WORD FORMS 01
QUESTION: COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF
WORDS IN BRACKETS.
1. She’s quite (MUSIC) ____________________; she plays the flute and the piano.
2. He was (HOPE) ______________________ when he did the test badly.
3. We started our trip on a beautiful (SUN) ______________________ morning.
4. I enjoyed the book very much because it was so (READ) ______________________.
5. His (GEOGRAPHY) ______________________ knowledge is very poor - he thinks
Paris is in Italy.
6. Her hair is (RED) ______________________, not bright red.
7. A very old car is usually an (RELY) ______________________ car.
8. I’ll always remember that journey - it was an (FORGET) ______________________
experience.
9. The knife may need (SHARP) ______________________ before it is used.
10. The city has over million (INHABIT) ______________________.
11. The cost of (ADMIT) ______________________ to the show is reasonable.
12. My teacher is very (KNOW) ______________________ about the history of Vietnam.
13. There’s too much (GREEDY) ______________________ in this world.
14. She thinks that with a little (FLATTER) ______________________ she can persuade
her husband to change his mind.
15. He feels a great deal of (ASHAMED) ______________________ for the awful way he
behaved.
16. It’s (HUMILIATE) ______________________ to be laughed at in public.
17. Mr. Smith is a (DEPEND) ______________________ person. If he says he will do
something, you know that he will do.
18. (THEORY) ______________________, there are black holes in space.
19. The results of the firs experiments are very (PROMISE) ______________________.
20. The sun and the moon are often (PERSON) ______________________ in poetry.
WORD FORMS 02
QUESTION: COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF
WORDS IN BRACKETS.

1. He was so embarrassed by the (COLLIDE) _______________ that he turned bright red
and
disappeared into the restaurant’s kitchen.
2. Sam works as a (TELEPHONE) ______________________ in an office in the town
centre.
3. Skiing (ENTHUSIASTIC) ___________ come to Utah for dry, powdery snow and
challenging slopes.
4. Many children have been (IGNORE) ______________________ of their country’s
history.
5. The opening of the new factory brought back (PROSPER) ______________________
to the small town.
6. The field’s (PRODUCE) __________ improved after the farmer applied fertilizer.
7. (LEGAL) _________ parked cars usually get a ticket and are sometimes towed away.
8. The (NECESSARY) _______of finding new oil reserves has led to more drilling in the
Gulf
of Mexico.
9. The homemade ice-cream (HARD) _______after it had been in the freezer for an hour.
10. The Wright brothers’ success (SIGNIFICANCE) _________________ the beginning of
a new transportation.
11. To my (AMAZE) ____________, the monkey peeled the banana and offered it to me.
12. He finds history (FASCINATE) ______________________ but maths boring.
13. It was a long, slow film. I nearly died of (BORE) ______________________.
14. Where is the (ENTER) ______________________ to this shopping center.
15. It is important to keep ourselves healthy so that we can always be vibrant and
(ENERGY) ______________.
16. These birds have a (NATURE) _____________ ability to find their way home again.
17. Will you accept (PAY) ______________________ by cheque?
18. Switzerland and Austria are both (MOUNTAIN______________________ countries.
19. Playing tennis is one of his favorite (ACT) ______________________.
20. He suffered from constant (SLEEP) ______________________.

WORD FORMS 03
QUESTION: COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF
WORDS IN BRACKETS.
1. We have two postal (DELIVER) ______________________ a day.
2. He left the room without (EXPLAIN) ______________________.
3. He has little (EXPECT) ______________________ of winning a prize.
4. His (FAMILIAR) ______________________ with the local languages surprised me.
5. It seems (LOGIC) ______________________ to change the timetable so often.
6. It wasn’t my (INTEND) ______________________ to upset you.
7. The text is interesting and (INFORM) ______________ without being too technical.
8. The children seem to be totally (CAPABLE) ______ of working quietly by themselves.
9. You’re too (PATIENCE) ______________________ with her - she’s only a child.
10. They live in damp (HEALTH) ______________________ conditions.
11. It is (FORTUNE) ______________________ that you missed the meeting.
12. Her rudeness was most (REGRET) ______________________.
13. I don’t want any (INTERFERE) ______________________ from you.
14. He died a (GLORY) ______________________ death.
15. It is (FRIGHT) ______________________ even to think of the horrors of nuclear war.
16. The disappearance of the aircraft remains (EXPLAIN) ______________________.
17. She wanted to have her skirt (LONG) ______________________.
18. I found the visit most (EDUCATE) ______________________.
19. The doctor gave him some tablets to (RELIEF) ______________________ his pain.
20. Please (FAST) ______________________ your seat-belt. The plane is taking off.
WORD FORMS 04
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QUESTION: COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF
WORDS IN BRACKETS.
1. She always listens (ATTENTION) ______________________ to what she is told.
2. In his family, he is a (TROUBLE) ______________________ child.

3. There has been a (NOTICE) ______________________ improvement in her writing.
4. The price of the house includes many existing (FIX) ______________________ and
fittings.
5. It was (FORGIVE) ______________________ of me to mislead you like that.
6. He is very (SYSTEM) ______________________ in everything he does.
7. Fruit (SWEET) ______________________ as it ripens.
8. She is extremely (KNOWLEDGE) ______________________ about art.
9. My brother lives in a (RESIDE) ______________________ area.
10. They were brought up to behave in a (CIVILIZATION) ______________________
way in public.
11. Heavy smoking makes him (BREATH) ______________________.
12. I have only a limited (KNOW) ______________________ of computer programming.
13. You cannot (GENERAL) ______________________ about the effects of the drug from
the cases of one or two patients.
14. Japanese cars are known for their (RELY) ______________________.
15. He was always (OBEY) ______________________ to his father’s wishes.
16. Most of the students are making good progress but Jeremy seems a (HOPE) _____
case.
17. We were (HORROR) ______________________ by what we saw.
18. They left the house in a (FRIGHT) ______________________ mess.
19. The children were surprised at the sudden (ENTER) _________ of their teacher.
20. You are not (TITLE) ____________ to unemployment benefit if you have never
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WORD FORMS 05
QUESTION: COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF
WORDS IN BRACKETS.
1. He doesn’t know much about the subject, but he is very (ENTHUSIASM) ____.
2. The charity is totally (DEPEND) _____________________ upon the money from the
public.
3. The bank has been very (COOPERATE) …… __ in helping me sort out my late

husband’s
finances.
4. Is military service (COMPEL) _____________________ in your country?
5. It was (HOSPITABLE) _____________________ of you not to offer her a drink.
6. The carpet is available in various (WIDE) _____________________.
7. The plane grounded because of poor (VISIBLE) _____________________.
8. He resigned for a (VARIOUS) _____________________ of reasons.
9. He wrote so many (GRAMMAR) _____________________ sentences in his essay.
10. They daren’t leave their children (ATTEND) _____________________ for even a
moment.
11. On a (TYPE) _____________________ day, we receive about fifty letters.
12. They had a large (MAJOR) ____________ over the other party at the last election.
13. (MIRACLE) _____________________, he survived the crash without injury.
14. He is very generous and everyone admires his (SELF) _____________________.
15. He wrote a (THREAT) _____________________ letter to me.
16. He was enormously (SYMPATHY) _____________________ when my father died.
17. They witnessed the miraculous (SURVIVE) ____________ of some people in the air
crash.
18. Help is immediately sent to the (SURVIVE) _____________________ of the
earthquake.
19. The police appealed to the crowd for (RESTRAIN) _____________________.
20. To be honest, I find the film rather (OFFEND) _____________________.
WORD FORMS 06
QUESTION: COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF
WORDS IN BRACKETS.
1. They all cheered (ENTHUSIASM) ___________________ as their team came out.
2. Finally a (RECONCILE) ___________________ is brought about between the two
sides.
3. The child has a (REBEL) ___________________ temperament.
4. Their office equipment needs to be (MODERN) ___________________.

5. He will not benefit (FINANCE) ___________________ from the deal.
6. The inquiry was (CRITICIZE) ___________________ of her handling of the affair.
7. Her case was (CONVINCE) ___________________ argued.
8. I don’t find him very (COMMUNICATE) ___________________.
9. I always drive more (CARE) ___________________ at night.
10. My colleagues are very pleasant, but the manager is a little (FRIEND) ________.
11. This screw needs (TIGHT) ___________________.
12. Scientists consider it (BELIEVE) ______________ that gods create volcanic eruptions.
13. We brought back several carved (WOOD) ______ statures from our holiday in Africa.
14. The accommodation was (SPACE) ___________________ and comfortable.
15. There’s no easy (SOLVE) ___________________ to this problem.
16. His hands were wet and (SLIP) ___________________.
17. We were lucky enough to get tickets for the first (PERFORM) ______ of the hit
musical.
18. What she did was so (SHOCK) ___________________ that I can hardly describe it.
19. She was shocked by the (REVEAL) ___________________ that he was already
married.
20. The palace is closed for (RESTORE) ___________________ work.
WORD FORMS 07
QUESTION: COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF
WORDS IN BRACKETS.
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1. He said good morning in a most (FRIEND) ___________________ way.
2. My teacher (COURAGE) ___________________ me to take this examination.
3. Recently nutritious foods have increased in (POPULAR) ___________________.
4. The old lady hid all her (SAVE) ___________________ under the floor.
5. On (OPEN) ___________________ his letter, her face changed.
6. I said, “I’ve lost all my money at the races” but my friends were (SYMPATHY) ____.
7. He is a nice chap but even his children sometimes laugh at his (STUPID)

____________.
8. Your money will be refunded if the goods are not to your complete (SATISFY) ____.
9. We always have a bed ready in the spare room in case visitors arrive (EXPECT) ___
10. The book does not say much about prices, but is very (INFORM) ________________
about everything else.
11. These quantities are (SUFFICIENT) _________ for the number of orders received.
12. I am not saying he is (HONEST) ___________, but he is not very good with money.
13. The (PERFORM) ___________________ she gave last night was marvelous.
14. She has one of the biggest (COLLECT) ___________________ in Britain.
15. They managed to find three miners who were still (LIVE) __________ three days after
the
underground explosion.
16. Cats are supposed to have nine (LIVE) ___________________
17. “Look after your mother”, were his (DIE) ___________________ words.
18. He claimed that his (BRING UP) __________ had caused him to become a criminal.
19. It was a difficult (PREGNANT) ___________________ and she almost lost the baby.
20. The government has promised to deal with the problem of (EMPLOY) ________
among young people.
WORD FORMS 08
QUESTION: COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF
WORDS IN BRACKETS.
1. I am sorry about my (PATIENT) ___________________, but I hate being kept waiting.
2. I’m looking for a (SUIT) ___________________ gift for an old lady.
3. It was quite (NECESSARY) ___________________ to order so much food.
4. The judge told him it was (RESPONSIBLE) ___________________ to drink and drive,
and banned him for a year.
5. This poem shows the wonderful (SENSITIVE) ___________________ of the poet.
6. It was a (SHAME) ___________________ episode in the country’s history.
7. They celebrate their (DEPEND) ___________________ on 4th July.
8. The gas from the chemical factory was extremely (HARM) ___________________.

