I WORD FORMATION

1. I recently left my job in an (1)_________ agency

(ADVERTISEMENT) after a disagreement with my boss. She accepted my (2)_________ , but warned me that because of the (RESIGN) (3)_________ situation, I might have to get used to the (ECONOMY) idea of being (4)_________ for a while. I thought that she (EMPLOY) was trying to make a point, but after I had made over fifty (5)_________ to other companies, I realised that she (APPLY) was right. Although I am a (6)_________ designer, (QUALIFICATIONS) I didnt receive any job offers. After that I tried working from home, but it was not very (7)__________. (PROFIT) Then I became an (8)__________ in a fast-food restaurant, (EMPLOY) even though my (9)__________ were extremely low. (EARN) I wish I had accepted early (10)___________ (RETIRE) from my old job. That is why I had disagreed with my boss about!

2. The Internet recently celebrated its 30th birthday.

Its universal (1)_________ has made it (ACCESS) the most powerful and (2)________ (EFFECT) tool for business and personal (3) __________. (COMMUNICATE) It has (4) __________ made our life easier. (DOUBT) The Internet currently has 60 million users and has a (5)__________ rate of 200,000 users per month. (GROW) Not (6) _________ it has also created the largest (SURPRISE)

number of (7) ________ under the age of thirty. (MILLION) The Internet was developed by scientists (8 )_________ (ORIGINAL) as a way for the American government to withstand nuclear attacks. Who would have thought 30 years ago that its (9) _________ would have extended to so many (APPLY) araes of our (10) ___________ life? ( DAY)

3. If you think (1) ________ you might

(CARE) come to a (2) _______ that (TO CONCLUDE) (3) _______ is of great (TO BRING) (4) _______ to every child. (IMPORTANT) Lets not (5) ________ the problem (SIMPLE) because we could come to a serious (6)________ . Also,you have (AGREE) to bear in mind that every understatement can cause greater (7) _________ (FORTUNATE) A lot of it depends on who your child makes friend with. Society has always had a (8) ________ role in (TO DECIDE) the formation of a (9) ________ . So, we can (PERSON) agree that we are (10) _______ a mixure of influence (BASE) of our families and social environment on a wider scale.

4. Other students seemed to have ignored Mollys interest in their (1)__________

(PROBLEM) matter, although she tried very hard to show she was genuinely interested. Although Molly took a keen interest in all this, she realised that she was completely (2) __________ ( RELEVANCE). The students did not even notice her, (3) ________ ( IMMERSION) in her own world of (4) _________ (OUTRAGEOUS). Harry saw her (5) ________ ( DAY), but recognized the halls of (6) ________ ( RESIDE) and their (7) ________ (OCCUPY) simply as the (8) ________ ( RELY) shelter to which he returned when it was convenient. He would breeze in, (9) ________ ( THRILL) or uncommunicative, according to his state of mind, knowing nothing of her long days with their many hours in which to consider his (10) _________ ( ALTERNATE) existence.

5. Most of us are(0) reasonably (reason) motivated to do well in life. But theres a

big difference between those (1)_________ ( ambition )people who push themselves to be more and more (2)___________ ( succeed ), and the people who have lower (3) ________ ( expect ) and who just want to move through life (4) __________ ( steady ), step by step. Some experts claim that an adults level of motivation is fixed in their early (5) ________ (child) and that highly motivated people have often had to cope with some sort of (6)____________ (please) experience or with a problem such as an (7) ___________ ( ill ) or a physical disability. They say this inspires people to show that they can overcome even the (8)_________ ( great ) difficulties. But psychologists (9)________ ( belief )that this is not the full story and that for both children and adults, (10) __________ ( encourage) and reward are essential.

KEY 1. 1. ADVERTISING/AD 2. RESIGNATION 3. ECONOMIC 4. UNEMPLOYED APPLICATIONS 6. QUALIFIED 7. PROFITABLE 8. EMPLOYEE 9. EARNINGS 10. RETIREMENT 2. 1. ACCESSIBILITY 5. GROWTH 6. SURPRISINGLY 10. DAILY 2. EFFECTIVE 3. COMMUNICATION 8. ORIGINALLY 4. UNDOUBTEDLY 9. APPLICATION

5.

