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Exercises

56.1 Choose sound, noise(s) or racket to fill the gaps. You may use the words more than once.

1 Icouldsitandlistentothe sound oftheriverallday.
2 Therewasaterrible outsidethepublastnight;itwasafightinvolving
aboutsixpeople.
3 Mycar’smakingsomestrange .I’llhavetohaveitchecked.
4 Oh!Whatanawful !Ithinkyoushouldtakeupadifferentinstrument;
theviolin’sjustnotforyou!
5 Ican’tsleepifthere’s ofanykind,soIuseear-plugs.

56.2 Using the table in B opposite, what sound do you think each of these might make?

1 Abottleofsparklingmineralwaterbeingopened.hiss
2 Aboxofsaucepansbeingdroppeddownanironstaircase.

3 Amousemovingamongdeadgrassandleaves.
4 Achildfallingoveronawoodenfloor.
5 Astartinggunforasportingevent.
6 Atrainpassingathighspeedafewfeetawayfromyou.
7 Aslowtrainpassing,heardthroughthewallsofahouse.
8 Acarcomingtoahaltverysuddenly.

56.3 Choose the best word from the box to complete each sentence. Put it in the correct form.

chime clang hum patter rattle ring
1 Iwokeupwhenasmallearthtremor rattled thecupsonthetable.

2 Icanhearmymobile -Ithinkitmustbeatthebottomofmybag.
3 It’scosyindoorswiththerain onthewindows.
4 Weliveinthecountrybutcanstillalwaysheara oftrafficfromtheroad
acrossthefields.
5 Icouldn’tsleeplastnightandheardtheclockonthetownhall everyhour.
6 Joe themetalgatebehindhimasheleftthegarden.

56.4 Pair up the sentences on the left with the ones on the right so they make sense.

1 Isawabeamoflightcomingtowardsme. b a Thenitdied,leavingusincomplete

darkness.
2 Thejewelssparkledinthesunlight. b Itwasapoliceofficerholdingaflashlamp.
3 Thecandlebegantoflickeruncertainly. c Butblacksandgreysdosuither.
4 Thefirstraysofthesunshoneintotheroom. d I’dneverseensuchabeautifulbracelet.
5 Shealwayswearsrathersombreclothes. e Aswegotnearerwerealiseditwasa
bush.
6 Wecouldseeadimshapeinthefog. f Itwasclearlytimetogetup.

56.5 Which do you think is the correct meaning of the underlined words in these sentences?

1 Hereyeswereshiningasshetoldmehernews. a

a lookedfullofhappiness b lookedangry c lookedafraid
2 Jessicaglowedallthroughherpregnancy.

a lookedratherworried b lookedpale c lookedveryhappy
3 Shebeamedathim.

a smiled b shouted c attacked

4 Hehasatwinkleinhiseyes.
a agrainofsand b asignofhumour/enjoyment c asignofanger

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