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28. The ... of the road is not great enough to take large trucks. (wide)
29. What’s the ... of that mountain? (high)
30. The ... of the water here is over three meters. (deep)
1.57. Complete the text using the correct form of the word in
brackets.
A DEMANDING JOB
Most people probably think that being a (1) manage of a leisure centre is a wonderful job and an easy way of making a (2) live. Having done
this job myself, I can say from experience that there are two (3) character
which you must have to make a success of the job. The first is (4) ef-
ficient. You are in charge of a large (5) organize and have to make good
use of your time. The next is (6) cheerful. You have a lot of staff under
you who often need your (7) encourage and help, particularly when dealing with the public. Some clients can be difficult and even abusive to a
center’s (8) employ if they are upset about something. That’s why your
(9) able to solve conflicts with a smile can’t be underestimated. Last but
not least, you should possess some personal (10) magnet to make people
trust you.
1.58. Complete the text using the correct form of the word in
brackets.
GETTING CLOSER TO NATURE
Despite the increasing (1) popular of physical exercise in recent
years, only 10 per cent of British people have taken out (2) member of
a gym. One reason to this, (3) research suggest, is that gyms may have a
negative psychological effect on people. In tests, natural (4) environ were
found to be far more beneficial than the artificial (5) surround of a gym.
Maybe this provides an (6) explain for why there has been a steady (7)
grow in the number of people to be seen jogging in and around city parks
in recent years. Such outdoor (8) act have no boundaries, and parks are
rapidly becoming places of (9) relax in the warmer weather. Besides, one
can always find a (10) accompany of like-minded people there and have
a nice chat.
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1.59. Complete the text using the correct form of the words.
HOW TO BECOME A STUDENT
Nowadays the standard (1) require for university (2) enter is three Alevel passes, although some universities will accept less. It has been seen
that some students who show academic (3) excellent at school throughout the years are faced with (4) fail when they sit these exams. For such
students, (5) enroll at a local technical college enables them to carry on
in (6) educate and for some who transfer to university later, (7) gradu-
ate becomes a reality. Getting academic (8) qualify is becoming increas-
ingly important in the world of (9) compete and that is why (10) attend at
places of higher and further education is rising.
1.60. Complete the text using the correct form of the words.
SUPPORTING THE MUSEUM
Behind the scenes at the museum, over three hundred (1) science are
engaged in vital research into areas of global (2) signify, addressing issues
such as water (3) pollute, tropical disease, and the (4) manage of ecological systems. Research at the museum is partly funded by your (5) admit
fee, but if you would like to make an additional (6) donate, please do
so. You can also support our work with a Museum Credit Card. Please
complete an (7) apply form at the Information Desk. A further way to
support our work is to become a member of the Museum by paying a
small annual (8) subscribe fee. The advantages of (9) member include free
entry, a free magazine, considerable (10) reduce on prices in the museum
shop and an exclusive program of special events.
1.61. Complete the text using the correct form of the words.
SALES EXECUTIVE
Due to the increasing (1) grow of our operation both within the UK
and abroad, we have (2) vacant for two recruiting (3) consult. Our main
focus of attention is within the telecommunications industry, but we
would welcome (4) apply from any good sales background, not necessarily within telecommunications. The ideal candidate will have substantial
sales experience, excellent communication skills, a (5) commit to high
service standards, a good sense of humor and an (6) eager to be a (7)
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succeed in a team context. We offer an attractive (8) pack including good
basic salary, a company car after a qualifying period and a permanent
health (9) insure. There is also a good chance to provide towards one’s
(10) retire.
1.62. Out of 30 underlined nouns, 15 have been used incor-
rectly. Spot the mistakes.
ONE OF A KIND
Stefani Joanne Angerlina Germanotta is
better known by her (1) stage’s name Lady Gaga.
At the beginning of her career she worked as a
songwriter for fellow (2) label’s artists, switching to performing later. Lady Gaga comes from
an ordinary background. The girl started to play
the piano at four and wrote her first (3) piano’s
ballad at thirteen. Her (4) parent’s influence
was important – they showed her that hard (5)
works matters. The (6) future singer’s (7) lives
at school was hard – she always stood out and
some (8) persons considered her a freak.
