Vocabulary is one of the basic elements in using a language. It will influence your ability of understanding and communication without enough Vocabulary. But we also know that it is hard to memorize words, so the following verbs, nouns, adjectives and adverbs, phrasal verbs, prepositional phrases excercises are given, and each key has detailed explain. We hope you will benefit from it through doing these exercises.

　Exercises Six

　　　1. Get a shirt one size larger than you usually wear, because this material ______ when you
　　　　wash it.
　　　 A. decreases　 B. reduces　 C. diminishes　 D. shrinks

　　　2. The mother ______ the boy for not cleaning up his room.
　　　 A. scanned　 B. scolded 　 C. scorned　 D.scared

　　　3. We must get there by all ______ before he has a chance to break the news to her.
　　　 A. modes　 B. means　 C. methods　 D. measures

　　　4. We had a three- ______ dinner. The first was soup, the second meat and potatoes, and the
　　　　third baked apples and cream.
　　　 A. plate　 B. course　 C. dish　 D.food

　　　5. You can believe him; he told the ______ truth.
　　　 A. serious　 B. severe　 C. strict　 D. secret

　　　6. A teacher should give attention to each ______ student in the class .
　　　 A. private　 B. individual　 C. personal　 D. intimate

　　　7. I found myself completely ______ by his vivid performance.
　　　 A. carried out　 B. carried away　 C. carried off　 D.carried on

　　　8. You must ______ at the airport an hour before your plane leaves.
　　　 A. check out　 B. check on　 C.check in　 D.check over

　　　9. We'll let you know as soon as production gets______.
　　　 A. on business　　 B. in step
　　　 C. in practice　 D. under way

　　　10. Plastic bags are useful for holding many kinds of food, ______ their cleanness and low
　　　　　cost.
　　　 A. in the event of　　　　 B. by virtue of
　　　 C. with respect to　　　 D. on the point of