Writing / Part 2: Vocabulary

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Vocabulary

Read the following then put the words between brackets in the correct form.

1. Mike never says ‘please’ or ‘thank you’. He’s very -impolite_. POLITE
2. Eating chocolate is my -weakness-. I absolutely love it. WEAK
3. Joyce didn’t get the job because she was -inexperienced___. EXPERIENCED
4. I argued with George, and now he is_ unwilling __to talk to me. WILLING
5. Writing an interesting story requires _creativity _. CREATIVE
6. I don’t trust Marshall. He is completely__ unreliable_____ . RELIABLE
7. Your_ laziness_ is the only thing stopping you from getting in shape. LAZY
8. His popularity has declined since his return from exile two years ago. POPULAR
9. She's rather _immature_ for her age, don't you think? MATURE
10. It would be _irresponsible_ to ignore these warnings.
RESPONSIBLE
11. He was _unaware_ that the police were watching him. AWARE
12. Britain has more than ten __native_ newspapers. NATION
13. Stricter controls on air_ pollution_ would help to reduce acid rain.
POLLUTE
14. There's a _shortage_ of food and shelter in the refugee camps. SHORT
 Writing / Part 1: Vocabulary
Directions
In this section, you will answer selected response questions and constructed response
ones.
1. Read the following.

When Brian ____________ himself aa goal, he always accomplished it.

Which of the following BEST FITS the above sentence?
A. breaks
B. visits
C. sets
D. puts
2. Read the following.

Don’t ___________ me for what happened. It’s totally your fault.

Which of the following BEST FITS the above sentence?
A. intend
B. blame
C. reveal
D. sit
3. Read the following.

The local team’s __________ made the crowd cheer.

Which of the following BEST FITS the above sentence?
A. intelligence
B. ambition
C. concept
D. victory

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 4. Read the following.

I can’t stand Carl’s loud and annoying ____________________ .

Which of the following BEST FITS the above sentence?
A. anger
B. response
C. laughter
D. passion
5. Read the following.

I hate it when people make fun ___________ others.

Which of the following BEST FITS the above sentence?
A. of
B. on
C. or
D. and
6. Read the following.

Someone who is ___________ doesn’t know how to read or write.

Which of the following BEST FITS the above sentence?
A. insecure
B. illiterate
C. immature
D. intelligence
7. Read the following.

It is completely __________ behavior to talk on your mobile phone while driving.

Which of the following BEST FITS the above sentence?
A. irregular
B. irrelevant

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 C. irresponsible
D. relevant

8. Read the following.

After the exams, Karim needed a ____________________ from studying.

Which of the following BEST FITS the above sentence?
A. break
B. visit
C. own
D. set
9. Read the following.

I can’t do this project on my ________; I need your help.

Which of the following BEST FITS the above sentence?
A. lectures
B. awareness
C. headlines
D. own
10.Read the following.

My father found it hard to control his ________ when I told him I had crashed his
new car.
Which of the following BEST FITS the above sentence?
A. headlines
B. lecture
C. anger
D. laziness

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 11.Read the following.

The heat started to __________ on me, so I stayed at the hotel and took a nap.
Which of the following BEST FITS the above sentence?
A. break
B. get
C. leave
D. run
12.Read the following.

We need to increase public ________ of the problem.

Which of the following BEST FITS the above sentence?
A. awareness
B. headlines
C. depth
D. own
13.Read the following.

Sailing is a weather _________ activity as it is not safe to sail in all weather

conditions.
Which of the following BEST FITS the above sentence?
A. maintenance
B. dependent
C. appealing
D. energizing
14.Read the following.

I like to go and stay with my grandparents in the countryside to _________ from the

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 routine of the city.
Which of the following BEST FITS the above sentence?
A. dependent
B. escape
C. depth
D. own
15.Read the following.

The idea of studying to become a doctor doesn’t seem very ________ to me. I’m
more into the arts.
Which of the following BEST FITS the above sentence?
A. appealing
B. headlines
C. escape
D. energising
16.Read the following.

It’s amazing how ______ going for a run in the morning can be. I feel very active
afterwards.
Which of the following BEST FITS the above sentence?
A. awareness
B. energizing
C. dependent
D. maintenance

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