Vocabulary exercise I

Choose the best words below to fill in the blanks.

essay
canteen
institute
Novels
Hostel
vegetation
suburb
single
broke down
scan

1. When I travelled in Canada last year, I mostly stayed in a Youth__________because it was safe and cheap for young people.

2. Tony_________during the meeting because he was under a lot of pressure from his boss and co-workers.

3. I enjoy living in a ________more than in the city because life is less hectic there and the living expenses are also cheaper.

4. During the exam I was allowed only 2 minutes to ________the whole article to find out what the writer Mishima Yukio's date of birth is. It was a long article and I needed more time!

5. London Business school is a great educational_________. A lot of students want to study there.

6. _______are different from history books because they are mostly based on writers' imagination, not real facts or events.

7. Mr Peter who passed away last week remained_________all his life. He lived alone but had a lot of friends so he didn't seem to be lonely.

8. I always have my lunch in a university_____________because there are lots of things to eat there. Also, food sold there is very cheap.

9. There is not much__________in the garden because the weather has been very dry and there is hardly any rain.

10.The teacher asked us to write a long_________about the impact of global warming so I have to go to the library to do some research.

Answers:
1. Hostel
2. broke down
3. suburb
4. scan
5. institute
6. Novels
7. single
8. canteen
9. vegetation
10. essay