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Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the ROOT word:

1. What I like about this place is the rich ________. DIVERSE

2. London is a ________ city that everyone should visit at least once in
their life. BUSTLE
3. What I like about you is your ________ attitude towards life. HURRY
4. Never before have I seen such a lack of ________ from a new
employee. EFFICIENT
5. We had better look out for a ________ as soon as possible, should it
be necessary. REPLACE
6. I have no ________ either way to be honest.PREFER
7. You seem to be happy plodding along, ________ of the
consequences.
8. Would you please accompany me into my office. REGARD
9. We have shown a great ________ in your ability and fortunately we
have been able to reap the benefits. BELIEVE
10. Should your ________ be successful, we will be in contact in due
course. APPLY
11. We use wish and would to show ________, for instance: “I wish
you would pull your finger out and work harder”. ANNOY
12. We have seen a worrying ________ in orders over the past few
months. REDUCE
13. I have shown a lot of ________ to be able to get the job.
ENTHUSE
14. Promotions are fairly ________ thanks to the great management
structure in place. ACCESS
15. Our office is somewhat ________ and it is rather bothersome.
CROWD
16. I required a great deal of ________ on starting this job. ASSIST
17. Your job is ________ whereas mine is of the utmost importance.
POINT
18. It was a ________ to have worked with you. PLEASE
19. I have suffered a bout of ________ over the past few months.
DEPRESS

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20. Interaction is a key element of this work ________. PLACE

Answers:

1. What I like about this place is the rich ​diversity​.

2. London is a ​bustling city that everyone should visit at least once in
their life.
3. What I like about you is your ​unhurried​ attitude towards life.
4. Never before have I seen such a lack of ​efficiency from a new
employee.
5. We had better look out for a ​replacement as soon as possible,
should it be necessary.
6. I have no ​preference​ either way to be honest.
7. You seem to be happy plodding along, ​regardless of the
consequences.
8. Would you please ​accompany​ me into my office.
9. We have shown a great belief in your ability and fortunately we have
been able to reap the ​benefits​.
10. Should your ​application be successful, we will be in contact in
due course.
11. We use wish and would to show ​annoyance​, for instance: “I wish
you would pull your finger out and work harder”.
12. We have seen a worrying ​reduction in orders over the past few
months.
13. I have shown a lot of​ enthusiasm​ to be able to get the job.
14. Promotions are fairly ​accessible thanks to the great management
structure in place.
15. Our office is somewhat ​overcrowded​ and it is rather bothersome.
16. I required a great deal of ​assistance​ on starting this job.
17. Your job is​ pointless​ whereas mine is of the utmost importance.
18. It was a​ pleasure​ to have worked with you.
19. I have suffered a bout of ​depression​ over the past few months.
20. Interaction is a key element of this work ​placement​.

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