9. The restaurant is now under new (MANAGE) ___________________.
10. The government has planned to increase the rate of (EMPLOY) _______ among
youngsters.
11. He was given a light sentence because of his (YOUNG) ___________________.
12. I am tired of your (CHILD) ___________ behavior. When are you going to grow up
13. You could hardly think she has two (TEEN) _________ girls. She just looks so young.
14. She divorced him because of his (KIND) ___________________ to the children.
15. The evening was (ENJOY) ___________________ spent playing and talking.
16. The keys were locked inside the car; (LUCK) ___________, a side window was open.
17. He was turned down for the job because he was no (QUALIFY)
___________________.
18. In parts of the country the (EMPLOY) ___________________ situation is terrible. As
many as 20% of the working populations is without a job.
19. The world of computers is extremely (COMPETE) ___________________.
20. The government is expected to take (ACT) _________ against the level of crimes.
WORD FORMS 09
QUESTION: COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF
WORDS IN BRACKETS.
1. Our journey took nearly five hours. It was such (FAR) __________ than I’d thought.
2. Jeremy has just got (ENGAGE) ___________ to a girl he’s known since he was a boy.
3. Oscar has eaten so much that he had to (LOOSE) ___________________ his belt.
4. The dictionaries are with the other (REFER) ___________________ books.
5. More and more young people want a university (EDUCATE) ___________________.
6. He rescued a child from drowning and was given a medal for his (BRAVE) _______.
7. She bites her nails all the time. It is a sign of (NERVOUS) ___________________.
8. This coffee is too (HEAT) ___________________ to drink.
9. I really don’t think he has the (ABLE) ___________________ to do this job.
10. The professor explained his ideas with great (CLEAR) ___________________.
11. Sue went red with (EMBARRASS) ___________________.
12. Saucepans are sold in the (HOUSE) ___________________ goods department.

13. The group called “Friends of the Earth” is concerned about the (CONSERVE)
___________________ of the natural environment.
14. I had to check the wages in (ADD) ___________________ to my normal work.
15. During his (CHILD) ___________________ the family lived in Cornwall.
16. This matter is very (CONFIDENCE) ___________________. Don’t discuss it outside
this office.
17. Each member of the group worked (SELF) ___________________ to achieve a
common aim.
18. You can never be sure what he is going to do. He’s so (PREDICT)
___________________.
19. She’s very (MOTHER) ___________________ and loves looking after babies and
toddlers.
20. She received a lot of (ENCOURAGE) ___________________ from her mother.
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WORD FORMS 10
QUESTION: COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF
WORDS IN BRACKETS.
1. Does this (ARRANGE) ___________________ suit you?
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2. Conversation is one of the most enjoyable forms of (ENTERTAIN)
___________________.
3. You are talking complete (SENSE) ___________________.
4. Graham hates queuing: he’s very (PATIENT) ___________________.
5. The ending of the detective novel seemed highly (PROBABLE)
___________________.
6. The berries are (POISON) ___________________. Don’t eat them.
7. He was very (PRIDE) ___________________ of the work he had done.
8. There has been a (REDUCE) _______________ of 10% in the amount of money
available for buying books.

9. He is very (SKILL) ___________________ carpenter.
10. He (THREAT) ___________________ to hit me if I didn’t hand over my money.
11. Do you know what the (DEEP) ___________________ of the river is?
12. There is a (VARY) ___________________ of fruits in Vietnam.
13. (BASE) ___________________, I’m in favor of the plan, but there are still one or two
points that I’m not
entirely happy with.
14. He was born blind, but despite his (ABLE) ___________________, he still managed to
become one of the
top pop singers of his generation.
15. I think it is very (REASON) ___________________ of him to expect us to work
overtime every night.
16. English is a (COMPARE) ___________________ easy language for Swedes to learn.
17. Due to the clerk’s (STUBBORN) ___________________, we missed the train.
18. Thousands of people are living in (MISERABLE) ___________________ after the
earthquake.
19. The thing I hate about John is his (RELIABLE) ___________________.
20. He is interested in the (PRESERVE) ___________________ of old buildings.
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WORD FORMS 11
QUESTION: COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF
WORDS IN BRACKETS.
1. The manager handed in his (RESIGN) ___________________ after being accused of
dishonesty.
2. The thief replaced the diamond with a (WORTH) ___________________ stone.
3. (CERTAIN) ______ about the company’s future means that few people wanted to
invest
money in it.
4. Simon admitted that his cruel joke was (INTEND) ___________________.
5. The refugees found (SAFE) ___________________ over the border.

6. The king’s (OPPOSE) ___________________ organized a revolution.
7. Their (FRIEND) ___________________ has lasted a lifetime.
8. In many countries, the (EMPLOY) ___________________ get the dole.
9. She left school with good (QUALIFY) ___________________.
10. Don’t believe a word Tom says. He’s a terrible (LIE) ___________________.
11. She was sent to prison for (LIVE) ___________________ for murdering her husband.
12. Deb’s a very warm and (CARE) ___________________ person.
13. (CHILD) ___________________ is a time that is supposed to be free of worries.
14. (ADOLESCENT) _________ is traditionally a time when parents and children don’t
get very well with each other.
15. He is thinking of taking early (RETIRE) ___________________ next year.
16. People with very (SENSE) _____________ skin shouldn’t go sunbathing for long
period.
17. Thousands of people have been made (HOME) ___________________ by the war.
18. Her boss accused her of being over (AMBITION) ___________________.
19. She upset him with a (TACT) ___________________ remark about his big nose.
20. She is a (COLLECT) ___________________ of theatre programmes.
WORD FORMS 12
QUESTION: COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF WORDS IN
BRACKETS.
1. (PHOTOGRAPH) ___________________ is an extremely popular hobby.
2. There were 50 (COMPETE) ___________________ in the talent contest.
3. Young children are often very (LIVE) _____. They have so much energy they can’t sit
still
for a moment.
4. She was shocked to find out she had been (ADOPT) ___________________.
5. They were sent to an (ORPHAN) ___________________ run by nuns.
6. The man spoke with a (SOUTH) ___________________ accent.
7. Yesterday afternoon, there was a bank (ROB) ___________________ in the city.
8. There are (SIMILAR) ___________________ with the old testament.

9. He missed the (DEPART) ___________________ of his train by a minute.
10. The (CHAMPION) ___________________ was won in the last minute of the game.
11. It was a complete (FAIL) ___________________ due to the poor planning.
12. It was very (FRIEND) ___________________ of you to slam the door in his face.
13. He cycled (CARE) ___________________ and had an accident.
14. Could you (STRAIGHT) ___________________ the picture over the sofa?
15. It’s hard to buy meat on the island but fish is (PLENTY) ___________________.
16. I’ve only been to Bristol (ONE) ___________ before, and that was many years ago.
17. My car is much too (RELY) ___________________ to take on a long journey.
18. In (CONCLUDE) ___, I’d like to thank the people who have helped me while I have
been
working here.
19. She was sentenced to forty years (PRISON) ___________________ for manslaughter.
20. There was a (DIE) ___________________ silence when he mentioned his ex-wife’s
name.
WORD FORMS 13
QUESTION: COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF WORDS IN BRACKETS.
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1. He is completely (EMPLOY) _________. Not only is he lazy but he is dishonest too.
2. Their best designer went to work for a (COMPETE) ___________________.
3. More than a thousand workers are (EMPLOY) ___________________.
4. The woman has blonde shoulder-(LONG) ___________________ hair.
5. The USA is a land of (IMMIGRATE) ___________________.
6. Going around the world in a hot-air balloon was a fantastic (ACHIEVE) ______.
7. Applicants must be under 25, hard-working and (ENERGY) ___________________.
8. To sail single-handed across the ocean takes both skill and (DETERMINE) _______.
9. They became (DANGER) __________ short of water so Jane had to make her way
down the steep path to the river with a bucket.
10. I’m delighted about my (SELECT) ___________________ as leader.

11. My friend is a keen amateur (NATURE) ___________________.
12. Cattle and chickens are (DOMESTIC) ___________________ animals.
13. The whales have not only suffered untold cruelty but now face total (EXTERMINATE)
_________________.
14. Craig’s old jacket was so (WEAR) ___________________ that he had to buy a new
one.
15. The ring was not valuable; in fact, it was almost (WORTH) ___________________.
16. During his speech, he kept on (STRAIGHT) ___________________ his tie.
17. The water in this area is (PURE) ___________________ and should not be drunk.
18. A successful business needs goo (ORGANIZE) ___________________.
19. Alison’s (SHY) ___________________ made it hard for her to speak in public.
20. He drives very (CARE) ___________________ so he sometimes has accidents.
WORD FORMS 15
QUESTION: COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF WORDS IN BRACKETS.
1. (RESEARCH) _____ have been investigating selenium’s role in the body since 1957.
2. Nicotine is responsible for the (BEHAVE) ___________________ effects of smoking.
3. If you still feel ill after taking this treatment, you should see a (SPECIAL) ______.
4. After her illness she started worrying that she was (WEIGH) ___________________.
5. Many modern refrigerators never need to be (FROST) ___________________.
6. One day he would have to accept the (RESIGN) ___________________ of one of his
heroes in public life.
7. After having drunk a lot of wine, he came back home (STEADY) ___________.
8. (LUCK) ____________, he failed the final exam.
9. It is very (DANGER) ___________________ for you to go alone on the road at night.
10. Although he clearly knows that his business is (LEGAL) _______, he still does that.
11. The author gives three examples of the (ORIENT) _____________ culture shock.
12. Third time lucky! After two (SUCCESS) ____ attempts, Mark’s finally passed his test.
13. A newcomer is (FAMILIAR) ___________________ with the area around him/her.
14. People usually have hobbies for (ENJOY) ___________________.
15. They imagined that they made the rules, but in (REA_____, they were were puppets.

