KWT
Word formation
MCC
open cloze
vocabulary
100

 The contract said that we didn't have to accept the conditions immediately.
OBLIGATION
The contract said that we were .......... accept the conditions immediately.

under no obligation to

100

To guarantee that opponents can be (1) ........, speed, stamina and agility are essential ...

COME

overcome

100

He realised that he had to (1) .... their trust. 

  •   catch
  •   win
  •   achieve
  • receive 

win

100

It can be divided (1) ... direct and indirect categories

into

100

nook and ________

cranny

200

He wondered how likely it was that he would get top marks again.
CHANCES
He asked himself what .......... top marks again.

the chances were of getting

200

Failure to follow a sensible diet can result in the (5) ........ to maintain stamina. 

ABLE

inability

200

The (2) .... this has given him into their behaviour has allowed him to dispel certain myths about bears. 

  • perception
  •   awareness
  •  insight
  • vision 

awareness

200

Most energy sources on Earth are forms of indirect solar energy, (2) ... we usually don’t think of them in that way.

although/but

200

block someone's sight with a cloth or scarf = ________

blindfold

300

Apparently, the restaurant in town has been bought out by someone else.
UNDER
I hear the restaurant in town .........................................

is under new management

300

Sports people are prone to injury but a quality training regime can ensure that the ........ of these can be minimised. 

SEVERE

severity

300

(3) .... to popular belief, he contends that bears are not harmless.

  • Opposite
  •   Opposed
  •   Contrary
  • Contradictory 

contrary

300

Coal, oil and natural gas derive from ancient biological material (3) ... took its energy from the sun millions of years ago

which

300

hustle and ________

bustle

400

The Government recently said our problems are the fault of the worldwide economic slowdown.
PLACED
The Government have ........................................ the worldwide economic slowdown for our problems

placed the blame on

400

She ..... showed her baby son off to her friends. 

PRIDE

proudly

400

bears do not (4) .... as much for fruit as previously supposed 

  • care
  •   bother
  •   desire
  •  hope 

desire

400

Direct solar energy is (7) ... we usually mean when we speak of solar power

what

400

to make an illegal copy of a painting or money

forge

500

The comedian was less funny than the audience expected.
NEARLY
The comedian .......... the audience expected

was not nearly as funny as

500

And for the truly ambitious, websites like eBay enable the artisan to reach a ... audience. 

WORLD

worldwide
500

It is clear that their interest in him does not (8) .... beyond the food he brings. 

  • expand
  •   spread
  •   widen
  • extend 

extend

500

We like to go back to Greece on holiday .......... now and then.

every

500

talk seductively to someone

chat up