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Archive for the ‘Word formation’ Category Word formation, 10
For questions 56 – 65, read the text below. 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).
Example: 0: independence
BRITAIN & GREECE FESTIVAL
If Athens is all Greek to you, try visiting in November. It’s festival time!
Lord Byron, champion of Greek (O) independence, could hardly DEPEND
have imagined it. Today, years after his (56) ….. , 2 mil- DIE
lion of his compatriots, although less (57) ….. , make HERO
the annual (58) ….. to Greece for the ‘Britain and Greece PILGRIM Festival’.
The (59) ….. Ambassador speaks of the festival as a BRITAIN
(60) ….. of the strong links between the two countries, CELEBRATE
but also as ‘an (61) ….. to those who wish to create INSPIRE
new links,’ a (62) ….. that 2004 and the Athens Olym- REMIND
pies are not too far away. Everything about the festival highlights
the theme of (63) ….. . The commercial exhibition ‘Part- PARTNER
ners in Trade’ wil focus on (64)…… goods and ser- INDUSTRY
vices, design, travel and software (65) ….. including DEVELOP
opportunities for ‘Olympics 2004′. Word formation, 9 January 23, 2007
For questions 56-65, read the text below. 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). Example: 0: impossible SURVIVAL
The weather made their progress (0) ..impossible.. As it POSSIBLE
had been raining (56) … al night they had to HEAVY
be very (57) … as they walked through the CARE
thick jungle. Their good (58) … would help JUDGE
them overcome the (59) … and get back to SET
civilisation with only minor injuries.
Although things were (60) … they had to be BEARABLE
(61) … because it was the only way they could OPTIMIST
help each other through this difficult situation.
Their (62) … , chosen for his knowledge, would help LEAD
them in every way. The (63) … of this training IMPORTANT
was to (64) … them for the special task ahead HARD
of them. However, they had never imagined how (65) … DANGER it would turn out to be. Word formation, 8 January 21, 2007
For questions 56 – 65, read the text below. 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). Example: 0 brightly
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION, … IMAX
Can you imagine what it’s like to be swimming underneath
(0) …..coloured coral and swerve to avoid a BRIGHT
tropical jel yfish? Or (56) …… find yourself hurtling SUDDEN
towards an atom’s nucleus? The cost? (57) . ….. APPROXIMATE
75 minutes of time plus the purchase price of a movie ticket.
(58) ….. wil only carry you so far. But as more than IMAGINE
500 mil ion (59) ….. wil attest, the experience of a VIEW
big screen with 3-D imagery is wonderful. That’s the story of
IMAX. ‘It’s the closest thing to passive virtual (60) ….. REAL
It combines information with (61) ….. IMAX mov- ENTERTAIN
ies are very realistic. This cinematic technique marks the real
(62) …..between what we once knew and what’s DIFFER
developing now. IMAX is a (63) ….. newcomer to RELATE
the scene. The formula has been working wel , (64) …… SPECIAL
in the Asia Pacific region, where most of IMAX’s (65) ….. GROW
has occurred. There are 144 IMAX theatres operating in 21 countries worldwide. Word formation, 7
For questions 56-65, read the text below. 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). A GROWING CITY
Beaumont, Georgia’s newest city, is a (0) ..planned.. city. PLAN
It is a (56) … place al year round because of the great LOVE
(57) … of flowers and trees which grow in the city centre. VARY
No one can be (58) … with such natural surroundings. SATISFY
The (59) ……growing population includes not only the QUICK
many (60) ……who work there for an international computer FOREIGN
company, but also local officials. The (61) … conditions are LIVE
excel ent and al types of (62) … and sport are available. ENTERTAIN
There are many (63) … buildings to visit nearby and the HISTORY
wooded countryside which is (64) … and particularly PEACE
beautiful in spring offers hours of cycling and walking.
A (65) … wil come back again and again to sample the SIGHT
pleasures Beaumont has to offer. Word formation, 6
For questions 56 – 65, read the text below. 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). Example: 0 infection
NATURAL REMEDIES THAT REALLY WORK
Just a few years ago, most of us wouldn’t consider taking echinacea
or another herb to cure a cold or an (0)….. Today INFECT
many of us swear by the (56) …… properties of these HEAL herbs.
