Use one of the nouns in an appropriate form to fill in each gap: precision
pottery
weaponry
philosophy
uniformity
patron
contribution
design
standardization
artisan
implement
Paleontologists measure man’s evolution partly through the changes in flint ………… .
Many of the standard principles of ……… were known to pre-industrial societies.
Much Greek and Roman ……. was made by methods which are recog-nizable industrial, and which must have involved the intervention of a de-signer.
A more complex example of standardization is Roman ………. .
……. of weapons and equipment was essential to Roman military tactics.
Among the Greek and Romans, there existed a high degree of ………… .
Medieval …………….. , like the Roman potters, knew the convenience of the casting process.
Eighteenth-century design …………. was in many respects very close to that professed today.
Eighteenth-century concern with visual style led to the issue of numerous pattern-books for the guidance of furniture-makers and their …………. .
Eighteenth-century designers produced a wide range of ……… instru-ments for various purposes.
And even more profound ………. to modern design philosophy has been made by the peoples of the Far East.
1. I am sorry to inform you that you’re suspended.
2. I’ll do some research before writing my essay.
3. She’s been working at Supersave since 1990.
4. Can you do me a favor and babysit tonight?
5. Please stop talking. I can’t concentrate.
6. Take a drink in case you get thirsty.
7. He’s used to coping with children.
8. Although he lives in Italy, he can’t speak Italian.
9. He objects to people smoking in his house.
10. Most children prefer playing rather than doing their homework.
11. He made an excuse to avoid helping us.
13. We spent two weeks wotking on the project.
14. If you make an effort, you will succeed.
15. We still haven finished painting the house.
16. We heard him play the whole sonata.
17. He gave us such useful information.
18. I really appreciate you visiting me in hospital.
19. The management does not allow smoking.
20. Louisa has already learnt to ride a bike.
21. Will you remember to collect the tickets?
22. The dog made so much noise that we couldn’t sleep.
23. School groups are permitted to visit the museum free.
24. The suspect was seen to leave the house at 2 am and drive away.
3 I'm getting hungry. Let's go and have something to eat.
4 What do you do in your spare time? Do you have any hobbies?
5 The weather was horrible when we arrived. It was cold and it was raining hard.
6 Louise usually phones me on Fridays, but she didn't phone last Friday.
7 A: When I last saw you, you were thinking of moving to a new flat.
B: That's right, but in the end I decided to stay where I was.
8 Why are you looking at me like that? What's the matter?
9 It's usually dry here at this time of the year. It doesn't rain much.
10 The phone rang three times while we were having dinner last night.
11 Linda was busy when we went to see her yesterday. She had an exam today and she was preparing for it. We didn't want to disturb her, so we didn't stay very long.
12 When I first told Tom the news, he didn't believe me. He thought that I joked.