For each question, fill the space or spaces in the sentence using the base

word given in bold at the end. The required word may be a noun, adverb,
adjective or verb and it may be either positive (e.g. helpful) or negative
(e.g. unhelpful).

1. Holidays where people carry out voluntary charity work are becoming
________ popular.
increase

2. This morning's explosion at a chemical plant resulted in one ________

and four injuries.
fatal

3. We stopped at the church for thirty minutes to pay our ________ to a

local writer who had died.
respect

4. I think a toy gun is a totally ________ toy for a four-year old.

suit

5. Colin acted with ________ restraint, despite how angry he must have
been feeling.
admire

6. The ________ of this new department will help the company face the
next ten years more effectively.
create
7. The summer school organised many ________ for us to do. We were
never bored.
active

8. The mayor was forced to resign after the ________ at his ill-considered
remarks.
cry

1. increasingly

2. fatality

3. respects

4. unsuitable

5. admirable

6. creation

7. activities

8. outcry

1. In ________ with an ancient tradition, dinner will be served on blue

china.
keep

2. It's ________ rare to see large sharks in the Mediterranean Sea.

credible
3. The royal wedding finished with a ________ 8-course meal in the
evening.
majesty

4. Scientists used a simple beetle as the ________ for their invention of a

water-collecting bottle for hot climates.
inspire

5. A group of powerful ________ invested in the new company and made a

fortune.
finance

6. Helen Weldon has been totally ________ an a historian after it was shown
she invented quotations.
credit

7. In your ________, how much money do we need to save in order to buy

the house?
estimate

8. Parking in the city center can be a major ________ due to the narrow
streets.
convenient

1. keeping

2. incredibly

3. majestic

4. inspiration

5. financiers
6. discredited

7. estimation

8. inconvenience

9. 1. It was quite recently that human ________ was first captured on

camera.
conceive
10. 2. It was my uncle Clive that provided me with advice and sound
________ when I was young.
guide
11. 3. The author has a stilted and ________ style, which I found
tough to enjoy.
date
12. 4. Local planners admit they ________ the number of tourists
that would come for the festival.
estimate
13. 5. As is ________ the case when I go to a restaurant, I ate too
much and spent a fortune!
variable
14. 6. It's a hot day today, so take the ________ of using sun cream
and drinking plenty of water.
caution
15. 7. Whatever ________ are drawn from these results, you can't
deny it was a groundbreaking experiment.
conclude
16. 8. Mr Hansard was elected President after a ________ election
result.
dispute
 17. conception

18. guidance

19. dated

20. underestimated

21. invariably

22. precaution

23. conclusions

24. disputed

1. The Age Of Enlightenment was one of great inventions and revolutionary

________.
discover

2. The judge was forced to acquit, saying the evidence was wholly
________.
conclude

3. The ________ of the opening of the new bridge continued until nearly
midnight.
celebrate

4. Harry Stevens is the man most often credited as being the ________ of
the hot dog.
create
5. Can you think of one ________ reason why I should give you your job
back?
solitude

6. That the Vikings had horns in their helmets is a common ________.

concept

7. Local officials were surprised at the scale of the ________ against plans
for a local casino.
cry

8. I agree with the sentiments so ________ expressed in David's wonderful

speech.
eloquence

1. discoveries

2. inconclusive

3. celebration

4. creator

5. solitary

6. misconception

7. outcry

8. eloquently