False Friend – Exercises

Choose the correct alternative:

1. Denim is a ________________ used for making jeans.

( ) factory

( ) fabric

2.There was an enormous demonstration against the government’s economic ___________ .

( ) police

( ) policy

3. We borrowed that old magazine from the public ____________.

( ) library

( ) bookstore

4.The main exit was only three feet ____________.

( ) large

( ) wide

5. The _____________ said: “Private farm”. Keep out!

( ) news

( ) notice

6. Aunt Jennie left me all her property when she died because I was the only____________ she had.

( ) parent

( ) relative

7. After a short rest, he felt ready to ____________ his work.

( ) resume

( ) summarize

8. I’m going to buy an ____________in the North.

( ) state

( ) estate

9. We are very proud of our daughters’ ____________in their studies.

( ) exit

( ) success

10. Martin Luther King fought against racial ___________.

( ) loss

( ) prejudice

11. Nothing can be worse than the ____________ of health.

( ) loss

( ) prejudice

12. The robber was ____________ when he was running away from the bank.

( ) arrested

( ) dragged

13. The boyfriend didn’t ____________ to hurt his girlfriend’s feelings.

( ) pretend

( ) intend

14. There is nothing special about that car. It is quite ____________.

( ) ordinary

( ) disgusting

15. Professor Spillane will give a ____________ on Maya architecture.

( ) lecture

( ) reading

16. He’s a former ____________. He spent ten years in jail.

( ) sure

( ) convict

17. May 13, 1888 is the ____________ of the signing of the abolition of slavery in Brazil.

( ) data

( ) date

18. ____________ believe inflation will fall.

( ) smart

( ) experts

19. The teachers asked the students to read a _________ by Machado de Assis.

( ) novel

( ) soap opera

20. As we are not very hungry, let’s have just a _________.

( ) lunch

( ) snack

21. Sidney was a colony for British ____________ till 1482, when it became a city.

( ) convict

( ) sure

22. ____________ are popular TV serials watched by thousands of people.

( ) novels

( ) soap operas

23. I don’t like the ______________ of your dress.

( ) necklace

( ) collar

24. People think he is very wealthy, but ____________ he is too poor.

( ) actually

( ) nowadays

25. I’m sorry, sir, those shoes are not ____________ in your size.

( ) available

( ) appraised

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