1. Eddie suffered as a child from a very strict _________________.

BRING

2. Could you please ACKNOWLEDGE our letter? We haven't had a reply .KNOW

3. John is one of the most ________________________ members of our team. SPEAK

4. All _______________________ must be sent before Monday. APPLY

5. Are you worried about something? You look _____________________ .OCCUPY

6. There was a _____________________ between two cars today. COLLIDE

7. Mr. Brown has joined our company in an _____________________ capacity. ADVICE

8. My son is a little bit _________________________ today. TROUBLE

9. This room looks very _____________________________. SPACE

10. I had to _________________________ because of my leg injury. DRAW

11. She is a very __________________________- person. RELY

12. Mary checked the __________________________ time of her bus. DEPART

13. The noisy party meant a ________________________ night for everybody. SLEEP

14 .The __________________________ she gave last night was great. PERFORM

15. His ____________________________ to such behaviour was unimaginable. ACT

16. The way he handled the situation was very ________________________ .IMPRESSION

17. She was ____________________ to have such great weather for her holiday.

FORTUNE

18. Mary's __________________________ expression tells everything. FACE

19. There has been a ________________________ of dangerous chemicals. LEAK

20. Alcohol is known to be _____________________________in excess. HARM

Exercise 2.

Use one word given in capitals at the end of the sentence o form a word

that fits the space.

1. This is ___________________________________ Mark's best play. ARGUE

2. The article gave a detailed _____________________________ of the person .DESCRIBE

3. She's terribly ______________________________ about losing her job. HAPPY

4. You don't even realize how ________________________________ this is .DAMAGE

5. Her remarks were very ___________________________________. CONSTRUCT

6. We must come to a ___________________________________ very soon. DECIDE

7. We beat them __________________________________. We won 6:0. DECIDE

8. He can never make up his mind. He's very __________________________________. DECIDE

9. She is very __________________________________ .BEAUTY

10. She's training to be a ______________________________________. BEAUTY

11. They're going to____________________________ the town with more trees. BEAUTY

12. To buy this car I made a monthly ___________________ of $200 for three years. PAY

13. Please make your check _______________________ to Jack Brown. PAY

14. The person a cheque is made out to is called the ___________________________ PAY

15. She works as a ___________________________ at a hotel in England. RECEIVE

16. Ask for a _____________________________ when you buy something, in case you need to

return it. RECEIVE

17. I made some suggestions, but the boss wasn't very ________________________ to my

ideas. RECEIVE

18. He received a medal for his ___________________________ HERO

19. They fought ____________________________ in the war. HERO

20. She was described as a _____________________________. HERO

Exercise 3.

Use one word given in capitals at the end of the sentence o form a word

that fits the space.

1 ________________________ of the new sports car has been halted by a strike. PRODUCE

2. China is one of the world's leading ___________________________ of rice. PRODUCE

3. I'm afraid the talks were totally ________________________. We didn't reach agreement

on anything. PRODUCE

4. An ______________________ leaflet is given to all purchasers of the machine. EXPLAIN

5. I think you owe me an ____________________________ for your behaviour. EXPLAIN

6. This disease is __________________________ rare today. COMPARE

7. Scientists have made ___________________________ tests on the new drugs .COMPARE

8. Until the situation has settled down, it is _________________________ to travel to that

country. ADVISE

9. The government set up an ________________________ body on the use of drugs in

sport. ADVISE

10. I doubt the _________________________ of drinking alcohol while undergoing that

medical treatment. ADVISE

11. She was a pleasant, attractive girl, always surrounded by __________________________.

ADMIRE

12. I am full of ___________________________ for what she has achieved. ADMIRE

13. I approve of him wholeheartedly. He is an __________________________ man. ADMIRE

14. To _________________________ the boat in rough sea, we redistributed the weight.

STABLE

15. Between 1860 and 1900 the country had a number of revolutions and uprisings.

It was time of great _________________________. STABLE

16. The exchange rate is going up and down dramatically. It's very

_______________________________ at the moment. STABLE

17. We're spending too much. We must ________________________________. ECONOMY

18. This car uses a lot of petrol. It's terribly ____________________________. ECONOMY

19. Minister of Finance is responsible for _______________________________ affairs.

ECONOMY

20. Buckingham Palace is the Queen's official ________________________ in London.

RESIDE

Exercise 4.