At sixteen the girl began to sing and play in front of live (9) audiences. An avid actress in (10) high school’s musicals, Gaga auditioned for
(11) parts in New York shows but unsuccessfully. So she opted for college education instead. The future singer studied music and sharpened
her songwriting (12) skills by composing essays and analytical papers on
art, religion, social issues and (13) policy.
After graduation Gaga joined the world of show business and gradually found her place there. Inspired both by glam rock (14) artists like
Freddie Mercury and pop singers like Madonna, the young star is wellrecognized for her ever-changing sense of style in music, fashion and
performance.
Her (15) contributions to the (16) music’s industry have brought
Lady Gaga numerous achievements including five (17) Grammies
Awards among twelve (18) nominations, two Guinness World Records
and the estimated sale of more than twenty-two (19) millions albums
worldwide making her one of the best-selling performing artists. Gaga
has identified (20) fashion as a major personal influence and Donatella
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Versace as her muse. The artist has her own creative production team
which she handles personally and which creates (21) the most of her
clothes, stage props and (22) hairdos. The (23) singer’s notorious ‘meatdress’ has received the worldwide diverse (24) medium opinions.
Critical reception of Gaga’s music, fashion sense and persona are
mixed. Her status as a role model, trailblazer and fashion icon is by (25)
turns affirmed and denied although her albums have received mostly
positive reviews with (26) critics pointing out her unique place in pop
music. Besides her career in music the artist has contributed to various (27) charities including (28) Haiti’s reconstruction fund and raising
money for tsunami-hit Japan. She states that important social (29) issues have always been in the (30) foci of her attention.
1.63. Complete the text using the correct form of the words.
YOUR PASSWORD IS WHAT YOU ARE
ACT, PERSON, RESPOND, CORRESPOND, PSYCHOLOGY
The word or phrase that you use to open your mail account provides
a key to your (1) … as well as to your (2) … , according to a British (3)
… . Helen Petrie, professor of human/computer (4) … at London University, analyzed the (5) … of two thousand Britons who participated in
her survey.
BEAR, COMBINE, PARTICIPATE, RESPOND, CELEBRATE
Petrie identifies three main password “genres”. Family-oriented (6)
… constituted nearly half of all surveyed. They use the names of family
members or pets or their (7) … dates as their passwords. One third of
survey (8) … were the “fans” using the names of (9) … to get access to
their mail. The third group was constituted by the so-called “cryptic”,
because they pick unintelligible passwords or random (10) … of letters
or symbols.
1.64. Complete the text using the correct form of the words.
ON THE NOTION OF KLEPTOMANIA
CONVICT, ABNORMAL, EMBARRASS, THIEVE, ROB
Kleptomania, which means a mania for stealing things, is a mental
(1) … which affects both young and old. It is different from (2) … , as
the culprit is often quite capable of paying for the things he or she takes.
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Some kleptomaniacs steal things and then have no memory of the (3) …
afterwards. Having a (4) … for stealing things can cause terrible damage
to a person’s future and also cause (5) … to their family and friends.
ILL, SOLVE, KNOW, MINOR, TREAT
Sometimes psychiatric (6) … cures it, but in general there are no
permanent (7) … to the problem. Most victims complete therapy in the
(8) … that they will probably feel the urge to steal things again. Those
who succeed in defeating the (9) … completely are in (10) … .
1.65. Complete the text using the correct form of the words.
MUSEUMS – A NEW APPROACH
SIGHT, EVOLVE, EXPLORE, VISIT, COLLECT
Museums, with their diverse (1) …, can offer (2) … a wealth of
knowledge in fields ranging from state-of-the-art space (3) … to natural
history. It is essential, therefore, that schools do not overlook the huge
educational value of these institutions. For one thing, many museums
are able to offer their young visitors an (4) … into something they should
all find interesting – the (5) … of their own culture and society.
