UNIT 2. 2D, page 14–15
Exercise 1
1 dismal
2 vicious
3 wailed / was wailing
4 scrambled
5 ungracious
6 smudged
7 twitch
8 mimicking
Exercise 2
1 E
2 B
3 D
4 H
5 G
6 C
7 A
Exercise 3
1 The boys were being evacuated from a war zone.
2 He is the holder of the conch, which is seen as a symbol of authority.
3 They are worried that there is some sort of beast lurking on the island.
4 He promises to protect them from the beast.
5 Because the boys are in the middle of a frenzied feast.
6 He realises that the boys have behaved in an unacceptable way and have lost touch with ‘civilised’ society.
Exercise 4
1 stumble upon
2 summon
3 urge
4 frenzy
5 lurking
6 disprove
7 dwindled
8 ensues
9 savage