WORD FORM O L Y M P I C 3 0 / 4 PRACTICE 4 ` DIEP DINH KHANG OFFICIAL PAPER 2016
1. The planning authorities gave the school the __________ for an extension. (GO)
2. I want to make sure all my dependants will be financially secure if I’m __________ in any way. (CAPACITY)
3. He is a bad manager in that factory and everyone is in an attempt to __________. (FAME)
4. The referee who will be __________ at this year’s F.A.Club final is one of my relatives you know. (OFFICIAL)
5. I was surprised by his __________ to break the law. (PREPARE)
6. It thrives in a vacuum of consumer information that might give everybody a(n) _________ reason to go somewhere else. (REFUTE)
7. She stood there completely __________, so I had no idea at all what she was thinking. (EXPRESS)
8. Throughout the 1790s, he worked hard to secure the interest of wealthy patrons. Such ________ enabled him to
concentrate on becoming a successful composer. (PATRON)
9. Children who grow up in time of war are more likely to be _________ than others. (ADJUST)
10. The years in isolation and adversity have deepened his _________. (KNOW)
11. I’m afraid that the hospital is desperately _________ at the moment. (STAFF)
12. Private school feared losing its ________ wih the state’s university system. (CREDIT)
13. He gave me a good _______ for forgetting the meeting. (TELL)
14. I think my last statement ________ the situation pretty well. (CAPSULE)
15. When the lab findings and the results were _________, an amazing discovery came to light. (RELATE)
16. The small country is faced with ________ debt. (MOUNT)
17. Zimbabwe is a ________ country; so much of its trade depends on having access to ports in Mozambique. (LAND)
18. The two pairs of twins make a pleasant __________ during the game of gold. (FOUR)
19. You’ll never talk him into going swimming because he suffers from __________. (PHOBIC)
20. She bought some ________ coffee as she cannot stand caffein. (CAFFEIN) XTRA DOSE
21. The museum was built in the middle of the last century in the __________ style popular at that time. (CLASS)
22. It’s no use talking politics to him because he’s completely _________. (POLITICS)
23. Gold is ________ more precious than iron. (COMPARE)
24. Every Christmas, they donate some food and clothes to the _________. (NEED)
25. He lost him temper and used disgusting _________ language. (REPEAT)
26. The machinery has been coated with a certain chemical to make it _________. (RUST)
27. This minor mistake is _________. Be more careful next time. (PARDON)
28. The ship was _________ off the coast of Sunmatera. (SHIP)
29. A ________ agreement between the UK, France and Ireland allow horses to travel between the three countries without
health certificates. (PART)
30. People can decide how to care for their children, __________ by interference from the state. (CUMBERSOME)
31. We were amazed by her wonderful skill in the __________ of crying infants. (PEACE)
32. A strike in unlikely, but some forms of _________ are being considered. (OPERATE)
33. The results had been __________ by five independent scientists in the same field. (REVIEW)
34. Similar changes are happening _________. (INDUSTRY)
35. Some experiences in early life have _________ effects. (ERADICATE)
36. Several dead birds had been washed _________. (SHORE)
37. Going to the unemployment office and having to wait their for hours is a(n) __________ experience. (SOUL)
38. She thinks that with a little _________, she can bring her friends to her point of view. (FLATTER)
39. We are determined to get rid of poverty and not to suffer ___________. (BACK)
40. The expert system can do all the mundane operations and still ___________with the users in the friendliest manner. (FACE)
41. Scientists are convinced that, because crocodiles have such a long ___________, they must have a natural ability to combat infection. (LIFE) 1 | P a g e
42. Girls tend to do better academically in single-sex schools than in __________ ones. (EDUCATE)
43. Do you really think you have enough __________ to be in the school’s soccer team? (ATHLETE)
44. He was accused of __________ the financial accounts. (FALSE)
45. The pipes in the house started rusting, __________ the water. (COLOR)
46. I can’t stand him any longer. What a _________ idiot. (BREATH)
47. Please ask them to speak softer. I can’t put up with these ___________ teenagers. (MOUTH)
48. When he spoke, his voice was ___________. (ACCUSE)
49. The cargo was _________ for safe and efficient shipping. (CONTENT)
50. She ________ questions about whether she will run for the 2020 election. (STEP)
51. He was a(n) _________ who refused to be bound by tradition. (ICON)
