Question

Choose the correct word.
They drove home (across/through/over) the darkness. 2. She was watching him (across/through/over) the rim of her cup. 3. He stared at the houses (across/through/over) the street. 4. You must make a (difference/distinction) between travellers and tourists. 5. It makes no (difference/distinction) whether he is a citizen or not. 6. There is an essential (difference/ distinction) between computers and humans. 7. California is (famous/well-known/notorious) for raisins. 8. The area was (famous/well-known/notorious) for murders. 9. It is a (famous/ well-known/notorious) fact, that smoking can cause lung cancer. 10. It was very (quiet/still/calm) there, you could hear the wind moving the trees. 11. Around them the forest was very (quiet/still/calm). 12. The streets are (quiet/still/calm) after last night’s disturbances. 13. I think (history/historic/historical) novels are my favourite literary genre. 14. He reads (history/historic/historical) at university. 15. St. Sophia`s Cathedral is an impressive (history/ historic/historical) monument. 16. Man walking on the Moon was a (history/historic/ historical) event. 17. Where’s the (history/historic/historical) museum? 18. Romeo and Juliet is an important (history/historic/historical) play by Shakespeare.

Answer 1

1. through

2. across

3. across

4. distinction

5. difference

6. distinction

7. famous

8. notorious

9. well-known

10. calm

11. still

12. quiet

13. historical

14. history

15. historic

16. historic

17. historical

18. historical