Question 1: Choose the correct answer

1. John cannot make a _______ to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford a house and a car.
a. decide b. decision c. decisive d. decisively
2. She often drives very ________ so she rarely causes accident.
a. carefully b. careful c. caring d. Careless
3. All Sue’s friends and __________ came to her party.
a. relations b. Relatives c. relationship d. Related
4. My father studies about life and structure of plants and animals. He is a ……….
a. biology b. biologist c. biological d. biologically
5. She takes the …….. for running the household.
a. responsibility b. responsible c. responsibly d. responsiveness.
6. We are a very close-nit family and very ….. of one another.
a. supporting b. supportive c. support d. supporter
7. You are old enough to take _______ for what you have done.
a. responsible b. responsibility c. responsibly d. irresponsible
8. He has been very interested in doing research on _______ since he was at high school.
a. biology b. biological c. biologist d. biologically
9. Although they are twins, they have almost the same appearance but they are seldom in __.
a. agree b. agreeable c. agreement d. Agreeably
10. The more _______ and positive you look, the better you will feel.
a. confide b. confident c. confidently d. Confidence
11. My parents will have celebrated 30 years of _______ by next week.
a. marry b. married c. marriageable d. marriage
12. London is home to people of many _______ cultures.
a. diverse b. diversity c. diversify d. diversification
13. Some people are concerned with physical ______ when choosing a wife or husband.
a. attractive b. attraction c.attractiveness d.attractively
14. Mrs. Pike was so angry that she made a _______ gesture at the driver.
a. rude b. rudeness c. rudely d. rudest
15. She sent me a _______ letter thanking me for my invitation.
a. polite b. politely c. politeness d. impoliteness
16. He is unhappy because of his --------------.
a. deaf b. deafen c. deafness d. Deafened
17. His country has -------------- climate.
a. continent b. continental c. continence d. Continentally
18. She has a -------------- for pink.
a. prefer b. preferential c. preferentially d. Preference
19. Computers are -------------- used in schools and universities.
a. widely b. wide c. widen d. Width
20. I sometimes do not feel -------------- when I am at a party.
a. comfort b. comfortable c. comforted d. Comfortably
21. English is the language of --------------.
a. communicative b. communication c. communicate d. communicatively
22. I have to do this job because I have no --------------.
a. choose b. choice c. choosing d. Chosen
23. English is used by pilots to ask for landing -------------- in Cairo.
a. instruct b. instructors c. instructions d. Instructive
24. He did some odd jobs at home --------------.
a. disappointment b. disappoint c. disappointed d. Disappointedly
25. Don’t be afraid. This snake is --------------.
a. harm b. harmful c. harmless d. Unharmed
26. During his --------------, his family lived in the United State.
a. child b. childhood c. childish d. Childlike
27. Jack London wrote several -------------- novels on adventure.
a. interest b. interestedly c. interesting d. interested
28. He failed the final exam because he didn’t make any -------------- for it.
a. prepare b. preparation c. preparing d. Prepared
29. The custom was said to be a matter of --------------.
a. convenient b. convenience c. conveniently d. Convene
30. She is -------------- in her book.
a. absorbed b. absorbent c. absorptive d. Absorb
31. As she is so -------------- with her present job, she has decided to leave.
a. satisfy b. satisfied c. satisfying d. unsatisfied

Question 2: Choose the correct answer

1. The American War of ____ was won in 1776
A. depending B. dependence C. independence D. independent
2. Although the spliting of the atom was one of the greatest scientific _____of this century, there are many
people who wish it had never happened.
A. breakdown B. breakthrough C. breakup D. breakaway
3. Burning coal is an ____ way of heating a house.
A. economy B. economic C. economical D. economically
4. There are very few ____ places left on earth. Man has been nearly everywhere.
A. explore B. exploring C. explored D. unexplored
5. The thing I hate about John is his ____.
A. reliable B. reliability C. unreliability D. unrelying
6. The police are interested in the sudden _____ of the valuable painting.
A. unappearance B. inappearance C. appearance D. disappearance
7. There were 50 _____ in the talent contest.
A. competition B. competitor C. competitors D. competitions
8. Unless something is done about unemployment, the ____ for the future is not good.
A. lookout B. lookup C. outlook D. look-in
9. His boss told him off because he had behaved _____.
A. responsible B. responsibly C. irresponsible D. irresponsibly
10. In my opinion, all ____ are equally bad, irrespective of which party they belong to.
A. politicians B. politic C. politician D. politics
11. Britain is a world leader in the ...............of financial and business service.
A. providing B. provided C. provision D. provider
12. Her sister is an.............girl because she has little education at school.
A. educated B. uneducated C. education D. educational
13.The city of London has more oversea banks than any other..........centres.
A. financed B. financing C. financial D. financially
14. The 18th century was also ...............for the development of science and culture.
A. remarkable B. remarkably C. unremarkable D. unremarked
15. The city of London has one of the world’s largest international ..............market.
A. insured B. insuring C. insurance D. insurer
16. She suffered with ..........in life because her husband had died of cancer.
A. happiness B. happily C. unhappy D. unhappiness
17. The professor in this university has been very proud of his national...........
A. reputed B. reputing C. reputation D. reputable
18. She felt very depressed because her husband had been.........in defending dis MA thesis.
A. successful B. unsuccessful C. successful D.unsuccessful

