Word Formation
Change the word in parentheses to fit the sentence: "She showed great ____ in finishing the project on time." (DETERMINED)
DETERMINATION
Choose the best option: "If I ____ earlier, I wouldn't have missed the bus."
A) had left
B) left
C) would leave
D) have left
HAD LEFT
Fill one word: "I prefer tea ____ coffee."
TO
"I haven't decided which car to buy yet," said Mark. MIND
Mark hasn't ........................................ which car to buy yet.
MADE UP HIS MIND ABOUT
Provide the correct preposition: "interested ____"
IN
Form a noun from the verb "CRITICISE" to complete: "His ____ was harsh but fair."
CRITICISM
Choose the best option to complete: "She ____ English for three years before moving to London."
A) has studied
B) had studied
C) studied
D) was studying
HAD STUDIED
Fill one word: "They insisted ____ paying for dinner."
ON
I didn't break the vase inpurpose, it was an accident! MEAN
I ............................................................ the vase; it was an accident!
DID NOT MEAN TO BREAK
Fill collocation: "We made the _________ to stay at home. — choose the correct noun."
DECISION / CHOICE
Change the base word "APPEAR" so the sentence reads: "There was an ____ difference between the two reports."
APPARENT
Choose the best option: "The film, ____ by critics, won several awards."
A) praised B) praising C) that praised D) praisedly
PRAISED
Fill one word: "He suggested ____ earlier to avoid traffic."
LEAVING
Is your new phone similar to the old one?
LIKE
Does your new ..................................... your old one?
Choose the best collocation: "She took ____ a new hobby."
UP
Use the adjective "reliable" to make an opposite noun meaning "not reliable: "The device's ____ caused many complaints."
UNRELIABILITY
Choose the best option: "Not only ____ the problem; she solved it."
A) she understood B) did she understand C) she had understood D) understood she
DID SHE UNDERSTAND
Fill one word: "She is responsible ____ the final report."
FOR
The heavy rain resulted in the cancellation of the match.
CAUSED
The heavy rain .................................... cancelled.
CAUSED THE MATCH TO BE
Choose the correct phrase: "to be on the same ____ " (being in agreement)
TRACK
Convert the phrase "TO MODERNISE" into a noun meaning the process or result: "The city's ____ improved public transport."
MODERNISATION
Choose the correct option for advanced grammar: "Hardly ____ when the phone rang."
A) I sat down B) had I sat down C) I had sat down D) was I sitting
HAD I SAT DOWN
Fill one word: "_________ the weather, the match continued."
DESPITE
He completely ignored his doctor's advice.
NOTICE
He ____________ his doctor's advice.
TOOK NO NOTICE OF
Complete the phrase: "to bear ____ mind"
IN