(57)….. studies prove that such natural remedies are SCIENCE
entering the mainstream of medicine. A (58)….. num- GROW
ber of (59) ….. are now recommending alternative treat- PHYSICS
ments along with (60) ……therapies. Of course, for your TRADITION
own good health, never begin any (61) ….. or vitamin HERB
therapy without the (62) …..of a medical professional. DIRECT
To help you choose (63)….. , we have selected some WISE
remedies that are backed up by a (64) ….. amount of STAGGER
anecdotal evidence. So stock your shelves with these simple cures
and have a (65)…….. lifestyle. HEALTH Word formation, 5
For questions 56-65 read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word
that fits in the space in he same line. There is an example at the beginning (0) WHAT AN EXPERIENCE!
Every time I think of that (0) ..terrifying..experience of the TERRIFY
sinking cruise liner, the panic I felt then comes (56) …LIVE
again. The accident was tragic because of its (57) … , SUDDEN
causing the (58) … of many passengers who would DEAD otherwise have been saved.
Al that some of the (59) … could do, was to sit SURVIVE
(60) … in the lifeboats, waiting to be rescued. PATIENT
I became (61) … many times during the long wait. CONSCIOUS
I had to overcome any (62) … I felt so I would not WEAK
faint again. If I had not drawn another ship’s (63) … ATTEND
our situation would have been (64) …. I HOPE
try not to remember this (65) … experience FRIGHT
that only leaves me with unhappy thoughts. Word formation, 4
For questions 56 – 65, read the text below. 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). Example:0: belief
THE MAN WHO PLANTED DISNEY
The Theme Parks are in four different climates – but the landscaping al has to look alike.
Contrary to popular(0) belief , Walt Disney’s first theme BELIEVE
park was not Disneyland. It was a garden in Bel Air,California
whose (56) … were Bil and Jack Evans. However, DESIGN
this was only a dress (57) ….. REHEARSE
Four years later, Disney asked them to landscape Disneyland for him. Jack suffered a heart attack two weeks after the
(58) …. , so Bil became Disney’s director of land- OPEN
scape (59) ……. ARCHITECT
Nowadays, the Disney parks entertain a bil ion (60) … VISIT
a year. There is (61) …. a corner of a Disney park SCARCE
that does not have his (62) touch. Although he PERSON
official y retired in 1975, he has continued to check on each
new project, most (63) …Animal Kingdom, in RECENT
Florida. Bil is a (64)…… , charming and modest DELIGHT
man. He (65) … knows al the plants by both their CERTAIN
common and Latin names and speaks to them regularly. Word formation, 3
For questions 56-65, read the text below. 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). MEMORIES
I wil never forget the most (0) ..wonderful…moment in our careerWONDER
when we were given the highest score for our (56) … PERFORM
in the ice-skating championship (57) … at Helsinki. COMPETE
We received the (58) … score of nine marks BELIEVABLE
of 6.0, which was the maximum score that could be given.
The (59) … of time that we had spent practising LONG
our dance routine final y paid off. The (60) … that DIFFICULT
we had found with some of the (61) … pieces we MUSIC
had chosen was soon overcome and becoming (62) …. FAME was only a matter of time.
Those were the (63) … days of being young and EXCITE
(64) … about everything and having the feeling that OPTIMISM
our (65) … would never lessen. POPULAR Word formation, 2
For questions 56 – 65, read the text below. 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). Example: 0: recently A LETTER OF PRAISE Dear Sirs,
I (O) .. .recentlv flew Swiftair across Europe for the first time. RECENT
It was the most (56)… trip I have ever had on a ENJOY
plane. I cannot mention enough positive things about the (57) … FLY
To begin with, we took off (58) …..The trip fol- PUNCTUAL
lowed al the safety (59) …….. of IATA. The cabin REGULATE
(60)…………… were outstandingly polite. There were ATTEND
(61) …….. programmes for children and adults. I ENTERTAIN
should not forget to mention the (62) ……. food, the IMPRESS
great (63) ……… of drinks and beverages, and praise SELECT
the well written and (64) ……… magazines provided. USE
Overal , I would like to thank you for a very (65)………….. PLEASE trip. Word formation, 1 January 11, 2007
For Questions 56-65, read the text below. 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).
COMPUTERS THAT PLAY GAMES
Computers have had the (0) ..ability…(ABLE) to play chess for many years now, and their (56)
….. (PERFORM) in games against the best players in the world has shown
steady (57) …..(IMPROVE) . However, it wil be years before the designers of computer games machines can
beat their (58) …..(BIG) chal enge yet – the ancient board game cal ed Go. The playing area is (59) …..
(CONSIDERABLE) larger than in chess and there are far more pieces, so that the (60) ….. (COMBINE) of
moves is almost (61) …..(END) . The game involves planning so many moves ahead that even the (62) …..