Use one word given in capitals at the end of the sentence o form a word

that fits the space.

1. There's no industry or entertainment here. It's a ________________________ district.

RESIDE

2. All_____________________________ of the neighbouring houses were warned of the gas

leak .RESIDE

3. In that tense situation I found the good news very __________________________.

COMFORT

4. I felt rather __________________________, so I put a soft cushion behind me. COMFORT

5. She sat in terrible ______________________on the hard chair for over an hour.

COMFORT

6. The increasing number of __________________________ in traffic accidents is alarming.

DEAD

7. Be careful! That's a _________________________ poison! DEAD

8. The doctor gave him an injection to _______________________ the pain. DEAD

9. The _________________________marched through the streets chanting slogans.

DEMONSTRATE

10. Grandfather rarely showed the affection he felt for his family. He was a very

_____________________________ person. DEMONSTRATE

11. What you say is ______________________________ false. Let me show you the facts.

DEMONSTRATE

12. The bag is made of ___________________________ leather. IMITATE

13. Small children are very _________________________ in their behaviour. They Just copy

what they see. IMITATE

14. His acting style is _______________________________. No one can copy him. IMITATE

15. She had an ____________________________ with her husband last night. ARGUE

16. He's a very bad-tempered, __________________________ chap. He's always quarrelling.

ARGUE

17. She is ______________________________ the finest pianist in the world. ARGUE

18. He lost his temper and used disgusting, _____________________________ language.

REPEAT

19. In this essay you've said the same thing several times. It's very

____________________________. REPEAT

20. I hope there will be no ____________________________ of this shocking behaviour.

REPEAT

Exercise 5.

Use one word given in capitals at the end of the sentence o form a word

that fits the space.

1. She is very efficient, and __________________________ polite to the customers. FAIL

2. He considered himself a _______________________. He had succeeded in nothing. FAIL

3. It was difficult to see much in the __________________________ light. FAIL

4. His friends tried to _____________________________ him from attempting the dangerous

climb.COURAGE

5. She _____________________________ stood in the way of the escaping robbers.

COURAGE

6. His parents gave him a lot of ______________________________ in his studies. COURAGE

7. I think it's a bit _____________________________ to hope that world peace can be gained

so easily. REAL

8. He spends all his time in romantic daydreams. He's lost touch with

___________________________. REAL

9. Ladies and gentlemen, I am a _________________________ and I think we must face

facts. REAL

10. She was accused of _____________________________ the financial accounts. FALSE

11. It is a ___________________________ to say he did it when you know he didn't .FALSE

12. The ______________________________ of his argument was obvious to everyone. FALSE

13. I am not a ______________________________. PROPHESY

14. I would not like to make ____________________________ of whether the world can

survive this age of nuclear veapons PROPHESY

15. What he wrote in 1930 was ________________________________. Much of what he

described has come true. PROPHESY

16. The damage caused by the earthquake cannot be imagined. It was

___________________________. DESCRIBE

17. The teacher asked them to write a _________________________ passage about their

home towns. DESCRIBE

18. The witness was able to give a full _____________________________ of what the man saw.

DESCRIBE

19. The _____________________________ between the two soon developed into love.

FRIEND

20. In London she was ____________________________ by a rich woman who looked after

her and helped her. FRIEND

Exercise 6.

Use one word given in capitals at the end of the sentence o form a word

that fits the space.

