Word formation, 10

For questions 56 65, 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).
Example: 0: independence
BRITAIN & GREECE FESTIVAL
If Athens is all Greek to you, try visiting in November.
Its festival time!
Lord Byron, champion of Greek (O) independence, could hardly DEPEND
have imagined it. Today, years after his (56) .. , 2 mil- DIE
lion of his compatriots, although less (57) .. , make HERO
the annual (58) .. to Greece for the Britain and Greece PILGRIM
Festival.
The (59) .. Ambassador speaks of the festival as a BRITAIN
(60) .. of the strong links between the two countries, CELEBRATE
but also as an (61) .. to those who wish to create INSPIRE
new links, a (62) .. that 2004 and the Athens Olym- REMIND
pies are not too far away. Everything about the festival highlights
the theme of (63) .. . The commercial exhibition Part- PARTNER
ners in Trade will focus on (64) goods and ser- INDUSTRY
vices, design, travel and software (65) .. including DEVELOP
opportunities for Olympics 2004.

Word formation, 9
For questions 56-65, 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).
Example: 0: impossible
SURVIVAL
The weather made their progress (0) ..impossible.. As it POSSIBLE
had been raining (56) all night they had to HEAVY
be very (57) as they walked through the CARE
thick jungle. Their good (58) would help JUDGE
them overcome the (59) and get back to

SET

civilisation with only minor injuries.

Although things were (60) they had to be BEARABLE
(61) because it was the only way they could OPTIMIST
help each other through this difficult situation.
Their (62) , chosen for his knowledge, would help LEAD
them in every way. The (63) of this training IMPORTANT
was to (64) them for the special task ahead HARD
of them. However, they had never imagined how (65) DANGER
it would turn out to be.

Word formation, 8
For questions 56 65, 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).
Example: 0 brightly
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION, IMAX
Can you imagine what its like to be swimming underneath
(0) ..coloured coral and swerve to avoid a

BRIGHT

tropical jellyfish? Or (56) find yourself hurtling SUDDEN

towards an atoms nucleus? The cost? (57) . .. APPROXIMATE
75 minutes of time plus the purchase price of a movie ticket.
(58) .. will only carry you so far. But as more than
500 million (59) .. will attest, the experience of a

IMAGINE
VIEW

big screen with 3-D imagery is wonderful. Thats the story of

IMAX. Its the closest thing to passive virtual (60) ..
It combines information with (61) .. IMAX mov-

REAL

ENTERTAIN

ies are very realistic. This cinematic technique marks the real
(62) ..between what we once knew and whats DIFFER
developing now. IMAX is a (63) .. newcomer to

RELATE

the scene. The formula has been working well, (64)

in the Asia Pacific region, where most of IMAXs (65) ..

SPECIAL
GROW

has occurred. There are 144 IMAX theatres operating in 21 countries worldwide.

Word formation, 7
For questions 56-65, 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).
A GROWING CITY
Beaumont, Georgias newest city, is a (0) ..planned.. city. PLAN
It is a (56) place all year round because of the great LOVE
(57) of flowers and trees which grow in the city centre. VARY
No one can be (58) with such natural surroundings. SATISFY
The (59) growing population includes not only the QUICK
many (60) who work there for an international computer FOREIGN
company, but also local officials. The (61) conditions are LIVE
excellent and all types of (62) and sport are available. ENTERTAIN

There are many (63) buildings to visit nearby and the HISTORY
wooded countryside which is (64) and particularly PEACE
beautiful in spring offers hours of cycling and walking.
A (65) will come back again and again to sample the SIGHT
pleasures Beaumont has to offer.

Word formation, 5
For questions 56-65 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 he same line. There is an example at the beginning (0)
WHAT AN EXPERIENCE!
Every time I think of that (0) ..terrifying..experience of the TERRIFY
sinking cruise liner, the panic I felt then comes (56) LIVE
again. The accident was tragic because of its (57) , SUDDEN
causing the (58) of many passengers who would DEAD
otherwise have been saved.
All that some of the (59) could do, was to sit SURVIVE
(60) in the lifeboats, waiting to be rescued. PATIENT
I became (61) many times during the long wait. CONSCIOUS
I had to overcome any (62) I felt so I would not WEAK
faint again. If I had not drawn another ships (63) ATTEND
our situation would have been (64) . I

HOPE

try not to remember this (65) experience

that only leaves me with unhappy thoughts.

