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FULL NAME: …………………………………………………………..…………………… SCHOOL: …………………………………….. SCORE: …………………….

Read the sentences below. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the space in
the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).

0. We had a very interesting _____discussion_____ about love and friendship. (DISCUSS)

calamitous
91. As usual, the Ariola cyclone has been ________________________ in its consequences.
(CALAMITY)

92. You can always rely on him. His ________________________

trustiness makes him a very popular
staff. (TRUST)

93. It was ________________________

inhospitable of you not to offer her a drink. (HOSPITALITY)

94. The ________________________

treatable servant was too scared to report anything to the police.
(TREATMENT)

chopping
95. He wrote so many ________________________ sentences in his essay and got a low mark.
(CHOP)

96. He is very generous and everyone admires his ________________________.

self-confidence (SELF)
fixings
97. The price of the house includes many existing ________________________ and fittings.
(FIX)
standing
98. The most ________________________ feature of his character is his great generosity.
(STAND)

99. The plane was grounded because of poor ________________________.

visibility (VISUAL)

100. I’ve had my eyes tested and the report says that my ________________________
vision is perfect.
(VISUAL)

criticism
101. The inquiry was ________________________ of the Minister’s handling of the affair.
(CRITICIZE)

102. One should be his own severest ________________________

critic so as to make headway.
(CRITICIZE)

103. The villagers displayed the ________________________

typical narrow-mindedness of a small
community. (TYPE)
civilized
104. They were brought up to behave in a ________________________ way in public.
(CIVILIZATION)

105. Scientists consider it ________________________

unbelievable that gods create volcanic eruptions.
(BELIEVE)

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106. To everyone’s ________________________,

disbelief the boy did a 15-digit calculation in his head in

less than a minute. (BELIEVE)

wooden
107. We brought back several carved ________________________ statues from our holiday in

Africa. (WOOD)

woody
108. We could see a ________________________ valley from the hilltop villa. (WOOD)

109. The professor explained his ideas with great ________________________.

clearance (CLEAR)

110. About half of the rainforest has been destroyed through ________________________ for

agriculture and illegal logging. (CLEAR)

alive
111. They managed to find three miners who were still ________________________ three days

after the underground explosion. (LIFE)

112. Ecosystems are all ________________________

lively organisms and their physical surroundings.

(LIFE)

lively
113. Young children are often very ________________________. They have so much energy that

they can’t sit still for a moment. (LIFE)

114. The Government is expected to take ________________________

action against the social evils.

(ACT)

115. ________________________
Activists are doing their best to protect rare and specious animal

species. (ACT)

116. ________________________
inactivity can make your joints stiff, and the bones may begin to

degenerate. (ACT)

117. The bomb squad arrived on the scene to ________________________

activate the car bomb. (ACT)

118. ________________________,
Miraculously he survived the crash without injury. (MIRACLE)

119. It’s pitiful that the bank has been very ________________________
uncooperative in sorting out her late

husband’s finances. (COOPERATE)

traumatised
120. She was _________________________ by an unlucky experience in her childhood.

(TRAUMA)

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