Exercise 1.

1.We had a very ________ evening in London last week. ENJOY

2. He fell off his motorbike, but his _______ were not serious. INJURE
3. The family managed to get out of the burning house , but they lost nearly their ________POSSESS
4. He says he has no _______ of resigning. INTEND
5. The crowd showed it _______ by shouting insults (lăng mạ) the players. APPROVE
6. Dozens of _______ are injured on the city roads every year. CYCLE
7. The company is not taking any new ______this year. EMPLOY
8. Kate is studying to become a _______ . LAW
9. Motor – racing is an extremely _____ sport. RISK
10. The duty of the police is the _____ of law and order. MAINTAIN
2. Exercise 2.
1. We have to keep our costs as small as possible. We have so many _____ trying to take our customers
away. COMPETE
2. Our tomatoes are ______ nicely: they will be ready to eat in about a week. RIPE
3. He is very anxious about the _____ of his passport. LOSE
4. This organization is concerned about the ______ of the rain forest. DESTROY
5. Television is one the cheapest forms of _______ . ENTERTAIN
6. I was annoyed at his ______ to co – operate . REFUSE
7. Look at this picture of Bill and his father: you can see the ______ clearly, can’t you? LIKE
8. Switzerland and Australia are both _______ countries. MOUTAIN
9. My brother lives in an attractive ______ part of Paris. RESIDE
10. He said good morning in a most _______ way. FRIEND
3. Exercise 3.
1.We bought back several carved _______ statues from our holiday in Africa. WOOD
2. Our journey took nearly five hours. It was much ______ than I’d thought. FAR
3. John has just got ________to a girl he has known since he was a boy. ENGAGE
4. “ This is not a good essay”, said the lecturer, “ I find your arguments _______” CONVINCE
5. More and more young people want to get a university _______ EDUCATE
6. Sue went red with ______ EMBARRASS
7. Don’t believe a word Tom says. He’s a terrible _____ LIE
8. It’s a lovely house, I agree, but can we afford to _______ it ? MODERN
9. Brown is very warm and __________ person CARE
10. The man spoke with a _______ accent. SOUTH
4.Exercise 4.
