500 word formation exercises for Advanced

500 word formation exercises

1. Many people often make a ________ between London and New York. COMPARE

2. This book ________ as a series of lectures about shipwrecks, which were given two ORIGIN

decades ago.

3. There are power stations across Europe that use the ________ rise and fall of the ocean DAY

tides.

4. If you weren't so ________ of Ben, he'd be happier to spend time with you. CRITIC

5. Don't you find it ________ how Jeremy always comes to work looking so untidy? INTRIGUE

6. Doctors say a glass of warm milk before bedtime can result in a more ________ night's REST

sleep.

7. Tim-Berners Lee has received many awards as the ________ of the world wide web. INVENT

8. On the final day, we visited the ________ Victoria Falls and then flew home. MAJESTY

9. The book, like the movie, tracks the anxiety and ________ pains of a teenager in 1970s GROW

Germany.

10. This wine has a very fruity flavour to it and a ________ after-taste. I really like it. PLEASE

11. I've lost all ________ for this concert, I'm finding it boring. Can we go? ENTHUSE

12. The opening of this new restaurant should satisfy the ________ of local Indonesian food SOPHISTICATED

fans.

13. You don't respond well to positive ________, which is only made to help you. CRITIC

14. ________ as it may seem, mammoths were alive only five thousand years ago. CREDIBLE

15. Large spiders, ________ from South East Asia, are now being seen in the local countryside. ORIGIN

16. Collecting garden gnomes might seem an unusual ________, but many people do it. ACTIVE

17. Professor Watkins wasn't only an ________ to me, but to thousands of others lucky INSPIRE

enough to have met him.

18. For someone so young, Carl is a very literate and ________ young man. ELOQUENCE

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19. The new year ________ in this area of the country involve dancing and a drink made from CELEBRATE

melons.

20. The ________ of the Rubik's Cube peaked in the early 1980s. POPULAR

21. This musician's work is very ________ and difficult to understand. Many people say it is CONCEPT

just noise.

22. Tom ________ told us he wasn't coming, then he turns up with two guests! I'm furious INITIAL

with him.

23. Though expensive, the ________ tour we took in Jerusalem was worth every penny. GUIDE

24. ________, local police are saying the people they see sleeping on the streets have mental INCREASE

issues.

25. The Lavet Institute fights against ________ in movies and literature. CENSOR

26. The true ________ of spoken language remain an area of fierce debate. ORIGINAL

27. The two families fell out after Mr. Dawson said Caroline wouldn't be a ________ wife for SUIT

his son.

28. It is the bride's father who has ________ paid for a wedding. TRADITION

29. I had a ________ night's sleep. My back was hurting and the storm outside made such a REST

noise.

30. The Age of Enlightenment was one of great inventions and revolutionary ________. DISCOVER

31. The judge was forced to acquit, saying the evidence was wholly ________. CONCLUDE

32. The ________ of the opening of the new bridge continued until nearly midnight. CELEBRATE

33. Harry Stevens is the man most often credited as being the ________ of the hot dog. CREATE

34. Can you think of one ________ reason why I should give you your job back? SOLITUDE

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

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

37. I agree with the sentiments so ________ expressed in David's wonderful speech. ELOQUENCE

38. It was quite recently that human ________ was first captured on camera. CONCEIVE

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39. It was my uncle Clive that provided me with advice and sound ________ when I was GUIDE

young.

40. The author has a stilted and ________ style, which I found tough to enjoy. DATE

41. Local planners admit they ________ the number of tourists that would come for the ESTIMATE

festival.

42. As is ________ the case when I go to a restaurant, I ate too much and spent a fortune! VARIABLE

43. It's a hot day today, so take the ________ of using sun cream and drinking plenty of water. CAUTION

44. Whatever ________ are drawn from these results, you can't deny it was a ground-breaking CONCLUDE

experiment.

45. Mr. Hansard was elected President after a ________ election result. DISPUTE

46. In ________ with an ancient tradition, dinner will be served on blue china. KEEP

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

48. Scientists used a simple beetle as the ________ for their invention of a water-collecting INSPIRE

bottle for hot climates.

