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Exercises

99.1 Here are some more new words. Match them with their definitions. Which of the five
categories opposite does each fit best in?
1 collectomania a specially bred miniaturised form of vegetable
2 bio-house a hypothetical miniaturised device capable of making its way
through bodily passages and performing various tasks
3 bimbo an irresistible urge to collect things
4 mini-vegetable an indoor version of American football
5 arenaball a house constructed solely from natural materials
6 microbot a female of limited intelligence but high sex appeal

99.2 Choose which word from those defined opposite fits into the following sentences.
1 I always buy roll-on rather than aerosol deodorants ever since I learnt how much more
................................ they are.
2 ................................ was much more common in the West than the USSR just as Mrs
Thatcher was probably more popular outside the UK.
3 Most of my married friends think there's a lot to be said for .................................
4 I don't think I'd like to try ................................. It sounds too dangerous to me.
5 They think that in the next ten years more and more people will start
................................. It should certainly ease traffic in the rush hours.
6 The size of London's ................................ seems to grow every time I go there. It
sometimes seems as if the country is going backwards.
7 He's such a ................................. His only activity is pressing the remote control.
8 Many politicians now try to ensure they write some effective ................................ into
their speeches.
Many of the words on the opposite page will have a very short life. Pick out three that you
think may be widely used still in ten years.

99.4 If you meet a new word it is often possible to work out its meaning from its context. Practise
by explaining what the underlined words in the following sentences must mean.
1 I very much prefer restaurants where there is no microwavery.
2 They're building a new cineplex on the edge of the town so we should be able to choose
from a variety of films on Saturday nights.
3 Uvskiing, which uses small parachutes, is a rapidly developing sport in the USA.
4 World AIDS Day was inspired by the health globocrats of the World Health
Organisation.
5 He is writing a thesis on humorology.
6 The boss is very much a hands-on manager who likes to be involved in all aspects of the
company's work.
7 Many large shops now have their own store cards.
8 The post-war babv-boomers are now becoming grandparents.

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