
effective
marketing
strategies.
- notes
- criteria
- careers
- data
13)
In
order
to
be
successful,
some
politicians
other
people
to
get
what
they
want.
- leave
- manipulate
- give
- secure
14)
Japanese
and
Korean
companies
have
invested
heavily
in
the
UK,
thousands
of
new
jobs.
- revealing
- creating
- resulting
- causing
15)
The
Internet
was
first
of
as
a
way
of
connecting
computers
in
the
USA
together.
- conceived
- made
- likened
- disapproved
16)
Solemn
unrest
and
rioting
as
a
result
of
the
decision
to
ignore
the
result
ofthe
election.
- ensued
- binged
- marked
- broke
17)
As
consumers
are
always
demanding
new
goods,
companies
which
can
be
are
more
likely
to
succeed.
- new
- innovative
- renovating
- productive
18)
Most
aircrafts
today
are
controlled
not
by
human
pilots
but
by
a
computer
system
known
as
an
pilot,
which
is
even
responsible
for
taking
off
and
landing.
- authority
- automat
- automation
- automatic