USE THE WORDS GIVEN IN CAPITALS AT THE END OF EACH LINE TO FORM A WORD THAT FITS IN THE

SPACE IN THE SAME LINE.

1. LEAVING A JOB

I recently left my job in an (1) advertising (ADVERTISEMENT) agency after a disagreement with my
boss. She accepted my (2) ________________ (RESIGN) but warned me that because of the (3) ______________
(ECONOMY) situation, I might have to get used to the idea of being (4) _______________(EMPLOY) for a
while. I thought that she was trying to make a point, but after I had made over fifty (5) ___________ (APPLY)
to other companies, I realized that she was right. Although I am a ( 6) _____________ (QUALIFICATIONS)
designer, I didn’t receive any offers of a job. After that I tried working from home, but it was not very (7)
_______________ (PROFIT) .Then I became an (8) ________________(EMPLOY) in a fast food restaurant, even
though my (9) _____________ (EARN)were extremely low. I wish I had accepted early (10) ______________
(RETIRE)from my old job. That is what I disagreed with my boss about!

2. HOW A HOBBY CAN MAKE YOU ANGRY!

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Recently I decided to take up (1)photography (PHOTOGRAPH) as a hobby. I like taking snaps, but I am

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not very (2) ________________(SKILL). My snaps are either a complete (3) ______________ (FAIL) for technical

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reasons , or just not very (4) ______________ (IMAGINE) . First I decided that to be (5) ____________(SUCCESS) ,

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I would have to buy new equipment. Just then I had an (6) ___________ (EXPECT) piece of good luck. A

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friend who works in a camera shop said she could sell me a (7) __________________(VALUE) camera. A
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customer had left it at the shop to be repaired, but there had been a (8) _____________(UNDERSTAND), and
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it was actually for sale. I thought this a was a rather (9) _________________ (BELIEF) explanation and so I
asked her some more questions. She said she had had a (10) _____________ (AGREE)with the customer and
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he had thrown the camera at her because she disliked his photos!
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3. FATHER AND SON

My next-door neighbor has a very unusual (1) appearance (APPEAR) . He has long hair with a (2)
_______________ ( PART) in the middle, and usually wears an old pair of jeans and a (3) ________________
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(STRIPE) shirt. His clothes are very (4) _____________(SUIT) for working in a bank, but that is what he
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does! Unless he__________________(DRESS) (5) when he gets to work and changes his clothes! His clothes are
usually filthy and I am sure he never washes them or takes them to the (6) _______________(CLEAN) . when
he wears a coat it is always old and (7) _______________(WEAR) , and even on very cold days it is (8)
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______________ (BUTTON) all down the front. The funny thing is that his son is very (9)
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_______________(FASHION) , always wears the latest styles, and never wears casual clothes, even on an (10)
____________(FORMAL) occasion.

4.A HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY

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When Ann decided to move house, it was mainly because she was tired of the (1) neighbourhood
(NEIGHBOUR) she lived in. It was crowded, there was a (2) ______________ (SHORT) of parking places, and
the view from her (3) _______________ (STAIRS) windows was of distant factory chimneys. Luckily she
arranged the (4) _________________ (SELL) of her house very easily, with a small (5) __________ (LEND) from
the bank, was able to buy a house in the country. It was an old farm building, which had been (6)
_______________( BUILD) and turned into a modern house. After loading all her belongings in a van, Ann
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 managed to get them into the new house (7) _______________(DAMAGE) . She (8) _____________(FURNITURE)
most of the rooms with what she already owned. Even her curtains were the right (9) _____________ (LONG)
for the windows and she only had to buy a new (10) ______________ (COOK) for the kitchen. It seemed too
good to be true. Surely something would go wrong!

