0714-Word Form Practice 5
0714-Word Form Practice 5
0714-Word Form Practice 5
Complete the passage using the correct form of the words in the capital letters. '
Exercise 1
To neighbors, Mr Stewart is a dull man who speaks very (1- POLITE) ___________ and
whose only form of (2- ENTERTAIN) ___________ is his job. And to a certain extent It’s
true, since Mr Stewart finds his job very (3- INTEREST) ___________. He is an antique
dealer and goes to work (4- HAPPY) every day. He handles some very (5- EXPENSE)
___________ pieces sometimes, which can make his job (6- DANGER) ___________, as
there have recently been quite a few (7- ROB) ___________ at antique shops. So not (8-
SURPRISE) ___________, Mr Stewart decided that his own business needed some extra
(9- PROTECT) ___________. After having an alarm system put in, Mr Stewart doesn't feel
(10- COMPLETE) ___________ secure but he does feel more protected.
Exercise 2
You may know' that Asian, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cultures have (1-
TRADITION) ___________ used garlic in their dishes. What you may not know is that
garlic was also thought of as a (2- VALUE) ___________ medicine by many ancient
civilizations. Today, (3-PROFESSION) ___________ in the field of nutrition have come up
with new (4- INFORM) ___________ which is indeed quite surprising. Apparently, not only
IS garlic good for you but it also helps overcome various (5- ILL) ___________. The main
(6- ADVANTAGE) ___________ to eating garlic is of course bad (7- BREATH)
___________. Cooking it reduces the strong smell and eating parsley, which is a (8-
NATURE) ___________ deodorizer, also helps minimize the smell. So, it’s time we took
the benefits of garlic (9- SERIOUS) ___________. Why not add it to some of your (10-
FAVOR) ___________ dishes!
Exercise 3
Being a (1- JOURNAL) ___________, I often have to go on strange assignments. So when
my editor told me to do a story on one of the (2- FAME) ___________ health spas in
Switzerland, I was only too happy to go and take it easy for a week or two. However, when
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I got there and saw the programme, I began to panic. I had to go on a diet and participate
in a (3- VARY) ___________ of exercise classes. My (4- ANGRY) ___________ turned to
rage when they insisted I go to bed very early so as to get up at 6:00 a.m. and eat
breakfast in a (5- BUILD) ___________ which looked like a greenhouse. I must admit that
they ran an excellent (6- ORGANIZE) ___________. Anyway, you can imagine how happy
I was to see my familiar (7- NEIGHBOUR) ___________ when I finally arrived home. A few
months later, I received an (8- INVITE) ___________ from the same clinic for a week's
worth of free treatment. My family thought it rather (9- AMUSE) ___________ when they
saw the (10- FRIGHT) ___________ look on my face.
Exercise 4
My father was a police (1- INSPECT) ___________, my mother was a (2- TEACH)
___________. Their (3- DECIDE) ___________ to move to a small town when I was a
child changed my life. It was a very (4- PEACE) ___________ place and of course living
there meant that I had much more (5- FREE) ___________ to go wherever I pleased. The
people were (6- FRIEND) ___________ but I missed my close friends, my school and the
(7- NOISE) ___________ city I had lived in. As I grew up, I realized that there wasn’t much
for a young person to do there, except rush into (8- MARRY) ___________. When I left,
my parents were sad, but they realized that staying there would only make me (9-
MISERY) ___________. The big city I live in now is not very far away, so I can visit
my parents (10- FREQUENT) ___________ and have the best of both worlds.
Exercise 5
The economic crisis facing many countries today, has created serious (1- EMPLOY)
___________ problems. (2- ENERGY) ___________ young people, willing to work, are
confronted by many (3- DIFFICULT) ___________ when trying to find a job. Filling in
countless (4- APPLY) ___________ forms and hearing that they arc (5- SUIT)
___________ for the job because they don't have the right (6- QUALIFY) ___________
can be disheartening. Finding a job seems just (7- POSSIBLE) ___________ However,
their (8- DISAPPOINT) ___________ shouldn't affect them nor make them give up. There
is no straightforward (9- SOLVE) ___________ other than (10- PATIENT) ___________
and persistence.