Pretest 2A -- Academic Words II -- achieve, acquire,
affect, effect, consequently, consume, design, distinct, strategy, site,
resource, potential, previous, perceive, maintain, vary, impact, proceed,
principle, restrict
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If you don't know the meaning of the word, there are some
____________(s) you can use to try to figure it out. a) site
b) strategy c) design d) distinct e) proceed
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In professional sports, usually it is the team with the most
_____________(s) that wins the most, because they can afford to pay for
the best players. a) achieve b) acquire c) resource
d) proceed e) impact
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Put the title in a large, fancy font so it has the most _____________.
a) consume b) consequently c) potential d) impact
e) restrict
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What _____ will this have on my grade? a) affect
b) effect c) distinct d) potential e) design
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He always tried to ______________ a good GPA, because keeping
good grades is easier than trying to get them back after they drop. a)
vary b) proceed c) consequently d) affect e) maintain
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After he had taken the first step, he didn't quite know how
to _______________. a) consume b) acquire c) obtain
d) proceed e) restrict.
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After his heart attack, his doctor told him to _______________
how much fat and salt he ate, and to exercise more. a) acquire
b) restrict c) principle d) secure e) potential
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They interviewed at least 20 _____________ applicants. Only
5 were allowed to apply. a) perceive b) obtain c) site
d) potential e) strategy
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The twins may look alike, but they have very ____________
personalities. a) obtain b) restrict c) previous d) vary
e) distinct
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The sun ____________(s) your skin in many ways; most of them
bad. a) affect b) effect c) perceive d) maintain
e) secure
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The actor worked for years before he ______________(ed) stardom.
a) perceive b) principle c) impact d) achieve e)
restrict
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While he was in Australia for so many years, he _______________(ed)
a bit of an accent in his speech, and started saying g'day a lot.
a) consume b) acquire c) resource d) previous e)
strategy
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The United States ______________(s) much more oil, electricity,
and other natural resources than any country in the world. a) consume
b) consequently c) design d) site e) resource
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After we moved in, the mail kept coming for the _______________
renter. a) obtain b) previous c) proceed d) maintain
e) principle
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Many times, things are not really what we __________________
them to be. a) vary b) potential c) maintain d)
perceive e) secure
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The ______________ for the new mall is next to a school,
and many people are worried that traffic will be a problem. a) resource
b) obtain c) site d) principle e) distinct
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He was caught cheating, __________________, the teacher called
his mother. a) consume b) restrict c) design d)
consequently e) proceed
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The ________________ of the new type of wrench made it much
easier to use than the previous type. a) impact b) design c)
restrict d) vary e) consume
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He had to learn some basic _______________(s) of science
before he could design a model rocket. a) principle b) consequently
c) impact d) proceed e) restrict
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A good teacher tries to ______________ his/her approach.
The students get bored with the same thing all the time. a) impact
b) proceed c) restrict d) previous e) vary