5.A LETTER OF APOLOGY

I am writing to apologize for the (1) cancellation (CANCEL) of our Happy Holiday Coach Tour to
Aberdeen. (2) ________ (FORTUNE) our luxury coach was involved in a (3) _______________(COLLIDE) in
France a week ago, and our driver has been (4) ___________ (EXPECT) obliged to remain there for the
moment. The coach was travelling on a road (5) ___________(SUIT) for heavy traffic, and the accident was
(6) ____________(AVOID) . Luckily none of the passengers suffered any (7) ________________(INJURE) , and we
have complained to the authorities that the road needs (8) _____________ (WIDE) . All our coaches are now
fitted with (9) ____________ (ADJUST) seat belts for the safety and comfort of passengers. We will of course
return the (10) ______________ (PAY) you have made for your holiday as soon as possible.

6. SUPERMARKETS

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Nowadays, a great (1) variety (VARY) of different food is available from large supermarkets. There are

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rarely any (2) _____________ (SHORT) of fresh food, and there is far less(3) ___________ (LIKELY) of our having

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to rely on (4) _____________(FREEZE) products. Does this mean that supermarkets have become the most

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(5) ____________ (SUCCESS) shops of all time? Certainly they seem to have made some kinds of food less (6)
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(7)_______________(REDUCE) in the number of (8) _______________(COMPLAIN) made against supermarkets in
recent years. The assistants are no longer (9) ____________(POLITE) , but smile and try to be helpful. Above
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all, supermarkets have shown a (10 ) __________(WILLING) to listen to their customers, and to adapt to
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7.ARTHUR’S LIFE OF CRIME

At his last trial, nobody believed in Arthur’s (1) innocence (INNOCENT). He had been accused of the (2)
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________________( THIEF) of a valuable Chinese vase, and was also charged with ten other (3)
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_____________(OFFEND) . The value of the (4) _______________ (STEAL) goods was said to be over£ 20.000.
Arthur said in his own (5) _____________ (DEFEND) that the vase had been put into his car (6) _______________
(ACCIDENT) . He also pointed out that the Chinese vase was a fake, and was almost (7)
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________________(WORTH ) . The judge did not believe Arthur’s story. He told Arthur he was a hardened (8)
___________( CRIME) and that he deserved a severe (9) ____________ (PUNISH) . Then the judge sentenced
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Arthur to five years’ (10) ____________(PRISON). Arthur just smiled. He had spent most of his life in prison
and so he was used to it.
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8.THE SCHOOL PLAY

Congratulations to all involved with the school (1) production (PRODUCE ) of The Woman Next Door.
The (2) _________ (ADVERTISE )was carried out by the Art Department, and the posters were very (3)
___________(IMAGINE). We certainly have some very (4) ____________ (ART) students! Many people helped
with building and painting the (5) ____________ (SCENE) and the play was written by the English
Department, who created an (6) ____________ (AMUSE) story, with excellent songs. The music was written
by Sue Porter, who also (7) _______________ (COMPANY) the singers on the piano. Everyone enjoyed a
thoroughly (8) _____________ (ENTERTAIN) evening, and there was a long round of (9) ___________
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 (APPLAUD) at the end. Jim Barret gave a brilliant (10) ___________ (PERFORM) as Sergeant Moss, and Liz
Aitken was delightful Mrs.Jump. Well done everyone!

9.A PET PARROT

From early (1) childhood (CHILD) Jane had always wanted a pet parrot. Her parents told her that a parrot
was an(2) ___________ (SUIT) pet, but Jane insisted. She was worried about the (3) ____________ (DESTROY) of
the rainforests where parrots live, and she felt that parrots needed more (4) _____________(PROTECT) . Her
father argued that a parrot would suffer from (5) __________(LONELY) if it lived in a house. He also
explained that pet parrots are caught by (6) ____________(HUNT) , who needed money and don’t care about
protecting species. “They catch the parrots and send them to Europe in (7) ___________ (WOOD) boxes,” he
told her. “ And in any case, parrots are very (8) ____________ (OBEY)and don’t make good pets.” Jane soon
made an interesting (9) ________________ (DISCOVER), however. She found a pet shop which bred parrots
instead of importing them. So she took all her (10) _____________ (SAVE) and bought a tiny parrot, which she
called “Pixie”.

