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WORD FORMATION - PRACTICE 1For questions 1-10, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.BOOKSNearly all the (0) DISCOVERIES that have been made through the agesDISCOVERcan be found in books. The (1) ____ of the book is one of humankind'sINVENTgreatest (2) ____, the importance of which cannot be overestimated.ACHIEVEBooks are very adaptable, providing us with both (3) ____ and information.ENTERTAINThe (4) ____ of books began in Ancient Egypt, though not in a form thatPRODUCEis (5) ____ to us today. The books read by the Romans, however, haveRECOGNISEsome (6) ____ to the ones we read now. Until the middle of the 15thSIMILARcentury, in Europe, all books were (7) ____ by hand. They were oftenWRITEbeautifully illustrated and always rare and (8) ____. With printing cameEXPENSEthe (9) ____ of cheap, large-scale publication and distribution of books,POSSIBLEmaking (10) ____ more widespread and accessible.KNOWA POPULAR WRITEREmma Harte, in Barbara Taylor Bradford's novel, was a poor (0) LONELY girlLONEwho became the (1) ____ owner of an international chain of stores. LikeWEALTHthe woman she writes about, Ms Bradford is beautiful and (2) ____. SheAMBITIONleft school at sixteen and became a (3) ____. After twenty-threeJOURNALyears of this work, she made the (4) ____ to start writing novels.DECIDEShe is now one of the most (5) ____ -paid novelists in the world. Was EmmaHIGHHarte's story based on Ms Bradford's own (6) ____ successful life? 'I'mINCREDIBLEafraid not,' she said with (7) ____. 'My life has been quite different fromAMUSEEmma Harte's. She was (8) ____ to be born into a poor family. I cameLUCKfrom a middle-class home and I'm (9) ____ married to a rich AmericanHAPPYfilm producer. The only thing I share with my heroine is her (10) ____ toABLEwork hard.'LEAVING A JOBI recently left my job in an ____________ (1)agencyADVERTISEMENTafter a disagreement with my boss. She accepted my(2) ____________ but warned me that because of theRESIGN(3) ____________ situation, I might have to get used to theECONOMYidea of being (4) ____________ for a while. I thought that she EMPLOYwas trying to make a point, but after I had made overfifty (5) ____________ to other companies, I realised that sheAPPLYwas right. Although I am a (6) ____________ designer, IQUALIFICATIONSdidn't receive any offers of a job. After that I triedworking from home, but it was not very (7) ____________ Then PROFITI became an (8) ____________ in a fast-food restaurant,EMPLOYeven though my (9) ____________ were extremely low.EARNI wish I had accepted early (10) ____________ from my old job. RETIREThat is what I disagreed with my boss about!HOW A HOBBY CAN MAKE YOU ANGRY!Recently I decided to take up (1) ____________ as a hobby. I have PHOTOGRAPHalways taken snapshots, but I have never been very (2) ____________ SKILLMy snaps were either a complete (3) ____________ forFAILtechnical reasons, or were just not very (4) ____________. FirstIMAGINEI decided that to be (5) ____________, I should have bought newSUCCESSequipment. Just then I had an (6) ____________ piece of goodEXPECTluck. A friend who works in a camera shop said shecould sell me a (7) ____________ camera. A customer hadVALUEleft it at the shop to be repaired, but there had beena (8) ____________, and it was actually for sale.UNDERSTANDI thought this was a rather (9) ____________ explanationBELIEFand so I asked her some more questions. It turned outthat she had had a (10) ____________ with the customer and heAGREEhad thrown the camera at her in anger because she had disliked his photos!FATHER AND SONMy next-door neighbour has a very unusual (1) ____________ APPEARHe has long hair with a (2) ____________ in the middle, andPARTusually wears an old pair of jeans and a (3) ____________ shirt.STRIPEHis clothes are very (4) ____________ for working in a bank, butSUITthat is what he does! Unless he (5) ____________ when he gets toDRESSwork and changes his clothes! His clothes are usually filthyand I am sure he never washes them or takes them tothe (6) ____________. When he wears a coat it is alwaysCLEANold and (7) ____________, and even on very cold days it isWEAR(8) ____________ all down the front. The funny thing is that hisBUTTONson is very (9) ____________, always wears the latest styles, andFASHIONnever wears casual clothes, even on an (10) ____________ occasion. FORMAL1) 1) invention 2) achievements 3) entertainment 4) production/producing 