1. The desert is a dangerous ________________________________ place. FRIEND

2. He felt a strange, painful ______________________________ in his back. SENSE

3 .Even the most ____________________________ person ought to appreciate the beauty of

this music .SENSE

4. What an idiotic, ________________________________ thing to do. SENSE

5. The __________________________ of the Beatles soon spread outside Britain. FAMOUS

6. The day of the massacre will go down in history as a terrible,

_______________________ day. FAMOUS

7. It was a day of _______________________________. FAMOUS

8. I just want to ask you a few ordinary questions, so why don't you relax? Why are

you so _____________________________? DEFEND

9. The government's policy on arms is shocking. It is quite

___________________ .DEFEND

10. We must do all we can for the _________________________ of this nation against

possible attack. DEFEND

11. What an unpleasant, _______________________________ old woman she is! AGREE

12. We finally reached ______________________________ on the matter at midnight. AGREE

13. I liked the place. I found the people, the weather and the food very

_________________________. AGREE

14. In his will he left all his money and ____________________________ to his wife. POSSESS

15. She was a very ____________________________ mother. She gave her son very little

freedom. POSSESS

16. The actor playing the main part should be the ________________________________ of a

very good voicegood looks and a very strong physique .POSSESS!!!1

17. I'm afraid I have to ___________________________ I don't agree with you at all.

DIFFERENT

18. Politeness is one thing. Real kindness is another. You must learn to

_________________________ between the two. DIFFERENT

19. We get along pretty well, although of course we have our _________________________

from time to time. DIFFERENT

20. The firm maintained that the strike was organized by a group of political

_______________________.ACTIVE

Exercise 7.

Use one word given in capitals at the end of the sentence o form a word

that fits the space.

1. The fire-prevention system is ______________________________by any small increase in

temperature. ACTIVE

2. It is quite safe to go near the volcano. It has been ___________________________ for

years. ACTIVE

3. It is especially important for children to have love and affection in their

________________________ years .FORM

4. The slight ____________________________ in his left hand was corrected by surgery.

FORM

5. The police are considering the ________________________ of a new anti-drugs unit

FORM

6. Military service is no longer ______________________________ in Britain. COMPEL

7. Membership of the Students' Club is entirely voluntary. There is no

______________________ whatsoever. COMPEL

8. All staff should attend the meeting. Only the most ___________________________ reasons

for absence will be accepted. COMPEL

9. They threw themselves ___________________________ into the new project.

ENTHUSIASM

10. He's a real golf __________________________________ He loves the game. ENTHUSIASM

11. TThey didn't really _______________________________ over my idea. In fact there was

some. EHUSIASM

12. lan Fleming, the ___________________________ of James Bond, died in 1964. CREATE

13. Although she is very able technically, she isn't ___________________________ enough for

this kind of work. CREATE

14. The ______________________________ of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization took

place in 1949. CREATE

15. We regret that the present economic difficulties will _________________________ a

reduction in our work force. NECESSARY

16. I sympathize with his point of view. but I don't always __________________________

agree with him. NECESSARY

17. He lives very simply, with just the basic ____________________________ of life.

NECESSARY

18. The control centre is deep underground and completely

_______________________except by a direct hit from a nuclear missile. DESTROY

19. War plans induce the immediate __________________________ of all enemy military

bases. DESTROY

20. His criticism of my work was entirely ____________________________. There was nothing

useful or consuctive in it at all. DESTROY

Exercise 8.

Use one word given in capitals at the end of the sentence o form a word

that fits the space.

1. Talks between workers and ___________________________ have broken down an a strike

now seems avoidable. MANAGE

2. The boy was very violent and his parents found him ____________________________.

MANAGE

3. To improve his qualifications he's taking a course in __________________________ skills.

MANAGE

4. It was an incredible story, quite _____________________________. BELIEVE

5. She is a person of very strong religious _____________________________. BELIEVE

6. His explanation was obviously false and the judge made no attempt to hide his

_______________________. BELIEVE

7. Her ____________________________________ in the CAE exam surprised me. FAIL

8. His _____________________________ to do the work angered his wife. REFUSE

9. They do not have free _________________________________ . DELIVER

10. The ________________________________ was widely reported in the Polish media. ROB

11. Don't do it without any ____________________________ . PREPARE

12. The secretary decided to send in her _________________________ yesterday. RESIGN

13. Nobody likes to work under ______________________________ . PRESS

14. He considered my __________________________ unfair. DECIDE

15. Do you know what caused his _____________________________ ? DISMISS

16. Their ___________________________ for power lasted a long time. STRUGGLE

17. His _____________________________ caused us a lot of trouble. OMIT

18. When is his _________________________ with the dentist? APPOINT

19. It was not my _______________________________ to hurt your feelings. INTEND

20. The ________________________ in this room is very old-fashioned. FURNISH

Exercise 9.

