ARQUEOLOGÍA VIRTUAL
8.3 Escáner láser .1 Introducción
36. ADJECTIVES OR ADVERBS
GLOSSARY
Fill the gaps with the appropriate adjectives or adverbs.
afoul backwards fine hollow shy
askance beside hard quick thin
astray even heavy short wide
1. 'Don't you think Bob's stories are amusing?' 'Frankly, I've heard them a thousand times by now and they are really wearing ... to me.' 2. 'Tom has changed for worse, hasn't he? I remember him as a very nice boy.' - 'It must the company of those rough guys that's led him ... ' 3. Judging by the comments she made, her knowledge of the company
problems is rather poor. They were all ... of the mark. 4. The feeling that the accident in which his wife was killed occurred
through his own fault has always lain ... on Steven. 5. I gave up my membership in the sect as their practices run ...
... of my personal beliefs.
6. This is their private problem, so I'd rather fight ... of interfering in it.
7. I know he hates me. So all his courtesies and wishes ring ... . 8. Alfred called me an inconsiderate parent, which cut me to the ... . 9. I can tell you everything about the book. I know it ... .
I have read it ten times.
10. Mandy entered the church dressed in a mini skirt. Then, all those elderly ladies sitting in the pews looked ... at her.
11. 'I've finished, mom.' - 'You've made really ... work of it,
Andy. Are you sure you have cleaned all the rooms in the house?'
12. He punched me slightly in my stomach, so I hit him on the shoulder, just
to get ... with him.
13. Muriel felt ... done by the reporters when they forgot to
put her name on the list of the charity contributors.
14. I hate it when you're cutting it ..., Mike. Our train's leaving in half an hour and you're still not ready with your bags.
15. When his father promised to take Nathan for a trip to Japan, the boy was ... himself with excitement.
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37. - ING ADJECTIVES
GLOSSARY Fill the gaps with the appropriate adjectives.
breathing finishing piping rolling striking
burning flaming receiving shooting waking
crashing hopping redeeming sitting working
1. The judges were repulsed by the murderer's evil deeds and refused to consider his pleasant appearance as a ... feature. 2. What's he so ... mad about? Is it the dented bumper?
3. Ted is such a ... bore that nobody wants to stay in his
company and listen to his old silly jokes.
4. The reporter was in a ... temper as the star was
constantly answering phone calls during the interview.
5. Why didn't you come to visit us last time that you were within ...
distance of our village?
6. The new Prime Minister says that the problem of the rising inflation is the
most ... issue to settle in his term of office.
7. Hardly had the doctor left when my husband got these ...
pains again and I had to call the ambulance back.
8. Ten years of experience should be enough to acquire the …...
knowledge of navigating a plane.
9. ‘Was the meeting as embarrassing an experience as everybody says?’
‘It was awful. We were on the ... end of heavy criticism.’ 10. We've been working on the project day and night for the last ten days.
We surely need some ... space, don't we?
11. The Browns have rented the flat for seven years. They are the ...
tenants here.
12. ‘How do you spend your...hours, Mrs Howard?’
‘Oh, I sing a lot during the day. I'm a professional singer, aren't I?’
13. 'Is anything wrong with your dinner, sir?' 'Yes. The potatoes are ...
hot whereas the chops are as cold as ice.'
14. 'When will the sculpture be ready?' - 'It's almost ready. I still need a
few days to put some ... touches to it.' 15. 'Where does the man live?'
'Nowhere, I guess. He is a ... stone.
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38. THREE-LETTER WORDS
GLOSSARY
Write in the missing three-letter words to complete the idioms.
1. If a customs officer turns a blind _ _ _ to smuggling, he pretends not to see it.
2. If your position at work is irrelevant, you are just a _ _ _ in the machine.
3.
If you go _ _ _ in hand to someone, you ask someone powerful for help or money in a very respectful way.4. If you lie down on the _ _ _ , you do not treat your duties seriously. 5. If you and your friends chew the _ _ _ , you have a long friendly
conversation about unimportant things.
6. If a policeman catches a thief _ _ _- handed, he can prove his guilt easily.
7. If your boss gets out of _ _ _ or the wrong side, he may have a bad temper during the whole day.
8. If a TV reporter takes the _ _ _ off some matter, he or she displays the unpleasant truth about a problem or a situation.
9. If someone is like a _ _ _ on hot bricks, he or she is very irritated. 10. If you learn something by experiencing it, you do it the hard _ _ _ . 11. If the 15.34 fast train arrives on the _ _ _ , it is very punctual.
12. If office files are kept in apple- _ _ _ order, they are in a perfect arrangement.
13. If you get into _ _ _ water, you are bound to be in trouble.
14. If you have finished doing your daily work, you can call it a _ _ _ . 15. If someone is a small _ _ _ , they are rather unimportant.
16. If someone goes off the deep _ _ _ , he or she suddenly becomes very angry.
17. If you sleep like a _ _ _ , you have a very good sleep.
18. If you take the _ _ _ into your own hands, you administer punishment on a wrongdoer without calling the police or waiting for a legal decision. 19. If you send someone away with a flea in their _ _ _ , you strongly
refuse to fulfil their request.
20. If you take a _ _ _ seat, you are in a responsible position where you may have to face criticism, attacks or difficult questions.
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39. TRUE OR FALSE?
GLOSSARY
Put T (True) if the idiom definition is correct or F (False) if it is wrong.
1. You don't want to make any more progress if you rest on your laurels.
2. You lose some money if you fall prey to deception.
3. You start an argument with someone if you tilt at windmills.
4. You finish playing a card game if you put your cards on the table.
5. Your computer is in disorder if it goes haywire.
6. You hide something valuable from someone if you bury the hatchet.
7. You don't want to talk about your private feelings to anyone if you bare
your soul.
8. You plan to take revenge on someone if you want to settle a score with
them.
9. You do something that most people would be embarrassed to do if you
have the gall to do it.
10. You show sympathy to someone if you hold them in the palm of your
hand.
11. You ask for something that you cannot get if you cry for the moon.
12. A thief is locked in a prison cell if he cases the joint.
13. You have lost your way in a busy place if you beat about the bush.
14. Two people spend too much time together if they live in each other's
pockets.
15. You lose your temper if you blow your top.
16. Someone who once lost everything and has become successful and
powerful again can say that he or she has risen from the ashes.
17. You change your name because you don't want people to know your true
identity if you make a name for yourself.
18. You offer valuable things to someone who does not understand their
value and will not be grateful for that if you cast pearls before swine. 19. You encourage someone to do something unreasonable or dangerous if
you give them a rocket.
20. A worker is dismissed from his job if he is given his walking papers.