Word Formation Pack

Hong Kong
Hong Kong is justifiably (0) __________ as one of the world's FAME
most exciting cities. It has some of Asia's finest (1) __________ ENTERTAIN
shopping and dining facilities. Must-see things include the huge
HSBC building. St John's Cathedral and the Victoria Peak, 550
metres above sea level, which offers the best views of Hong
Kong's. Visitors can get near to the top by means of a special
tram. Hong Kong's spectacular harbour is an instantly
recognisable (2) __________ to people around the world, and has SEE
long been regarded as a symbol of (3) __________ success. The COMMERCE
city provides international tourists with a (4) __________ MEMORY
experience. Many return home commenting on the great energy of
the city and the 'work hard, play hard' spirit of the people. Although
the city areas are (5) __________ populated, forests, mountains HEAVY
and (6) __________ land make up around 75% of the territory of AGRICULTURE
Hong Kong. Travelling north out of the city, you come to
(7)__________ villages with historic temples and a traditional way PEACE
of life that has been (8) __________ for centuries. Hong Kong also ALTERED
has a wide (9) __________ of wildlife, including wild monkeys, VARY

which enjoy the (10) __________ of one of the many country PROTECT
parks.

ARTIC WATERS
Despite the fact that the waters of the Arctic are (0) __________ ICE
throughout the years, a (1) __________ large number of animals SURPRISE
live in this area of the world. (2) __________ also live there so RESEARCH
they can study these animals and increase their (3) __________ KNOW
of the Earth's climate. To help them in this very (4) __________ VALUE
work, they use ships built of material which has the (5)
__________ to break through the ice. This has to be done STRONG
continually as the ships travel through the frozen waters.
In this way, the (6) __________ of the enormous MOVE
(7) __________ of animals that live in the Arctic waters can be VARIOUS
followed. Perhaps the most (8) __________ of these is the largest IMPRESS
animal on Earth, the blue whale. It is therefore (9) __________ FORTUNATE
that this marvellous animal is threatened with (10) __________ EXTINCT
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 TRAVELLLING
Before the (0) __________ of the eighteenth century, few people BEGIN
travelled (1) __________ for fun. Most travel was for profit, to PURE
study or to make scientific investigations. There were
many (2) __________ and very often travel was DIFFICULT
(3) __________ , so not many people were willing to make the RISK
effort. Even a hundred years ago, it was still cold and
(4) __________ travelling in coaches and railway carriages. COMFORT
Since the 1900s, ordinary working people in
Europe have (5) __________ taken paid holidays and INCREASE
(6) __________ is now the main industry in many countries. Today TOURIST
some travel agents have hundreds of (7) __________. Resorts EMPLOY
compete to provide suitable accommodation and (8) __________ ENTERTAIN
to satisfy their visitors.
However, there is no more (9) __________ that some regions of AWARE
the world may face (10) __________ as more and more hotels DESTROY
and leisure facilities are built.

THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA

The Great Wall of China was one of the largest (0) __________ CONSTRUCT
projects ever carried out. The walls is over 6,000 kilometres in
(1) __________ and extends from the mountains of Korea to the LONG
Gobi Desert.
The (2) __________ to build a wall was made over two thousand DECIDE
years ago. At this time, the north of China was under threat of
(3) __________ , and so the wall was built for the purpose of INVADE
(4) __________. DEFEND
The emperors of the Ming dynasty, who became the
(5) __________ of China in 1368, made a large number of RULE
(6) __________ to the wall, making it bigger and stronger. IMPROVE
However, this would have been (7) __________ without the POSSIBLE
(8) __________ technological advances made by the Chinese at DRAMA
this time, especially in brick making. Although parts of the wall
have now (9) __________ entirely, it is still one of the most APPEAR
(10) __________ structures on Earth. REMARK

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 INTRODUCTION TO A MAIL-ORDER
CATALOGUE
To select products for (0) __________ in our catalogue, we collect INCLUDE

information from a wide (1) __________ of sources. We consult VARY

people who have recognised technical expertise and study reports

that appear in relevant publications. We then ask an independent

panel of testers for their (2) __________ . However, we realise JUDGE

that it is not enough to take account (3) __________ of the SIMPLE

opinions of experts and so we make a point of also asking ordinary

(4) __________ what they think. CONSUME

As soon as this process is complete , we (5) __________ analyse CARE

all the information on thousands of products so that we can

identify the ones which, it is our (6) __________ qualify as being BELIEVE

the best of their type in terms of design, function, (7) __________ PERFORM

and value for money.

We are therefore confident that our catalogue contains totally

(8) __________ information and that it consists only of RELY

(9) __________ products that we feel you will want to order. EXCEPT

However, if for any reason you are at all (10) __________ with a HAPPY

product you have ordered from us, do remember that every

purchase carries a money-back guarantee.

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 WEATHER FORECASTS

Since the weather can be so (0) __________ , we have always CHANGE

depended on the forecasts supplied to numberous organisations

such as (1) __________ newspapers. In the past, the fact that DAY

weather forecasts were (2) __________ was a problem, but they ACCURATE

have improved (3) __________. This is because satellites are now DRAMATIC

sent into space to travel around the Earth at great (4)__________, HIGH

making (5) __________ of the Earth's atmosphere. This is OBSERVE

considered to be absolutely essential if we are to (6) __________ DEEP

our knowledge of the climate changes which scientists believe

may one day affect us all.

By examining weather patterns on a (7) __________ scale, GLOBE

forecasters can give advance (8) __________ both to people living WARN

in areas which may simply be affected by (9) __________ storms, OCCASION

and to those in places where lack of rain may lead to the total

(10) __________ of the annual crop. Perhaps the weather may LOSE

surprise us less in the future.

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