(1) I've got a piano lesson later today.
(2) The exams start a week today/today week (= one week from now) .
(3) Young people today face a very difficult future at work.

(1) I'll ask my boss if I can have the day off.
(2) I like being my own boss (= working for myself and making my own decisions) .
(3) Who's the boss (= who's in control) in this house?

(1) popular holiday destinations like the Bahamas
(2) to arrive at/reach your destination
(3) Our luggage was checked all the way through to our final destination .

(1) the Second World war
(2) the threat of (a) nuclear war
(3) to win/lose a/the war

(1) She wore a small gold cross on a chain around her neck.
(2) Those who could not write signed with a cross.
(3) Sign your name on the form where I've put a cross.

(1) a lack of food/money/skills
(2) The trip was cancelled through lack of (= because there was not enough) interest.
(3) There was no lack of volunteers.

(1) the components of a machine
(2) the car component industry
(3) Key components of the government's plan are…

(1) I never found the missing piece.
(2) My gloves have been missing for ages.
(3) Two files have gone missing .

(1) The programme was about customs in different parts of the country.
(2) They are sold in many different colours.
(3) I looked it up in three different dictionaries.

(1) a football/sports stadium
(2) an all-seater stadium
(3) ...a baseball stadium.

(1) a key/sensitive/controversial issue
(2) This is a big issue ; we need more time to think about it.
(3) She usually writes about environmental issues.

(1) a super meal
(2) We had a super time in Italy.
(3) She was super (= very kind) when I was having problems.

(1) They start work at dawn .
(2) It's almost dawn.
(3) We arrived in Sydney as dawn broke (= as the first light could be seen) .

(1) We dug a deep pit in the yard.
(2) The body had been dumped in a pit.
(3) a chalk/gravel pit

(1) an uneven road surface
(2) We'll need a flat surface to play the game on.
(3) Teeth have a hard surface layer called enamel.

(1) The railway is still under construction.
(2) a disused railway
(3) Her father worked on the railways.

(1) This party would bitterly oppose the re-introduction of the death penalty.
(2) He threw all those that opposed him into prison.
(3) I would oppose changing the law.

(1) a vast area of forest
(2) a vast crowd
(3) a vast amount of information

(1) warm moist air
(2) a rich moist cake
(3) Water the plants regularly to keep the soil moist.

(1) The decision was based upon two considerations.
(2) mile upon mile of dusty road
(3) thousands upon thousands of letters

(1) noisy children/traffic/crowds
(2) a noisy protest (= when people shout)
(3) The engine is very noisy at high speed.

(1) ‘How many do you need? ’ ‘A lot. ’
(2) Have some more cake. There's lots left.
(3) She still has an awful lot (= a very large amount) to learn.

(1) the relative simplicity of the new PC
(2) For the sake of simplicity , let's divide the discussion into two parts.
(3) the simplicity of the architecture

(1) a bank/hotel manager
(2) the sales/marketing/personnel manager
(3) a meeting of area managers

(1) a rectangular shape
(2) The pool was in the shape of a heart.
(3) The island was originally circular in shape .

(1) Answers are given on the opposite page.
(2) We live further down on the opposite side of the road.
(3) It's not easy having a relationship when you live at opposite ends of the country.

(1) to work for a business/political/voluntary organization
(2) the World Health organization
(3) He's the president of a large international organization.

(1) primitive tribes
(2) primitive beliefs
(3) primitive man

(1) She was condemned to hang for killing her husband.
(2) They were condemned to a life of hardship.
(3) He was condemned to spend the rest of the football season on the bench.

(1) The costumes are on hire from the local theatre.
(2) The price includes the hire of the hall.
(3) a car hire firm

(1) a hot water tank
(2) a fuel tank
(3) a fish tank (= for keeping fish in)

(1) I think this band is going to be huge.
(2) This is going to be a huge problem for us.
(3) The party was a huge success.

(1) There will be a run-off between these two candidates on december 9th.
(2) Last december they hunted down and killed one of the gangsters.
(3) The sides must battle again for a quarter-final place on december 16.

(1) [不可数名词]the study of radioactivity
(2) a rise in the level of radioactivity
(3) The government has been storing radioactive waste at Fernald for 50 years.

(1) Reports conflicted on how much of the aid was reaching the famine victims.
(2) These results conflict with earlier findings.
(3) conflicting emotions/interests/loyalties

(1) As babies, we rely entirely on others for food.
(2) These days we rely heavily on computers to organize our work.
(3) The industry relies on the price of raw materials remaining low.

(1) The atlantic coast is within sight of the hotel.
(2) atlantic City is the hot favourite to stage the fight.
(3) A tropical storm is gaining strength in the eastern atlantic.

(1) to refute an argument/a theory, etc.
(2) She refutes any suggestion that she behaved unprofessionally.
(3) [可数名词, 不可数名词]a refutation of previously held views

(1) He is motivated entirely by self-interest.
(2) She's very good at motivating her students.
(3) The plan is designed to motivate employees to work more efficiently.

(1) the director of education
(2) the musical director
(3) a regional director