Test on Word Formation ( 7 ) Exercise 1. Cho d¹ng ®óng cña tõ trong ngoÆc. At first light, there’s nothing ( 1 – usual ) _________ about the Town of Cameron Park in California but as the day begins and the town comes to ( 2 – live ) ________, you can’t help ( 3 – notice ) ______ that, among the cars there are light aeroplanes moving along the roads towards the airport. When the town was ( 4 – origin )________ built, a small airport was included for the convenience of people flying in to look at the ( 5 – proper ) ________ which were for ( 6 – sell ) ________ : but it soon became clear to the ( 7 – develop ) _________ that this was an attraction itself. The streets were ( 8 – wide ) ________ so that planes could use them, the mailboxes near the roads were made ( 9 – short ) _________ to avoid passing wings, and all the electricity cables were buried ( 10 – ground ) _______. Now, there is every ( 11 – likely ) _________ that the ( 12 – reside ) _________ will have a private plane in their garage and use it with the same ( 13 – free ) __________ as others enjoy with their cars. Exercise 2. Cho d¹ng ®óng cña tõ trong ngoÆc. 1. If this news ever reaches her ears, she will be ( 1 – fury ) ___________. 2. ( 2 – Certain ) ________ still surrounds the ( 3 – appoint ) _________ of a new director. 3. The ( 3 – beautiful ) ________ of the ( 4 – scene ) _______ surpassed all my ( 5 – expect ) ___. 4. I was surprised at his ( 6 – eager ) ________ to return. 5. Don’t keep us in ( 7 – suspend ) ________any longer – tell us what happened ! 6. Most ( 8 – furnish ) __________ is made of wood. 7. We have ( 9 – vacant ) _________ for secretaries with word – processing experience. 8. There were plenty of ( 10 – eat ) ________ at birthday party, but not enough to drink. 9. The food he gave you last night is almost ( 11 – eat ) __________. 10. It is ( 12 – oblige ) ________ to remove your shoes before entering the mosque. Exercise 3. Cho d¹ng ®óng cña tõ trong ngoÆc Public ( 1 – react ) _________ to the Disney film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs when it was first shown in 1937 was ( 2 – ordinary ) ________. It was received with great ( 3 – excite ) ________ and it immediately became enormously popular ( 4 – through ) _________ the world. Good advertising was not the only reason for this ( 5 – world ) _________ popularity : the film and its characters captured the ( 6 – imagine ) _________ of people all over the world . In Britain, there were daily newspaper articles about the film and how it was made. Snow White toys and books were on sale everywhere. Some people thought it might be ( 7 – upset ) _________ for children but most people saw it as ( 8 – harm ) _________ entertainment. Since 1937, it has been ( 9 – issue ) ________ every few years, giving ( 10 – enjoy ) ____________ to many generations of children. Exercise 4. Cho d¹ng ®óng cña tõ trong ngoÆc 1. He was clearly relaxed and in an ( 1 – expand ) _________ mood. 2. The oil spill is an ( 2 – ecology ) _________ disaster for thousands of fish. 3. She has a profound ( 3 – hate ) _______ of fascism. 4. Don’t wipe your ( 4 – jam ) ________ fingers on the table – cloth . 5. She is ( 5 – doubt ) _________ gifted : as a writer and as a painter. 6. I was greeted with a show of ( 6 – cordial ) ____________. 7. The whole building was soon well ( 7 – blaze ) _________. 8. A dedicated ( 8 – balance ) _________ act is needed in order to satisfy the two sides. 9. ( 9 – National ) _________ can be dangerously close to racism. 10. How ( 10 – damage ) ________ do you think this will be to the Democracy Party ? Exercise 5. Cho d¹ng ®óng cña tõ trong ngoÆc ( 1 – Commerce ) __________ fishing has been carried out since the middle age. Before that it was imposible to keep fish for long periods, but the development of ( 2 – store ) _________ methods such as drying and salting made it possible for ( 3 – fish ) __________ to go on fishing trips further away. In fact, although ( 4 – Euro ) _______ were completely ( 5 – aware ) ________ of America’s ( 6 – exist ) _________, they were already fishing near its coasts then. They were, however, still unable to keep fish fresh for any length of time. All this changes as a result of the new ( 7 – technology ) _____ advances in refrigeration in the 19 th century. Soon the ( 8 – coast ) _____ waters of Africa and the Mediterranean were full of Northern European fishing boats. In the 20 th century, ( 9 – science ) _____ ( 10 – discover ) _________ made during the Second World War were used for discovering large groups of fish. Exercise 6. Cho d¹ng ®óng cña tõ trong ngoÆc 1. A good clean will really ( 1 – fresh ) ________ up the house. 2. ( 2 – Effect ) ________ from 1 st April, the interest rate will be increased by 1%. 