7. MILLIONAIRES

3. 1. CAREFULLY 2. CONCLUSION 3. UPBRINGING 4. IMPORTANCE 5. SIMPLIFY 6. DISAGREEMENT 7. MISFORTUNE 8. DECISIVE 9. PERSONALITY 10. BASICALLY 4. .PROBLEMATIC RESIDENCE 7. OCCUPANTS 5. 1. AMBITIOUS CHILDHOOD 6. UNPLEASANT ENCOURAGEMENT 2. IRRELEVANT 8. RELIABLE 2. SUCCESSFUL 7. ILLNESS 3. IMMERSED 9. THRILLED 4. OUTRAGE 5. DAILY 6.

10. ALTERNATIVE 4. STEADILY 9. BELIEVE 5. 10.

3. EXPECTATION 8. GREATEST

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II WORD FORMATION

1. Many people feel_________( SECURE) when they moved in new town and dont know anyone. 2. I think its very__________(CREDIBLE) how brave she is. 3. Anything is _________(POSSIBLE) if you have a positive mantal attitude. 4. She spoke vrey quickly, so its possible that I_________(UNDERSTAND) what she said. 5. Most people are________(CAPABLE) of learning several languages given the chance. 6. Steve was still__________(CONSCIOUS) even though he had hit his head as he fall. 7. The new player was very____________(EXPERIENCE) he had never played at this level before. 8. I wanted to learn scuba diving,but____________(FORTUNATE) there were no instruction avaible. 2. Why are some people risk-takers? What makes them take part in_________(DANGER) or even life-threatening activites? There are different___________(EXPLAIN) for this. Car racesrs love the________(EXCITE) of speed, while climbers get their thirlls from________(FACE) the challenge of hifh mountains. Millions of years ago, when people faced danger daily, risk-taking was essential for____________(SURVIVE). Although living in todays world is___________(EASE) then it was in those days, perhaps that__________(BASE) instinct still remains. However, taking risks can become very_________(HEALTH) obssesion. Some people can even become addicted to danger, and are unable to stop looking for it. It is also____________(INTREST) that the majority of risk-takers to be men. Is it because men have more____________(CURIOUS)? Or do woman think twice about taking risks because they are more___________(SENSE)?

3. 1. The English footballer David Beckham became famouse for his goalkicing___________(ABLE) 2. The record of 47 houres of waching TV without stopping was set last year and is still_________(BREAK) 3. The David Coulthared victory over Michael Schumacher in the Australian Grand Prix was_________(EXPECT) 4. That bridge looks rather________(SAFE), I dont think we should drive the car accros. 5. I found the drive over the mountains very_________(FRIGHT) 6. Although I was________(SUCCESS) in the competitaion, I was still glad Id taken the part. 8. I thought it would be_________(POSSIBLE) for me to climb the mountain, but somehow I manged it. 9. I can swim, but I dont have much________(CONFIDENT) in the water. 10. Im really rather___________(ADVENTURE)-Im happiest just staying at home with a good book. 4. In sicance fictin, space is often decribed as a silent, empty, place, but in__________(REAL), things are very different. In fact all of the_______(EQUIP that its used to keep a space station functioning can be so__________(NOISE) that the astronauts working there cannot communicate ith one athore_____________(EASY) they have to shout. The high levels of soud may affect their work, and can sometimes even mean that they are____________(ABLE) to sleep. Ia addition, they may face other problems in space. Scientists have_________ (IDENTITY) over 70.000 items of rubbish left by a former astronauts that still remain in orbit around the earth. Most of those are smaller then a tennis ball, but they still________(THREAT) the safety of________(EXPLORE) in space. Even a small peace of metal floating in space could cause a_________(CATASROPHE) disaster if it hit a manned spacecraft. Althoug astronauts do___________/GENERAL) try to bring most of their rubbish home, they dont alwazs manage it. And they dont just leave their rubbish floating in space either. There is even a ___________(BREAK) camera among the litter left behind on the Moon.