49. A group of powerful ________ invested in the new company and made a fortune. FINANCE

50. Helen Weldon has been totally ________ as a historian after it was shown she invented CREDIT

quotations.

51. In your ________, how much money do we need to save in order to buy the house? ESTIMATE

52. Parking in the city centre can be a major ________ due to the narrow streets. CONVENIENT

53. This morning's explosion at a chemical plant resulted in one ________ and four injuries. FATAL

54. We stopped at the church for thirty minutes to pay our ________ to a local writer who had RESPECT

died.

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

56. Colin acted with ________ restraint, despite how angry he must have been feeling. ADMIRE

57. The ________ of this new department will help the company face the next ten years more CREATE

effectively.

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58. The summer school organised many ________ for us to do. We were never bored. ACTIVE

59. Educational TV programmes like this are very ________ for young children. STIMULATE

60. Ben insisted on his articles being ________ by editors and left when his boss said that was MODIFY

impossible.

61. I am looking for a ________ jeweller who will be able to appraise this watch and tell me REPUTE

how much it's worth.

62. Jan Welbech was a reputable physicist until his main two theories were completely

________. PROOF

63. The shark's ________ is somewhat unfair as fatal attacks are extremely rare. NOTORIOUS

64. I read a story with the title 'A Strange ________ At Talbot Bridge', which was about a train- OCCUR

riding ghost.

65. I went on a diet that ________ only fresh and organic food and I could only drink water. CORPORATE

66. The comedian joked about a plane crash and some in the audience thought he was

being ________. RESPECT

67. Despite injuring his leg near the start of the race, Larry managed to finish a very ________ CREDIT

fourth.

68. Rory always has plenty of money, but I've never been sure what he actually does for a

________. LIVE

69. What ________ do you take in the workplace to prevent accidents? CAUTION

70. The bomb caused ________ damage to the older buildings in the town and had to be EXTEND

demolished.

71. The road was ________ closed due to a spilled load of children's toys that created havoc. TEMPORARY

72. Though a talented doctor, she found that most skills were not ________ when she began TRANSFER

working as a vet.

73. This new design of the radio ________ all the best features of our previous model. CORPORATE

74. Maggie is always displaying great ________ to those less fortunate than her. GENEROUS

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75. Harrison Ford wasn't the ________ choice to play Han Solo in the Star Wars movies. ORIGIN

76. There will be a total solar eclipse at 2.14 pm today. Such ________ are very rare. OCCUR

77. Even short bursts of physical activity are believed to be very ________ to health. BENEFIT

78. The ________ of the town react negatively to crowds of tourists filling the roads and INHABIT

beaches each year.

79. Police are investigating the strange ________ in street robberies in the west of town. GROW

80. Leyton city council have started towing all badly parked cars in what is a very ________ POPULAR

move.

81. Conclusive proof that the Earth orbited the Sun was a great ________. DISCOVER

82. Being so close to the Atlantic, the weather in Ireland is often both changeable and very

________. PREDICT

83. When Jack Lobato was an ________ gangster, local politicians would come to meet with INFLUENCE

him weekly.

84. Local legend says the land is protected by a giant tiger, but few believe in these old TRADITION

________ any longer.

85. This boxer is the ________ champion of the world after this sixth victory. DISPUTE

86. I stretched and stretched, but simply didn't have the ________ to reach the shelf. HIGH

87. Deborah was ________ furious when she heard the comments that had been made about PREDICT

her.

88. Barry is only four years old and will be ________ by both his parents for the audition. COMPANY

89. After hearing his heart-breaking story, we were filled with ________ for him. ADMIRE

90. The hotel was harshly ________ for refusing to give refunds and the bad publicity harmed CRITIC

it.

91. This letter is just to let you know how much we appreciated the ________ of the donation GENEROUS

that you made.

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92. Though he'd read ________ on the subject of ancient Egypt, he couldn’t answer a single EXTEND

question.

93. Would it be ________ for you if I asked you to pay by credit card? CONVENIENT

94. Young people often have a creative and ________ side to them that they lose as they INVENT

grow.

