Supply the correct form of the word in bold

1. Is there too much ***** and......... on TV? ( violent)

2. Language games are usually intended to encourage student.......... ( interact)

3. It's about 10 meters in............... ( wide)

4. We await a........... decisiom about the future of the programme ( government)

5. The Prime Minister issued a............. of the report that she is about to resign ( deny)

6. The......... of football has turned it from a sport into a business ( commercial)

7. Her propoals met with an enthusiastic............. ( respond)

8. He argued............ that stricter laws were necessary to deal with the problem ( force)

9. A stay in the country will be........... to his health ( benefit)

10. The resort is easily.............. by road, rail and air ( access)

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word given: Right after the (complete) …………… of the new aircraft, the space shuttle will be replaced. *

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A. completing

B. completion

C. completement

D. completive

Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the first one: I haven’t seen the alien yet. *

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A. I have ever seen the alien before.

B. I have never seen the alien.

C. I have already seen the alien.

D. I haven’t been seen the alien.

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined: *

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A. mood

B. moon

C. good

D. soon

Choose the best answer: I believe that our new manager has the ............ to work well in this business environment. *

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A. inflexible

B. flexibly

C. flexibility

D. flexible

Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the first one: After she had explained everything clearly, we started our work. *

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A. We started our work after she has explained everything clearly.

B. We started our work after she had explain everything clearly.

C. Before we started our work, she had explained everything clearly.

D. Before she explained everything clearly, we had started our work.

Give the correct form of the word in brackets.

1. Being caught in the act, the thief had no ……………………………………. but to admit stealing the money.   (alter )

2. He didn’t appear to like to see us. He greeted us with a …………………………….…… smile. ( constrain )

3. This is an informal meeting, therefore, everyone is ……………………………………… dressed. ( casual )

4. He used all his …………………………………………….. to force the door open. ( strong )

5. The wind moved ………………………………………….…….. through the trees all the night. ( rest )

Give the correct form of the word in brackets.

1. Being caught in the act, the thief had no ……………………………………. but to admit stealing the money.   (alter )

2. He didn’t appear to like to see us. He greeted us with a …………………………….…… smile. ( constrain )

3. This is an informal meeting, therefore, everyone is ……………………………………… dressed. ( casual )

4. He used all his …………………………………………….. to force the door open. ( strong )

5. The wind moved ………………………………………….…….. through the trees all the night. ( rest )

There is one mistake in each sentence. Find the mistake and write your correction in the space provided below.

6. It’s essential that every examinee summarizes the important knowledge for the exam.

………………………………………………………………………………………

7. They got to the nearest village after walk for five hours.

…………………………………………………………………………………………                               

8. Jane looked sadly and worried this morning. I wonder what happened to her.    

…………………………………………………………………………………………

9. The house is not very big but there is a lot of furnitures.

……………………………………………………………………………………..

10. The door was too heavy for the child to push it open.

………………………………………………………………………………………..

word formation

At his last trial, nobody believed in Arthur’s (1 – innocent). He had been accused of the (2 – thief) of a valuable Chinese vase, and was also charged with ten other (3 – offend). The value of the (4 – steal) goods was said to be over £10,000. Arthur said in his own (5 – defend) that the vase had been put into his car (6 – accident). He also pointed out that the Chinese vase was a fake, and was almost (7 – worth). The judge did not believe Arthur’s story. He told Arthur he was a hardened (8 – crime) and that he deserved a severe (9 – punish). Then the judge sentenced Arthur to five years (10 – prison). Arthur just smiled. He had spent most of his life in prison and so he was used to it.

Fill in each blank with a word from the box.

[ models ; by ; through ; origami ; together ; upstream ; folding ; taught ]

Origami is the Japanese word for paper (1)… . ORI means to fold and GAMI means paper. (2)… , they form the word, ‘origami’. It’s an art form that has been handed down from parents to child (3)… many generations. Origami involves the creation of paper forms usually entirely (4)… folding. Animals, birds, fish, geometric shapes, puppets, toys and masks are among the (5)… that even very young children can learn to make in just one sitting.

Complete by changing the form of the word in capitals.

      1. Running after that thief was very------------of you!                                     COURAGE

      2. You looked so------------when you fell asleep on the sofa.                    PEACE

      3. All four of my grandparents are still------------        LIVE

      4. Did you vote in the last------------              ELECT

      5. It can be very difficult for------------ when they leave prison and go back into the community.                                                                                  PRISON

      6. At the end of the film, you hear a single------------and then A1 Pacino falls to the ground.                                                                                           SHOOT

      7. It’s------------ ! I’ve lost my glasses again!                                                    BELIEVE

      8. I think we’re all in------------ that something must be done about the problem.                                                                                                 AGREE

      9. Should I write “British” or “English” as my -----------?                                  NATION

      10. We’ll only have real ------------ when women earn as much money as men.                                                                                                                  EQUAL

II. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets.

1. His ...............  to understand mathematics prevented him from going on studying. (able)

2. It would be .....................  of you to resign from your present job before you are offered another one. (prudent)

3. Some people still think it is ....................... for men not to stand up when a woman come into the room. (polite)

4. Since time ...................... man has been interested in .................... depths of the universe. (memory, measure)

5. It’s virtually .......................... to predict the future .................. (possible, accurate)

6. If you weren’t so ................... you wouldn’t be so fat. (active)

7. It’s most ..................  that the level of .................... will fall. (probable, employ)

8. The children seem .....................  of working quietly by themselves. (capable)

9. Scientists in different countries working ...........................  of each other have come up with very similar results. (depend)

10. ...................  hunters should be severely punished. (legal)

11. There are so many ........................ in this translation. (accurate)

12. He’s interested in stars that are ..................  to the naked eye. (visible)

13. He was dismissed for .................................  (efficient)

14. ..................... restaurants are usually ...................... (expensive, comfortable)

15. I’m afraid we’ll have to put up with some slight ...................... (convenient)

16. It is ...................... to have too much sugar in your diet. (advise)

17. His rudeness to his parents were ..................... (excuse)

18. The failure of the scheme resulted from...................... preparation. (adequate)

19. He’s an ................ clever but totally ...................... young man. (academic, practice)

20. The fallen trees made the road ................... (pass)

21. We are waiting .................... for the summer holiday to come. (patient)

22. Shakespeare is regarded as one of the .................... of classical literature. (mortal)

23. The letter was written .......................... so it was impossible to read it. (legible)

24. You must be ...................  if you’ve never heard of Marx. (literate)

25 Can you notice the ...................... of the conclusion? (logical)

26. My patient is not........................... (exhaust)

27. He is a man with ...................  temper. (flame)

28. These philosophical theories are ............................ to ordinary people. (access)

29. Don’t be................................. to the needs of others. (attend)

30. The ........................  of beef has gone down in the last five years. (consume)

31. Rights are .............. from duties. (separate)

32. He is ......................  courteous. (vary)

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

Tired of being a tiny cog in a vast machine, he handed in his resignation

A. an unimportant person 

B. a large piece of equipment

C. a small group of people 

D. a significant instrument