Part 1- Material Engineering

Increasing our omega-3 intake may therefore promote better health and ..............................

(the amount of time that someone or something lives)

• longing

• lasting

• length

• longevity

• The experiments were carried out under ............................. examination conditions.

• (not real, but made to look, feel, etc. like the real thing)

• similar

• stimulated

• simulated

• simile

There were ..................... bones but no serious injuries.

(broken or cracked = damaged but not completely broken)

• fragmentary

• fractured

• fragment

• fragile

Plastic window frames are more ......................... than wood.

(likely to last for a long time without breaking or getting weaker)

/ˈdjʊərəbl/

Historians have .......................... with each other in this view.

(SYN: agree)

There were substantial ........................................... in temperature last week.

(the act of changing frequently)

• Job-sharing is still a ..................... concept and it will take a while for employers to get used to it.

• (new, interesting and often seeming slightly strange)

Jacobs is trying to make the university's policy clearer and more ....................................

(including all the necessary facts, details, or problems that need to be dealt with)

• comprehensible

• comprehensive

• compromise

• competitive

• A free trade agreement would be................................ to both countries.

• (SYN: beneficial)

• /ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs/

• Nitrogen is the main ....................... of air.

• (one of several parts of which something is made)

• comprise

• component

• compartment