52. “I am going to ask that very question of you”, said Norton __________. (URBAN)
53. Mark, a _________ commentator, was often featured on state television explaining government policy. (TELEVISION)
54. He decided to resign rather than cozy up to __________ in the party. (LINE)
55. I asked him _________ whether he wanted the job. (BLANK)
56. At the entrance of a greasy, ___________ kitchen, we met an old woman who was carefully carrying some putrid tripe in a rag. (ODOR)
57. Politicians and academics pointed to the building’s ____________ contours as a cautionary tale of architectural overreach. (BECOME)
58. The project was subject to the usual ____________ of exploratory research. (VICIOUS)
59. I have a notion that I shall never pass back alive through these ___________ swamps. (PEST)
60. An ___________ number of workers have already been exposed to the danger. (DETERMINE)
61. Gerald was very naughty in your absence. In face, he behaved most ___________! (CREDIT)
62. __________ traces its origins to the first punches and dies used to make seals and currency in ancient times. (TYPO)
63. Our car __________ by $1,500 in the first year we owned it. (APPRECIATE)
64. The latest release by the Bangles has a great __________ of songs on it. (COMPILE)
65. Look! I know you’ve lost your wallet, but there’s no use in keeping on ___________ the fact. (MOAN)
66. The lake near to where I live is one of the deepest and most __________ in the world. (VOLUME)
67. The Prime Minister warned the people of his country that they must be ready for any ___________ - even the possibility of war. (EVENT)
68. Each committee member must be sworn to ___________ prior to the ceremony. (SECRET)
69. He must be drunk. He is making __________ remarks. (SENSE)
70. She reacted angrily to my _________ remarks. (INTEND)
71. __________ fans crowd near the stage the moment the pop star appears. (AWE)
72. She finally left her husband because of his ___________. (ADULT)
73. I think that this plan is _________ ridiculous! (RIGHT)
74. Now that the government has __________ the papers, we can find out what really happened. (CLASS)
75. Wilkinson went on to become a great athlete, his disability ____________. (STAND)
76. These exercises aim to _________ the effects of stress and tension. (ACT)
77. There was a ________ confrontation between management and unions. (HEAD)
78. The meeting dragged on _________. (TERMINATE)
79. Since his bad habits were never broken when he was a child, they are now ____________. (CORRECT)
80. Many fabrics are specially treated so as to be ___________. (SHRINK)
81. The inquiry decided that the police were not entirely ___________. (BLAME)
82. The _________ was seen waiting outside the building. (MENTION)
83. He was fined for __________ library books. (FACE)
84. I _________ beg you to reconsider you snap decision. (EARN)
85. Scholarships and awards are usually given on the ___________. (DAY)
86. It’s true that __________ originates from the Orient. (REFLEX)
87. Owing to the intrusion into the footwear market of modern-style trainers, many of us have fallen arches or _________ toes. (SHAPE) 2 | P a g e ANSWER KEY: 56. MALODOROUS 57. UNBECOMING 1. GO-AHEAD 58. VICISSITUDES 2. INCAPACITATED
59. PESTILENT/PESTILENTIAL 3. DEFAME 60. INDETERMINATE 4. OFFICIATING 61. DISCREDITABLY 5. PREPAREDNESS 62. TYPOGRAPHY 6. IRREFUTABLE 63. DEPRECIATED 7. EXPRESSIONLESS 64. COMPILATION 8. PATRONAGE 65. BEMOANING 9. MALADJUSTED 66. VOLUMINOUS 10. SELF-KNOWLEDGE 67. EVENTUALITY
11. UNDERSTAFFED/SHORT-STAFFED 68. SECRECY 12. ACCREDITATION 69. NONSENSICAL 13. TELLING-OFF 70. WELL-INTENTIONED 14. ENCAPSULATES 71. AWESTRUCK
15. INTERRELATED/CORRELATED 72. ADULTERY 16. INSURMOUNTABLE 73. DOWNRIGHT 17. LANDLOCKED 74. DECLASSIFIED 18. FOURSOME 75. NOTWITHSTANDING
19. AQUAPHOBIA/HYDROPHOBIA 76. COUNTERACT 20. DECAFFEINATED 77. HEAD-ON 21. NEOCLASSICAL 78. INTERMINABLY 22. APOLITICAL 79. INCORRIGIBLE 23. INCOMPARABLY 80. UNSHRINKABLE 24. NEEDY 81. BLAMELESS 25. UNREPEATABLE 82. AFOREMENTIONED 26. RUSTPROOF 83. DEFACING 27. PARDONABLE 84. EARNESTLY 28. SHIPWRECKED 85. SPEECH-DAY 29. TRIPARTITE 86. REFLEXOLOGY 30. UNENCUMBERED 87. MISSHAPEN 31. PACIFICATION 32. NON-COOPERATION 33. PEER-REVIEWED 34. INDUSTRY-WIDE 35. INERADICABLE 36. ASHORE 37. SOUL-DESTROYING 38. FLATTERY 39. BACKWARDNESS 40. INTERFACE 41. LIFESPAN 42. CO-EDUCATIONAL 43. ATHLETICISM 44. FALSIFYING 45. DISCOLORING 46. MOUTH-BREATHING 47. LOUD-MOUTHED 48. ACCUSATORY 49. CONTAINERIZED 50. SIDESTEPPED 51. ICONOCLAST 52. URBANELY 53. TELEGENIC 54. HARDLINERS 55. POINT-BLANK 3 | P a g e
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