5) recognisable 6) similarity/ies 7) written 8) expensive 9) possibility 10) knowledge2) 1) wealthy 2) ambitious 3) journalist 4) decision 5) highly 6) incredibly 7) amusement 8) unlucky 9) happily 10) ability3) 1) advertising 2) resignation 3) economic 4) unemployed 5) applications 6) qualified 7) profitable 8) employee 9) earnings 10) retirement4) 1) photography 2) skilful 3) failure 4) imaginative 5) successful 6) unexpected 7) valuable 8) misunderstanding 9) unbelievable 10) disagreement5) 1) appearance 2) parting 3) striped 4) unsuitable 5) undresses 6) cleaner's 7) worn 8) unbuttoned 9) fashionable 10) informalWORD FORMATION - PRACTICE 21) A house in the country When Ann decided to move house, it was mainly becauseshe was tired of the (1) ____ she lived in. It was crowded, NEIGHBOUR ______________________________there was a (2) ____ of parking places, andSHORT_______________________________the view from her (3) ____ windows was of distantSTAIRS _______________________________factory chimneys. Luckily she arranged the (4) ____ SELL _______________________________of her house very easily, and with a small (5) ____ fromLEND _______________________________the bank, was able to buy a house in the country. It was anold farm building, which had been (6) ____ and turned intoBUILD _______________________________a modern house. After loading all her belongings into a van,Ann managed to get them into the new house (7) ____.DAMAGE _______________________________She (8) ____ most of the rooms with what she already FURNITURE ______________________________owned. Even her curtains were the right (9) ____ for theLONG _______________________________windows and she only had to buy a new (10) ____ forCOOK _______________________________the kitchen. It seemed too good to be true. Surelysomething was bound to go wrong!2) A letter of apology I am writing to apologise for the (1) ____ of your HappyCANCEL _______________________________Holiday Coach Tour to Aberdeen. (2) ____ our luxuryFORTUNE _______________________________coach was involved in a (3) ____ in France a week ago,COLLIDE _______________________________and our driver has been (4) ____ obliged to remain thereEXPECT _______________________________for the moment. The coach was travelling on a road (5) ____SUIT _______________________________for heavy traffic, and the accident was (6) ____. LuckilyAVOID _______________________________none of the passengers suffered any (7) ____, and we have INJURE _______________________________complained to the authorities that the road needs (8) ____WIDE _______________________________Our new coach will be fitted with (9) ____ seat belts forADJUST _______________________________the safety and comfort of passengers. We will of coursereturn the (10) ____ you have made for your holiday as PAY _______________________________soon as possible.3) Supermarkets Nowadays, a great (1) ____ of different food is availableVARY _______________________________from large supermarkets. There are rarely any (2) ____SHORT _______________________________of fresh food, and there is far less (3) ____ of our havingLIKELY _______________________________to rely on (4) ____ products. Does this mean thatFREEZE _______________________________supermarkets have become the most (5) ____ shops ofSUCCESS _______________________________all time? Certainly they seem to have made some kinds offood less (6) ____ and most people enjoy shopping inEXPENSE _______________________________them. There has been a (7) ____ in the number ofREDUCE _______________________________(8) ____ made against supermarkets in recent PLAIN _______________________________The assistants are no longer (9) ____, but smile andPOLITE _______________________________try to be helpful. Above all, supermarkets have shown aWILLING _______________________________(10) ____ to listen to their customers, and to adapt tocustomers' needs.4) Arthur's life of crimeAt his last trial, nobody believed in Arthur's (1) ____ . He INNOCENT _______________________________had been accused of the (2) ____ of a valuable Chinese vase, THIEF _______________________________and was also charged with ten other (3) ____. The value of OFFEND _______________________________the (4) ____ goods was said to be over ?10,000. Arthur said STEAL _______________________________in his own (5) ____ that the vase had been put into his carDEFEND _______________________________(6) ____. He also pointed out that the Chinese vase was aACCIDENT _______________________________fake, and was almost (7) ____. The judge did not believeWORTH _______________________________Arthur's story. He told Arthur he was a hardened (8)____CRIME _______________________________and that he deserved a severe (9) ____. ThenPUNISH _______________________________the judge sentenced Arthur to five years (10) ____.PRISON _______________________________Arthur just smiled. He had spent most of his life in prisonand so he was used to it.5) School report Margaret started English Literature this term, and Iam afraid that her (1) ____ to the subject has not beenINTRODUCE _______________________________entirely (2) ____. She has not shown much enthusiasm, SUCCESS _______________________________and does not always pay (3) ____ in class. Her assignments ATTEND_______________________________are often (4) ____, because she is so untidy, and becauseREAD_______________________________of her (5) ____ to check her work thoroughly. She failed FAIL _______________________________to do any (6) ____ before the end of term test, and had REVISE _______________________________poor results. She seems to have the (7) ____ idea that MISTAKE_______________________________she can succeed without studying. She has also had many(8) ____ and has frequently arrived late for class. This ABSENT_______________________________has resulted in several severe (9) ____. Although PUNISH_______________________________Margaret is a (10) ____ student in some respects, she GIFT_______________________________has not had a satisfactory term.EX 1) NEIGHBOURHOOD SHORTAGE UPSTAIRS SALE LOAN REBUILT UNDAMAGED FURNISHED LENGTH COOKEREX 2) CANCELLATION UNFORTUNATELY COLLISION UNEXPECTEDLY UNSUITABLE UNAVOIDABLE INJURIES WIDENING ADJUSTABLE PAYMENTEX 3) VARIETY SHORTAGES LIKELIHOOD FROZEN SUCCESSFUL EXPENSIVE REDUCTION COMPLAINTS INPOLITE WILLINGNESSEX 4) INNOCENCE THEFT OFFENCES STOLEN DEFENCE ACCIDENTALLY WORTHLESS CRIMINAL PUNISHMENT IMPRISONMENTEX 5) INTRODUCTION SUCCESSFUL ATTENTION UNREADABLE FAILURE REVISION MISTAKEN ABSENCES PUNISHMENTS GIFTEDWORD FORMATION - PRACTICE 3Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). Example: 0: encouragesWRITING THERAPYWriting therapy is a branch of alternative medicine that (0)___COURAGE________________________you to identify, explore and release (1) ___ problems in the sameEMOTION________________________way as talking therapy does. The (2) ___, of course, is that all DIFFERENT ________________________your pent-up feelings and (3) ___ are jotted down rather thanFRUSTRATE________________________spoken and a lot of people (4) ___ find this easier and safer.ACTUAL________________________Another bonus is that it can be done at any time, (5) ___ and theANY________________________cost involved is that of a pen and a notebook. A session with a (6) ___THERAPY________________________may be (7) ___to get you started, but no talent is required - HELP________________________only the (8) ___ to commit your secret thoughts to paper. The pointWILLING________________________of the exercise is to provide an (9) ___ outlet for your worries andEXPRESS________________________to make you conscious of what is (10) ___ in your life so that youSATISFY________________________can try to find a remedy.1) EMOTIONAL 2) DIFFERENCE 3) FRUSTRATIONS 4) ACTUALLY 5) ANYWHERE 6) THERAPIST 7) HELPFUL 8) WILLINGNESS 9) EXPRESSIVE 10) UNSATISFACTORY/DISSATISFYINGA pet parrotFrom early (1) ____ Jane had always wanted a pet parrot.CHILD Her parents told her that a parrot was an (2) ____ pet, but JaneSUITinsisted. She was worried about the (3) ____ of the rainforestsDESTROY where parrots live, and she felt that parrots needed more (4) ____. Her father argued that a parrot would suffer fromPROTECT (5) ____ if it lived in a house. He also explained that pet parrots LONELY are caught by (6) ____, who need money and don't care about HUNT protecting species. 'They catch the parrots and send them toEurope in (7) ____ boxes,' he told her. 'And in any case, parrots WOOD are very (8) ____ and don't make good pets.' Jane soon madeOBEY an interesting (9) ____, however. She found a pet shop whichDISCOVER bred parrots instead of importing them. So she took all her(10) ____ and bought a tiny S. American parrot, which sheSAVE called 'Pixie'.EX 8: 1) CHILDHOOD 2) UNSUITABLE 3) DESTRUCTION 4) PROTECTION 5) LONELINESS 6) HUNTERS 7) WOODEN 8) DISOBEDIENT 9) DISCOVERY 10) SAVINGS ................
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