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Exercises

I Complete B's replies using a suitable form of the dimensioddistance words opposite.
1 A: These trousers I've bought are too long.
B: Well, why not get ...
2 A: He's a big boy, isn't he? 1.90 metres!
B: Yes, he's.. .
3 A: Why are we going across the field?
B: Just to get there that bit quicker; it's.. .
4 A: We'll have to measure how high the room is.
B: That's not necessary; we already know the ...
5 A: The traffic seems to move far quicker on this road since I was last here.
B: Yes, well, they.. .

6 A: Why do they have to have music on TV news programmes? It seems totally
unnecessary!
B: Well, I think they want to create a feeling of drama, and the music is supposed to...
.2 Give opposites for:
1 a length of the pool 3 a very broad range of goods 5 deep water
2 to shorten 4 a local call 6 nearby places

Match the left- and right-hand columns.
1 The city's spread a lot; for miles along the river.
2 It takes ten weeks; you should broaden it.
3 We extended the house it's much bigger now.
4 You can choose; there's a wide range.
5 Your experience is too narrow; it's a lengthy business
6 The forest stretches to give us more room.

Prepositions with distance. Fill in the prepositions. If you are unsure, try looking up the
word distance in a good dictionary.
1 The car was parked ................ a distance ................ about 150 metres from the scene of
the robbery.
2 I saw you ................ the distance yesterday but I didn't call out as I could see you were
with someone.
3 She's a great shot. She can hit an empty can ................ a distance of about 100 feet,
which I can't.
4 What's the total distance ................ here ................ Paris?

.I Use these verbs to fill the gaps. Check their usage in a dictionary if necessary.
expand extend spread shrink grow contract
1 AIDS ................................. rapidly during the 1980s.
2 The steel industry ................................. when the economy was strong, but now it has
................................. and only employs 8,000 people.
3 This sweater of mine has ................................ in the wash!
4 Our land ................................. as far as those trees there.
5 Our problems have ..................... .. ....... since that new boss came.

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