EXERCISE ON WORD FORMATION

41. Don’t ........................! Nothing bad really happened. (DRAMA)
42. I’m unable to .......................between these perfumes, they all smell the same. (DIFFERENT)
43. We’ve run out of .......................floss so we must remember to buy some. (DENTIST)
44. My grandma .............................. a natural ............................ (DIE)
45. They give her morphine to ...................the pain.(DEAD)

46. The ...................................... of those mountainous villages is the greatest achievement of this government.(ELECTRIC)
47. With the ............................ of the soup it was a wonderful meal.(EXCEPT)
48. Her ........................ in helping the poor earned her admiration in the neighbourhood. (SELF)
49. Soak the dried mushroom overnight to ..................... them before cooking.(SOFT)
50. They have always wanted to have a baby, but Sue .................each time she got pregnant.(CARRY)
51. Chinese cooking can be ..........................as spicy.(CHARACTER)
52. Don’t be too hasty to pass .............................on other people.(JUDGE)
53. Cut the carrots ............................. and put them into water.(LONG)
54. It’s obviously ......................... behaviour for a son to marry his mother.(NATURE)
55. The ................................... of his work lies in the materials he uses.(ORIGIN)
56. I can understand your arguments only ....................................... .(PART)
57. The pregnant woman talked with her husband about the responsibilities of their future .................(PARENT)
58. The ............................over, we started serious discussions with the delegates.(PLEASANT)
59. Her designs might look well on paper but they are quite ......................(PRACTICE)
60. Can I find a pencil .........................somewhere in this library? (SHARP)

61. I like him a lot, but I’m not .......................... attracted to him. (SEX)
62. Feel the ......................... moisturisation makes to your hair.(DIFFER)
63. I obviously have very strange morals, or lack of them, because it really doesn’t bother me in the ........................ (SLIGHT).

64. Am I vain in the fact that I take myself.................... (SERIOUS)?
65. Putting your face on TV doesn’t ....................... make you famous, it makes you ............................ .(NEED; RECOGNISE)
66. Though Monsters has a great storyline younger ..................may be confused as some facts are never explained.(VIEW)
67. What should I buy for my girlfriend? Underwear’s too obvious, chocolates are too ......................... and a book would be a bit boring.(PREDICT)
68. It is better to be divorced and homeless than married and ...........................(HOPE)
69. Off-screen, Simon’s been making a name for himself in the tabloids as a playboy in .................... kiss and tells by blonde lapdancers.(NUMBER)
70. Scandinavian legend says that when the son of the goddess Frigga was killed her tears of ...................... became the white berries.(SORRY)

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

After many months of grueling work and painful injuries to her shoulder and back, Susan realized that her dream of swimming the English Channel was unattainable.

A. realistic

B. unachievable

C. impossible

D. confuse.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

After many months of grueling work and painful injuries to her shoulder and back, Susan realized that her dream of swimming the English Channel was unattainable.

A. realistic

B. unachievable

C.  impossible

D. confuse.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part(s) in each of the following questions.

After many months of grueling work and painful injuries to her shoulder and back, Susan realized that her dream of swimming the English Channel was unattainable. 

A. impossible 

B. realistic 

C. confused 

D. unachievable 

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2. Well, I wasn’t worried when my son bought a computer. After all lots of children have parents (62) _____don’t understand computers. But when my secretary asked me for a computer in _(63) _____ office, I really became (64) _____ So I decided to take some lessons in computing and my son became my teacher. He was very helpful. He invited me to sit down in_(65) _____ of the computer screen. I did not know what it was_(66) ______. When asked him what it was, he said that it was a VDU. I still didn’t know what a VDU was, but I was too shy _(67) ______him anymore. From that moment my memory refused to learn __(68) _____________he told me a lot of things that I really _(69) ________ understand at all. After a few lessons I began to feel tired. I made (70) ________ excuse, saying that I _(71) __________ a headache. I suggested we should leave the lesson for another day. Since then I haven’t said anything about the computer to my son and my secretary.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 28 to 34.

The election of Andrew Jackson to the presidency in 1928 marked the political ascendancy of the “common man” in American politics. His name became a household word during the war of 1812, when, as a U.S Army major general, he led troops against the Creek Indians in the Mississippi Territory and later defeated the British at New Orleans.

After his presidential inauguration, Jackson rode on horseback to the White House to attend a private party. Crowds of well-wishers suddenly appeared at the reception and nearly destroyed the White House as they tried to glimpse the new president. The common man had made a dramatic entrance onto the national political scene.

Jackson’s two terms moved American society toward truer democracy. Many states abandoned property requirements for voting. Elected officials began to act more truly as representatives of the people than as their leaders. As president of the common man, Jackson waged a war against the Bank of the United States, vetoing the bill that re-chartered the institution, declaring it a dangerous monopoly that profited the wealthy few.