16. Street noise is one of the (ADVANTAGE) ___________________ of living in a city.
17. Studies show that smoking cigarettes is (HEALTH) ___________________.
18. Some universities in the USA have (CO-EDUCATE) ___________dormitories.
19. A (THINK) ___________________ person is one who is kind.
20. There are various (POSSIBLE) ___________________ for the party.
WORD FORMS 15
QUESTION: COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF WORDS IN
BRACKETS.
1. Everyone was shocked. It was a (SENSE) ___________________ murder.
2. He felt very (COURAGE) ___________________ when he failed the exam again.
3. That diamond is a (PRICE) ___________________ antique.
4. It gives me great (PLEASANT) ___________________ to welcome our speaker.
5. He used all his (STRONG) ___________________ to force the door open.
6. He was too (SHAME) ____________ to tell his teacher about the stupid mistake.
7. The police are interested in the sudden (APPEAR) ________ of the valuable painting.
8. I believe you because I know you are (TRUE) ___________________.
9. I feel so (SLEEP) ___________________ that I’m going to bed.
10. The cost of (CARRY) ___________________ must be paid by the buyer.
11. I was late because I (ESTIMATE) ___________________ how much time I needed.
12. He wrote the book alone, so he doesn’t have a (AUTHOR) ___________________.
13. They’re an incredibly (WASTE) _______________ family. You should see how much
food they throw away.
14. You shouldn’t leave (VALUE) ___________________ things on car seats in full view
of people walking past.
15. I’ve never had the same opinions as my father. In fact, when I was younger, we were
always having(AGREE) __________________.
16. Most people who work feel that they are (PAY) ___________________.
17. She’s having a rest because he had been (WORK) ___________________.
18. I’d lost my key so I couldn’t (LOCK) __________________ the door when I got home.
19. Their (ENCOURAGE) ___________________ gave us heart to go on.

20. People who eat a lot often become (WEIGH) ___________________.
WORD FORMS 16
QUESTION: COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF WORDS IN
BRACKETS.
1. I like him because he’s a very (RELY) ___________________ person.
2. Don’t be so (PATIENT) _______________; we’ve only been waiting for a few minutes
3. 7.30 a.m. on a Sunday is a rather (CONVENIENT) ________ time for an appointment.
4. Please don’t be so (REASON) __________________. I can’t do all the work by myself.
5. There are always mistakes because the firm is so (EFFICIENT) ___________________.
6. Sorry about the mistake, I (UNDERSTAND) ________ the instructions you gave me.
7. They’ve (SPELL) _________________ my name on this form: the first letter is L not R.
8. After I had got to know him better, I (LIKE) ___________________ him intensely.
9. It was very (CARE) ___________________ of you to break that coffee cup.
10. Thank you for your postcard. It was very (THINK) __________________ of you to
send it.
11. The duty of the police is the (MAINTAIN) ___________________ of law and order.
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12. Our tomatoes are (RIPE) __________ nicely; they’ll be ready to eat in about a week.
13. Look at this picture of Bill and his father - you can see the (LIKE)__ clearly, can’t you?
14. Playing for the national team for the first time was an (FORGET)_ experience for him.
15. “This is not a good essay” said the lecturer. “I find your assignment (CONVINCE) ___.
16. It’s a lovely old house, I agree, but can we afford to (MODERN) ____________ it?
17. In winter, it’s important for farmers to provide food and (WARM) ___for their animals.
18. Pele (COURAGE) ___________________ Ronaldo to take part in 2002 World Cup.
19. (FLEXIBLE) _________________ is one of the qualities required of a social worker.
20. Novelists are among the most (IMAGINE) ___________________ people in the world.
WORD FORMS 17
QUESTION: COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF WORDS IN BRACKETS.
1. Secondary education is (COMPEL) ___________________ and free in many countries.

2. The song has (OFFICE) _______ been selected for the Sea Games 22, Vietnam.
3. (ENVIRONMENT) ___ are doing their best to make people aware of the danger of air
pollution.
4. Actually, there is no short cut to (MASTER) ________________ a foreign language.
5. Leonardo Da Vince was a (SUCCEED) __________ story of an artist and scientist.
6. Your father is a bit (WEIGH) ___________________. I think he should go on a diet.
7. The police should impose heavy fines on those who drive (DANGER) ________.
8. He is ok, but quite (RELY) ______________ at times.
9. (ORIGIN) ___, Charles Darwin didn’t intend to publish his book “On the Origin of
Species”.
10. “(ACT) ___________________ speak louder than words”
11. The explanation of the accident is very (CONFUSE) ___________________.
12. One of the (STRONG) _______ of English is that it is becoming simpler and simpler.
13. A right amount of calcium added to our food will help to (SOLID) ___ our weak bones.
14. In ancient Greece, the owl was a symbol of (WISE) ___________________.
15. Laser beams can kill cancer cells while leaving the surrounding ones (HARM) ______.
16. Freedom of (SPEAK) _______________ is one of the fundamental rights.
17. What old people fear most is (LONELY) ___________________.
18. He is a tall, broad and (MUSCLE) ___________________.
19. I can’t work in here - it’s far too (NOISE) ___________________.
20. “How are you?” she asked (SMILE) ___________________.
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QUESTION: COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF WORDS IN
BRACKETS.
1. Please don’t be so (REASON) ___________________. I can’t do everything by myself.
2. The new film has had a very poor (RECEIVE) ___________________ by the critics.
3. You can (LESS) ___________________ the risk of thief by locking your motorbike.
4. Reducing inflation is (CENTER) _____________ to the government’s economic policy.
5. There is not much (CLEAR) ____________ for tall vehicles passing under the bridge.
6. The two ships came into (COLLIDE) ___________________.

7. It is clearly (DESIRE) ___________________ that the proposals receive support.
8. The lack of decent public transport is a serious (ADVANTAGE)
___________________.
9. The washing-machine has broken down - I’ll phone the (ELECTRIC) ___________.
10. Our efforts to persuade her proved (FRUIT) ___________________ - she didn’t come!
11. The audience burst into (APPLAUD) ___________________ at the end of the play.
12. How much does (MEMBER) ___________________ of this club cost?
13. What a very (LEARN) ___________________ old man he is!
14. The new film is (EXCEPTION) ___________________ good.
15. He was too (SHAME) ___________ to tell his teacher about his stupid mistake.
16. She made no (REFER) ___________________ to our conversation of the night before.
17. She is one of the greatest (PERFORM) ____________ to appear in this theatre.
18. I wrote (END) ___________________ letters of application, but got no reply.
19. Burning coal is an (ECONOMY) ______ way of heating a house. Gas is much cheaper.
20. There are very few (EXPLORE)_____ places left on earth. Man has nearly everywhere.
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QUESTION: COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF WORDS IN
BRACKETS.
1. It is unusually forbidden to destroy (HISTORY) ________________ buildings.
2. The old fishing village is very (PICTURE) ________________.
3. I don’t care what you say. I still think it’s very (NATURE) ________________ not to
want to get married and have children.
4. Artists are (CREATE) ________________ people.
5. He examined the parcel (SUSPECT) ___________, as he had no idea what it could be.
6. A letter should always end with the (SIGN) ________________ of the writer.
7. I would like to book a (FLY) ________________ to Paris.
8. The rule is not (APPLY) ________________ in this case.
9. The price of the book is $10, including (POST) ________________ and packing.
10. How are you getting on with you (CORRESPOND) ________ course in French?
11. He is a notorious (CRIME) ________________ who robbed a bank yesterday.

12. It is forbidden to hunt for that kind of bird. It has been listed as one of the (DANGER)
________________species.
13. The weather was terrible, so we had a very (PLEASE) ________________ holiday.
14. The (ARRIVE) ________________ of the new guest caused trouble to me.
15. (ADMIT) ________________ to the school is by examination only.
16. He wanted a divorce because his wife had been (FAITH) ________________.
17. I didn’t know who it was - with a mask on, she was completely (RECOGNIZE) __.
18. They have been allowed to train as doctors at a (MEDICINE) _________ school.
19. Women began to gain (EQUAL) ________ with male doctors in the 20th century.
20. He Cotswolds is an area of great (BEAUTIFUL) ________________ in England.
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QUESTION 1: COMPLETE THE PASSAGES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF
WORDS IN BRACKETS.
Barbara saw a doctor who is specialist in such cases. Her powers of (CONCENTRATE)
________________
aren’t as good as they used to and at times she is very (FORGET) ________________ but
the doctor has
(CONFIDENCE)
________________ predicted that in time she will make a complete
(RECOVER)
________________. He believes she is making very (SATISFY) ________________
progress in this direction. Of
course, not all such (PREDICT)
________________ come true, but the doctor is usually very (RELY)
________________. As for the cuts and bruises she had, they have healed almost
(COMPLETE)
________________. Barbara herself is very (THANK) ________________ to be alive. As
one of the people who

examined her at hospital said, she was (EXTRAORDINARY) ________________ lucky.
QUESTION 2: COMPLETE THE PASSAGES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF
WORDS IN BRACKETS.
Linda de Vere Hady, who died last week, was not at all a conventional woman of her
generation. In the 1920s,
she was (DETERMINE) ________________ to learn to fly, and became the first woman to
become a fully
(QUALIFY) ________________ pilot. Her solo (FLY) ________________ from London
to Delhi was one of the
greatest (ACHIEVE) ________________ of the early days of aviation. Her (MARRY)
________________ to
Angus Hardy took place after the end of the Second World War. With his (ENCOURAGE)
________________
she wrote a number of (DETECT) ________________ stories in the 1950s that achieved
great (POPULAR)
________________. In 1962, her husband’s tragic (DIE) ________________ in a car crash
ended her literary
career, and she spent the rest of her life on an (ISOLATE) ________________ island off
the coast of Scotland.
QUESTION 3: COMPLETE THE PASSAGES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF
WORDS IN BRACKETS.
When Rosemary first saw Carl, she was strongly attracted to him. He was one of the
(GOOD-LOOKING)
_________________ men she had ever seen. She knew that he felt a strong (ATTRACT)
_________________
for her, as well, so it was only natural that they began seeing each other (REGULAR)
___________________.
The (ANNOUNCE) __________________ of their engagement came a month later. When
Laura heard the
news, she tried very hard to hide her (DISAPPOINT) _________________. Then she