3. I’ve made an appointment for a ( 3 – face ) ________ massage next week. 4. He gambled all his ( 4 – win ) ________ on the last race. 5. You cannot ( 5 – general ) __________ about the effects of the drug from the cases of one or two patients. 6. In an ideal world there would be no ( 6 – poor ) ________ and disease. 7. Tom is ( 7 – habit ) _______ late for school. 8. The security of the whole operation has been jeopardised by their ( 8 – care ) ________. 9. She drank her wine with small ( 9 – lady ) _________ sips. 10. Finding a job can be a ( 10 – chance ) _________ business. Exercise 7. Cho d¹ng ®óng cña tõ trong ngoÆc According to some scientists, high – risk sports can be particularly valuable for certain types of people. Such ( 1 – act ) ________ help them to learn that being ( 2 – fright ) _______ doesn’t mean that they have to lose their control. The recent fashion for jumping from bridges attached to a length of elastic rope, ( 3 – know ) _____ as “ bungee jumping”, has been now tried by over one million people ( 4 – world ) _______, and interest in it is continuing to grow. Before the special elastic rope ( 5 – tight ) _________ around them, jumpers reach speeds of nearly 160kph. First – timers are usually too ( 6 – terror ) ________ to open their mouths, and when they’re finally ( 7 – low ) ________ safely to the ground, they walk around with broad smiles on their faces, saying ( 8 – repeat ) _______ how amazing it was. However, for some people, it is only the ( 9 – embarass ) _____ of refusing to jump at the last minute that finally persuades them to ( 10 – conquest ) _______ their fear of height and push themselves off into space. Exercise 8. Cho d¹ng ®óng cña tõ trong ngoÆc 1. He finally rebelled against his strict ( 1 – bring ) __________. 2. The Federal Reserve Bank denied any ( 2 – wrong ) __________. 3. He carries on writing , ( 3 – regard ) ________ of whether he’s tired or not. 4. ( 4 – Ideal ) ________ has no place in modern politics. 5. It is ( 5 – question ) ________ how necessary the changes are. 6. He stared at me with a look of ( 6 – puzzle ) _________ on his face. 7. We’ve turned the smallest bedroom into a ( 7 – nurse ) ________ for our new baby. 8. The United Nations will act as ( 8 – guarantee ) _________ of the peace settlement. 9. Come and get an ( 9 – eye ) ________ of this – there’s a giraffe in the garden. 10. She wrote a ( 10 – duty ) _______ postcard to her mother – in – law living in New York. Exercise 9. Cho d¹ng ®óng cña tõ trong ngoÆc Human have long been fascinated by ( 1 – out ) ________ space, and have wondered if there are intelligent life – forms ( 2 – else ) ________ , which we might be able to contact. ( 3 – Nature ) _____, we have all seen space creatures on our TV and cinema screens, but “ aliens” like these owe more to the convenience of using human ( 4 – act ) _______ to play the parts than to any real form of ( 5 – science ) ________ investigations. However, many serious space researchers are now beginning to turn their attention to the question of what alien life might ( 6 – actual ) _______ look like. One result is the Arnold Alien, ( 7 – design ) _______ by ( 8 – biology ) ______ Dougal Dixon. This strange being, ( 9 – like ) ______ humans, has its eyes, ears and limbs in groups of three instead of pairs, but despite its odd ( 10 – appear ) ________, its behaviour is not very different from our own. Exercise 10. Cho d¹ng ®óng cña tõ trong ngoÆc 1. They’ve agreed to give me a ( 1 – try ) ______ for a week to see if I’m up to the job. 2. I could hit myself. I made the same mistake twice in ( 2 – succeed ) _________. 3. Meeting other people, for me , is a basic ( 3 – need ) __________. 4. I usually have a headache after a night of drinking and smoking ( 4 – exceed ) _________. 5. They must have forgotten to add the ( 5 – enclose ) _______ to this letter. 6. Could you send us 10 brochures for ( 6 – add ) ________ distribution among our staff? 7. It ( 7 – mad ) ________ me that she was chosen instead of me. 8. He believes ( 8 – passion ) ________ in ( 9 – free ) _______ of ( 10 – speak ) _________. 9. Was your university degree a good ( 11 – prepare ) ________ for your career ? 10. ( 12 – Secure ) _______ checks had been caried out ( 13 – prepare ) ________ to the President’s ( 14 – arrive ) _________. . Test on Word Formation ( 7 ) Exercise 1. Cho d¹ng ®óng cña tõ trong ngoÆc. At first light, there’s nothing ( 1 – usual ) _________ about the Town of Cameron Park in California. The ( 3 – beautiful ) ________ of the ( 4 – scene ) _______ surpassed all my ( 5 – expect ) ___. 4. I was surprised at his ( 6 – eager ) ________ to return. 5. Don’t keep us in ( 7 – suspend ). believes ( 8 – passion ) ________ in ( 9 – free ) _______ of ( 10 – speak ) _________. 9. Was your university degree a good ( 11 – prepare ) ________ for your career ? 10. ( 12 – Secure ) _______