OBSERVE, FRESH, IMPROVE, FAIL, PARTICIPATE
It is true that many museums can be criticized for their (6) … in
the past to attract young visitors but impressive steps are being taken to
remedy this by providing hands-on interactive exhibits which draw huge
crowds. No longer are museum visitors just passive (7) … of the displays
in the museum. Instead, they become (8) … in a variety of activities laid
on for them by the museum staff. Museums have also being working
hard on (9) … to their general facilities, such as information and library
services, quiet study areas and (10) … .
1.66. Complete the text using the correct form of the words.
THIRST FOR SPEED
DENSE, SAFE, MOTOR, PLEASE, INTRODUCE
Because of the increasing number of cars on the roads, few people
get the chance to go out driving for (1) … these days. In Britain, traffic
(2) … has increased by over 70 per cent in last couple of decades, but
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there has been relatively little growth in the country’s road network. The
result of more traffic on the roads has been a greater emphasis on road
(3) … and this has meant the (4) … of tougher speed regulations. As a
result, those (5) … who enjoy going fast are always in danger of being
fined.
ENJOY, POPULAR, PERFORM, VARY, USE
One answer is something called a “track day”. This is an event where
people can drive their own cars around a racing circuit, and explore the
limits of its (6) … without the need to worry about other road (7) … .
Track days are not competitive events, and people go for the pure (8) …
of driving. Track days are currently seeing an enormous boom in (9) … .
A great (10) … of vehicles can be found on the track at the same time
and drivers have to follow a few basic rules, for example slower cars must
allow faster ones to pass.
1.67. Complete the text using the correct form of the words.
MUSIC AND MATHEMATICS
MUSIC, MOVE, PERFORM, OCCASIONAL, TEEN
When I was a (1) …, I used to play the flute in my high school orchestra. Unfortunately in much of the music that we played the sound of
the flute was needed only on rare (2) … . Therefore, I spend a lot of my
time during the (3) … counting the beats which the conductor indicated
with each (4) … over his baton. Those minutes spent reciting “one, two,
three, four” under my breath while the rest of the (5) … .played seemed
endless to me.
RELATION, REFER, BORE, CONNECT, FASCINATE
But this time planted in my young brain the idea that there must be
a (6) … between music and numbers and I decided to do a bit of research
in the school library. I soon learnt that history is full of (7) … to this
idea, which had been a source of (8) … for thinkers ever since Classical
Greece. Indeed an early book on music by some Ancient Roman philosopher is largely filled with diagrams and explanations about the (9) …
between music and mathematics. For me, out of the (10) … of orchestra
practice, a new passion was born.
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WORD FORMATION: THE USE OF PREFIXES
1.68. Make new nouns from the following nouns by adding EX-,
SUB-, SEMI- to the beginning. Put each noun in its correct place in the
sentences below.
TROPICS, DARKNESS, CHANGE, SOIL, CIRCLE,
FINALIST, WAY, PARTNER, PLOT, HUSBAND
1. The book had such a lot of … that the readers were totally confused.
2. In the classroom the chairs were placed in a … .
3. Mrs. Pratt remained on speaking terms with her … for the kids’
sake.
4. The castle looked eerie in … .
5. Nothing really growth here, as the … is really poor.
6. Mr. Jones couldn’t think of a way-out and had to consult his … .
7. He is a … for the third year in succession, but can’t get any further.
8. There is no pedestrian crossing here, use the … .
9. The … of prisoners took place yesterday.
10. The Earth regions located near the tropics are known as … .
1.69. Make new nouns from the following nouns by adding
MACRO-, MICRO-, MINI- to the beginning. Put each noun in its correct
place in the sentences below.
BUS, BAR, SKIRT, CLIMATE, CAMERA, ECONOMICS,
BIOLOGY, CHIP, COSMOS, SERIES
1. The … in this area is not only unique but beneficial for TB patients.
2. There were so many guests at the party that we had to call for a
… to drive them home.
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3. The study of … is an integral part of this department curriculum.
4. … consists of thousands of galaxies that mankind will never explore.
5. Soon each mobile will have a … performing most of the functions.
6. … were all the rage in the 1960s but there’s a tendency for them
to come back now.
