ALC Book 16 Lesson 5 from Supplemental Materials

It’s cold and raining today. I want to ___________ catching a cold, so I’ll stay indoors.

• render

• avoid

• cut down on

• against

Fishing requires a lot of ___________; for example, a rod, a reel, fishing line, etc.

• equipment

• preferences

• hard drives

• ability

You can't smoke indoors. It's ________ regulation.

• against

• incapable

• likewise

• neither

A person who lies, cheats, and steals has no sense of ___________.

• honor

• humour

• talent

• proper

Some car sellers try to ___________ customers and sell them expensive luxury cars.

• cut down on

• take advantage of

• take part in

• take up

Last weekend, I went mountain climbing to the top of Jebel Jais. It a great ___________.

• active

• fitness

• installation

• adventure

Annie accidentally threw out the _______ because she thought they were just old dishes. She could have sold them for a lot of money.

• antiques

• instruments

• hardware

• programs

If you eat healthy food and take up some new activities, you will ________ lose weight.

• gradually

• necessary

• serious

• compulsory

John likes to swim _______ in the swimming pool.

• laps

• naps

• experience

• jogs

We don’t need to buy a typewriter. It’s ___________.

• incapable

• convenient

• impossible

• unnecessary