realized that it was very
(FOOL) ________________ of her to feel that way. She had always lived with the
(KNOW) ______________ __
that Carl admired her only because of her (EFFICIENT) __________________ as his
secretary. The (THINK)
_________________ that she might be more than that had (SIMPLE)
___________________ never occurred
to him.
QUESTION 4: COMPLETE THE PASSAGES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF
WORDS IN BRACKETS.
There is one particular feeling which I find difficult to express. When I am (ANGER)
_________________ about
something, I say nothing. Once, for example, after I had bought a very (EXPENSE)
_________________ jacket,
I met a friend in a café who said that the jacket didn’t fit in me very (GOOD)
_________________. I was very
(ANNOY)
_________________ but I said nothing. I didn’t feel like continuing our
(CONVERSE)
_________________. My friend noticed my (SILENT) _________________ and asked me
what was wrong. I
couldn’t tell him the (TRUE) _________________. I began to feel rather (EMBARRASS)
_________________
and left without giving him an
(EXPLAIN) _________________. Later I
felt rather (SHAME)
_________________ of my behavior.
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QUESTION 1: COMPLETE THE PASSAGES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF
WORDS IN BRACKETS.
“Space Warrior’s Wrist” is only one of the painful conditions that can be caused
by (CONSTANT)
_________________ playing computer games. Children also suffer from a strange
(ACHE) ________________
feeling in their upper arms or shoulders. Another problem that doctors have
reported is a (LOSE)
_________________ of appetite in some children. The (EXPLAIN) _________________
for this seems to be
that they don’t get enough exercise. This may also explain the (TEND)
_________________ of some children
to put on weight. The high sugar (CONTAIN) _________________ of the convenience
foods the same children
eat is (PROBABLE) _________________ also a cause. Some people believe that it is the
(RESPONSIBLE)
_________________ of the government to do something about this problem. However, it is
difficult for even
the most (POWER) _________________ government to stop people doing what they want
to do. One official
recently said, “All we can do is put a (WARN) _________________ on the games, saying
that they can harm
your health”.
QUESTION 2: COMPLETE THE PASSAGES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF
WORDS IN BRACKETS.
We all welcomed the teacher’s suggestion that we should do something else after the last
exercises. Usually
the teacher gives us very good (ADVISE) _________________ and we have faith in all her

(RECOMMEND)
_________________. So we were rather (SURPRISE) _________________ when she
asked us to make small
(CHANGE) _________________ in the form of words like “suggest”, “advise”, and so on.
In fact, one of the
students seemed to have a very strong (OBJECT) _________________ to the idea because
there was such a
clear (CONNECT) _________________ between these words and the words we had just
studied. “I’ll jump out
of the window if we go on doing this”, he said. The teacher smiled because she knew the
student was only
(JOKE)
_________________ and then asked, “Are you making a promise or is that a
(THREATEN)
_________________?” There was a great deal of (LAUGH) _________________ as we
listened to the
student’s (APOLOGY) _________________.
QUESTION 3: COMPLETE THE PASSAGES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF
WORDS IN BRACKETS.
I saw a film last week that was not very interesting. It was a comedy but it was not very
(AMUSE)
_________________. But perhaps, the real problem was not that the film was bad but that
I was (DEPRESS)
_________________. The weather was very (DEPRESS) _________________ that day
too. To add to my
problems, I was
(DISAPPOINT) _________________ because I had just had some
very (SURPRISE)
_________________ news. I had been hoping to get a very (INTEREST)
_________________ job that someone

else got instead. In fact, I was very (SHOCK) _________________ I didn’t get it because I
was (CONVINCE)
_________________ that I had all the right qualifications. However, (DISAPPOINT)
things like this happen all
the time, don’t they? So why was I (SURPRISE) _________________?
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QUESTION 1: COMPLETE THE PASSAGES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF
WORDS IN BRACKETS.
It is very difficult to decide on the correct punishment in cases like these. This was why it
took the judge so
long to reach a (DECIDE) _________________ in Mrs. Lovell’s case. Her lawyer said in
her (DEFEND)
_________________ that she was lonely and confused and that this was why she had
ignored the
(COMPLAIN) _________________ of her neighbors for so long. He also argued that this
was not a case of
deliberate (CRUEL) _________________. In other words, Mrs. Lowell had no (INTEND)
_________________ of
causing suffering. He also argued that a case like this called a (UNDERSTAND)
_________________. The judge
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finally found her (GUILT) _________________, but gave her (PERMIT)
_________________ to keep one dog
for a period of a year, subject to good (BEHAVE) _________________. In other words, if
she repeats her
(OFFEND) _________________, the dog will be taken away from her.
QUESTION 2: COMPLETE THE PASSAGES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF

WORDS IN BRACKETS.
Like all inventors, Elias Howe had sudden “flashes of (INSPIRE) ________________”.
His strange dream is just
one example of (PSYCHOLOGY) ________________ processes that are still beyond our
(UNDERSTAND)
________________. This is why there is so much (DISAGREE) ________________ about
dreams and what they
really are. Dreams have no (MEAN) ________________ at the time we have them. Our
(INTERPRET)
________________ of dreams happens after they are over. Some (SCIENCE)
________________ think that our
dreams are partly the (PRODUCE) ________________ of our unconscious minds. Our
memory of the dream
may be (COMPLETE) ________________ different from the dream we (ACTUAL)
_________________ had.
QUESTION 3: COMPLETE THE PASSAGES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF
WORDS IN BRACKETS.
The question, “What makes a manager (SUCCESS) _________________?” often comes
up. First of all, a
manager needs the right kind of (PROFESSION) _________________ support. In other
words, a good manager
requires the (ASSIST) _________________ of a good secretary. A good secretary needs to
have the right of
(SECRETARY) _________________ skills. These include the
(ABLE) _________________ to use
modern
technology, such as computers. There are (ADDITION) _________________ skills that
are just as important.
More and more managers need secretaries who can speak several foreign languages
(FLUENT)

_________________. Success or failure in international (NEGOTIATE)
_________________ can depend on
this. This (REQUIRE)
_________________ is often stressed in job advertisements today. Many (APPLY)
_________________ are rejected because the candidates lack such skills.
QUESTION 4: COMPLETE THE PASSAGES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF
WORDS IN BRACKETS.
The site of the town Winchester was a natural place for a (SETTLE) _________________,
at the point where a
river cut through the chalk of the (SOUTH) _________________ hillsides. A simple camp
at St. Catherine’s Hill
was the (EARLY) _________________ known use of the site. This was followed by an
Iron Age hill-fort, but this
was left (INHABIT) _________________ by 100 BC. It was the Romans who finally
established the town and
(ROUND) _________________ it with a defensive wall for the protection of their people
and trade. With the
(BUILD) _________________ of its first cathedral in the seventh century, the town
became an important
(RELIGION) _________________ center. Later, King Alfred, who had (SUCCESS)
_________________ pushed
back the invading Danes, moved his palace to Winchester. The town then experienced
rapid (DEVELOP)
_________________ and its (CENTER) _________________ role in English history was
underlined.
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QUESTION 1: COMPLETE THE PASSAGES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF
WORDS IN BRACKETS.

Architects responsible for the construction of many skyscrapers believe that a tall building
must always have a
certain minimum (WIDE)
_________________ but that there is no limit to its absolute (HIGH)
_________________. This means that the skyscrapers of the future are likely to be even
taller. Engineers
agree with this, but there is (AGREE) _________________ over the best shape for very
tall, slim buildings. The
effects of wind (PRESS) _________________ mean that cylindrical designs have enjoyed
some (POPULAR)
_______________ in recent years, and these are quite pleasing to the eye. (FORTUNATE)
______________ __,
however, the ideal shape is an ugly square with heavily rounded corners. Would these tall
buildings of the
future offer more than a (WONDER) _________________ view? Some believe tall towers
could contain all the
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(REQUIRE) _________________ for modern living. The (INHABIT)
_________________ of these vertical
villages would travel up and down between their home and work zones and would
(RARE)
_________________ need to journey to ground level.
QUESTION 2: COMPLETE THE PASSAGES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF
WORDS IN BRACKETS.
It’s marvelous idea for children to do some cooking at an early age. Generally (SPEAK)
_________________,
most children can’t wait to help in the kitchen and love getting involved in the
(PREPARE)
_________________ of their meals. They should be (COURAGE) _________________ to

do so, and care
should be taken to (SURE) _________________ they enjoy the experience. It is important
to show them how
to do things (CORRECT) _________________ but they shouldn’t be criticized too much.
Although the finished
result may not be quite to your (LIKE) _________________, the young cook will
undoubtedly find it quite the
(TASTY)
_________________ food he or she has ever eaten. Kitchens can, of course, be
(DANGER)
_________________ places and so the absolute (IMPORTANT) _________________ of
keeping an eye on
children at all times cannot be emphasized too (HEAVY) _________________. Sharp
knives, for example,
should be avoided until children are old enough to handle them safely.
QUESTION 3: COMPLETE THE PASSAGES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF
WORDS IN BRACKETS.
Humans have long been fascinated by outer space, and have wondered if there are
intelligent life-forms
(ELSE) _________________, which we might be able to contact. (NATURE)
_________________, we’ve all
seen space creatures on our TV and cinema screens, but “aliens” like these owe more to be
(CONVENIENT)
_________________ of using human (ACT) _________________ to play the parts than to
any real form of
(SCIENCE) _________________ investigation.
However, many serious space (RESEARCH) _________________ are now beginning to
turn their attention to
the question of what alien life might (ACTUAL) _________________ look like. One early
result is Arnold the

