English Vocabulary Exercises - Basic Science & Academia - Exercise 1-1

Matching exercise

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
1. Japanese people bow at different _______________ to show different meaning.
2. He suffered some _______________ damage as a result of hitting his head on the ice when he fell while skating.
3. Newton estimated correctly that the Earth had a _______________ of 6,600,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons, and a density of about five and a half times that of water.
4. The doctor _______________ him, and could find nothing wrong.
5. My son built a model _______________ which can be launched up to 350 metres in the air.
6. The pharaohs of ancient Egypt were _______________ rulers who were considered gods on Earth.
7. Many _______________ of plants and animals are endangered due to pollution.
8. You'd better lift up the _______________ when the boat gets near the shore so that it doesn't hit the rocks.
9. It's a complicated process trying to _______________ how much income tax I have to pay.
10. She won't be able to _______________ to the next level if she doesn't work harder.
11. You can _______________ substances in a liquid more easily if you heat it.
12. Cigarettes contain a lot of poisonous _______________ that people aren't aware of, in addition to the nicotine and tar.
13. The weatherman has predicted some _______________ for tomorrow.