Use one word given in capitals to form a word that fits the space.

A cat's claws are vital for its survival in the wild. With these incredibly

sharp weapons, the hunter can slash, stab, and pin prey that will

become its food. However, these 1. ____________________(DEAD) claws need

to be kept razor sharp for the next kill. To 2. ________________(SURE) this,

most cats can 3. ___________________(DRAW), or retract, their claws. When

the cat needs them to climb a tree or to slash and pin its prey,

it makes the claws stick out of their 4. ____________________(PROTECT)

pockets in the toes. This 5. ___________________(ABLE) allows the cat to

run, walk, and jump without scraping its sharp claws.

Exercise 10.

Use one word given in capitals to form a word that fits the space.

In the not-too-distant past farm animals were able to live (0) NATURAL lives in what

we would now term NATURE 'free-range' conditions. Such farming methods

however, were not able to supply the rapidly growing

(1) ________________________(POPULATE) of the world and the increasing demands on

food (2) _________________________ In order to cope with this rising demand, factory

___________________________(CONSUME) farming methods were introduced

along with the (3) ___________________________(DEVELOP) of genetically engineered

(4) _________________________ (GROW) hormones, which resulted in a massive increase

in food (5) __________________________(PRODUCE) However, these developments in the

use of factory farming and drug (6) ________________________ (TREAT) have led to a

widespread feeling that animals are being caused a lot of distress and that the

quality of the food itself suffers as a consequence. Certainly, many people

(7) ________________________ (AGREE) with the idea of keeping animals in one building

for their entire (8) _________________________(EXIST) and argue that more emphasis

should be given to (9) _________________(ALTERNATE) farming methods. A growing number of people are choosing to eat organic food, supporting farmers who use

free-range methods, a system which has proved to be both

(10) ________________________ (ECONOMY) and more humane.

Exercise 11.

Use one word given in capitals to form a word that fits the space.

A cat's claws are vital for its survival in the wild. With these incredibly sharp

weapons, the hunter can slash, stab, and pin prey that will become its food.

However, these __________ (DEAD) claws need to be kept razor sharp

for the next kill. To ________ (SURE) this, most cats can _________ (DRAW),

or retract, their claws. When the cat needs them to climb a tree or to slash and

pin its prey, it makes the claws stick out of their __________ (PROTECT)

pockets in the toes. This __________ (ABLE) allows the cat to run, walk, and

jump without scraping its sharp claws along the ground and keeps them

sharp, __________ (BREAK) and clean.

Exercise 12.

Use one word given in capitals to form a word that fits the space.

1.It's totally _____________________ (understand) that you stayed home when you were

sick.

2. Don't laugh at his stupid jokes! You'll only _______________ (courage) him to say them

again.

3. That sidewalk is ________________ (slip), I almost fell!

4. After Monday, I will no longer be a foreigner--I am receiving my ___________________

(citizen)!

5. Arthur will be very lonely unless you ___________________ (friend) him.

6. Every afternoon, the cooks ________________ (sharp) their knives in preparation for

dinner.

7. I hate being around Mary Lou, she is so so _______________________ (friendly).

8. The stock market crash of 1929 left my great-grandfather _______________ (penny).

9. I have a class at 8:00 a.m. but I always ___________________ (sleep).

10. The groom may __________________ (veil) the bride only when their vows have been

exchanged.

11. I think we should try something else. That strategy seems way too

____________________ (risk).

12. My father's death left me with a great ___________________ (empty) in my heart.

13. George W. Bush is pretending that he attacked Iraq to ___________________ (liberty)

the Iraqis.