Alien, (DESIGN)
_________________ by biologist Douglas Dixon. This strange being, (LIKE)
_________________ humans, has its eyes, ears, and limbs in groups of three instead of
pairs but despite its
odd (APPEAR) _________________, its behaviors is not very different from our own.
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QUESTION 1: COMPLETE THE PASSAGES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF
WORDS IN BRACKETS.
Interviews are an imperfect method of choosing the best people for jobs, yet human (BE)
________________
like to examine each other in this way. One of the many problems of (SELECT)
_________________ as it is
commonly practiced is that the forms filled in by (APPLY) _________________ often fail
to show people as
they really are. This means that you can follow all the best (ADVISE)
_________________ when completing
your form and still find that you are (SUCCESS) _________________ at the next stage -
the interview.
(SIMILAR) _________________, in the rare cases where interviews are automatic, a
candidate with an
(ADEQUATE) _________________ form many do surprisingly well. Of course, your
form needs to show that
you have (CONFIDENT) _________________ in your (ABLE) _________________ to do
the job, but don’t try to
turn yourself into someone else - a person you have to pretend to be at the interview.
Realism and (HONEST)
_________________ are definitely the best approach.
QUESTION 2: COMPLETE THE PASSAGES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF

WORDS IN BRACKETS.
When did the first toys come into existence and what led to their (DEVELOP)
_________________? Did they
represent an attempt by adults to make children happy, or did they arise from the various
playful (ACTIVE)
_________________ of children themselves? As every knows, the young (FREQUENT)
_________________
copy the (BEHAVE) _________________ of their elders, and in their play, they often
adopt objects used by
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adults for entirely different purposes. These objects (COURAGE) _________________ the
child’s (IMAGINE)
_________________ and lead to games in which everyday articles often play unusual and
(EXPECT)
_________________ roles. It is rather surprising that for an (EXPLAIN)
_________________ of the origin of
toys, we cannot turn to folk stories. However, no traditional tale (RELATE)
_________________ to the origin
of toys exists, and so our (KNOW) _________________ is restricted to archaeological
study and limited
evidence from documents.
QUESTION 3: COMPLETE THE PASSAGES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF
WORDS IN BRACKETS.
Wildlife painting had always been a hobby for Mark Chester, but when he lost his job, he
took the (DECIDE)
_________________ to turn it into a full-time career. Mark had obtained his
(PROFESSION)
_________________ qualifications in the fields of (PHOTOGRAPH) _________________
and advertising and

felt that these skills would be useful in his new life. He has sold his work before, and was
(REASON )
_________________ confident that he could earn enough to live on. Mark discovered that
he would be able
to receive an (ALLOW) _________________ from a government (AGENT)
_________________ to help him get
up his business. They also provided him with (USE) _________________ information on
how to run his affairs.
As (SELL) _________________ of his work increased, Mark realized that he could not
paint enough (ORIGIN)
_________________ pictures to keep up with demand, so he is now trying to interest a
(PUBLISH)
_________________ in producing prints of his work. Meanwhile, Mark has started making
prints of his own.
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QUESTION 1: COMPLETE THE PASSAGES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF
WORDS IN BRACKETS.
Bells have been in existence for a long time. They were used by the (CHINA)
_________________ about 6,000
years ago and the oldest bell ever found is around 7,000 years old. Today, we live in a
world of mass
(COMMUNICATE) _________________ and (RELY) _________________ clocks, so it
is easy to forget what an
essential part of everyday life bells used to be. Bell told people of happy events, such as
weddings and (BORN)
_________________ or, sometimes had to announce (PLEASANT) _________________
event such as a (DIE)
_________________ or a funeral. Sometimes bells were used for giving people (WARN)

_________________
of an enemy’s approach or spreading the good news of victory. In many places today, bells
are perhaps most
(COMMON) _________________ associated with announcing when (RELIGION)
_________________ services
are going to take place. They are also frequently rung during (CELEBRATE)
_________________ and continue
to play a part in many people’s lives.
QUESTION 2: COMPLETE THE PASSAGES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF
WORDS IN BRACKETS.
People living in Croston have experienced a considerable number of difficulties this
week (FOLLOW)
_________________ the local bus company’s introduction of several new routes. There
have been reports of
(DRIVE) _________________ losing their way and having to ask passengers for
(DIRECT) _________________
when they have had to go to parts to the towns which were not (PREVIOUS)
_________________ served by
buses. Not surprisingly, people have complained about the (FAIL) _________________ of
buses to arrive on
time. Peter Gray, the (MANAGE) _________________ of the company admitted that the
situation has been
totally
(SATISFACTORY) _________________ this
week and has (APOLOGY) _________________ to
passengers for the inconvenience caused. He believes that the company was probably being
too (AMBITION)
_________________ in introducing so many new services on the same day. However, he is
(CONFIDENCE)
_________________ that all the difficulties will have been sorted out by next week.

QUESTION 3: COMPLETE THE PASSAGES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF
WORDS IN BRACKETS.
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Judo is a sport that has achieved great popularity in many parts of the world. It
was (ORIGIN)
_________________ developed in Japan in the late 19th century based on ancient methods
of self-defence.
There are two (FIGHT) _________________. Although they use physical (VIOLENT)
_________________
against each other, they are (RESPECT) _________________ to their opponent and bow to
each other before
and after each contest. Judo is an (EXPENSIVE) _________________ sport to take up
because the only equipment you need is the special loose-fitting suit. It is very suitable for
(YOUNG) _________________ if
they join a club where the (INSTRUCT) _________________ are properly qualified and
pay enough attention
to safety. Although Judo is a physically (DEMAND) _________________ sport which
requires a lot of
(STRONG)
_________________, practice and skill, there are many people who find it
(ENJOY)
_________________ as a means of relaxation in their spare time.
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QUESTION 1: COMPLETE THE PASSAGES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF
WORDS IN BRACKETS.
People wishing to spend an interesting couple of hours in Railey this month should visit the
Town Hall where

an exhibition of fifty (PAINT) _________________ by the locally born (ART)
_________________ John Wragg
is being held. The exhibition contains many extremely (IMPRESS) _________________
pictures of Australia
where John has lived for the past thirty years. However, he still has many (CONNECT)
_________________
with the (SURROUND) _________________ area as several members of his family live in
Railey. John hoped to
be present for the official (OPEN) ________________ of the exhibition but
(FORTUNATE) _________________
he has been prevented from travelling to England because of (ILL) _________________.
The exhibition is open
(DAY) _________________ until the end of the month. The price of (ADMIT)
_________________ is $5 for
adults and $3 for senior citizens, students and children.
QUESTION 2: COMPLETE THE PASSAGES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF
WORDS IN BRACKETS.
Before the invention of instruments to measure weather conditions, people relived on their
own (OBSERVE)
_________________ of the wind and sky as well as the (BEHAVE) _________________
of birds and animals in
connection with different types of weather. Many rhymes that have an (ASSOCIATE)
_________________
with the weather have become popular over the centuries. In the short term, a (SAY)
_________________ like
“red sky in the morning, sailor’s warning”, often proves to be (SURPRISE)
_________________ accurate.
However, it is very (LIKELY) _________________ that next year’s summer can be
predicted from this year’s
winter. Such predictions can’t be considered (USE) _________________ in precise

weather forecasting.
(PROVE) _________________ of this can be found in past records. Nowadays, all aspects
of the weather such
as hours of (SUN) _________________ and rainfall are observed on a (DAY)
_________________ basis by
meteorological stations with specialized equipment.
QUESTION 3: COMPLETE THE PASSAGES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF
WORDS IN BRACKETS.
The most effective way of learning a language is by living in the country concerned, but
parents should think
(CARE)
_________________ before they send their children abroad. Although some
(ORGANIZE)
_________________ arrange visits for children as young as ten, the (MAJOR)
_________________ of them
won’t be ready to stay away from home and deal with (CULTURE) _________________
differences until they
are in their teens. Even then they will need a basic (KNOW) _________________ of the
language and some
experience of foreign travel before they go. Exchange visits are a good way for (TEENS)
_________________
to improve their language skills. It is a good idea for them to exchange (CORRESPOND)
_________________
before the visits. Host families should not feel any (OBLIGE) _________________ to
provide an extensive
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program of (ENTERTAIN) ________________. It is more important to make the guest
feel welcome. Travel can
(BROAD) _________________ the mind, and exchange visits give young people

experience of a different way
of life as well as a different language.
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QUESTION 1: COMPLETE THE PASSAGES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF
WORDS IN BRACKETS.
Following the unexpected closure last year of a number of factories in and around
Bradstone, leading to a
sharp rise in local (EMPLOY)
_________________, it is very good to hear that the
(CONSTRUCT)
_________________ of a new high-technology center will begin (SHORT)
_________________ on the site of
one of the old factories. Network UK, the company responsible, made the (ANNOUNCE)
_________________
yesterday. They said they would soon start (ADVERTISE) _________________ for two
hundred new staff who
are suitably (QUALIFY) _________________for the new jobs available the management
said it was also their
(INTEND) _________________ to offer fifty job-training positions for young people who
have (RECENT)
_________________ left school. They want to build up a dynamic, well-trained and
(ENTHUSIASM)
_________________ team and believe that they can contribute to making Bradstone a
happy and (WEALTH)
_________________ town once again.
QUESTION 2: COMPLETE THE PASSAGES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF
WORDS IN BRACKETS.
Let me make a

suggestion to help you deal with difficult situations. If, for example, you are taking part in
a
sports (COMPETE)
_________________, meeting someone important, or giving a
(PERFORM)

_________________ in front of a large audience, you will probably be quite (NERVE)
_________________,
and worry that
you will not be (SUCCEED) _________________ as you would like to be. What you need
to do
is to prepare yourself
(THOROUGH)
_________________ by running through the whole
(ACTIVE)

_________________ over and over again in your mind, (CARE) _________________
going through every
detail. For example, a famous pianist,
(PRISON) _________________ for seven years for
(POLITICS)

_________________ reasons, could still play magnificently on his release. When asked
how he managed to
play so well,
his (EXPLAIN) _________________ was that he had practiced every day in his mind.
QUESTION 3: COMPLETE THE PASSAGES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF
WORDS IN BRACKETS.
Nearly all the discoveries that have been made through the ages can be found in books. The
(INVENT)

