Being unable to read

It seems ____________________________to day not to provide children THINK

with a decent education. There’s such an emphasis on ________________ ACADEMY

achievement these days that it’s easy to forget what a problem __________ LITERATE

used to be. Being unable to read can be ___________________embarrassing INTENSE

and can make someone feel like a complete __________________. FAIL

The problem can seem _________________________. However, given SOLVE

the right teacher, a lot of hard work and a ___________________amount REASON

of time, anyone can learn. Being able to read can lead to an_____________ IMPROVE

quality of life.

TEST 29

Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word given. Mind negative forms.

AFRICA

Ask a hundred ________________________what the route to wealth ECONOMY

is and you’ll receive a hundred different answers. Since civilization

began, people have been trying to escape ________________and make POOR

a better life for themselves. Throughout history, ordinary people’s

_________________lives have been a struggle for survival. This is still DAY

true in parts of Africa, where _________________ and clean water are ELECTRIC

luxuries. Is this situation _______________________or should we ACCEPT

perhaps be giving more financial ______________________to African ASSIST

countries facing these problems? How can we encourage more

_______________________in African countries so that the people can INVEST

do more to help themselves? Many people believe that these countries

will become _______________________trading partners in the future VALUE

and that one day the people will be ____________________. The WEALTH

______________________is, however, that there is an enormous amount REAL

of work to be done first.

Visit to a fashion show

I was really _______________________about my first visit to a fashion ENTHUSE

show. I had always loved fashion but had only ever seen models in

_________________________on TV. Finally, I was going to see a real ADVERTISE

show! I got out my most _____________________clothes. I wanted to FASHION

look as ____________________as the models. I don’t know if I was STYLE

completely _______________________, but I never had much money to SUCCESS

spend on clothes and I felt ______________________, which is the main ATTRACT

thing. When we got there, it was fantastic! There were so many

________________________women! The show started and imagine my BEAUTY

surprise when, completely ______________________, the first model was EXPECT

wearing clothes just like I was! Everyone saw the ____________________ SIMILAR

and a couple of people asked me who my ________________was! Amazing! STYLE

TEST 30

Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word given. Mind negative forms.