Choose the right word and insert it in the proper form

Control – direct – manage

Control – have a power to take all the important decisions

Manage – be responsible for organizing (a business, an organization, a system) and seeing that the right things are done

Direct – refers to a leadership or order

1. The Imam of Yemen was an absolute ruler. He … the life of every subject. 2. In small business there are people who own the business and often … it as well. 3. The President of the United states … the nation’s foreign policy. 4. The Merchants … the network of marketing and supplies. 5. Mrs. Hughes … the 400 acre dairy farm with the help of five men. 6. They want … their own lives themselves. 7. Who … the film?

Doubt – suspect

Doubt – do not believe that sth is true or possible; lack of faith or trust

Suspect – a questioning uncertainty, especially when you are relying on your intuition.

1. Nobody … his knowledge of countryside matters. 2. I … he was already in New York. 3. I … that many of them could barely read or write. 4. Jane never … for a moment that her first child would be a son. 5. He felt so weak that he … whether he would be able to walk to the bedroom. 6. He … that no one had ever seen anything like that before.

Greet – salute – welcome

Greet – say ‘Hello’ or make a gesture with the same meaning

Welcome – show that you’re glad to see sb, especially when people arrive.

Salute – make a formal sign of respect

1. A large uniformed police sergeant recognized him and at once …. 2. She went down the steps … Harry with a kiss on both cheeks. 3. As the king arrived he … at the door by the prince. 4. ‘Yes, sir, ’ said Pitman, giving the major an exemplary …. 5. The guests … on arrival by the crowds of people. 6. ‘…to Peking, ’ the sign said.

Fill – satisfy

Fill – suggest adequacy but no more

Satisfy – adequate response to a requirement, need or expectation, stressing its completeness.

1. The candidate … all requirements for a degree. 2. She was hired … a staff vacancy. 3. This is a film that can hardly … the expectations of the people. 4. Despite excellent recommendations she didn’t … our expectations. 5. He … the post satisfactorily and performs the duties well.

Fight – battle

Fight – suggests any struggle towards a goal, more general than ‘battle’

Battle – refers most strongly to a specific fight that may be part of a larger war or disaster

1. It was a desperate … to win the tournament at all costs. 2. That … produced the heaviest casualties of the war. 3. The … broke out between two drunks but soon spread to the whole neighborhood. 4. They were caught in the storm and had … with the winds and waves. 5. The dogs … over a bone. 6. He … his way toward his goal.