14. Americans fought hard to earn their __________________ (free) from Britain.

15. When you work at a nuclear power plant, you have to be extremely _________________

(care).

16. Every time I think I've beaten you, you _________________ (do) me!

17. I had to take three months off when I was pregnant, but my boss has been very

________________________ (understand).

18. He will ___________________(cork) the wine as soon as we are ready for dinner.

19. You need to work on your orthography so you don't _______________ (spell) these

words.

20. The weather ____________________ (cast) looks bad for a picnic--rainy and windy!

Exercise 13.

Use one word given in capitals to form a word that fits the space.

1. ACCEPT - I'm sorry, but this arrangement is totally _________________ to us.

2. ACCEPT - I've just received their letter of ________________so we can go ahead.

3. ACT - The unions have threatened to take industrial _______________________ .

4. ACT - It's been a very _______________ day on the Stock Exchange.

5. ACT - The R&D department seems full of __________________ at the moment.

6. ADD - We'll be bringing out several __________________ to our product line.

7. ADD - There's an __________________bonus if I exceed my sales target by more than

10%.

8. ANALYSE - We'll need a detailed cost _______________before giving the final approval.

9. ANALYSE - Most ________________think we're in for a difficult time.

10. APPLY - Unfortunately we can't interview every _________________.

11. APPLY - I sent in my letter of ____________________ and they phoned me the next day.

12. APPLY - The regulations are not ___________________ when there are fewer than 10

employees.

13. CONNECT - My ____________ flight didn't leave until 10 o'clock.

14. CONNECT - We sent them a letter in ________________ with their offer of an agency.

15. CONNECT - She has some useful ___________________ in the hotel trade.

16. ATTRACT - One of the _____________ of the offer is the free training course.

17. ATTRACT - They were offering a very ___________ salary so of course I was

interested.

18. COMMERCE - There are so many ____________vehicles on the road these days!

19. COMMERCE - I'm afraid the scheme is not ____________ viable.

20. COMMERCE - The resort has become so _____________that we're going somewhere

else.

Exercise 14.

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

The fish and chip shop is the most (0) traditional form of British take-away, a place

which sells TRADITION (1) _______________ hot meals at lunch time and in the evening.

However, the last thirty or forty years have AFFORD seen the rapid spread of foreign

fast food restaurants, and there are now few towns without Chinese, Indian and Italian

restaurants, as well as many other (2) _____________of food. VARY

Despite the constant (3) _______________ , the concept is always the same: INNOVATE

(4) ___________________meals to eat in or take away for clients who don't have the time or

energy to cook for ECONOMY themselves. Restaurants such as MacDonalds pioneered

the idea of fast food to be eaten whilst sitting down in the restaurant itself, and also

developed ways of (5) _________________ their customers ate SURE (6) ____________and

left. QUICK

Visitors to Britain are advised to try everything at least once, (7) _____________the

foods SPECIAL which are not common in their own countries. They are also warned

not to make (8) ________________with COMPARE the food they eat at home; the pizza

and pasta which is served in London, is very (9) _________________to be LIKE

as (10)___________________ as the dishes available in Naples or Rome. TASTE

Exercise 15.

Write the correct forms of the words in brackets.