1.Bill and I have been friends since ______ he used to live next door. CHILD
2. The woman has a blonde shoulder - ______ hair. LONG
3. Applicants must be under 25, hard – working and _______ . ENERGY
4. Many modern refridgerators never need to be _______. FROST
5. When Bill and Jane retire, they’re planning to spend all their _____ on a Mediterrance holiday. SAVE
6. Third time lucky! After two ______attempts, Mark’s finally passed his driving test. SUCCESS
7. They’re an incrediby _____ family! You should see how much food they throw away. WASTE
8. You shouldn’t leave _______ things on car seats in full view of people walking past. VALUE
9. I’ve never had the same opinions as my father. When I was younger, we were always having _____ .
AGREE
10. Jeremy Hopkins’s performance in King Lear was the most _______. IMPRESS
5. Exercise 5
1.Drug ______ is a growing problem particularly among young people. ADDICT
2. Most banks have installed video cameras as part of their _______ systems. SECURE
3. Elsa is being kept in an isolation ward because she’s highly ______.INFECT
4. My brother and I was sent to _____ school when we were seven. BOARD
5. Phil was sentenced to seven years’_____ for his part in the arm robbery. PRISON
6. There is no _______to the problem of the beginning of the universe. SOLVE
7. The chairman expressed doubts about the _____of showing the film on children TV. SUIT
8. O’Hara wanted a divorce because his wife had been _______ FAITH
9. To be successful, an artist must show great ______. ORIGIN
10. _______ is not enough by itself: you must work hard too. INSPIRE
6. Exercise 6.
1.I didn’t know who it was – with a mask on, she was completely _____. RECOGNISE
2. Telling lies is _____. MORAL
3. I have no excuses. My actions were ________. EXPLAIN
4. The hero had a ______ love affair with the actress. PASSION
5. I’ll resign if you continue to _____ everything I say. REGARD
6. _______ to the university is by examination only. ADMIT
7. He was turned down for the job because he is _____. QUALIFY
8. It was ______ of Tom to accuse Bill of having told him a lie. JUSTICE
9. He has been constant in his ______ to scientific studies. DEVOTE
10. I understand ______ what you are saying. PERFECT
7. Exercise 7.
1.Jane’s ______ as a director came as no surprise. APPOINT
2. My colleagues are very pleasant , but the manager is a little _____ FRIEND
3. 7.30 A.M on a Saturday is rather _____ time for an appointment. CONVENIENT
4. Please don’t be so ______, I can’t do all the work by myself. REASON
5. Many people still refuse to think that smoking is _______ HARM
6. I was kept _____ last night by the noise from a party in the flat above. WAKE
7. An aeroplane has to overcome the ______ air. RESIST
8. She always listens ______ to what she is told. ATTENTION
9. He regularly writes ______ for our newspaper. POET
10. The ______ of the new guests caused trouble to my aunt. ARRIVE
8. Exercise 8. Give the correct form of the word in each bracket in the following passage.
You may know that Asian, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cultures have (1. TRADITION) _______
used garlic in their dishes. What you may not know is that garlic is also thought of as a (2. VALUE)
_______ medicine by many ancient civilizations. Today, (3. PROFESSION) _______ in the field of
nutrition have come up with new information which is indeed quite (4. SURPRISE) _________. Apparently,
not only is garlic good for you but it also helps overcome various (5. ILL) _______. The main (6.
ADVANTAGE) ______ to eating garlic is of course bad (7. BREATHE) _____. Cooking it reduces the
strong smell and eating parsley, which is a natural deodorizer, also helps (8. MINIMUM) _______ the smell.
Thus, it's time we took the benefits of garlic (9. SERIOUS) _______. Why not add it to some of your (10.
FAVOR) ________ dishes?
9. Give correct form of comparison
1. In many countries, in the process of ............................, overcrowded cities present a major problem.
(industrialize)
2. I try not to remember this ______ experience that only leaves me with unhappy thoughts. (fright)
3. According to some scientists the earth is losing its outer atmosphere because of ________. (pollute)
4. He doesn't want to stay behind his father's ________. (famous)
5. He treated them with _____________. (generous)
6. There are many people living in ________ now in the world. (poor)
7. Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cultures have _______ used garlic in their dishes. (tradition)
10. Give the correct form of the word in bracket.
1. Chestnut honey provides quick and ............. relief. (EFFECT)
2. Come rain, wind or shine these snapdragons give a superb display over an ....................... long period.
(EXCEPTION)
3. Dreaming of a beautiful home for your ........................... .(RETIRE)? Enjoy lifetime ownership of a
luxury home for an ................. price.(AFFORD)
4. The post-war decline in beer ......................... was practically halted last year. (CONSUME)
5. Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and ..................there with.(HATE)
6. In the first quarter of the 18th century people began to realise the ......................... of hygiene to public
health.(IMPORTANT)
7. The ....................collapse of the Roman Empire lasted for nearly three hundred years before its final
dissolution in AD 476.(GRADE)
8. Jamie’s ....................of the night’s events is hazy but the tabloids will refresh his memory.
(RECOLLECT)
9. We are great ........................ in fate and we believe we’re meant to be together.(BELIEVE)
10. I think your stylist has taken her ............................... from the rubbish dump. (INSPIRE)
11. The statesmen and scholars have made important ................................ on ways Washington could help
Russia control parts of the arsenal. (SUGGEST)
12. After denying the ........................... of any recordings of the UFO abductions, Mr President went on to
talk about the newest tax policy.(EXIST)
13. Your .......................... to me really bothers me. I told you a hundred times that I’m not the guy you need.
(ATTACH)
14. It is an ............................. fact that the search will go on for another couple of months. (DENY)
15. The most important feast of Islam, Eid ul-Adha (which means Celebration of Sacrifice) marks
Abraham’s ...................... to sacrifice his son in ................................ to Allah with a three-day festival.
(WILLING; OBEY)
11. Give the correct form of the words
1. ………………… have a chance to interact with new cultures, try new food and meet new
friends. (VOLUNTARY)
2. …………………, he was seriously ill, so he couldn’t take part in the Green Saturday Movement.
(FORTUNE)
3. The first “Idol” began in 2001, and quickly became a ………………… phenomenon with local
version. (WORLD)
4. His important …….. is the song “Tien Quan Ca”, the national anthem of Vietnam. (ACHIEVE)
5. Her parents soon realised that she was a ………………… singer. (TALENT)
6. Kate is ………………… because her job is ………………… (BORE)
7. Those children look miserable! They are ………… (PARENT) and …………… (HOME)
8. Mark is (DISAPPOINT)…………………with the volunteer work in this charity organization.
9. He is not very ………………… about getting a paid job next time. (HOPE)
10. What makes a computer such a ………………… device? (VERSATILITY)
Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the word in brackets.
1. One recent survey found that men’s ______ in the home had increased almost threefold in the last four
decades. (contribute)
2. A mother’s love can be as __________ as breastfeeding. (benefit)
3. In the traditional Japanese family system, the entire estate of the family, and the _______ assets are
transferred from the father to the eldest son. (finance)
4. Mrs White spoke _________ of her husband because he didn’t share anything with household chores.
(criticize)
5. My aunt works _________ hard to support her family because her husband died in a car accident a year
ago. (enormous)