Novelists are among the most _______ people in the world.. _______ are doing their best to make people aware of the danger of air pollution ENVIRONMENT 6.. Look at this picture of Bill a
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Exercise 1
1 is one of the qualities required of a social worker FLEXIBLE
2 Novelists are among the most _ people in the world IMAGINE
3 Secondary education is and free in many countries COMPEL
4 The song has _ been selected for the SEA Games 22, Vietnam OFFICE
5 _ are doing their best to make people aware of the danger of air pollution ENVIRONMENT
6 Actually, there is no short cut to _ a foreign language MASTER
7 Leonardo De Vince was a _ story of an artist and scientist SUCCEED
8 Your father is a bit _ I think he should go on a diet WEIGH
9 The police should impose heavy fines on those who drive DANGER
Exercise 2
1 The duty of the police is the _ of law and order MAINTAIN
2 Our tomatoes are nicely: they’ll be ready to eat in about a week RIPE
3 Look at this picture of Bill and his father: you can see the _clearly, can’t you? LIKE
5 Playing for the national team for the first time was an _ experience for Hong Son FORGET
6 “ This is not a good essay”, said the lecturer “ I find your arguments ” CONVINCE
7 It’s a lovely old house, I agree, but can we afford to _ it? MODERN
8 George and I have been friends since _ : he used to live next door CHILD
9 In winter it is important for farmers to provide food and _ for their animals WARM
Exercise 3
1 The secretary was very busy all day dealing with _ ENQUIRE
3 Sarah opened the door of the cellar, wondering what she might find CAUTION
4 The company is very efficient and gives a service SPEED
5 You’d better drive I’m too for such traffic EXPERIENCE
6 After _ attempts, Minh finally passed his graduation examination REPEAT
8 You look rather Are you worried about something ? OCCUPY
Exercise 4
1 She gave me a very _ look when she saw that I wasn’t wearing the correct uniform APPROVE
2 He’s normally very so you’ll be lucky if you get any information out of him COMMUNICATE
3 With her mind, she was able to work out the best way to persuade everybody ANALYSE
4 How dare she _ us when she sits around doing nothing all day CRITIC
5 Everywhere you could see evidence of the force of the enemy bombs DESTROY
6 That is supposed to be the price but you always seem to end up paying extra INCLUDE
7 Some of the in this dictionary are more difficult to understand than the DEFINE word they are explaining
8 We have to on electricity so make sure you switch off all the lights when you leave ECONOMY
9 The judges were _ impressed by the imaginative use of light and shade in the painting SPECIAL
10 I consider him to be one of our greatest _ poets LIVE
Exercise 5
1 He fell off his motobike, but his _ were not serious INJURE
2 The family managed to get out of the burning house , but they lost nearly their POSSESS
4 The crowd showed it by shouting insults at the players APPROVE
5 Dozens of are injured on the city roads every year CYCLE
6 Many modern refridgerators never need to be _ FROST
8 To be successful, an artist must show great ORIGIN
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10 My brother lives in an attractive _ part of Paris RESIDE
Exercise 6.
1 We must keep costs as small as possible We have so many trying to take our customers away COMPETE
2 He is very anxious about the _ of his passport LOSE
3 This organization is concerned about the _ of the rain forest DESTROY
6.We bought back several carved statues from our holiday in Africa WOOD
7 Our journey took nearly five hours It was much than I’d thought FAR
8 John has just got _ to a girl he has known since he was a boy
ENGAGE
9 More and more young people want to get a university _ EDUCATE
Exercise 7.
1 Don’t believe a word Tom says He’s a terrible _ LIE
4 Applicants must be under 25, hard – working and ENERGY
5 When Bill and Jane retire, they’re planning to spend all their _ on a Mediterrance holiday SAVE
6 Third time lucky! After two _ attemps, Mark’s finally passed his driving test SUCCESS
7 They’re an incrediby _ family! You should see how much food they throw away WASTE
8 You shouldn’t leave _ things on car seats in full view of people walking past VALUE
9 I’ve never had the same opinions as my father When I was younger, we were always having AGREE
10 Jeremy Hopkins’s performance in King Lear was the most _ IMPRESS
Exercise 8
1 Drug _ is a growing problem particularly among young people ADDICT
2 Most banks have installed video cameras as part of their systems SECURE
3 Elsa is being kept in an isolation ward because she’s highly _ INFECT
4 My brother and I was sent to _ school when we were seven BOARD
5 Phil was sentenced to seven years’ for his part in the arm robbery PRISON
6 There is no to the problem of the beginning of the universe SOLVE
7 The chairman expressed doubts about the of showing the film on children TV SUIT
8 O’Hara wanted a divorce because his wife had been FAITH
10 _ is not enough by itself: you must work hard too INSPIRE
Exercise 9
1 I didn’t know who it was – with a mask on, she was completely _ RECOGNISE
5 I’ll resign if you continue to _ everything I say REGARD
8 It was _ of Tom to accuse Bill of having told him a lie
JUSTICE
9 He has been constant in his _ to scientific studies DEVOTE
Exercise 10
2 The director needs someone who is efficient and TRUST
3 7.30 A.M on a Saturday is rather time for an appoinment CONVENIENT
4 Please don’t be so _, I can’t do all the work by myself REASON
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10 Successful business needs good skills
ORGANIZATION