95. The hit TV series 'Friends' was ________ called 'Six Of One'. ORIGIN

96. You've made a lot of wild accusations against Betsy, but is any of it ________? PROOF

97. ________ children are not permitted to enter the shop without an adult. COMPANY

98. Caffeine and other similar ________ shouldn't be taken shortly before going to bed. STIMULATE

99. As the disease became more ________ in the region, a medical emergency was SPREAD

announced.

100. The wren's Latin name, which means 'cave dweller', comes from its ________ to seek out TEND

dark places.

101. The earthquake was so destructive that local maps needed to be ________. DATE

102. Once the scientists were sure the islands were ________, they disembarked and began INHABIT

their studies.

103. You can pay funds into this account but that money will not be ________ for at least a DRAW

year.

104. The diplomat, as he ________ is, was humble and polite in the face of unfair criticism. VARIABLE

105. After the accident, the police officer asked if anyone required ________ attention. MEDICINE

106. At the ________ of his powers, Alfred Hitchcock was producing a hit movie every year in HIGH

Hollywood.

107. Don't waste your money on ________ things. USE

108. There are more ________ than differences between us. SIMILAR

109. You should eat a ________ of fresh fruits and vegetables. VARIOUS

110. Mistletoe is ________ used as a Christmas decoration. COMMON

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111. She's feeling much better thanks to that medical ________. TREAT

112. Tom's explanation was very ________. CONFUSE

113. We ________ arrived in England. FINAL

114. There must be some ________ to the problem. SOLVE

115. Violence against anyone is ________. ACCEPT

116. Our ________ depends on finding drinking water soon. SURVIVE

117. John walked ________ through the forest. SILENCE

118. Tom filled out the job ________ form. APPLY

119. It was ________ of him to break a promise. RESPOND

120. Tom speaks five languages, ________ Spanish. INCLUDE

121. Robert told the judge he wanted a different ________. LAW

122. The colony declared ________ and became a republic. DEPEND

123. Roger has many ________ friends in Washington. POWER

124. They know the ________ of protecting the earth. IMPORTANT

125. Dragons are imaginary ________. CREATE

126. The situation called for quick, ________ action. DECIDE

127. The dictionary is ________ It only goes to the letter J. COMPLETE

128. I applied for ________ in the association. MEMBER

129. Tom's parents were very ________ of him. SUPPORT

130. Be careful not to ________ the problem. ESTIMATE

131. Country life is very ________ in comparison with city life. PEACE

132. English has become an ________ language. NATION

133. We were late for school because it rained ________. HEAVY

134. He soon got used to the new ________. SURROUND

135. What ________ options are available? PAY

136. The Internet is an ________ source of information. VALUE

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137. It sounds like you learned a ________ lesson. VALUE

138. Tom looked at the tall man ________. SUSPICION

139. It was such a ________ day that we went for a walk. PLEASE

140. I have read the article and now I am writing a ________. SUM

141. Why do some people have an ________ desire for power? OBSESS

142. She is ________ in a trading company. EMPLOY

143. He couldn't stand the ________ of the coffee. BITTER

144. Catching bugs can be a fun ________ for children. ACT

145. The ________ bans the use of chemical weapons. TREAT

146. The old man standing under the tree seemed ________. CONFUSE

147. We are ________ by his bad manners. DISGUST

148. People's life ________ grows every year. EXPECT

149. Timothy watched the plane ________ into the distance. APPEAR

150. He seems to be ________ to politics. DIFFERENCE

151. The internet is a wonderful source of mindless ________. ENTERTAIN

152. He decided to ________ in physics at college. SPECIAL

153. He is a very ________ writer. IMAGINE

154. The company has consistently shown a callous ________ for the law. REGARD

155. It's your ________ to finish the job. RESPONSE

156. Robert is ________ very wealthy. SUPPOSE

157. He is an absolute ________ to us Americans. EMBARRASS

158. People with low ________ tend to interpret everything in a negative way. ESTIMATE

159. I suggest replacing the full stop with an ________ mark. EXCLAIM

160. Jack reached into his pocket and pulled out a ________ of coins. HAND

161. These claims lack a scientific ________. FOUND

162. Steve tried to hide his ________. ANNOY

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163. He works for a newspaper with a large ________. CIRCULATE