5. Most people find the idea of fame_________(ATTRACT). But would you __________(ACTUAL) want to be famouse? The people who dream of fame dont alwazs realise just how many__________(ADVANTAGE) are for those who spend their lives in public eye. They see the_________ (ENJOY) things asbot being a star, and the_______(FINANCE) benefits that fame brings, but they ignore the problems that go along with it. Famous people have_________(PHOTOGRAPH) around them wherever they go, putting cameras in their faces. They may have to put up with________(JOURNAL) writing thing about them that are________(COMPLETE) untrue. With this kind of pressure, some celebrites dont find it easy to keep up________(RELATE) and they may even regret making the_________(DECIDE) to seek the fame. So is fame actually worth it? Its__________(PERSON) choise, but I know that I would hate it. 6. 1. Peter thinsk a lot of________(PREDICT) about the future may be wrong. 2. Janet says that text messages have made________(COMMUNICATE) between friend easier. 3. Maria feels that people have to many telephone_______(CONVERSE) on personal matters in public. 4. Ron told me that one of the_______(ATTRAVT) of text messeging is its cheapness. 5. Sarah explains that text messages use_______(ABBREVIATE) to save time and space. 6. Jose complains that a phone call can be an_________(INTERRUPT) if you are working. 7. The potato crisp was the_________(INVENT) og George Crum, in 1853. He worked ad a chef in popular resort in USA. One day a______ (CUSTOM) decided that he didnt like the_______(THICK) of his fried potatoes, and sent them back to the kitchen.Crum made some more, but the main ________(TURN) these as well, making the same_______ (COMPLAIN). Crum got angry, and hoping to annoy the man, he made a third batch which were much________(THIN) and could not be eaten with a fork. To his__________(AMAZE) the man loved them-and so the potato crisps were invented. Since then, their_______(POPULAR) has

increased___________(DRAMA), and they are eaten all over the world. But George Crum was_________(AWARE) at the time that his invention would cause great __________(COFUSE) between the Americans (who call them chips) and the British (who call them crisps). 8. Office workers often make___________(COMPLAIN) about their work environment, but these vary according to the type of office they work in. For those in open-plan, lack of_________(PRIVATE) is often a major problem. Because people sit close togheter, it is almost________ (POSSIBLE) to make a telephone call withot being overheard. This may be a problem when_________(CONFIDENCE) information is being discused. One________(SOLVE) may be to divide an open-plan office into smaller units. However, this can sometimes lead to a feeling of_________(ISOLATE) among the office workers. An__________(ALTERNATE) approach is needed to deal with these problems. Some companis allow people to chose where they work in building________(ACCORD) to what they doing. So they may go to a coffee bar or meeting room for soviable and________(NOISE) activities, or ta a private room when they want to work quietly on their own. This system results in the________(APPEAR) of individual desks, as these are no longer required. Instead they are______(PLACE) by different kinds of works stations in the various work areas. 9. Many people would like to know how to improve their_________ (INTELLIGENT). There are saveral_______(PRACTICE) things that you can do in order to achive this. Try to eat more fish. Scientists believe that this will help you to remember things more_________(EASY) . Some people belive that eating vegetables will keep your barin cells_______(HEALTH). You could also take up something_________(ART), such as painting and drawing, as thing that devolp the________(CREATE) power of your brain. No matter what your age, its important to keep using your brain, and to look for_________(ACT) which will stimulete it. If youre not sure how to do this, you could give some________(THINK) to joinning ab evening class. You could learn how to improve your computer skills, or learn a new language. If you do decided to do this, try to use new and________(USUAL) ways of recording the vocabulary from your lessons, to help you to

________ (MEMORY) the new words and expressions that you meet, so that you can remember them without any_________(DIFFICULT) when you need them. 10. When I was a ________(STUDY) I once gota a job in a factory that made car batteries. I hated it from the first moment! The smell inside the factory was_________(DISGUST) and machinary made so much noise that it was__________(DANGER), so workers had to wear ear-plugs all the time to comply with safty_______(REGULATE). They were very________ (COMFORT) and I couldmt listen the music. On the top of that my job was terribly__________(BORE). I had to check that all bateries had the company logo________(CLEAR) stamped on them. I stared at the bateries so hard that after a while I couldnt see any_______(DIFFER) between them and my ___________(IMAGINE) started creating images of logos that werent there. After four houres I made a________(DECIDE). I Stood up and walked out, never to return. It was an absolutly___________ (POSSIBLE) place to work in. 11. This is a true story abot a rather unfortunate __________(CRIME) Hw was a very________(PERSIST) burgler and he had stolen things from many houses, but had never been caught. One day, he was_______(EXPECT) distrubed when he was in emty house by the sudden__________(ARRIVE) of the two people who lived there. After a short, angry_________(ARGUE) with the couple, the burgler pushed past them, leving behind all the_______ (VALUE) he had stolen and esceped into their back garden. The garden was surronded by a high fence at each side, and by an even higer stone wall at the far end. He knew he had to make a_________(DECIDE)-and quickly. The fences were covered by a roses with a sharp thorns, so he thought it would________(PREFER) to try the wall. Showing great __________ (ATHLETE) ability, he made a run at the wall and___________ (SUCCESS) in getting up onto the top and then dropping down onto the other side. It was only then that he realised to his_________(AMAZE) and horror that he was standing in the yard of the local prison.