Word Formation
She made some helpful _ (suggest) on how to cut our costs.
suggestions
Fortunately, __ Jane and Anna passed the exam with colours.
both
She pays her own _____ and she also pays most of her expenses.
scholarship/ education / tuition
tuition
I read the papers to show off/ keep up with what's happening in the outside world.
keep up
Change the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. Use 3-6 words. DON’T change the word given.
I hope you will pass your exam with flying colors. SUCCEED
I hope you will _______ your exam.
Succeed in passing
I was __ (SATISFY) with my exam results, so I decided to retake it.
dissatisfied
- I don’t understand Chemistry. - Me _.
Neither
Amos walked home, ______ no attention to the heavy rain. He felt happy.
attracting / drawing / payingpaying
He gave in / gave up to my suggestion after I had shown him the plans.
give in
Change the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. Use 3-6 words. Don’t change the word given.
I didn’t use to wake up early when I worked as a freelancer. USED
I _______ when I worked as a freelancer.
Used to wake up late
You'll never get a good job if you don't have any __ (QUALIFY).
qualifications
At first I didn’t like living in the dormitory, but then I ____ used to it.
got
When five more years later the company was taken over by the John Lewis Partnership, Philip got seventeen million pounds. ______ businessmen were as lucky as he was.
few /a few / little
Few
He took over / caught up from the previous headmaster in February.
took over
Change the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. Use 3-6 words. Don’t change the word given.
This TV show is boring - I don’t want to watch it any longer. WITH
I’m _________ this TV show - I don’t want to watch it any longer.
bored with watching
My mom was very _____ (appoint) when I told her that I had chosen Medicine as my major. She wanted me to become a ____ (LAW).
disappointed, lawyer
Like many parents, I am in two ____ about school uniforms.
minds
The team ____ of four Europeans and two Americans.
includes / consists / contains
Consists
Do you still dislike your office, or have you come round / dawned on to thinking it's all right?
come round = change your mind
USE 3-6 words. Don’t change the word given.
Nobody was surprised when the government decided to have an election. CAME
It __________ when the government decided to have an election.
came as no surprise
Sleep ____ (deprive) worsens cognitive ____ (perform) and mood and increases a student's risk of depression, ____ (weigh) gain, and drowsy driving accidents.
deprivation, performance, weight
When I was at school, I ____ always take a nap after classes.
would
When the child goes to school on his first day and watches his mother leaving he thinks that she is deserting him. The teacher must ____ him that at the end of the day his mother will be back and take him home.
convince / persuade / involve
Convince
She caught on / run out to the fact that they were planning a surprise party
caught on - understood
Use 3-6 words. Don’t change the word given.
I was about to pay for the shopping when I realized that I’d left my wallet at home. ME
I was about to pay for the shopping when it suddenly ______ that I'd left my wallet at home.
dawned on me