EXPAND your English vocabulary through intensive and extensive listening and reading. Become a word-watcher and a word-collector. Sensitise yourself to the range of meanings a word may have. Refine your comprehension and develop your use of the language. And now, some mind-tickling exercises.

1. When one hears of such things, you are disheartened.

2. She not only stole the money but also the wallet.

3. He eyed him with a look of contempt.

4. You can rely on me being there.

5. She writes very much like I do.

6. The two men agreed to respect one another's views.

7. This is the best of the two newspapers.

8. He said that he is coming.

1. Charanjit was quick to detect the ____________ in the argument.

2. Many conjuring tricks depend upon optical ____.

3. To describe an allegation as a kind of crocodile is a ____.

4. He is under the _____ that he is another Mohammed Rafi.

5. The idea of absolute freedom is an ________.

clarity, accuracy, impartiality, patience, gentleness, persuasiveness.

1. A mathematician needs ____________

2. Apublic speaker needs ____________

3. An angler needs ____________

4. A salesman needs ____________

5. A nurse needs ____________

6. A judge needs ____________

I

1. When one hears of such things, one is disheartened.

2. She stole not only the money but also the wallet.

3. He eyed him with contempt.

4. You can rely on my being there.

5. She writes very much as I do.

6. The two men agreed to respect each other’s views.

7. This is the better of the two papers.

8. He said that he was coming.

II

1. fallacy 4. delusion

2. illusions 5. illusion

3. howler

III

1. accuracy 4. persuasivenes s

2. clarity 5. gentleness

3. patience 6. impartiality