Use of English for advanced learners 9 - Thấm Tâm Vy

TQT USE OF ENGLISH FOR ADVANCED LEARNERS - 09 .

USE OF ENGLISH – 09

CONFUSED WORDS

I. Write a phrase in each gap using a word from list A and a word from list B.

A || crude ■ electricity fuel ■ plant ■ sustainable

B || cell ■ energy ■ grid ■ meltdown ■ oil 1. All homes are hooked up to a(n).................that gives them a source of power. 2. Workers evacuated the area due to the threat of a nuclear power................. 3. Many countries buy.................from other countries that produce it, then refine it in their own factories. 4. More people are turning to.................in the home by using solar-powered hot water heaters and wind power for general electricity. 5. A hydrogen creates energy when the hydrogen.................inside comes in contact with oxygen. II. Choose the correct word to complete each sentence. 1. Coal is extracted / excavated from the ground and used in coal-burning power plants. 2. The logs took ages to burst / ignite as the woodpile had been soaked by the rain. 3. John D. Rockefeller was an oil manufacturer / tycoon who became the most powerful man in America in his time. 4. The government’s energy policy / procedure states that improvements to the green energy sector are a top priority. 5. Whatever you do, do not touch that wiring - it is electrified /jolted! III. Write a word from the list below in each gap to complete the text.

abundant ■ conduct ■ harness ■ static ■ transmit Energy is all around US. For instance, when we drag our feet across a carpeted floor in the winter, we get a mild shock if we touch something. This is a result of (1) ...................electricity that has built up in our bodies and is then released, and it is an example of how we can (2)..................electricity. When storms roll in and lightning strikes, the lightning will (3)..................electricity from the sky to the ground to the tune of trillions of watts. When the wind blows, it has the power to move objects. Connect those objects to a wind turbine to make it spin, and we can (4)......................power from the wind. This kind of energy is clean and (5).......................and mankind must find more ways of utilising it IV. Choose the correct word to complete each sentence. 1. Their power was disconnected / reconnected because they had forgotten to pay the bill.

2. The building of a nuclear power plant near the city will doubtfully / undoubtedly trigger protests. 3. She expressively / expressly denied any wrongdoing in the power plant’s meltdown. 4. They’ve conducted extended / extensive research on hydrogen fuel cells for energyefficient vehicles. 5. A lump of coal is like a rock and has a similar level of hardship / hardness. 6. Electricity is one of many household / housing expenses most people have to pay for monthly. 7. The imaginary / imaginative designs for the solar plane show a long wingspan capable of carrying several solar panels. 8. Eleanna was at such an impressionable / impressive age that if you told her electricity was a form of magic, she’d believe you. V. Complete each sentence with a word that was incorrect in Exercise IV. 1. Studies show that...................working hours can result in accidents at work. 2. Mark shook his head...................on hearing the minister’s speech W’ith its unrealistic promises of solving our energy crisis. 3. The town experienced great...................after the plant, which employed thousands of locals, closed. 4. Ruth was too far away to be heard, so she waved her hands...................to let her supervisor know there was a serious problem in the plant. 5. We’ve had...................results with our wind-turbine farm, as we’re producing electricity for more than 2,000 homes in the area now. 6. The electricity company told Suzanne that her power would be...................as soon as she settled the outstanding balance. 7 .The new development was connected to the power grid just last week. 8 I dream of a(n)..................world …