Vocabulary: Tony the Traveller (LARS2)

 

Instructions: Fill in the blanks with vocabulary from the word bank below:

Challenge                                Exposed 

Confidence                            Perspective

Conventional                        Remarkable

Enables                                Unknown

1. Much of the information about the origin of life is _____________. Scientists do not have all of the answers yet.

2. On her visit to Shanghai, Rachel was _____________ to many Chinese traditions.

3. The Internet ___________ us to get information very quickly.

4. Mei-Li got a new _________________ of American history after she took Mr. Davidson's class.

5. The athletes displayed their _____________ skills during the competition. We were all amazed.

6. We need to have some amount of ______________ if we want to achieve our goals.

7. The writer wrote a book that had ideas that most people would not consider _________________; the ideas seemed to go against the traditions of our country.

8. Climbing the mountain was a ______________ for Rosa; she had never gone mountain climbing before. 

Word Forms-Nouns and Adjectives

Instructions: Choose the correct word form in the following sentences.

1.  Some people believe that you have to be ruthless/ruthlessness to be successful in business.

2.  Because of ruthless/ruthlessness, John became a successful businessman.

3. Angela suffers from claustrophobia/claustrophobic, so she cannot get on an elevator.

4. Angela is claustrophobia/claustrophobic, so she cannot get on an elevator.

5. David is immature/immaturity, so I do not think he can handle the responsibility of this job.

6. Because of immature/immaturity, David would not be able to handle the responsibility of this job. 

7. Nora has been vaccinated against that disease, so she is immune/immunity to it.

8. Nora has been vaccinated against that disease, so she has immune/immunity to it.

9. In order to be a fiction writer, you need to be creative/creativity.

10. In order to be a fiction writer, you need to have creative/creativity.

Would, Could, and Should (Modal Auxiliaries)

Instructions: Choose the correct modal auxiliary to complete the sentence. In some sentences, more than one choice could be correct.

1. John: I have a high fever and shortness of breath.
    David: You _________________ go to the doctor right away!

2. I am so sleepy this morning. I ______________ not sleep last night.

3. Janet is sick. She said that she ______________ not be able to come to school.

4. David _________________ clean his room. It is so messy!

5. I am not sure where John is. He _____________ be at home now.

6. _________________ you mind if I borrowed your car to go on a date with my girlfriend?

7. You ________________ never give your Social Security number to someone you do not know.

8.  __________________ you please send me that information right away?

9. I do not know why the restaurant is closed now. It ________________ be that the restaurant does not open until later in the day.

10. _________________ I buy an American car or a Japanese car? Which one is better?