164. The medical examination before you start work is ________. OBLIGE

165. The ________ of flowers in this area is astounding. DIVERSE

166. I'm a little ________ about going there by myself. HESITATE

167. This game is played ________ in Australia. DIFFER

168. The bad smell ________ me. SICK

169. Many ________ were rescued from the collapsed building. SURVIVE

170. Electrical ________ have made housework easier. APPLY

171. Tom is by far the best French ________ in our class. SPEAK

172. I can understand Japanese to a certain ________. EXTEND

173. The ________ of being attacked by a shark is very low. LIKE

174. How ________ that your mother speaks six languages! AMAZE

175. You should be ________ to your parents. RESPECT

176. The equator is an ________ line which divides the globe into two equal parts. IMAGINE

177. Ricky is an unemployed ________ guard. SECURE

178. Allan is going to get himself killed if he's not ________. CARE

179. His ________ dismissed him yesterday. EMPLOY

180. She does not want to be ________ on her parents. DEPEND

181. His performance was ________ of praise. WORTH

182. I'm pretty sure Nick doesn't ________ watching baseball on TV. JOY

183. She swam until she was ________ and then went back to the house. EXHAUST

184. You don't need to make a ________ right now. DECIDE

185. They celebrated the ________ of his high school years. COMPLETE

186. Frank is ________ to find Mary. DESPAIR

187. David is very ________ of his daughter. PROTECT

188. Your proposal will meet with significant _________. RESIST

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189. If you want to ________, you have to try harder. SUCCESS

190. I just want a little more ________ in my life. EXCITE

191. The doctor continued to observe the patient's ________. BEHAVE

192. I think Tom doesn't have the ________ to solve the problem. ABLE

193. I was feeling ________ until I drank a cup of coffee. SLEEP

194. The bank ________ were wearing masks. ROB

195. We ________ on many things, but we're still good friends. AGREE

196. My mother ________ of too much exercise right after lunch. APPROVE

197. Tom asked Mary to teach him some ________ phrases in French. USE

198. The teams were ________ equipped. SIMILAR

199. Manners and customs ________ greatly from country to country. VARIOUS

200. I was ________ to do it, but Roger said I didn't need to. WILL

201. This increase in the number of ________ people is a result of the bad economy. EMPLOY

202. This document will form the ________ for our discussion. BASE

203. He was the leader of the ________. MOVE

204. We regret that your ________ has not been accepted. APPLY

205. Our delicious coffee is made from ________ roasted coffee beans. FRESH

206. We were ________ moved by her story. DEEP

207. The air was ________ by the smoke. DARK

208. We saw a ________ enter the house. STRANGE

209. Learning a foreign language requires ________. PATIENT

210. Some animals are very ________ at night. ACT

211. There seems to be some ________ over who is actually giving the talk. CONFUSE

212. I'm sure there's a ________ explanation. REASON

213. Ron and Jenny looked at each other ________. SILENT

214. I gave careful ________ to the problem. CONSIDER

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215. I get the ________ that you aren't telling the truth. IMPRESS

216. A few important facts emerged after the ________. INVESTIGATE

217. The mystery still remains ________. SOLVE

218. Jack works as a TV ________. ANNOUNCE

219. Only good team work will ________ us to get the job done on time. ABILITY

220. The ________ cut the tape and opened the new bridge. GOVERN

221. Her ________ are too high. EXPECT

222. She cares a lot about her ________. APPEAR

223. The teacher explained the ________ of the word to us. MEAN

224. Do you really think money will bring you ________? HAPPY

225. This medicine has no ________ side effects. HARM

226. In ________ to English, she speaks French fluently. ADD

227. Tom could see that the argument was ________. POINT

228. The street is wet and ________. SLIP

229. To our surprise, her ________ came true. PREDICT

230. Are the ________ for tomorrow complete? PREPARE

231. Tom was a ________ child and he cried easily. SENSE

232. She asked me for an ________ sum of money. REASON

233. I have a very sad ________ to make. ANNOUNCE

234. ________ people can't stand it when people pity them. ABILITY

235. Tom knew that Mary could be very ________. PERSUADE

236. Tom has ________ three books. PUBLIC

237. His long ________ bored us all. SPEAK

238. Only members of the club are ________ to use this room. TITLE

239. Democracy ________ in Ancient Greece. ORIGIN

240. We understand the ________ of studying. NECESSARY

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241. He is the ________ owner of the company. LAW