Question 3: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words: exhaust, release ,
alternate, research ,relate ,supply, renew, pollute, harm, finite
1. Coal, gas and oil are……… forms of energy that can’t be replaced.
2. The nuclear plant provides a fifth of the nation’s energy…………………..
3. Solar energy is not only plentiful and ………………..but also clean and safe.
4. Increased consumption will lead to faster …….. of our natural resources.
5. Electricity companies were criticized for failing to develop ……………… energy resources.
6. Oxygen from the water is ……….. into atmosphere.
7. Fossil fuels will be exhausted within a ………. short time.
8. How to make full use of these sources of energy is a question for ………. all over the world.
9. These pesticides are environmentally………………….
10. Water power provides energy without...................

Question 4: Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in bracket.
1.Learning English is (help)..................for you to look for a job.
2.There is a ( short )...........of teaching materials and aids in this school.
3.It was ( consider).................of him to celebrate his parents’ golden wedding anniversary.
4.Everyone in her office doesn’t like her because of her ( honest).................
5.It is said that some poor and developing countries have face up to ( literate)....
6.Man really want to forever , so he believes in (mortal)...............
7.The tourist always complain about their (comfort).......in this hotel.
8.She has a ( pronunciation)...............between ship and sheep.
9.Various (practice)...........by police officers were bought to light the enquiry.
10.We should (modern) ................the agriculture in order to improve the living and working conditions
for the farmer.
11.There were some (regularity)............in the accounts, eg figures that were in correct.
12.Mary’s teacher praised her for her ( impress)..........presentation.
13.Many students are worried about (employ)..............after graduation because nowadays many people
have not found job yet.
14.Much (happy) ...........can result from doing boring work.
15.The ambassador misunderstood his secretary for her (interpret)..............
16.She ( frequent) .............goes to the zoo on Sundays to get more information about the elephants and
lions.
17. Their (marry) ..........will be improved by the authorities next week.
18. We are very sorry for his (lucky)..............
19. Her (appear) ...........makes everyone worried because she is always on the television.
20. I should be (debt).............to my supervisor for his generous assistance.
Question 5: Give the correct form of the words in brackets:
1/ This country has a ________________________ climate. (continent)
2/ The ________________ University of Ho Chi Minh City has a very large language centre. (Nation)
3/ I think the prices here are ______________ (reason)
4/ I don’t think the food is very good, but it is _______________ (tolerate)
5/ This company offered a lot of ________________ jobs. (attract)
6/ I think it’s very _______________ of him to expect us to work overtime every night this week. (reason)
7/ Most of the food in supermarkets is very _______________ (attract)
8/ The Island has very few ___________________ resources. (nature)
9/ Burning garbage will give off __________________ odour. (pleasant)
10/ Oxygen is an ___________________ gas. (odour)
11/ These chemicals are _____________ They can cause death or illness if taken into the body. (poison)
12/ If you are ______________ when you write your composition, you will probably get a good grade.
(care)
13/ Baseball is the _________________ sport in the United States. (nation)
14/ He wants to be a ______________ engineer. (chemistry)
15/ There have been many _______________ developments in this century. (wonder)
16/ English has become an ________________ means of communication.(effect)
17/ Your new dress makes you more _____________ (beauty)
18/ Firemen wear ____________ clothing, otherwise they would get burnt. (protect)
19/ How many ____________ holidays do you have? (nation)
20/ Japan is an ____________ country (industry)
21/ I was _______________ about the dates. (confuse)
22/ “Time” is an American _____________ news magazine. (week)
23/ Don’t be afraid of the dog. He’s _____________ (harm)
24/ Thank you for the books. They will be very ____________ for my studies. (use)
25/ The children can play here. It’s not ______________ (danger)
26/ Carbon dioxide occurs in the air in a ____________ form. (nature)
27/ She was so surprised that she was unable to speak. She was _____________ with surprise. (speech)
28/ Those berries are _____________ Don’t eat them. (poison)
29/ You are grown up but you are still ______________ (child)
30/ No trees can grow on that soil. It is _______________ (tree)
31/ A ____________ statue stands in the middle of the pagoda. (life)
32/ The weather was excellent and we had an extremely _________ holiday. (enjoy)
33/ Many people still refuse to believe that smoking is ______________ (harm)
34/ As it was very ___________ all the trains were late. (fog)
35/ He likes reading _________________ novels. (history)
36/ It was a _____________ conclusion from the child’s point of view. (logic)
37/ Mr. and Mrs.Jones have been married for ten years. They have no children. They’re a __________
couple. (child)
38/ Clean air provides us a ____________ supply of oxegen. (health)