(IMPRESS) calculations of the fastest modern computers are (63) …..(SUFFICIENT) to deal with the problems of the game.
In a recent (64) …..(COMPETE) for computer Gomachines, the best machine beat al its computer rivals, but lost (65) …..(HEAVY) to three young schoolchildren, so there
is obviously stil a lot of work to do! Reading, 31 41 much February 15, 2007 42 OK 43 he 7B 44 native 8C 45 The 9A 46 has 10A 47 down 11D 48 OK 12A 49 still 13D 50 fully 14A 51 there 52 all 53 OK
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RASPUTIN: an alternative viewpoint Sentence transformation, 17 January 23, 2007 16 F 17 A
31.- Can you understand what this paper means? 18 D 19 E 20 B sense 21 H
Can you ……make sense of…… this paper?
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32.- It wasn’t necessary to meet me at the airport yesterday. Reading, 44 February 15, 2007 needn’t The female Tyson
You ……needn’t have met… me at the airport yesterday. 16 C
33.-It was unkind of you to talk to her like that. 17 G 18 F 19 B not 20 H 21 D
You …should not have talked… to her like that.
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34.-I saw the film although I strongly dislike thrillers. spite Extra word, 13 January 23, 2007
I saw the film in …spite of my strong dislike… of thrillers. BRITAIN & GREECE FESTIVAL
35.-It’s not possible to play tennis because of the rain. 56 death 57 heroically makes 58 pilgrimage 59 British
The rain ……makes it impossible…. to play tennis. 60 celebration 61 inspiration 62 reminder
36.-I’ve never tasted such good food before. 63 partnership 64 industrial ever 65 development(s)
It is the …best food I’ve ever.. tasted.
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37.-Do your parents allow you to watch TV late at night? Extra word, 13 January 23, 2007 let LOVE GOD
Do your parents …let you watch…. TV late at night?
38.-”Did you write a note for Anna?” I asked my mother. she Multiple matching, 20 January 23, 2007
I asked my mother …whether/if she had written…. a note for Anna. SPEED GOLF
39.-He gave me the money first, and then he left. 1 B 2 B 3 D after 4 C 5 A
He left ……after he had given me/after giving me….. the 6 C money. 7 B 8 A
40.-I don’t find it difficult to get up early any more. 9 D 10 B 11 C used 12 A 13 D
I ……am used to getting…. up early. 14 B 15 A
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Be prepared: you may have to go to the ends of the World Star signs (Wide Web) to achieve it. 22 E
All Iwanted to (O) ..do .. was to get an Internet domain 23 A
name of my (16) …own.. – the part of an e-mail address to 24 E 25 G (in any order)
the right of the ‘@’ and the part of the World Wide Web 26 B 27 C 28 E (in any order)
address that typically follows www. The (17) …problem.. is 29 B
that Lewis is a (18) …very.. common name 30 F
andLewis.com (19) …was.. already taken. 31 C 32 D 33 E (in any order) 34 F
So, (20) …like..millions of Internet users before me, I (21) 35 D
…began / started.. looking elsewhere (22) …for… a domain I
could call home – the Internet equivalent of 40 acres,
where I (23) …could.. grow electronic mail, raise a small
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herd of web pages and maybe someday open a little
electronic collage industry of my own. Reading, 43
It (24) …used.. to be technically difficult for average January 23, 2007
computer users to get (25) …their.. own personal Internet
domain names. (26) …But.. if you could figure out (27) …
A SHORT HISTORY OF THE REMOTE CONTROL
how.. to do it, registering a domain name was free and good names were plentiful. 8 B 9 C
No (28) …more / longer..! The Internet is now the world’s 10 A
fastest growing economy, and the commercialisation of the 11 A
Internet (29) …has.. created a frenzy for domain names. An 12 C
Internet domain name is (30) …not.. just an equivalent of a 13 B
telephone number and mailing address but also a status 14 A symbol. 15 D
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Document Outline

• Archive for the ‘Word formation’ Category
  • Word formation, 10
  • Word formation, 9
  • Word formation, 8
  • Word formation, 7
  • Word formation, 6
  • Word formation, 5
  • Word formation, 4
  • Word formation, 3
  • Word formation, 2
  • Word formation, 1
• Reading, 31
• Reading, 36
• Reading, 44
• Extra word, 13
• Extra word, 13
• Sentence transformation, 17
• Gap filling, 24
• Multiple matching, 20
• Reading, 45
• Reading, 43