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10 HOW EASY IS IT TO UNDERSTAND ANOTHER PERSON’S CHARACTER?

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My friend Jack, once was a rather (1)annoying (ANNOY ) person. He was always getting into trouble at

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school because he was so (2) ________________ (OBEY ). In class he was very (3) ____________(TALK ) and never
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stopped making jokes. The teacher all told him he was (4) _____________ (POLITE ) because he interrupted
them. When I met him he was very (5) ____________( FRIEND) and didn’t want to talk to me at all. People
told me that he stole things, and that he was (6) __________ (HONEST ). His school work was terrible. He
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didn’t take any (7) _____________ (PROUD ) in his writing, he never spent enough time doing his homework,
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and he was not at all(8) ___________(CONSCIENCE). One day he saw a gang of boys attacking an old man.
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Jack hated (9) _____________(VIOLENT ) and he fought them all until they ran away. He was awarded a medal
for (10) ____________ (BRAVE ). After that, people changed their minds about him.
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11 HOW DOES MY MOBILE WORK?

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When I was young, I always dreamed of becoming a famous (1) scientist (SCIENCE ). When I was at school
I decided to study (2) _____________ (ENGINE ), and then become a millionaire by inventing a wonderful
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new (3) ___________ (PRODUCE ) which would make the world a better place. Unfortunately, I wasn’t very
good at technical subjects. Any time I operate any kind of (4) __________ ( EQUIP), something terrible
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happens. Machines which use (5) ____________ (ELECTRIC ),such as computers or television, always seem to
give me a (6) ___________ (POWER ) shock. The instruction booklets are always (7) ____________ (USE . They
never help me at all. Nowadays you need to have(8) ______________ ( SPECIAL) knowledge just to make your
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new mobile phone to work. To my great (9) ____________ (EMBARRAS ) it is always a child of six who helps
me out of my (10) ____________ (DIFFICULT).

12 A MODERN ROBINSON CRUSOE

After a (1) collision (COLLIDE ) between two ships in the Atlantic, Alan Connaught from Dundee ended up
(2) ___________ ( EXPECT) living on a desert island. “ I fell (3) __________ (BOARD ) and no-one noticed. A few
hours later I found myself lying (4) _______________ ( EXHAUST) on a beach after swimming for miles. It was
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 (5) ____________ (FREEZE ) too, not warm and sunny, like Crusoe’s island. The only (6) __________ (SOLVE ) I
could find was to dig a hole in the sand as a shelter.” After an (7) _________ (IMPROVE ) in the weather, Alan
waited to be rescued. “ There was little food and no fresh water. It was an(8) ___________ (HEALTH ) life,
and I felt ill most of the time. I suffered from (9) ____________ (LONELY )too, but then I found a village on the
other side of the island!” he said. “ The people had moved there after the (10) _________________ ( DESTROY)
of their homes by a volcano. Luckily they had a radio, and a ship soon came to rescue me.”

13.A VISIT TO THE DOCTOR’S

Jim decided to visit the doctor after his trip to the jungle. He was normally a tall (1) muscular (MUSCLE )
person, but over the past month he had lost a lot of (2) ______________ ( WEIGH ). He had also noticed that
his ankles and knees had become rather (3) ___________ (PAIN ). He thought that he might have eaten
something (4) _______________ (POISON ) or caught some kind of (5) _____________ ( INFECT) disease.

The doctor took some blood for tests and told Jim to go back a week later. This time the doctor had an
optimistic (6) ___________ ( EXPRESS) on her face, and Jim felt quite (7) ____________ ( HEART ). “Don’t
worry,” said the doctor, “it’s nothing serious. You haven’t caught an (8) ___________ ( CURE ) disease, or

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14. MONEY! MONEY! MONEY!