242. Have you read anything interesting ________? LATE

243. I'd like to thank you for your very generous ________. CONTRIBUTE

244. The atmosphere is relaxed and ________. FORM

245. Many people in the world still live in ________. POOR

246. Nothing is more ________ than respect based on fear. CONTEMPT

247. I was ________ in love with him. DESPAIR

248. Tom tried, but was ________. SUCCEED

249. You need to start saving for ________ now. RETIRE

250. I always got up early in my ________. CHILD

251. How do you punish your children when they ________? BEHAVE

252. Tom ________ to kill Mary if she told anyone about what happened. THREAT

253. John is very ________ when it comes to talking about his childhood. SECRET

254. Are you for or against the ________? PROPOSE

255. Country people are traditionally ________ of strangers. SUSPECT

256. It's been a ________ working with you. PLEASE

257. John didn't regret his ________. REFUSE

258. Tom's divorce from Mary ________ cost him more than a million dollars. REPORT

259. It's difficult to teach people what they are ________ to learn. WILL

260. That's a very serious ________. ACCUSE

261. A genius is a person with ________ creative abilities. ORDINARY

262. I copied a ________ from the book into my notebook. PASS

263. The British ________ is against the plan. GOVERN

264. Tom got an ________ visit from Mary. EXPECT

265. It was ________ that someone had taken the money by mistake. APPEAR

266. How can you be so cruel and ________? HEART

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267. The earthquake in Hokkaido caused ________ damage. EXTEND

268. If you don't bother the bees, they're ________ to sting you. LIKE

269. She was the most beautiful woman in the whole ________. KING

270. Elizabeth was the youngest ________ of the king. DESCEND

271. Tom is the most ________ man in Boston. INFLUENCE

272. Though the doctor did his best, the patient's ________ was slow. RECOVER

273. It's unusual for ________ players to score many goals. DEFEND

274. What's the ________ of this road? WIDE

275. The region has the largest population ________ in the country. DENSE

276. Could you please ________ introduce yourself? BRIEF

277. Her ________ in God is very firm. BELIEVE

278. I would rather die than live in ________. HONOUR

279. I can't ________ the last time we met. CALL

280. ________ often goes hand in hand with pollution. INDUSTRY

281. Our city is rather small in ________ with Tokyo. COMPARE

282. If you hurry, you will ________ him. TAKE

283. His intelligence and experience ________ him to deal with the trouble. ABLE

284. He ________ the bottle with water. FULL

285. Kenya became ________ in 1963. DEPEND

286. Nobody is more ________ than Tom. COMPETE

287. We need someone to lead us out of the ________. DARK

288. His ________ was greeted with cheers. ARRIVE

289. She was ________ calm while everyone else was panicking. STRANGE

290. Tom doesn't think it's ________ to eat certain insects. DISGUST

291. According to John's doctors, his condition is ________. CURE

292. I don't know if I can speak French well enough to explain this ________. PROPER

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293. Tom and Mary have achieved ________ results using their new technique. REMARK