7. Did you like the latest … on the MTV channel?
8. Jack used a … to secretly record a new blockbuster in the cinema.
9. … studies the smallest living organisms.
10. If you make use of the … in your hotel room, the cost of the
drinks will be added to your bill.
1.70. Make new nouns from the following nouns by adding
MULTI-, MONO- to the beginning. Put each noun in its correct place in
the sentences below.
PURPOSE, DRAMA, VITAMIN, CULTURE, TASK,
SYLLABLE, MEDIA, CHROME, GYM, RAIL
1. He was obviously distressed and speaking in … .
2. Use this … tool, it will really come in handy.
3. Jane is a real …, doing a dozen of things at a time.
4. A new … at the Belarusian Theatre attracted crowds of theatregoers.
5. A … is a society consisting of people of the same race and sharing the same beliefs.
6. You look tired. Why not take some … for a month or so?
7. These photos are made in … technique.
8. Many museums make extensive use of … these days.
9. A railway system in which trains travel along a single-rail track is
called … and is famous for its speed.
10. A piece of equipment which can be used to exercise different
body parts is known as a … .
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1.71. Make new nouns from the following nouns by adding IL-,
IM-, IR- to the beginning. Put each noun in its correct place in the sentences below.
REGULARITY, MOBILITY, RELEVANCE, MORTALITY,
RATIONALITY, LEGALITY, POSSIBILITY, PURITY,
PRACTICABILITY, RESPONSIBILITY
1. He is well on his way to show business … .
2. Many teachers remark on the … of the curriculum to the students’ daily life.
3. Hard as they tried the police couldn’t find any … .
4. It’s not just an … , it’s totally absurd.
5. The paint will cover any … on the surface of the walls.
6. He was partly paralyzed after an illness and suffered from … in
his left arm.
7. The plan was rejected due to its total … .
8. A filter will remove most … found in water.
9. He lost his job because of his utter … .
10. The … to buy what one needs may lead to frustration and depression.
1.72. Make new nouns from the following nouns by adding DIS-,
IN-, UN- to the beginning. Put each noun in its correct place in the sentences below.
CLOSURE, JUSTICE, ACCURACY, EFFICIENCY, ATTENTION,
CERTAINTY, RESPECT, ADVANTAGE, A VAILABILITY, BELIEF
1. The paper had to apologize for several cases of … in the article.
2. Jack stared at his father in … .
3. There is considerable … about the company’s future.
4. The magazine’s … of the President’s private affairs was shocking.
5. The accident was the result of a moment’s … .
6. Due to the Prime Minister’s … the matter was left unsettled.
7. Students who don’t own a computer are at a … compared to
their more fortunate peers.
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8. The restaurant will never do well due to the … of its management.
9. The young trainee complained that students treated her with … .
10. Social … often leads to unrest in the country.
1.73. Make new nouns from the following nouns by adding
ANTI-, PRO- to the beginning. Put each noun in its correct place in the
sentences below.
THEFT, CHRIST, DEMOCRACY, BODY, TECHNOLOGY,
CLIMAX, HERO, VIRUS, SEPTICS, FREEZE
1. As a political party they have always been … .
2. … programs are designed to locate and destroy computer viruses.
3. A/an … is a substance that the body produces in the blood to
fight diseases.
4. Surprisingly the film ended in an … which spoiled the overall
impression.
5. Extensive use of … promoted the development of medicine.
6. These days most cars are equipped with … devices.
7. A chemical added to water to prevent freezing is know as … .
8. Male teenagers are often … and will give anything to own some
latest gadgets.
9. Both in Catholic and Orthodox religions … is our Lord’s greatest enemy.
10. The main character of a story who is morally bad is called a/an … .
1.74. Make new nouns from the following nouns by adding
POST-, PRE- to the beginning. Put each noun in its correct place in the
sentences below.
IMPRESSIONISTS, CAUTION, ARRANGEMENT, SCRIPT, GRADUATE,
CANCER, DESTINATION, PAYMENT, CONCEPTION, MODERNISM
1. A … is an extra message that you add at the end of a letter, after
your signature.
2. Mrs. Fey was really lucky: her disease turned out to be … which
was curable.
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