_________________ of the books is one of humankind’s greatest (ACHIEVE)
_________________, the
importance of which cannot be overestimated. Books are very adaptable, providing us with
both (ENTERTAIN)
_________________ and information. The (PRODUCE) _________________ of books
began in ancient Egypt,
though not in a form that is (RECOGNIZE) _________________ to us today. The books
read by the Romans,
however, have some (SIMILAR) _________________ to the ones we read now. Until the
middle of the 15th
century in Europe, all books were (WRITE) _________________ by hand. They were
often beautifully
illustrated and always rare and (EXPENSE)
_________________. With printing came the
(POSSIBLE)
_________________ of cheap, large-scale publication and distribution of books,
making (KNOW)
_________________ more widespread and accessible.
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Emma Harte, in Barbara Taylor Bradford’s novel, was a poor lonely girl who became the
(WEALTH)
_________________ owner of an international chain of stores. Like the woman she writes
about, Ms.
Bradford is beautiful and

(AMBITION) _________________. She left school at sixteen and became a
(JOURNAL)
_________________. After twenty-three years of this work, she made the
(DECIDE)
_________________ to start writing novels. She is now one of the most (HIGH)
_________________ -paid
novelists in the world. Was Emma Harte’s story based on Ms. Bradford’s own
(INCREDIBLE)
_________________ successful life? “I’m afraid not”, she said with (AMUSE)
_________________. “My life
has been quite different from Emma Harte’s. She was (LUCK) _________________ to be
born into a poor
family. I came from a middle-class home and producer. The only I share with my heroine
is her (ABLE)
_________________ to work hard”
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There is a considerable public concern in Shaston following the discovery on Tuesday
evening of a metal
(CONTAIN) _________________ filled with (POISON) _________________ liquid. The
object was found by a
local (RESIDE) _________________ walking his dog in a field behind a newly-built
chemical factory. As yet, the
factory has been (ABLE) _________________ to provide any (EXPLAIN)
_________________ as to how the
object came to be in the field. A spokesperson stated that a full (INVESTIGATE)
_________________ was
taking place and that (SECURE) _________________ producers were being reviewed.
People living in the
(NEIGHBOR) _________________ are angry, as a year ago they had withdrawn their

objections to the
(DECIDE) _________________ to build the factory here after the company stated that no
(DANGER)
_________________ chemicals would be produced on this site.
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As far as I am concerned, nothing spoils a visit to the opera more than the (DISGUST)
_________________
noise made by some members of the audience to express their (APPROVE)
_________________ of a
production. There was a time when applause and shouts of “bravo” were (THINK)
_________________ to be
sufficient. More (RECENT)
_________________, however, the practice, which I first met in the US, of
screaming “Yo!” or something similar, has spread to (EUROPE) _________________
audiences. It’s a stupid
sound, quite (SUIT)
_________________ for the expression of your appreciation of find (SING)
_________________ like the Spaniard, Placido Domingo. I’m not too keen, either, on
musicians clapping
(SELF) _________________ at the end of a (PERFORM) _________________. They are
hardly likely to be fair
in their (JUDGE) _________________ at that moment. However, I don’t imagine either of
these fashions is
likely to disappear in the near future.
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At a meeting held in Oxwell last Thursday evening a wide (VARY) _________________
of opinions was
expressed on plans to build a large supermarket in the town. A (DIRECT)
_________________ of the
supermarket group stated that the supermarket would benefit the (INHABIT)
_________________ of Oxwell
as it would give people more (CHOOSE) _________________ when shopping and would
lead to a (GROW)
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_________________ in the number of jobs available in the town, which has a high rate of
(EMPLOY)
_________________. Although there was (AGREE) _________________ on the need for
new jobs, some of
those present claimed that the supermarket would lead to a (LOSE) _________________
of jobs as small
shops, (ABLE) _________________ to compete with supermarket prices, would be forced
to close. The final
(DECIDE) _________________ on whether or not to build the supermarket will be made
next month.
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With the growth in air travel, airports have become symbols of international importance,
and are (FREQUENT)
_________________ designed by well-known architects. Airports have
(IMPRESS)
facilities nowadays. There are (COMFORT) _________________ departure lounges,
where passengers wait
before boarding their (FLY) _________________, restaurants, shopping areas and banks.
Good roads and rail

(COMMUNICATE) _________________ with nearly towns and cities are also essential.
However, it is
becoming (INCREASE) _________________ difficult to find land on which to build
airports,, as aircraft, despite
(IMPROVE) _________________ in engine design, are (NOISE) _________________,
and need a considerable
amount of space in which to land and take off. (CROWD) _________________ residential
areas need to be
avoided, so (FORTUNATE) _________________, suitable land might be an inconvenient
distance away from
the city.
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The London Underground map is extremely well designed. Simple, easy to understand and
(ATTRACT)
_______, it performs its primary task of guiding both inhabitants and (TOUR)
_________________
round the underground system in London very well. The man behind this great
(ACHIEVE)
_________________ was called Henry Beck, an (EMPLOY) _________________ of the
London Underground
Drawing Office, who designed the map in
1931. The design of the map showed great (ORIGINAL)
_________________ because it represented a complex network of (COMMUNICATE)
_________________
clearly. This design was later used by most of the world’s underground systems. The map
used before 1971
was messy and (CLEAR) _________________. So Beck decided to sketch out a better one
using a diagram
rather than a

(TRADITIONAL) _________________ map. This new map was an enormous
(SUCCEED)
_________________ with the public when in 1933, it made its first (APPEAR)
_________________ on
underground platforms and at station entrances.
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HOW MUCH ARE YOU WORTH?
An important factor to take into consideration in trying to answer this question is how
socially useful a
person’s work is, (REGARD) ________________ of the talents he or she may bring to it.
It is (GENERAL)
_________________ accepted that looking after the sick or taking (RESPONSIBLE)
________________ for the
education of the young is a more (VALUE) _________________ occupation than, say,
selling second-hand
cars. Yet used car (SELL) _________________ undoubtedly earn more than the nurses or
teachers. But what
about job (SATISFY) _________________? People who enjoy their jobs, the (ARGUE)
_______________ goes,
get their reward in the form of a “psychic
wage”, and that it is the people with the (REPEAT)
_________________ jobs who need more money. Whatever the (TRUE)
_________________, jobs which are
traditionally thought of as “vocations” continue to be (RELATE) ________________
badly paid, while other
jobs, such as those in the world of entertainment, carry (FINANCE) ________________

rewards out of all
proportion to their social worth.
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THE ELEPHANT MAN
John Merrick was one of the most extraordinary human beings who ever lived. He suffered
from a rare bone
disease which (FORM) _______________ him grotesquely: his right leg was (LARGE)
_______________ and
misshapen. When young he had a 9-inch (GROW) _______________ protruding from his
mouth, hence the
(FORTUNE) _______________ nickname ‘The Elephant Man’. He was (EVENT)
_______________ seen by an
eminent surgeon, Frederick Treeves, while working in a circus. Treeves secured his
(ADMIT) _______________
to the London Hospital and gave him a mask to wear so as not to (TERROR)
_______________ other. Treeves
discovered that Merrick was a man of (STAND) _______________ intelligence. Treeves’
friends began to visit
Merrick, and his (FAMOUS)
_______________ soon spread. Members of the Royal Family, (NOTE)
_______________ Princess Alexandra, were among those who repeatedly visited him. The
(BEAUTIFUL)
_______________ of his soul had finally escaped the prison of his body.
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GESTURE
An ancient Chinese proverb says: ‘Be suspicious of a man whose stomach doesn’t move

when he laughs’. The
(MOVE) _________________ we make with our bodies, often quite (CONSCIOUS)
_________________, give
us away. For example, fidgeting is a sure sign of (BORE) _________________ in young
children. Drumming
your fingers on the table tends to indicate (PATIENT) _________________. A man who
keeps adjusting his tie
is betraying his (NERVOUS) _________________. These are obvious gestures, (WIDE)
_________________
recognized and understood. But the (SIGNIFY) _________________ of a gesture can vary
in different culture.
The “thumbs up’ sign indicates (APPROVE) _________________ in some countries, but
in other, it is obscene
and (OFFEND) _________________. Eye contact is another important way in which we
signal our (INTEND)
_________________: but at what point does “a look” become “a stare”? And when does
staring rudely
become gazing in (ADMIRE) _________________? The answer is, as usual ‘It all
depends’.
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A YOUNG WOMAN TALKS AMBITION
Getting to the top doesn’t just depend on ability: it also means making a total (COMMIT)
_________________
to your job. I work hard: evenings, weekends, whatever it takes, I think that’s why I am
(SUCCEED)
_________________. The people I work with are (HIGH) ________________ motivated. I

work to weekly
targets and I achieve them. Now, I am looking for a major (PROMOTE)
_________________. I didn’t think I
was (COMPETE) _________________ until I came into this environment. I took a drop in
salary when I took
this job, but it has (CERTAIN) _________________ been (WORTH)
_________________. I work hard and have
a positive attitude to life. That’s (DOUBT) _________________ why I am now earning the
sort of salary which
was once beyond my (WILD) _________________ dreams! As to (FULFILL)
_________________ ambitions,
well, I would like one day to have my own company. But that’s (LIKELY)
_________________ to happen for a
long time, if at all!
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SHARING
Judging from the ‘Flats to Let’ column, there is an endless search going on for flat-mates
which is (COMPARE)
___________________ to the search for suitable (MARRY) __________________
partners. Indeed, the fact
that the (ADVERTISE) ___________________ often specify the type and the personality
of the potential flat-
mates suggests that (COMPATIBLE) ___________________ is as (DISPENSE)
___________________ in flat -
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sharing as it is in the person you marry. People usually ask for or offer (REFER)
___________________, but
these probably provide only a few (SIGNIFY) ___________________ facts. The things

you really want to know
about a person are (RARE) __________________ revealed, things like whether they
makes a noise when they
eat, and other (BEAR) _________________ habits. Let’s face it, if you are going to share
your (LIVE)
_______________ with a complete stranger for any (LONG) ________________ of time,
you need to find out
at the outset whether their company will turn out to be a delight or a nightmare!
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FORTUNE-TELLING
We live in a scientific age in which everything we do is based on rational (DECIDE)
____________ and careful
investigation of the facts. In other words, we try to act (SENSE) _________________ and
as a result of using
our brains. But, if this is so, how can we explain the (POPULAR) _________________ of
horoscopes and
similar ways of (TELL) _________________ the future? I once learned to read palms, and
then tried out my
newfound (KNOW) _________________ on several friends and (ACQUAINT)
____________________. They
were amazed at the (ACCURATE) ___________________ of my reading of their
characters and even more by
my (PREDICT) ___________________ about their future lives, but of course there was
nothing (MYSTERY)
___________________ about my palmistry: it was just intelligent guesswork on my part.
After all, I knew my
‘victims’ and could (EASY) ___________________ assess the (LIKELY)
_________________ that they would
travel abroad or marry or change jobs in the near future.