294. The age ________ between Jack and Kelly is about three years. DIFFERENT

295. Eventually, Tom's ________ overcame his fear. CURIOUS

296. The dog looked at his master with ________. ANXIOUS

297. I can never make up stories - I have absolutely no ________. IMAGE

298. We've all done things we're ________ of. SHAME

299. Tom certainly didn't deserve the ________ he received. PUNISH

300. Smoking can cause a slow and ________ death. PAIN

301. Expressing your feelings is not a sign of ________. WEAK

302. We had an ________ that he would clean the house and I would cook. ARRANGE

303. The hike was ________, but we had a lot of fun. EXHAUST

304. The scientists have not found any explanation for the ________ phenomenon. MYSTERY

305. Even though Joe has a very ________ job, he always makes time for Jill and the kids. DEMAND

306. She gave me one of those ________ smiles and I just had to agree. RESIST

307. He remained calm even in the ________ of danger. PRESENT

308. Richard ________ wanted someone to help him. OBVIOUS

309. He's ________ about tomorrow's dance. EXCITE

310. Seen from a ________, the stone looks like a human face. DISTANT

311. The report looks at economic ________ in Europe and elsewhere. GROW

312. I don't earn enough money to buy clothes ________. REGULAR

313. Country roads aren't as ________ as city roads. CROWD

314. I want to make a ________ to the management. COMPLAIN

315. Their eyes were full of ________. SAD

316. The entry ________ for the essay competition are very strict. REQUIRE

317. According to reports, many ________ immigrants may face deportation if they are not DOCUMENT

granted amnesty.

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318. He gave a detailed ________ of the accident. DESCRIBE

319. We were ________ for the concert to begin. PATIENT

320. I have a friend whose father is a famous ________. ACT

321. The ________ of getting all the answers correct is about one in ten. PROBABLE

322. Tom was ________ when he saw Mary kiss someone else. FURY

323. The boy was sold into ________. SLAVE

324. The popularity of a web site depends on its ________. CONTAIN

325. He was a famous ________ and a competent diplomat. POEM

326. You need to be careful not to hurt Paul's ________. FEEL

327. Every person will be admitted ________ of his or her age. REGARD

328. Peter's French is ________ good. SURPRISE

329. I'm sorry I had to cancel my ________. APPOINT

330. He won the election by a large ________. MAJOR

331. My initial ________ was correct. ASSUME

332. He came to school after a long ________. ABSENT

333. To prevent an ________, the commander used to patrol the border twice a day. INVADE

334. There was a lot of sibling ________ between Tom and his brother. RIVAL

335. The ________ had entered the house through a back window. INTRUDE

336. All the ________ suggests that Peter was murdered. EVIDENT

337. They were among the early ________ on the east coast of America. SETTLE

338. Germany is Europe's largest and most ________ economy. PROSPER

339. Cinema in Britain is undergoing a ________ of popularity. REVIVE

340. I'll email my report to you as an ________. ATTACH

341. There must be a scientific ________ for this. EXPLAIN

342. I just want a little more ________ to make my own decisions. FREE

343. I felt a sense of ________ when my friends refused to support me. BETRAY

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344. The ________ was sentenced to life in prison. MURDER

345. His campaign for fathers' rights has become an ________. OBSESS

346. The man lit a cigarette with a ________. LIGHT

347. I wonder if it really was a ________. COINCIDE

348. Life without love is just totally ________. POINT

349. The floor is ________, so be careful. SLIP

350. I hope my ________ is wrong. PREDICT

351. My older brother made all the ________ for us. PREPARE

352. My eyes are very ________ to light. SENSE

353. I don't think this is an ________ request. REASON

354. I couldn't understand the ________ that was just made. ANNOUNCE

355. How would ________ people escape in an emergency? ABILITY

356. Your arguments are very ________. PERSUADE

357. This is by far the best novel that has been ________ this year. PUBLIC

358. Tom asked Mary to give a ________ at his school. SPEAK

359. He is ________ to better treatment. TITLE

360. The custom ________ in China. ORIGIN

361. A computer is an absolute ________ now. NECESSARY

362. She was not his ________ wife. LAW

363. I've not been feeling very well ________. LATE

364. How big was your ________? CONTRIBUTE

365. You don't need to get all dressed up. It's an ________ event. FORM

366. Many countries have problems with ________. POOR

367. Her behaviour was ________. CONTEMPT

368. Tom ________ needs money. DESPAIR

369. We are sorry to inform you that your application has been ________. SUCCEED

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370. She put some money away every month for her ________. RETIRE

