I. In I to V, put the words in each list in pairs with similar meanings. addiction build competition content contest construct delete dependence erase error fire guide lead local mistake modern native satisfied shoot up-to-date II. anxious average deadly decrease distant far fatal fix hurt injure maximum mend most nervous nonsense ordinary outcome reduce result rubbish III. assemble bold brief brilliant cease daring darling declaration disadvantage drawback friend gather pal shining short statement stomach stop sweetheart tummy IV. additional advance custom data demonstrate dessert exact extra gain govern habit information mature precise profit progress pudding ripe rule show V. advice available bet counsel easy event gamble imprecise lunatic mad marvellous occurrence pick quake ready select shake simple splendid vague In VI and VII, the pairs of words are opposites. VI. angry base common cruel double dwarf enjoyable equal foolish giant merciful peak playful pleased rare serious single unbalanced unpleasant wise VII. concluding deep essential extreme familiar general introductory material moderate permanent polite rude shallow specific spiritual temporary unconcerned unimportant unusual worried Answers: I: addiction/dependence, native/local, contest/competition, satisfied/content, erase/delete, guide/lead, shoot/fire, modern/up-to-date, error/mistake, construct/build; II: fix/mend, injure/hurt, distant/far, reduce/decrease, fatal/deadly, maximum/most, nervous/anxious, nonsense/rubbish, ordinary/average, result/outcome; III: daring/bold, sweetheart/darling, declaration/statement, friend/pal, brilliant/shining, tummy/stomach, stop/cease, assemble/gather, brief/short, disadvantage/drawback; IV: data/information, demonstrate/show, exact/precise, habit/custom, pudding/dessert, mature/ripe, extra/additional, advance/progress, gain/profit, govern/rule; V: advice/counsel, bet/gamble, mad/lunatic, splendid/marvellous, pick/select, event/occurrence, easy/simple, imprecise/vague, available/ready, shake/quake; VI: peak/base, merciful/cruel, playful/serious, pleased/angry, common/rare, equal/unbalanced, wise/foolish, double/single, dwarf/giant, enjoyable/unpleasant; VII: essential/unimportant, extreme/moderate, introductory/concluding, familiar/unusual, permanent/temporary, polite/rude, deep/shallow, material/spiritual, specific/general, worried/unconcerned