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A MAP-MAKER
The publication of the first atlas was in 1595. The man who (PRODUCT)
_______________ this collections of
maps was called Geradus Mercator. Born in 1512, he spent his (YOUNG) _____________
in Flanders where he
became known as an
(EXTREME) ________________ talented map-maker and maker of (SCIENCE)
________________ instruments. In 1954, he was briefly imprisoned for his (RELIGION)
________________
beliefs and, fearing for his family’s (SAFE) _______________ he went to live in the
Rhineland, where he lived
for the rest of his life. His atlas was so (SUCCESS) _____________ that it was translated
into a (VARY)
_____________ of European languages. However, his map of the world is (ACCURACY)
________________
because the earth is round. As maps are flat, it is virtually (POSSIBLE)
________________ to have correct
scale, area, and direction on one map.
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CAMERON PARK
At first sight, there is nothing (USUAL) _________________ about the town of Cameron
Park in California, but
as the day begins and the town comes to
(LIVE) __________________. You can’t help (NOTICE)

__________________ that among the cars, there are light planes, moving along the roads
towards the
airport. When the town was (ORIGINAL) ___________________ built, a small airport
was included for the
(CONVENIENT) ___________________ of people flying in to look at the properties
which were for (SELL)
___________________, but it soon became clear to the developers that this was an
attraction in itself. The
streets were (WIDE) __________________ so that the planes could use them, the
mailboxes near the road
were made (SHORT) __________________ to avoid passing wings, and all the electricity
cables were buried
(GROUND) __________________.
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THE BABOON
The baboon is the largest and fiercest member of the monkey family. It is found in the
grassland and
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(MOUNTAIN) _______________ areas of the Sahara. It is rarely found in the forest.
Though sociably by
(NATURAL) _______________, baboons have been known to fight (VIOLENCE)
_______________ among
themselves, especially between the male baboons over who gets the female baboons. The
fight can get so
(VIOLENCE) _______________ that young baboons have been trampled to (DIE)
_______________. Baboons
will eat almost anything. A troop of baboons on the (HUNTER) ________________ for
food will tear apart tree

stumps for insects; rob orchard and even (INVASION) ________________ farm houses.
With their long dog-
like fares, sharp canine teeth and restless disposition, it is not (SURPRISE)
________________ that they are
often thought of as the most (DANGER) ________________ and aggressive of all
monkeys.
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A CHANGE OF CAREER
Wildlife (PAINT) ________________ had always been a hobby for Mark Chester, but
when he lost his job, he
took the (DECIDE) ________________ to turn it into a full-time career. Mark had
obtained his (PROFESSION)
________________ qualifications in the fields of (PHOTOGRAPH) ________________
and advertising and left
that these skills would be useful in his new life. He had sold his work before and
was (REASON)
________________ confident that he could earn enough to live on. Mark discovered that
he would be able to
receive an (ALLOW) ________________ from a government (AGENT)
________________ to help him set up
his business. They also provided him with (USE) ________________ information on how
to run his affairs. As
(SELL) ________________ of his work increased, Mark realized that he could not paint
enough (ORIGIN)
________________ pictures to keep up with demand, so he is now trying to interest a
(PUBLISH)

________________ in producing prints of his work.
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VILLAGE LIFE
In 1997, tired of noise and pollution in the city, best-selling author Will Smith and his
family moved out to
Chersey, a (PICTURE)
________________ village in the Suffolk countryside, with 53 (INHABIT)
________________ and one shop. Three years later they sold their (BEAUTY)
________________ 16th century
cottage and moved back to London, where they now live in a smart new (NEIGHBOR)
________________ on
the outskirts of the city. So what happened? ‘Chersey seemed an idyllic place to live,’
explains Will, ‘a quiet,
(PEACE) ________________ old village in extremely (PLEASE) ________________
surroundings. However, we
soon became aware of the (ADVANTAGE) ________________ of village life. With so
little to do in Chersey,
and because the buses were so (FREQUENT) ________________ our teenage children
became (DEPEND)
________________ on us to take them everywhere in the car. As far for our own social
life, the neighbors
were rather cold and (FRIEND) ________________ so we felt very isolated and lonely. It
was not the rural idyll
we had expected.
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HEALTHY EATING
In the past, any mother would be (PRIDE) ________________ if her children were round
and slightly fat.

Those days are gone. (RESEARCH) __________________ have reached the
(CONCLUDE) _________________
that too much fat and sugar in children’s diets are a major factor in the (DEVELOP)
___________________ of
heart diseases and other (ILL) ____________ when they are older. However, (GROW)
________________
children need to eat a wide range of foods, and their general health could be in
(DANGEROUS)
________________ by cutting out particular ones. Psychologists say that the (SOLVE)
________________ is
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not to change eating habits too fast, but to do (CARE) ________________ so that children
don’t lose muscle in
addition to fat. Parents should present foods a little (DIFFERENT) ________________
spread butter thinly and
avoid putting sugar on the table. Children should also play sports; by this way they will be
using the calories
that they have eaten.
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REAL MAGIC
One of the greatest (PERFORM) ________________ I’ve ever seen was an Italian
(MAGIC) ________________
called Lorenzo the Great. In front of a huge audience which included several (JOURNAL)
________________
from the local press, he actually managed to (PROOF) __________________ that

telepathy is possible. First,
he gave me a book by a famous (WRITE) __________________ and he asked me to look
(CARE)
__________________ at the cover. There was nothing (SUSPECT) __________________
about the book. Next,
Lorenzo told me to (CHOICE) ________________ a word from any page and tell him the
first letter. Then he
sat down at a (COMPUTE) ________________ and typed the word I had been looking at
in the book. I cannot
think of a (SCIENCE)
________________ explanation for his success and I’m a professional (SCIENCE)
________________!
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WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO
After we have finished our (EDUCATE) __________________, there are a number of
things we could do. For
some of the most interesting
(PROFESS) __________________ like
medicine and (ARCHITECT)
_________________, you have to be very good at math, and I was never a good
(MATHEMATICS)
_________________. Although my parents are doctors, I don’t seem to have a very
(SCIENCE)
_________________ mind. I’ve always wanted to be something like an
(ARCHAEOLOGY) _________________
because I like history and I like reading about great (HISTORY) _________________
figures like Napoleon, and
Alexander. I love looking at (PAINT) _________________ and (SCULPT)
_________________, too. I think that

it’s fun exploring the past. So if I pass my university entrance examination, that’s what I
‘m going to do.
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AN ANCIENT TREE
In Totteridge, in north London, there is a yew tree estimated to be between 1,000 and 2,000
years old. This
tree, however, is a mere youngster in (COMPARE) ________________ with others of the
species. The record
in the UK is held by a yew in Scotland that is thought to be between 4,000 and 5,000 years
old. However, such
trees are becoming (INCREASE) ________________ rare and the Totteridge specimen
was considered of
(SUFFICE) ________________ importance to be named in 1999 as one of the 41 ‘great
tree’ in London. Like
many yews, the Totteridge tree (DOUBT) ________________ predates the buildings
around it and its exact
age is unknown. The Totteridge tree needs little (MAINTAIN) ________________. Some
of its outer branches
hang down so low that they have taken root. But this is part of the tree’s natural
architecture and contributes
to its (STABLE) ________________ in high winds. With the best of (INTEND)
________________, ancient yew
sites are often tidied up with no benefit to the tree. Dead branches are not (READY)
________________shed
by the tree and their wood harbors a multitude of insects, an inseparable part of the old
tree’s natural
(DIVERSE) ________________. Something of the tree’s history is lost with the
(REMOVE) ______________ __
of dead wood. After all, the decaying, twisted and (ATTRACT) ________________ parts

give the tree
character.
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Photograph has many forms and applications. Of all of them, the practice of taking pictures
of earth from the
air has had the most value for geographers (WORLD) ________________. Photograph
was still in its (INFANT)
________________ when, in 1858, French artist Felix Tournachon took the first aerial
photograph from a hot-
air balloon. From these crude (BEGIN)
________________, aerial photographs have been taken from
(INCREASE) ________________ higher vantage points and now camera on satellites can
capture images of
earth from space. This would have been (IMAGINE) ________________ in 1858. Today,
such images provide a
wealth of detailed information and (CONSEQUENCE) ________________ they have
made an enormous
contribution to our understanding of the Earth’s atmosphere and weather patterns. They are
also invaluable
to (ARCHEOLOGY) ________________ and those monitoring urban. Although aerial
photographs and maps
both present a bird’s eye view of the Earth’s surface, they are valuable in different ways. In
terms of
(ACCURATE) ________________, maps will always provide a more reliable

representation of the surface of
the Earth. However, aerial photograph has become the more (INFLUENCE)
________________ as a means of
documenting the world’s changing landscape of ecosystems.
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A full job (DESCRIBE) ________________ will be sent to all those selected for interview,
but before sending in
your application for this post, please note that the Oversea Marketing Officer has
(RESPONSIBLE)
________________ for:
- (RECRUIT)
________________ and enrolment of overseas students.
- Confirming
students’ suitability for courses. This includes checking educational qualifications.
- Marketing specialist
courses in technical and (COMMERCE) ________________ training.
- Giving presentations
to staff and (REPRESENT) ________________ of overseas organizations.
- Providing advice
and assistance that will (ABLE) ________________ students to complete visa and
immigration (PROCEED) ________________ satisfactorily.
- Preparing leaflets,
brochures & informational materials for distribution in overseas markets.
Interviews will be held on 30 July. If you have not heard from us by 20 July, you may
assume that your
application has been (SUCCESS) ________________ on this occasion.
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The Red Parrot Theatre Company is putting on a new production of Macbeth and is

looking for an (ENERGY)
________________ person to take charge of (PUBLIC) ________________. Since we are
an amateur company
we can’t offer any (FINANCE) ________________ reward but if you are interested in the
theatre, it is very
(SATISFY) ________________ work. It’s part time, of course, because we only do about
three plays (ANNUAL)
________________. The job involved making (ARRANGE) ________________ with
printers and placing
advertisements in newspapers and whatever else needs doing. All expenses, such as phone
calls will be
(FUND) ________________, and you get four free tickets for every (PERFORM)
________________. If you are
interested, come along to our first rehearsal on 27 June for an informal discussion of what
is involved.
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IN CASE OF FIRE
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General instructions: In an emergency, the first (RESPONSIBLE) ________________ of
all members of staff is
to prevent injury or (LOSE) ________________ of life. If you discover a fire, operate the
nearest alarm. The
(SECURE) ________________ officer or his
(AUTHORITY) ________________ deputy is responsible for
contacting the Fire Brigade.

