Expand, expansion

1. NATO has expanded to the East considerably lately.

2. The English language began to spread overseas as a result of British military and commercial expansion.

3. The vocabulary of the Italian language expanded mainly from old Latin.

4. Your task is to expand on the given subject.

Imply, implied, implication

1. What does this notion imply?

2. Very few could understand the implication of his statement.

3. To read between the lines is to guess the implied meaning.

4. The implication of the events was to be assessed later.

5. His words imply that he has lost touch with reality.

Term, in terms of, to be on terms

To come to terms

1. There are a lot of English terms in Russian.

2. An exam in English is taken in the first term of the third yean.

3. President in the United States is elected for a four-year term.

4. The second reading of the bill was put off till the autumn term.

5. What are the terms of foreign investments in Russia?

6. In terms of technological developments one had to learn English.

7. In historical terms a hundred years is a short period.

8. You cannot measure everything in terms of money.

9. In terms of defence this treaty would guarantee our survival.

10. In the talks the two parties failed to come to terms.

11. These two countries are not on diplomatic terms.

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Vary, variety, various, invariably

1. Opinion on the matter was extremely varied.

2. The variety of proposals invariably surprised the chairman.

3. The pronunciation of the same English word and its use may vary depending on the country

4. American English is one of the many varieties of English.

5. The shop sells various goods.

6. There is hardly a better word than variable to describe the weather

in those parts.

7. The talks went on with varying success.

Exercise 2

Fill in the spaces with an appropriate word.

Accept, accepting, acceptance, (un)acceptable, (un)acceptability

1. Some English words which used to be quite_______ in formal style

seem to be_______ now

2. _______ of a word depends on what register it belongs to.

3. Common_______ of rules is important for general agreement.

4. You will have________ the terms of the game.

5. Japanese can hardly be called an___ language as well as contributory.

6. Certain rules of public behaviour are generally____.

7. They said our plan was too complicated and thus_____. J

8. ________ of the idea considered is obvious.

9. English________ to be the language of the Internet.

10. This behaviour must be considered_______ under the circum­stances.

acquire, acquired, acquisition, acquirement
1. The ability to concentrate is a valuable__.

UNIT I

2. ____ of the vocabulary of a foreign language is a long process and

implies_____ and use of good dictionaries.

3. Smoking is an____ habit.

4. In a different context this word may___ a new meaning.

5. During these years he_____ a great appreciation of his secretary's

efficiency.

6. He______ such skills in the course of long practice.

7. Those lands were his richest____ by marriage.

8. _____ of good manners is most important for a diplomat.