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English 15 Public

Comparing and Contrasting

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1. The ____________ in working conditions between our Denver department and our department in Chicago is very noticeable, and employees are now demanding equality in this area.

compare

comparison

contrast

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2. The two engines ___________ considerably from each other: one runs on gasoline, and the other is a gasoline-electric hybrid.

different

differ

differentiate

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3. It is often difficult to ____________ between students who are absent because they are genuinely sick, and those who are just enjoying a day in bed.

differentiate

differ

contrast

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4. The new software program shared some common ________________ with those that were already on the market.

characteristics

characterises

characters

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5. There's a clear _____________ between studying at a college and working from home on a distance-learning course.

distinction

distinguish

distinctive

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6. _________________ with just 10 years ago, home PCs are cheaper, faster and have a much bigger memory.

Compare

Comparing

Compared

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7. The two courses are different in every way: there's absolutely no ______________ between them.

comparison

contrast

compare

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8. Our digital photography course is ________________ our traditional photography course, except that it is obviously more computer-oriented.

resemble

alike

similar to

All of them

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9. There were several _______________ to between the two novels, except one was aimed at a younger market while the other targeted adults.

similarities

similarly

similars

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10. Experienced computer hackers can access your personal files and destroy or alter them. ______________, they can gain access to your Internet banking facility and steal your money.

All of them

Exactly

Just as

In the same way

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11. The quality of his work is excellent. ______________, his attitude and commitment.

Likewise

Alike

Likeness

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12. The TOEFL® has a variety of academic and general English tasks. ______________, the TOEIC focuses more on business and professional issues.

Although

In contrast to

All of them

By way of contrast

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13. Grades have not been good over the last semester. ___________________, the college still has one of the best academic records in the state.

Nevertheless

However

All of them

Even so

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14. There currently seems to be a large ________________ between the number of people employed in service industries, and those employed in the primary sector.

discrimination

discrepancy

differential

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15. The Impressionists used light and color to give the general feeling of a scene, _________________ the pre-Raphaelites used a lot of detail and bright colors, and depicted a romanticized view of life.

whereas

whereby

unlike

All of them

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