1. Decide how much you can spend, and shop _______________. ACCORDING

2. I received an _______________ from Toshiba yesterday telling me that

they were considering my application for the job. ACKNOWLEDGE

3. We're having some _______________ made to our house. ALTER

4. There has been an ______________ of 50% in property values. APPRECIATE

5. Foods that are _______________ produced in laboratories are threatening our health.

ARTIFICIAL

6. Although he started learning English a few months ago, he speaks it _______________.

FLAW

7. I _______________ locked myself out of the house. ERROR

8. Their job was to identify enemy _______________. COLLABORATE

9. Mike had a _______________ with another player and broke his leg. COLLIDE

10. His employers paid him $5000 _______________ for his broken leg. COMPENSATE

11. There was widespread international _______________ of the bombing. CONDEMN

12. Most computer users have never received any formal keyboard

training._______________, their keyboard skills are inefficient. CONSEQUENCE

13. Women suffering from iron _______________ can take supplements in the form of

tablets. DEFICIENT

14. Passengers said the cabin shook violently during the plane's

_______________. DESCEND

15. Power is shared between three main branches of government: the _______________,

the legislative, and the judiciary. EXECUTE

16. Though Vivaldi earned a great deal of money in his life time, his _______________ was

such that he died in poverty. EXTRAVAGANT

17. Recently there has been _______________ towards the Prime Minister from members

of his own party. HOSTILE

18. _______________ is now running at over 16%. INFLATE

19. Millions of people oppose U.S. military _______________ overseas. INTERVENE

20. There are a number of very _______________ players in their team. TALENT

Exercise 16.

Write the correct forms of the words in brackets.

1. Three hundred policemen were sent to control the _______________. AGITATE

2. The _______________ for atomic research has been doubled. ALLOCATE

3. There is evidence of an _______________ between headaches and computer use.

ASSOCIATE

4. They were _______________ by the beautiful village and altogether had a delightful

time. CAPTIVE

5. Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize for his _______________ to Quantum Theory.

CONTRIBUTE

6. A _____________ fire destroyed much of the city in the early 1900s. DISASTER

7. The booklet provides information about organ _______________ and transplants.

DONATE

8. Her parents placed a strong _______________ on education. EMPHASIZE

9. A few months ago a young property _______________ bought a vacant house,

redecorated it and sold it for twice the original value. ENTERPRISE

10. She took a long pull on her cigarette, _______________ and coughed loudly. EXHALE

11. Richard has been given an _______________ to finish his thesis. EXTEND

12. The price depends on the _______________ of the work.INTRICATE

13. I knew nothing about car _______________ when I first bought my car. MAINTAIN

14. The opposition party was accused of being _______________ and delaying the decision-

making process. OBSTRUCT

15. He denies that he is _______________ against women. PREJUDICE

16. The advertisement is aimed _______________ at children. PRIMARY

17. They will consider our _______________ at their next meeting. PROPOSE

18. They were forced to wait outside for hours, _______________ with cold. SHIVER

19. Genetics may play a role in a person's _______________ to alcohol abuse.

SUSCEPTIBLE

20. The leaders had_______________ the depth of the crisis. UNDERESTIMATE

Exercise 17.

Write the correct forms of the words in brackets.

1. George was charged with child _______________ and murder. ABDUCT

2. He was a supporter of the _______________ of the death penalty. ABOLISH

3. The woman became angry and _______________ when she was not

allowed into the hotel. ABUSE

4. They've _______________ twenty enemy soldiers. CAPTURE

5. There is a _______________ between the government's ideas and its

actual policy. CONTRADICT

6. The blood is _______________ to the heart from the veins. CONVEY

7. The _______________ of chemicals has destroyed marine life along the

coastline. DISPOSE

8. The _______________ of the wood depends on its type. DURABLE

9. I enjoyed the movie_______________. IMMENSE

10. Drinking a glass of wine before going to bed was his _______________

habit. VARY

11. This is an extremely _______________ task and unlikely to be fulfilled. LABOUR

12. He never married but had an _______________ son. LEGITIMATE

13. Parents are often too busy, tired, or _______________ to give their

children the time and attention they need. PREOCCUPY

14. Depression remains one of the most _______________ health disorders in

the US. PREVAIL

15. The President has _______________ the criticism and held firm. WITHSTAND

16. Earlier this year, he achieved his _______________ of competing in the

Olympic games. ASPIRE

17. His latest album release is a _______________ of his jazz works over the

past decade. COMPILE

18. They forced him to sign a _______________ CONFESS

19. The trial and _______________of the three men took over three months. CONVICT

20. The government issued an official _______________of the rumour. DENY

21. Susies strength is _______________ from her parents and sisters. DERIVE

22. The dogfight over the Aegean Sea caused a rapid _______________ in

the relations between the two countries. DETERIORATE

23. Finding a _______________ career may be the key to personal happiness. FULFIL

24. The group produced two albums before disappearing into

_______________. OBSCURE

25. I never ask him questions because I never get any _______________

answer. WORTH

Exercise 18.

