Academic vocabulary: Group 10
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abuse - beyond - commercial - concern - consult - contract - damage - essential - extent - fail - income - investigate - perhaps - phase - portion - practical - regarding - replace - sound - supply
| damage | 1. | If you ........... a computer, you will not be allowed to use the lab. |
| supply | 2. | I usually keep a ........... of spare pencils in my desk, so that I can lend one to any student who comes without. |
| income | 3. | School fees are expensive. Parents who want to send their children here need a high ........... . |
| fail | 4. | Many students do poorly in tests because they ........... to answer the questions. It's as simple as that. |
| beyond | 5. | She always goes ........... what is expected of her. No wonder she gets such good grades. |
| extent | 6. | I'm not sure that his parents realize the ........... of the problems he is having in school. |
| portion | 7. | One ........... of the essay is good, but the rest is of poor quality. |
| concern | 8. | My ........... is that she has started working too late to pass her examinations. |
| phase | 9. | The final ........... of rebuilding the school will be finished by the end of the vacation. |
| consult | 10. | If you are in constant pain you should ........... a doctor. |
| regarding | 11. | I need to speak to John's parents ........... his constant absence. |
| abuse | 12. | If you ........... your calculator like that, you'll break it. |
| essential | 13. | It is ........... that you try to increase your English academic vocabulary. And the best way to do this is by lots of reading of non-fiction. |
| practical | 14. | In Germany most students have the chance to gain ........... experience in an office or factory, before deciding what job they would like to do. |
| investigate | 15. | I'll need to ........... what happened at lunch time. Someone broke the window in my room but everyone claims to have seen nothing. |
| commercial | 16. | The ........... area of Frankfurt is to the south east of the city center. |
| replace | 17. | Notebook computers are expected to ........... desktop computers in the next decade. |
| perhaps | 18. | Maria is not here today. ........... she had to go to the doctor. |
| contract | 19. | Any student who continues to do poor work or show a bad attitude is put on a ........... . If the contract is broken, then the student is asked to leave the school. |
| sound | 20. | I hope you have a ........... reason for being late! |
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