WORD FORMATION
1. It's important to also see the less………………… sides of the job. DESIRE
2. I don't like those trousers, no matter how …………………….. they are. FASHION
1. DESIRABLE
2. FASHIONABLE
1. It was impossible for Pepito to become accustomed to living in England. USED
Pepito couldn’t ________________ living in England.
2. He looks so pale that I’m sure he has seen a ghost. MUST
He _________________ a ghost because now he looks very pale.
1. Pepito couldn’t get used to living in England.
2. He must have seen a ghost because now he looks very pale.
1. Go down this street for about three blocks, then turn right when you .................. the crossroads.
2. ..................the cold outside, she insisted on only wearing a light t-shirt.
1. REACH
2. DESPITE
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1. 1. Don't wash that sweater in hot water, ............... it will shrink.
a. unless
b. if
c. moreover
d. otherwise
2. It was in the 20th Century that scientists began to realise that monkeys and Sergio Ramos were ............. relatives of man.
a. remote
b. distant
c. far
d. vague
1. d. otherwise
2. b. distant
1. The party turned out to be a huge ______________________ (DISAPPOINT)
2. She’s a specialist in psychology and human __________________ . (BEHAVE)
3. He is a convinced __________________ of Pablo Iglesias. (FOLLOW)
1. DISAPPOINTMENT
2. BEHAVIOUR
3. FOLLOWER
1. I know he wasn’t in London on Saturday because I saw him in Newcastle. HAVE
He _______________________ in London on Saturday because I saw him in Newcastle.
2. There isn’t any beer left. RUN
We ____________________ beer.
1. He can't have been in London on Saturday because I saw him in Newcastle.
2. We have run out of beer.
1. I gave up my seat on the bus ............. that an old woman could sit down.
2. Do you remember that colleague of mine ............. wife divorced him last year?
1. SO
2. WHOSE
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1. Run to the pusher! We're ............ out of drugs and I forgot to buy some yesterday.
a. running
b. falling
c. going
d. dropping
2. The islands in this area were ............ when a huge volcano erupted about 75,000 years ago. Now, it's dormant.
a. manufactured
b. created
c. set
d. founded
1. a. running
2. b. created
1. Dickens’s last novel was __________________ The Mystery of Edwin Drood. (TITLE)
2. A full-scale ____________________ of our company is urgently needed (ORGANIZE)
3. He was fined and __________________ for reckless driving (QUALIFY).
1. ENTITLED
2. REORGANIZATION
3. DISQUALIFIED
1. Pepito lives alone in a small flat. BY
Pepito _________________ in a small flat.
2. They are too young to be smoking marijuana. ENOUGH
They _________________ to be smoking marijuana.
1. Pepito by himself in a small flat.
2. They are too young to be smoking marijuana.
1. Richard isn't here. He ............. gone to lunch and won't be back for another forty minutes.
2. ................ it's true your performance in the job has been great, you still have to work hard to improve your punctuality.
1. HAS
2. ALTHOUGH/THOUGH
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1. My uncle has a large farm which he uses to ................. cattle.
a. grow
b. breed
c. sew
d. raise
2. Be careful swimming Jason. The water here gets very .............. suddenly.
a. profound
b. deep
c. shallow
d. depth
1. b. breed
2. b. deep
1. You can basically wear what you want but there is an _____________ law that says you must not wear jeans. (WRITE)
2. There’s a __________________ contrast between what he does and what he says. (STRIKE)
3. In the future the public will have a wider __________________ of television programs. (CHOOSE)
1. UNWRITTEN
2. STRIKING
3. CHOICE
1. We haven't told anyone about the change in our plans. INFORMED
No one _______________________ the change in our plans.
2. It is possible that your flight will be delayed, so take a book to read. CASE
Take a book to read _______________________ delayed.
3. I’m sorry I didn’t kiss her when I had the chance. WISH
I _______________________ her when I had the chance.
1. No one has been informed of the change in our plans.
2. Take a book to read in case your flight is delayed.
3. I wish I had kissed her when I had the chance.
1. The film was awful. The best .............. about it was the photography which was beautiful. The film was shot in Cambodia.
2. I can't make ............... my mind. Should I buy the red or the blue dress?
1.THING
2. UP
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1. He's taken my bag! Just when you need a policeman, there isn't a single one in ......... !
a. vision
b. sight
c. reach
d. existence
2. You should ......... advantage of our special offer while we have it, Mrs. Foulkes.
a. get
b. take
c. hold
d. have
1. b. sight
2. b. take
1. The __________________ course is being paid for by the company. (MANAGE)
2. The __________________ system of some countries used to be based on gold. (MONEY)
3. The government has committed itself to developing __________________ sources of energy. (NEW)
4. They say that travel __________________ the mind. (BROAD)
1. MANAGEMENT
2. MONETARY
3. RENEWABLE
4. BROADENS
1. I haven’t seen this film before. TIME
It’s the first ___________________ this film.
2. The city centre is full of restaurants. PLENTY
There ___________________ restaurants in the city centre.
3. “Why don’t you do some exercise?” said Angeles. DOING
Angeles ___________________ exercise.
1. It’s the first time I have seen this film.
2. There are plenty of restaurants in the city centre.
3. Angeles suggested doing some exercise.
1. They offered $110,000 for the house even though it is clearly worth well ............... $140,000.
2. As .................... as prices are concerned, this part of the old town can prove to be a little more expensive but it is worth a visit nevertheless.
1. OVER
2. FAR
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1. ............ temperatures have made living in this part of the world more and more difficult.
a. raising
b. enlarging
c. rising
d. growing
2. an you put me ......... for two days if I come and stay with you?
a. up
b. about
c. in
d. out
3. Sharon never stops telling us how wonderful she is. She can be a little..................
a. selfish
b. ronaldo
c. proud
d. arrogant
1. c. rising
2. a. up
3. d. arrogant