Write the correct forms of the words in brackets.

1. BBC is an _______________ for British Broadcasting Corporation. ABBREVIATE

2. The bomb's firing mechanism is _______________ by a time-clock. ACTIVE

3. When he realized that one engine was not working, the pilot ______________

air traffic control. ALERT

4. Taking care of small children is a job that requires _______________ energy. BOUND

5. Police believe the fire was started _______________. DELIBERATE

6. The sewage should be treated before it is _______________. DISCHARGE

7. He criticized the government _______________. EXPLICIT

8. These plants are affected by _______________ in temperature. FLUCTUATE

9. Firefighting is an _______________ dangerous occupation. INHERENT

10. Police are _______________ a major murder inquiry. LAUNCH

11. After the meal we all had to _______________ our belts. LOOSE

12. She accused Henry of telling _______________ lies. OUTRAGE

13. She was not aware of the _______________ of her own situation. PECULIAR

14. Military sources reported several enemy _______________ of U.S. airspace.

PENETRATE

15. Martinez was _______________ for a week because he attacked a student.

SUSPEND

Exercise 19.

Write the correct forms of the words in brackets.

1. Some politicians are calling the President's policy a _______________ of

American principles. BETRAY

2. The men worked _______________ through the night. CEASE

3. Individually, people have little power, but _______________ they can be

more influential. COLLECT

4. Do you think it is _______________ to tip the waiters? CUSTOM

5. Pete Rose was barred _______________ from baseball in 1989 for gambling. DEFINITE

6. Police ordered the _______________ of the crowd gathering around the

building. DISPERSE

7. A lot of the money that you pay at the cinema goes back to the film

_______________. DISTRIBUTE

8. He was given six penalty points and had his licence _______________. ENDORSE

9. Swimming helps to increase your strength and _______________. ENDURE

10. This shop sells clothes made _______________ of Indian materials. EXCLUDE

11. A number of _______________ substances are resistant to biodegradation. HAZARD

12. Garth doesn't work; he just lives off his _______________. INHERIT

13. I like her novels - she's so _______________ about people's relationships. PERCEIVE

14. Yellow is the _______________ colour in most of Van Goghs paintings. PREDOMINATE

15. More than 17 bridges in the area need _______________. REINFORCE

16. Gardiner pursued _______________ high standards in performing classical

music. RELENT

17. The _______________ process and decoration took 5 months. RENOVATE

18. She felt _______________ at not being promoted. RESENT

19. Careful _______________ of the company's accounts revealed a whole series

of errors. SCRUTINIZE

20. US farmers are having trouble coping with the reductions in agricultural

_______________. SUBSIDIZE

Exercise 20.

Write the correct forms of the words in brackets.

1. They congratulated him on his _______________ as chairman. APPOINT

2. Attendance at the meeting is _______________. COMPEL

3. If you're planning on going sightseeing around the old city, a guide is

_____________. DISPENSE

4. When was the cat first _______________? DOMESTIC

5. I had to drive nine hours without a break; it was _______________. EXHAUST

6. The company was fined for the _______________ of its immigrant workers. EXPLOIT

7. Skin cancer is often caused by too much _______________ to the sun. EXPOSE

8. The _______________ of Mr. Keith made the museum project possible. GENEROUS

9. The city residents are protesting the _______________ of the ban on cycling in

the city center. IMPOSE

10. They signed a _______________ acceptable new contract. MUTUAL

11. Wednesday's dress _______________ went fairly smoothly. REHEARSE

12. She lived in a small _______________ on the edge of the desert. SETTLE

13. He's been arrested on _______________ of murder. SUSPECT

14. In the end, he gave in to _______________, and lit his first cigarette in five days. TEMPT

15. The powers of local councils are being _______________ by central government.

USURP

16. As well as newspaper advertising, we plan a series of TV __________. COMMERCE

17.The ___________has told me the office will be ready by next month. . CONTRACT

18. We are ____________ obliged to provide adequate security for the shipment. .

CONTRACT

19. I enclose a map and ___________ to help you to find our office. DIRECT

20. The board of __________ will make the final decision about the scheme. DIRECT

21. I found the company by looking in the local trade _________. DIRECT

22. I always deal _________ with the manufacturer. DIRECT

23. There's been another ____________ from head office about photocopying. DIRECT

24. He'll never make a good manager. He's so ___________. DIRECT

25. ________________ on the new factory is expected soon. DIRECT

Exercise 21.