Although he had built his reputation as an Indian tighter during the War ol 1812, Jackson was not an Indian hater. He adopted what was at the time considered an enlightened solution to the Indian problem-removal. Many tribes submitted peacelully to being moved to the West. Others were marched by force to the Indian Territory, under brutal conditions, along what the Cherokees called the Trail of Tears.

One of Andrew Jackson’s most enduring legacies was the Democratic Party, which under him became a highly organized political party. In opposition to the Democrats were the Whigs, a party that attracted supporters of the Bank of the United States and opposed the tyranny of the man called “King Andrew”. A less specific but more basic legacy is the populist philosophy oi politics that still bears the name “Jacksonian Democracy.”

The phrase “became the household word” in paragraph I means that _______.

A. a house style was called Jackson

B. Jackson acquired fame

C. people criticized Jackson

D. Jackson was a popular boy’s name

Read the story of Helen Keller's life as a young girl. Are the sentences true or false? Write T or F.

Helen Keller was born in 1880 in Alabama, with the ability to both see and hear, like any normal child. She began to speak when she was six months old and to walk at the age of one. But six months later, she contracted a serious illness, possibly meningitis. After she had recovered, her mother noticed that Helen didn't react to sounds, or when she waved her hand in front of Helen's face. The illness had left her both deaf and blind. As she grew up, she learned to communicate with the daughter of the family cook using sign language that they invented together. But Helen was an unhappy child and often flew into a rage. Her mother was very patient with her and tried to help her. She had read about the successful education of another deaf-blind child, and when Helen was seven she contacted a special school for blind children in Boston. The director of the school suggested that Helen work with Anne Sullivan, who was herself visually impaired and a recent graduate of the school. It was the beginning of a 49-year relationship between pupil and teacher.

Anne travelled to Helen's home and immediately began teaching her 'finger-spelling': spelling out words on the palm of Helen's hand. The first word she tried to teach her was 'doll' - Anne had brought Helen a doll as a present. But Helen could not make the connection between the letters and the objects and became very frustrated. After about a month, however, there was a breakthrough. Helen realised that the movements of Anne's fingers on her palm, while she poured water over her other hand, signified 'water. By the end of the day Helen had learned thirty new words.

1 As a baby, Helen had normal sight and hearing.

2 A relation of one of the family servants gradually taught Helen sign language.

3 Helen's mother was very unhappy and frequently got cross with her.

4 Anne Sullivan was partially blind.

5 The first word that Helen understood through finger-spelling was 'doll'

1. The ..............made people laugh by telling joke and making funny faces.(COMEDY).

2. Sorry about the mistakes, I......... the intructions you gave me.(UNDERSTAND)

3. As a debtor, Charles Dicken's father became................when he was imprisoned.(FAME)

4. My mother was very ............ of the healthy body she had got from good exercise and a proper diet.(PRIDE)

5. Indonesian and Vietnamese ministers said here yesterday they had agreed to develop a zone of.............co-operation that links the two countries.(ECONOMY)

6. The chair which Sally..........from her grand mother is an antique(HERITAGE)

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 38 to 42.

The election of Andrew Jackson to the presidency in 1928 marked the political ascendancy of the “common man” in American politics. Whereas all previous presidents had been Easterners from well-todo families, Jackson was a self-made man of modest wealth from the West. Born in 1767, Jackson fought in the American Revolution, in which many of his relatives died. Afterwards, he studied law and moved to the Western District of North California. When that territory became the state of Tennessee, Jackson was elected the state’s first congressman. His name became a household word during the war of 1812, when, as a U.S Army major general, he led troops against the Creek Indians in the Mississippi Territory and later defeated the British at New Orleans.

After his presidential inauguration, Jackson rode on horseback to the White House to attend a private party. Crowds of well-wishers suddenly appeared at the reception and nearly destroyed the White House as they tried to glimpse the new president. The common man had made a dramatic entrance onto the national political scene.

Jackson’s two terms moved American society toward truer democracy. Many states abandoned property requirements for voting. Elected officials began to act more truly as representatives of the people than as their leaders. As president of the common man, Jackson waged a war against the Bank of the United States, vetoing the bill that re-chartered the institution, declaring it a dangerous monopoly that profited the wealthy few.

Although he had built his reputation as an Indian fighter during the War of 1812, Jackson was not an Indian hater. He adopted what was at the time considered an enlightened solution to the Indian problem-removal. Many tribes submitted peacefully to being moved to the West. Others were marched by force to the Indian Territory, under brutal conditions, along what the Cherokees called the Trail of Tears.

One of Andrew Jackson’s most enduring legacies was the Democratic Party, which under him became a highly organized political party. In opposition to the Democrats were the Whigs, a party that attracted supporters of the Bank of the United States and opposed the tyranny of the man called “King Andrew”. A less specific but more basic legacy is the populist philosophy of politics that still bears the name “Jacksonian Democracy.”

The word “institution” in paragraph 3 refers to _____.

A. the presidency of the United States

B. American society

C. The Bank of the United States   

D. democracy