FRIGHT

Word formation, 4
For questions 56 65, 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).
Example:0: belief
THE MAN WHO PLANTED DISNEY
The Theme Parks are in four different climates but the landscaping all has to look alike.
Contrary to popular(0) belief , Walt Disneys first theme BELIEVE
park was not Disneyland. It was a garden in Bel Air,California
whose (56) were Bill and Jack Evans. However, DESIGN
this was only a dress (57) ..

REHEARSE

Four years later, Disney asked them to landscape Disneyland for him. Jack suffered a heart
attack two weeks after the
(58) . , so Bill became Disneys director of land- OPEN
scape (59) . ARCHITECT
Nowadays, the Disney parks entertain a billion (60) VISIT

a year. There is (61) . a corner of a Disney park

that does not have his (62) touch. Although he

SCARCE
PERSON

officially retired in 1975, he has continued to check on each

new project, most (63) Animal Kingdom, in
Florida. Bill is a (64) , charming and modest

RECENT
DELIGHT

man. He (65) knows all the plants by both their CERTAIN

common and Latin names and speaks to them regularly.

Word formation, 3
For questions 56-65, 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).
MEMORIES
I will never forget the most (0) ..wonderfulmoment in our career WONDER
when we were given the highest score for our (56) PERFORM
in the ice-skating championship (57) at Helsinki. COMPETE
We received the (58) score of nine marks BELIEVABLE
of 6.0, which was the maximum score that could be given.
The (59) of time that we had spent practising LONG
our dance routine finally paid off. The (60) that DIFFICULT
we had found with some of the (61) pieces we MUSIC
had chosen was soon overcome and becoming (62) . FAME
was only a matter of time.
Those were the (63) days of being young and EXCITE
(64) about everything and having the feeling that OPTIMISM
our (65) would never lessen. POPULAR

Word formation, 2

For questions 56 65, 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).
Example: 0: recently
A LETTER OF PRAISE
Dear Sirs,
I (O) .. .recentlv flew Swiftair across Europe for the first time. RECENT
It was the most (56) trip I have ever had on a ENJOY
plane. I cannot mention enough positive things about the (57) FLY
To begin with, we took off (58) ..The trip fol- PUNCTUAL
lowed all the safety (59) .. of IATA. The cabin REGULATE
(60) were outstandingly polite. There were ATTEND
(61) .. programmes for children and adults. I ENTERTAIN
should not forget to mention the (62) . food, the IMPRESS
great (63) of drinks and beverages, and praise SELECT
the well written and (64) magazines provided. USE
Overall, I would like to thank you for a very (65).. PLEASE
trip.

Word formation, 1
For Questions 56-65, 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).
COMPUTERS THAT PLAY GAMES
Computers have had the (0) ..ability(ABLE) to play chess for many years now, and their
(56) ............................(PERFORM) in games against the best players in the world has
shown
steady (57) ..........................(IMPROVE) . However, it will be years before the designers of
computer games machines can beat their (58) ........................(BIG) challenge yet the
ancient board game called Go. The playing area is (59)..........................(CONSIDERABLE)
larger than in chess and there are far more pieces, so that the (60) ................ (COMBINE)
of moves is almost (61) ....................(END) . The game involves planning so many moves
ahead that even the (62) .....................(IMPRESS) calculations of the fastest modern

computers are (63) ..........................(SUFFICIENT) to deal with the problems of the game.
In a recent (64) ..........................(COMPETE) for computer Gomachines, the best machine
beat all its computer rivals, but lost (65) ........................(HEAVY) to three young
schoolchildren,
so
there
is obviously still a lot of work to do!

Word formation,9
SURVIVAL
56 heavily
57 careful
58 judgement
59 setback
60 unbearable

61 optimistic
62 leader
63 importance
64 harden
65 dangerous

Word formation, 8
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION, IMAX
56 suddenly
57 Approximately
58 Imagination
59 viewers
60 reality

61 entertainment
62 difference
63 relative
64 especially
65 growth

Word formation, 7
A GROWING CITY
56 lovely
57 variety
58 dissatisfied
59 quickly
60 foreigners

61 living
62 entertainment
63 historical
64 peaceful
65 sightseer

Word formation, 5
WHAT AN EXPERIENCE!
56 alive
57 suddenness
58 death
59 survivors
60 patiently

61 unconscious
62 weakness
63 attention
64 hopeless
65 frightening