Write the correct forms of the words in brackets.

1. Many people are forced to move from one city to another in search of better jobs or

career _______________. ADVANCE

2. Minority students have a sense of _______________from the mostly white teachers.

ALIENATE

3. Harry earned a teaching _______________from San Jose State University. CERTIFY

4. After we got married, we realized we were completely _______________and soon

we got divorced. COMPATIBLE

5. Dont be _______________. You must say what you think to these people. COWARD

6. Prozac is a _______________drug used to treat depression. DISPUTE

7. We need effective strategies to combat sexual _______________in the workplace.

HARASS

8. There is an _______________collection of medieval portraits in the museum. IMPRESS

9. Electronic shopping is a _______________for most people. NOVEL

10. Wilson asked Carla out to dinner, on the _______________that he wanted to talk to

her about business. PRETEND

11. Although once a _______________, the alto flute is now frequently found in

modern orchestras. RARE

12. After years of fighting, there was now a spirit of national _______________in

South Africa. RECONCILE

13. Suicide attacks are a _______________theme in Al-Qaida group discussions. RECUR

14. A _______________exists for an import/export sales manager at our Paris office.

VACANT

15. This system has remained _______________unchanged for nearly 15 years.

VIRTUE

16. She was a devoted wife and a very _______________mother. AFFECTION

17. Both cities have a wealth of attractions that make them _______________. APPEAL

18. Any _______________ disease is frightening, especially when it is infectious. CURE

19. I woke up on the day after my wedding with a feeling of _______________

joy. DESCRIBE

20. This firm is assisting the organization in resolving problems related to its tax

_______________. EXEMPT

Exercise 22.

Write the correct forms of the words in brackets.

1. A little physical _______________ helps me think more clearly at work. EXERT

2. Check the _______________ date on the packet. EXPIRE

3. Mrs. Gold _______________ at the children who were getting on his nerves. FROWN

4. We spent six _______________ days in Sydney, swimming, sunbathing and

shopping. GLORY

5. Very little has been achieved in the _______________ of the peace program. IMPLEMENT

6. During the_______________, John confessed to delivering money to the

gunman. INTERROGATE

7. The pelican's strong legs and webbed feet allow it _______________ it in

water. PROPEL

8. When the summer rains begin, the soil quickly becomes _______________. SATURATE

9. Carlson was fined $1000 for _______________ on government property. TRESPASS

10. She was _______________ by a noise at two in the morning. WAKE

11. There have been doubts about the _______________ of the report. ACCURATE

12. Some people are still suffering ill effects from the _______________ of their

water. CONTAMINATE

13. Local people are protesting about the proposed _______________ of a church

into a late-night bar. CONVERT

14. The _______________ of Mount St. Helens astounded the world with its

violence. ERUPT

15. Mary's always been a trustworthy and _______________ friend. FAITH

16. Later I found out that my husband was being _______________ to me. FAITH

17. Every year we _______________ make a trip to see my parents. FAITH

18. They announced their engagement at a family _______________ in Vermont. GATHER

19. He has been working full time as a magician and _______________ since

1998. ILLUSION

20. Jerry's worked hard to overcome his speech_______________. IMPEDE

21. An ___________ into the killings of six priests has still not revealed any

new evidence. INQUIRE

22. The damage to my car was not _________________ but I was still annoyed. INTEND

23. The country is undergoing the greatest _______________ in its history. INVADE

24. The children were found ______________ and well after being missing for

several days. LIVE

25. The soldier watched us ____________ as we walked. SUSPECT