371. Tom wondered where Mary had spent her ________. CHILD

372. If you ________, I'll send you to bed. BEHAVE

373. Tom's girlfriend ________ to leave him. THREAT

374. He was very ________ about his plans. SECRET

375. The majority didn't accept the ________. PROPOSE

376. I'm always ________ of men like him. SUSPECT

377. Some people write books for money, others for ________. PLEASE

378. We measured the _______ of the river. DEEP

379. Yesterday I saw a man crying _______. BITTER

380. Natural resources are not _______ in Japan. ABOUND

381. She gave up eating meat after reading a book about ________ to animals. CRUEL

382. I couldn't sleep because of the _______. HOT

383. Tom made an _______ presentation. IMPRESS

384. As an American, I find that _______. OFFEND

385. The poet and _______ were both present at the meeting. NOVEL

386. Visit our website for _______ information. ADD

387. This airport is easily _______ by bus. ACCESS

388. I used to dream about becoming very _______. WEALTH

389. Tom _______ removed his hat. RESPECT

390. I've been feeling depressed _______. RECENT

391. Long-term _______ can be very frustrating and demoralising. EMPLOY

392. Please don't say anything _______. EMBARRASS

393. Tom has denied these _______. ACCUSE

394. Michael apologized to Mary for his son's _______ remarks. POLITE

395. Brown is not her _______ hair colour. NATURE

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396. Tom appreciated Mary's _______. HONEST

397. John's _______ shocked everybody. CONFESS

398. The man standing over there is the _______ of the store. OWN

399. Roger didn't accept Jane's _______. APOLOGISE

400. He took a job with an _______ company. INSURE

401. The teacher stressed the importance of _______ practice. DAY

402. We have already reached an _______. AGREE

403. James is an _______ basketball player. EXCEPT

404. If I had time, I'd accept his _______. INVITE

405. We won the national _______ last year. CHAMPION

406. The United States is the world's _______ cotton exporter. LEAD

407. What do you consider your greatest _______? ACHIEVE

408. The results were very strange! In fact, they were ________! BELIEVE

409. He has an unfortunate ________ to understand people’s feelings. ABLE

410. Due to the clerk’s ___________ we missed the train. STUBBORN

411. What we saw was beyond all ___________. EXPECT

412. She is a student of the ___________. HUMAN

413. The book contains some great ___________. ILLUSTRATE

414. Please give us details of your present ___________. OCCUPY

415. What is the ___________ of the Danube River. LONG

416. The ___________ of our agriculture is important if we want to produce more food. MECHANIC

417. Drug ___________ is a problem causing great concern. ADDICT

418. The ___________ of the awards is scheduled for next Friday. PRESENT

419. I have been sworn to ___________ so I can’t say a word. SECRET

420. After losing her job she was ___________ for a month. EMPLOY

421. Pushing into a queue is considered to be extremely ___________. POLITE

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422. The audience gave the violinist a round of ___________. APPLAUD

423. He isn’t happy with his job because he feels he is ___________. PAY

424. We have just been shown another example of ___________ killing. SENSE

425. My sister’s ___________ makes her social life difficult. SHY

426. I’m not sure at all I really can’t say with ___________. CERTAIN

427. My ___________ is the history of Elizabethan England. SPECIAL

428. The police were told by their ___________ where to find the criminal. INFORM

429. He received many medals for his acts of ___________ during the war. HERO

430. The ___________ of the company is said to be dangerous to small firms. EXPAND

431. For all of us, Marilyn Monroe was the ___________ of beauty. PERSON

432. I can guarantee the ___________ of our new product. RELY

433. The government is encouraging heavy ___________. INVEST

434. People who suffer from ___________ should buy themselves a pet. LONELY

435. George and I have been friends since ___________. CHILD

436. Everybody is worried about the ___________ of the rain forest. DESTROY

437. Some MPs are calling for ___________ without trial. DETAIN

438. My grandfather was given a medal for ___________. BRAVE

439. My father takes great ___________ in his work. PROUD

440. This bag contains all my photographic ___________. EQUIP

441. ___________ is probably the most useful form of energy. ELECTRIC

442. John turned up on the wrong day because of a ___________. UNDERSTAND

443. Jake had another ___________ with his boss. AGREE

444. The bank robbers were sentenced to twelve years of ___________. PRISON

445. Mary suddenly felt sick, so we needed a ___________ for her part in the play. REPLACE

446. Failure to apply in time may result in a ___________ of benefits. LOSE

447. Pat was accused of stealing some ___________ documents. CONFIDENT

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448. In the future the public will have a wider ___________ of television programs. CHOOSE