Evacuation procedures: The (WARN) ________________ signal is a series of short pulses
of the alarm. When
this signal sounds,
- Switch off all
machines; Switch off all (ELECTRIC) ________________ and gas supplies
- Shut windows;
Evacuate physically (ABLE) ________________ staff
Evacuation signal:
This is a continuous sounding of the alarm. On hearing this signal, everyone should leave
by
the nearest fire exit.
- Walk, don’t run;
Don’t stop to collect (BELONG) ________________
- Don’t re-enter the
building
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TERRIFIED CUSTOMERS
A two-metre-long green and yellow snake is (SAFE) ________________ in police custody
after terrified
customers fled in panic when they saw it crawling along the fresh-fruit counter of a local
supermarket. Police
officers who were called to the scene found a very (NERVE) ________________ and
agitated snake and
managed to capture it with some (DIFFICULT) ________________. Police Constable
John Brown said, ‘It was
very (SLIP) ________________ and quite heavy and it took three of us to put it in a large
bad. We think it may
belong to a snake (ENTHUSE) ________________ and could have escaped from a parked
car. We’d like the

owner to contact us and help us with our (ENQUIRE) ________________’. The snake was
examined a vet who
said that is was well-fed, perfectly healthy but rather (FRIEND) __________________. He
confirmed that it
was not (POISON) __________________.
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PERSONAL PRESENTATION
When we have accepted our offer of (EMPLOY) _________________ you will be issued,
free of charge, with a
uniform which you are obliged to wear while on duty. Out uniform has been design after
detailed (CONSULT)
_________________ with members of staff and reflects the quality and style of our
business. It helps to form
the customers’ first (IMPRESS) _________________ of us. Please note that male staff are
not permitted to
wear (JEWEL) __________________ of any kind and female staff must not wear rings or
earrings which are
(EXCESS) __________________ large or could be regarded as (APPROPRIATE)
___________________ in shape
or design. Wristwatches are permitted but must be (ACCEPT) ____________________ in
size and appearance.
If in doubt, talk to your line manager. For both men and women, hair should not exceed
shoulder (LONG)
___________________.
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SUBSCRIBE NOW!
Over a year, a (SUBSCRIBE) ________________ to our magazine will save you $21
compared with making a
monthly purchase at the newsagent’s. There are several methods of (PAY)
________________ - cheque,
credit card or direct debit. Our (ADMINISTRATE) _____________________ costs are
much lower if you pay by
direct debit, so there is a (REDUCE)
________________ of $2 in the price you pay - a total (SAVE)
________________ of $23 over the year. (Please note that this extra discount is not
applicable if you pay
special student rate). If you choose this method, you don’t have to worry about (NEW)
________________
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because your bank will (AUTOMATIC) ________________ transfer the money once a
year. We will send you a
(REMIND) ________________ a few weeks before it is time to renew. You can cancel at
any time and will
receive a full refund on any unposted copies.
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TUDOR HOUSE
This restaurant was opened just two weeks ago after an
(EXTEND) ________________ and detailed
programme of (RESTORE) ________________ and renovation of one of the oldest
buildings in town. The exact
age of the building was (KNOWN) ________________ until foundations were discovered
which date back to
the 15th century. At one the building work was halted so that (ARCHAEOLOGY)

________________ could carry
out excavations. Some of the interesting (DISCOVER) ________________ they made are
now on display in the
restaurant. There has been a beautiful and effective (INTEGRATE) ________________ of
the traditional
building and the modern restaurant. It has a charming and (ROMANCE)
________________ atmosphere
where customers can relax and enjoy their meals. An additional (ATTRACT)
________________ is the large
garden which has room for 50 customers to enjoy all fresco eating in the summer months.
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A NEW WAY TO GET TO THE AIRPORT
The official (OPEN) ________________ of the new Airport Express took place only
yesterday but it has been in
full (OPERATE) ________________ for the past three weeks. This new train service takes
you from the centre
of the city to the airport very rapidly (only 20 minutes) and at a very (ECONOMY)
________________ price
(only $5 one-way). The carriages are comfortable and (SPACE) ________________ but no
food and drink is
available because the journey is so short. There are, however, uniformed (ATTEND)
________________ who
will provide passengers with help and advice. There is an on-board television service with
information about
(FLY) ________________ and airport facilities or, on the journey from the airport, hotels,
and train services. In
addition, the train has telephones for passengers to use. Many travelers are already
choosing the train in
(PREFER) ________________ to a long, (PLEASE) ________________ and tiring

journey by car or taxi.
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John Shaw will shortly be setting off on a 50,000 km run, which will make him the first
person to perform the
(ORDINARY) __________________ act of running all the way round the world if he
succeeds. His timetable
includes the (FREEZE) __________________ Russian winter and the burning African
summer. And he has no
back-up team for (ASSIST)
__________________. He will be running alone, carrying all his (EQUIP)
__________________ on his back.
“My biggest fear is not the physical challenge, but (LONELY)
__________________” said Mr. Shaw. “I’m as sociable as anyone and I’m very (HOPE)
__________ ________
that I will form many (FRIEND) __________________ on the way”. On a trial 2,000 km
run under the blazing
(HOT) ________________ of the African sun, he came across wild baboons and
(POISON) _________________
snakes, but he proved that a target of 60 kilometers a day was (REASON)
__________________. “I’ve made up
my mind to do it and I will. Running is my life”, he said.
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We all know stories about people with exceptional memories who have the (ABLE)
__________________ to
remember hundreds of numbers after hearing them only once. Now experts are saying that

such feats can be
taught. For example, most people can (REPETITION) __________________ about nine
numbers if they are
read out one a second. In one experiment, ten hours’ training (PRODUCT)
__________________ only a small
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(IMPROVE) _________________, but the results after practicing for a thousand hours
were (AMAZE)
_________________: some people remembered 80 or even 100 numbers. Similarly, most
adults can
(IDENTITY) _______________ only about 5 out of a set of 21 colors that are only
(SLIGHT) _______________
different. But after 80 training hours one person could recognize 18 of them. Studies of 76
major (COMPOSE)
__________________ show that it took at least ten years of (MUSIC)
__________________ training before
any of them wrote a major work. Psychologists are therefore raising the (POSSIBLE)
_________________ _
that genius is the product of teaching.
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In the past, any mother would be proud if her children were round and slightly fat. Those
days are gone.
(RESEARCH) __________________ have now reached the (CONCLUDE)
__________________ that too much
fat and sugar in children’s diets are a major factor in the (DEVELOP)
__________________ of heart diseases
and other (ILL) __________________ when they are older. However, (GROW)
__________________ children

need to eat a wide range of foods, and their general health could be (DANGER)
__________________ by
cutting out particular ones. Psychologists say that the (SOLVE) __________________ is
not to change eating
habits too fast, but to do it (CARE) __________________, so that children do not lose
muscle in addition to
fat. Parents should present food a little (DIFFERENCE) __________________, spread
butter thinly and avoid
putting sugar on the table. Children should also be (COURAGE) __________________ to
take part in sports:
this way they will be using the calories that they have eaten.
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People collect a large variety of objects: stamps, postcards or dolls. Some people collect
objects which are
connected with (HISTORY) __________________ events or with (FAME)
__________________ people. But
one of the strangest (COLLECT) __________________ is that of eggcups. Kevin Murphy
of Bradford in
Yorkshire has 10,000 of them. Not (SURPRISE) __________________, his favorite
eggcup is one in the shape
of a (TYPE) __________________ Yorkshireman. Kewin’s hobby began seven years ago,
after he (LOAN)
__________________ an elephant eggcup to a granddaughter who took such a (LIKE)
__________________
to it she insisted on keep it. Kevin saw a few eggcups he liked at a (SELL)
__________________ at a local shop,

and started collecting them. Others like Kevin’s eggcups too.
“I have just bought a (REPLACE)
__________________ for one of my favorites, which (MYSTERY) __________________
disappeared last
week” he said.
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These days it is impossible to open a newspaper without reading about the damage we are
doing to the
environment. The earth is being (THREAT) __________________ and the future looks
bad. What can each of
us do? We cannot clear up our (POLLUTION) __________________ rivers and seas
overnight. Nor can we stop
the (APPEAR) __________________ of plants and animals. But we can stop adding to the
problem while
(SCIENCE)
__________________ search for answers, and laws are passed in nature’s
(DEFEND)
__________________. It may not be easy to change your lifestyle (COMPLETE)
__________________, but
some steps are easy to take: cut down the amount of (DRIVE) __________________ you
do, or use as little
plastic as possible. It is also easy to save energy, which also reduces (HOUSE)
__________________ bills. We
must all make a personal (DECIDE) __________________ to work for the future of our
planet if we wanted to
(SURE) __________________ a better world for our grandchildren.
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Some recent research into (CONVERSE) __________________ between men and women
has produced results
which will surprise few women. Men are always interrupting women when they talk. One
(RESEARCH)
__________________ feels that men regard female talk as a kind of conversational
(HOUSE)
__________________. They expect women to play a supporting role. So a man interrupts
in a display of
(DOMINATE) __________________ or control. Men also have a much more
(PLEASANT) __________________
listening style. Whereas a woman uses gestures or say, “mm”, a man will say such thing as
“right” or “okay”
this settle the stage for an (INTERRUPT) __________________. Conversation of this
kind, then, hardly has
(MEAN) __________________ communication. Male talk is often (ARGUE)
__________________ while
women are more tentative, asking more questions and tending to build up their replies on
what the other
people had said. The research would indicate that women are better (LISTEN)
__________________ than
men. Yet, listening secretly to conversation between groups of women, one has the
(IMPRESS)
__________________ of several simultaneous monologues into which no man would be
able to get a change
to speak.
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