Unit1 Confusable words Now put into each gap in the sentences the proper word from the alternatives offered. 1. home: a place where one lives; a dwelling place together with the family that occupies it e.g. My home is in Shanghai. The nurse visits patients in their homes. house: a building for people to live in e.g. The Smiths used to live in a big house in the country. family: a basic social group consisting of parents and their children and / or other members related by blood or marriage e.g. The little girl was welcomed into the family as if she had been their own child. household: the occupants of a house regarded as a unit e.g. To count the number of households in the country, a national survey will be conducted soon. 2. suspect: believe to be true or probable; believe to be guilty; have doubts about or distrust e.g. I suspect that rain is going to spoil our picnic. The police suspected him of stealing the money. They suspected his words because he had lied before. doubt: consider unlikely; feel uncertain or undecided about e.g. She said she would help me with my work, but I doubt whether she was in earnest. It is raining so hard. I doubt that John will come. No one doubted his ability to lead his people through the crisis. 1. home  house  family  household 1) I live in my ____________ as I live inside my skin: I know more beautiful and more attractive skins, but it would seem to me unnatural to exchange them for mine. 2) _____________ is the place where we are treated the best, but complain the most. 3) The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at ___________ in the bosom of my ____________. 4) The number of cars owned by each _________________ in the local area averaged 1.5 in 2001. 2. suspect  doubt 1) Mary has been told by her boss to finish two reports within 24 hours. I _____________ if she can finish the work in time. 2) My neighbor was arrested this morning because the police________________ him of carrying out two bomb attacks. 3) People never _______________ his sincerity as a public servant; for he had long devoted himself to the struggle for the independence of his nation. 4) I considered Roy my friend and never _______________ that he was just taking advantage of me to obtain his selfish goals. 5) Don’t employ anyone you _____________, nor suspect anyone you employ.