449. Looking after the health of 700 children is heavy ___________. RESPONSIBLE

450. The town spent more money on ___________ and health than ever before. HOUSE

451. Do you have any particular ___________ where we sit? PREFER

452. There’s a ___________ contrast between what he does and what he says. STRIKE

453. The party turned out to be a huge ___________. DISAPPOINT

454. He was fined and ___________ for reckless driving. QUALIFY

455. Is it possible to remove the smell from the books that have been in _______________ for STORE

such a long time?

456. Many people are interested in job ___________ more than in earning large amount of SATISFY

money.

457. I hadn’t made a __________________, so I just got on the first flight available. RESERVE

458. The anti-doping association believes that all sports must be free of drug ___________. USE

459. The country is facing a population ___________. EXPLODE

460. It is ___________ to fasten your seat-belts before take-off. ADVISE

461. She claimed ___________ benefit for over six months. EMPLOY

462. Tax ___________ is one of the biggest problems that face the new country. EVADE

463. You can basically wear what you want but there is an _____________ law that says you WRITE

must not wear jeans.

464. The ___________ course is being paid for by the company. MANAGE

465. It’s a ___________ shame that she didn’t have a better chance in life. CRY

466. The farm house we stayed in was completely off the ___________ track. BEAT

467. The police searched the house ___________. SYSTEM

468. He is a ___________ -paid senior executive. HIGH

469. A full-scale _____________ of our company is urgently needed. ORGANISE

470. Are we going to be saved ___________ by our oil supplies? ECONOMY

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471. Experts have tried to find a ___________ to the personnel problems. SOLVE

472. She’s a specialist in psychology and human ___________. BEHAVE

473. The ___________ of the most important port of the country eliminated all trade. BLOCK

474. The ___________ system of some countries used to be based on gold. MONEY

475. He recovered from his injuries in the ___________ hospital. NAVY

476. He has loved her ___________ ever since they first met. PASSION

477. The importance of this ___________ has been extremely overrated. INVENT

478. He is a convinced ___________ of Chinese communism. FOLLOW

479. Jane’s party was more of an ___________ test than anything else. ENDURE

480. The government has committed itself to developing ___________ sources of energy. NEW

481. He took a job as a sales ___________ in a big department store. ASSIST

482. The potential benefits of this treatment ___________ the risks. WEIGH

483. Make sure the hairdryer is ___________ before you fix the switch. CONNECT

484. They say that travel ___________ the mind. BROAD

485. Without his teacher’s ___________ he would have given up long ago. ENCOURAGE

486. Dickens’s last novel was ___________ The Mystery of Edwin Drood. TITLE

487. She has known me for two years now but she still ___________ my name. PRONOUNCE

488. The writer spent his ___________ in a quiet seaside village. BOY

489. We were so busy at work that there was no time to suffer from ___________. BORE

490. Can you lend me your penknife - I just need to ___________ my pencil. SHARP

491. We had four good applicants for the job so it was hard to decide who would make the

best ___________. APPOINT

492. It was very ___________ of you not to give Sue a call on her birthday. THINK

493. The presidential car will, of course, be completely ___________. BULLET

494. The morning trains to the city are always packed with ___________. COMMUTE

495. George means well but his contributions to our meetings are often rather ___________. HELP

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496. We had an unusually cold winter with ___________ temperatures for two months. ZERO

497. We all ___________ his story - it just didn't seem at all plausible. BELIEVE

498. Teachers sometimes complain of being ___________ and overworked. PAY

499. Students often tend to be a bit ___________ but they usually become less radical with age. ESTABLISH

500. I'm sorry to be so ___________ - I'd like to think things over for another day or two. DECIDE

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