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Helen has always dreamed of becoming a (1) wealthy (WEALTH ) woman, and imagined living in a (2)
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_______________ (LUXURY ) mansion, and how her friends would praise her (3) ___________ (GENEROUS )
when she gave them expensive presents. In reality she was usually hard up. She had some (4)
________________ (SAVE) and a small life(5) ________________ ( INSURE ),but her antique shop was not really
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very (6) ____________ ( PROFIT ). Every time she took money out of the bank, the (7) ______________( CASH)
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checked her account, and told her how little there was in it! Helen had taken out a (8) __________(LEND )a
month before. How could she repay it? Then one day she noticed an old painting in her shop. She had
thought it was (9) ____________ ( WORTH )but as she brushed away the dust, she saw the (10)
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________________ (SIGN ) at the bottom. It said ”Renoir”! she was rich at last!
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15. FILM REVIEW

Battle for your heart is the new film starring Hugh Grade. I’m afraid that my first (1)
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impression( IMPRESS) was not very favorable. The scenes of violence are (2) ___________ ( OFFEND )and
the main character, Tony, is simply (3) ___________ ( IRRITATE). The audience is supposed to feel great (4)
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____________ (ADMIRE )for Tony, an army officer, who is accused of (5) ___________ (COWARD ) because he
fails to attack the village where the (6) ___________ ( ADORE ) Miranda lives with her old father. Tony saves
their lives, and although the idea of marrying Tony has little (7) ____________ ( ATTRACT ) for her, Miranda
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agrees to it out of (8) _____________ (GRATEFUL ). However , she is still in love with Alex, one of the enemy
army, and wants to remain (9) ___________ ( FAITH ) to him. The dialogue and acting are just as bad as the
plot. At the end, I breathed a sigh of (10) ____________ ( RELIEVE ).

16.SCHOOL REPORT

Margaret started English Literature this term, and I am afraid that her (1) introduction (INTRODUCE ) to
the subject has not been entirely (2) ______________ (SUCCESS ). She has not shown much enthusiasm, and
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 does not always pay (3) __________( ATTEND ) in class. Her assignments are often (4) ___________ (READ ),
because she is so untidy, and because of her (5) ____________ (FAIL ) to check her work thoroughly. She
failed to do any (6) ____________ ( REVISE ) before the end of the term test, and had poor results. She seems
to have the (7) __________ ( MISTAKE )idea that she can succeed without studying. She has also had many
(8) ____________ (ABSENT ) and has frequently arrived late for class. This has resulted in several (9)
______________ ( PUNISH ). Although Margaret is a (10) ____________ ( GIFT) student in some respects, she has
not had a satisfactory term.

17.EVENING CLASSES

Recently I decided to go to evening classes twice a week. During the day I work in a (1) secretarial
(SECRETARY )agency as a telephonist. It is not a very interesting (2) ___________ (OCCUPY ) and I get
bored. I also got tired of coming home every evening, putting a (3) _____________ ( FREEZE ) meal in the
oven and then watching TV. So I decided to take up (4) __________ (CARPENTER ) as a hobby. Perhaps I
should give you an (5) _____________ ( EXPLAIN) for my choice. Learning a skill is a good (6) _________ (SOLVE
) to the problem of boring work. Also, I felt I was a (7) ___________ (FAIL ) because any time I tried to put up
a shelf, for example, it always fell down! Now I am quite a (8) ______________ (SUCCESS ) wood-worker! I am

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18.HOW TO BECOME PRIME MINISTER!
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Jack had never wanted to be a (1) politician (POLITICS ). First of all, he suffered from terrible (2)
_____________ (SHY ) and blushed violently when he had to make a speech. He also (3) __________
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(SYMPATHY ) with people who refused to vote. After all, what difference did it make? As a speaker, he was
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slow and (4) _____________ (ORGANIZE ) and never knew what to say. He began his career as a last-
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minute(5) ______________(PLACE ) for a speaker who failed to turn up. Later he learned to (6) __________
(STRAIGHT ) his tie, give a big smile, and read the speech which had been prepared by his (7) ___________
(PERSON ) speech-writer. People liked him. “ He was a kind of (8) _______________ (INNOCENT ).” they said.
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(INTEREST ) in what he was saying. They applauded him and then made him prime minister.
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