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Basic Drills

Read the following paragraphs and answer the questions.

1 Weight lifting is a difficult sport. Weight lifters get three attempts to lift the weight. If

they can’t lift the weight by the third time, they are out of the competition.

The word attempts in the paragraph is closest in meaning to
(A) games (B) minutes (C) tries (D) pulls

2 Skydiving is very exciting. For a few minutes, you can feel as free as a bird. However,

skydiving is also dangerous. If you want to go skydiving, you will have to take a class

first. The skydiving company will also ask you to sign a piece of paper. The paper
says that it is not the company’s fault if you get hurt. This is required. You can’t
skydive until you sign the paper.

The word required in the paragraph is closest in meaning to
(A) important (B) necessary (C) dangerous (D) exciting

3 The Internet is very useful for many reasons. You can use the Internet to find

information or to chat with a friend. Moreover, there are many other things you can

do on the Internet. For example, you can pay your cell phone bill on the Internet.
This is faster and easier than paying it in person.

The word bill in the paragraph is closest in meaning to
(A) cash (B) money (C) fee (D) pay

WoRds Look at the paragraphs again, and find words with the same meaning.
• To raise; move something from a lower to a higher position
• To write your signature on something to show that you agree with it
• A mistake

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