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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

disappeared into the restaurant’s kitchen

2 Sam works as a (TELEPHONE) in an office in the town

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)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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.Vocabulary | 2012-2013

WORD FORMS 10QUESTION: 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

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

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

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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

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) _

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

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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

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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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

(QUALIFY) pilot Her solo (FLY) from London

to Delhi was one of the

greatest (ACHIEVE) of the early days of aviation Her (MARRY)

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

_ My friend noticed my (SILENT) _ and asked mewhat 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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_ 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

_ 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

_ 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 Iwas (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) _?

Vocabulary | 2012-2013WORD FORMS 22QUESTION 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

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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

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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

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The site of the town Winchester was a natural place for a (SETTLE) _,

at the point where ariver cut through the chalk of the (SOUTH) _ hillsides A simple camp

at St Catherine’s Hillwas 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

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

_ 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

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

_ 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.Page 24 | Prepared by Dang Thanh Diem | dangthanhdiem@gmail.com

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 asthey 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 dothe 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

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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

of toys exists, and so our (KNOW) _ is restricted to archaeological

study and limited

evidence from documents

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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

(COMMUNICATE) _ and (RELY) _ clocks, so it

is easy to forget what anessential 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

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 beingtoo (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

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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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)

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

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 inconnection 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

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

sharp rise in local (EMPLOY)

_, it is very good to hear that the

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

and worry thatyou 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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Bradford is beautiful and

(AMBITION) _ She left school at sixteen and became a

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

(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

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

At a meeting held in Oxwell last Thursday evening a wide (VARY) _

of opinions wasexpressed 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

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

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)

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)

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

A YOUNG WOMAN TALKS AMBITIONGetting 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 Iwork 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 thesort 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!

SHARINGJudging 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 mates suggests that (COMPATIBLE) _ is as (DISPENSE) _ in flat -

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