Vocabulary Boost Series | IELTS Linhchaos Project

Vocabulary Boost – Advanced Vocabulary

for IELTS Writing and Speaking
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb
1. We found it impossible to __________ ourselves to the new working conditions. (climate)
2. She is __________ as the most talented artist of her age. (knowledge)
3. She has ___________ her Facebook account after months of vanishing. (act)
4. When starting up a business, it is a matter of whether you can __________ your own idea
(material).
5. In order to run a business, finance and human capital are ______. (Require)
6. The ______ of knowledge needs both time and effort (acquire)
7. She is _______ consistent with her political stand (fail)
8. Overdramatic people sometimes need to get away from their __________problems
(inflict)
9. Actor Quoc Khanh has always ________ as Ngoc Hoang in Tao Quan show (cast)
10. Asian women are ________ as mere wives whose place is supposed to be in the kitchen
(type)
11. I used to be very untidy but I trained myself to become a _______ (discipline)
12. Dedicated teachers love to conduct ________ lessons for her class (make)
13. Aging population is perfectly ____________ in the case of Japan. (example)
14. This aircraft ____________ several new safety features. (corporation)
15. It was when we started living together that we found we just were ________________ .
(compatibility)
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the synonyms of the words in brackets. The
initial letters of the missing words have been provided
1. I do internship early for the a_______________ of hands-on experience. (collection)
2. I live in a house a__________ to the railway and trainspotting is my favorite hobby. (near)
3. A____________ pregnancy and early marriage are common in poverty-stricken areas.
(teenagers)
4. So a________ was the mood of the meeting that a decision was soon reached. (friendly +
pleasant)
5. To be c_________ with you, I think you're making a dreadful mistake. (honest)
6. What annoys me about these girls is their c_____________ - they seem to have
no desire to expand their horizons. (sự tự mãn)
7. The discovery was made after years of d______ research. (hard-working with great effort)
8. She is very eloquent. I admire how she a__________ her thoughts accurately. (speak)
9. When they announced her name, the winner just sat there, f_____________. (shocked)
10. The doctor examined the body m_______ before drawing his conclusion. (meticulously)

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Exercise 3: Write one word that fits all the gaps

1.
a. The British ___________ Hong Kong for 99 years.
b. She _____________ medicines to patients before she left the hospital.
c. Tests will be ______________ to schoolchildren at seven and twelve years.
2.
a. Promoting local culture is to hinder the _________ of national identity.
b. Planting trees would stop soil __________ .
c. Investors may have seen some __________ of capital over the year.
3.
a. The scandal has __________ her reputation.
b. Sunlights have ___________ the color of the curtain swiftly.
c. In his view, this produced better results because the companies wished to avoid their
respectability being ____________.
4.
a. What a ________ office! How did you fit so much into so little space?
b. They made a __________ not to reveal any details.
c. The morning traffic can ________ the snow until it was a sheet of ice.
5.
a. Unfortunately a poisonous ____________ can look like an edible one.
b. It is a fact that low-cost airlines will _________ soon.
c. Area budgets did _____ from $3.7 billion in 2005 to more than $6.3 billion this fiscal year.

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