Fill in the blanks with correct form of the word provided.

1. Film makers always try to show viewers the different life styles and interesting ________ aspects of
many countries in the world. (culture)
2. Women nowadays have more ________ to participate in social activities. (free)
3. “Hoang Le Nhat Thong Chi” is a ________ novel. (history)
4. He has a ________ for English novels. (prefer)
5. SAI GON GIAI PHONG is published seven days a week. It is a _____ newspaper. (day)
6. If you burn the garbage, it will give off ________ odour. (poison)
7. Some children have to suffer from life time ________ (abnormal)
8. He is ________ active in spite of his old age. (wonder)
9. The company is very efficient and gives a ________ service. (speed)
10. When did ________ come to the village? (electric)
11. She has a very busy ________ life. (society)
12. The plane arrived ________ after a violent storm. (safe)
13. Their study is getting on ________ (satisfy)
14. This company offered a lot of ________ jobs. (attract)
15. These snakes will not cause you any serious harm even if they bite you. They are ________ (harm)
16. He was ________ right when he said that the man was guilty. (reason)
17. She looks ________ beautiful. (surpise)
18. They were ________ when they read the result. (disappoint)
19. He has no ________ of leaving the city. (intend)
20. I feel ________ in this book. (interest)
21. John’s ________ improved at his new school. (behave)
21. I’ll give you further ________ (explain)
22. This is a ________ of a previous talk. (repeat)
23. Much ________ work requires a good knowledge of mathematics. (science)
24. Movies have ________ dress fashions. (broad)
25. Our grandmother didn’t work outside the home when she was young. She only did her _____ task.
(tradition)
26. His ________ to retire surprised us all. (decide)
27. You should be ________ to tell them exactly what you think. (decide)
28. Many people find it ________ to advertise. (waste)
29. The guests were ________ welcomed. (cordial)
30. He looks thin, but ________ he is very healthy, (actual)
31. This man led a ________ happy life. (complete)32. He did some old jobs at home ________
(disappoint)
33. The new job ________ him. (disappoint)
34. Nitric oxide is ________ harmful. It acts as a poison, which may cause death or injury if taken into the
body. (high)
35. He was ________ in his job. (succeed)
36. The house was ________ with people. (crowd)
37. He is unhappy because of his ________ (deaf)
38. The government wants to ________ this training centre. (military)
39. We found out the ________ about him. (true)
40. I am ________ grateful to you for your help. (true)
41. I don’t think the food is very good, but it is ________ (tolerate)
42. They’ve got a ________ result. (satisfy)
43. Carbon dioxide occurs in the air in ________ form. (nature)
44. Children are ________ to overcome problems. (determine)
45. They got the ________ of being successful in life. (satisfy)
46. He is young man with great ________ (expect)
47. I like your new ________ machine. (calculate)
48. May I borrow your ________ ? (calculate)
49. The industrial ________ will lead to the country’s prosperity. (develop)
50. We must make ________ for our old age saving money. (provide)
51. I’m ________ sorry for the delay. (extreme)
52. It’s ________ kind of you. (awful)
53. The doctor told me to ________ in slowly. (breath)
54. It is often useful make a ________ between two things. (compare)
55. She has been worn down by ________ and illness. (poor)
56. Our pupils are raising money for the ________ (poor)
57. This is the greatest scientific ________ of the decade. (achieve)
58. Mary was ________ with long and difficult exercises. (bore)
59. I enjoy the football match. It was quite ________ (excite)
60. He has great ________ in God. (believe)
61. Violence is not the best ________ to an argument. (solve)
62. Not long ago, I was introduced to famous ________ (art)
63. The ________ of his wife was a great blow to him. (lose)64. Toys are necessary for the mental
________ of children. (grow)
65. It is ________ to have short hair nowadays. (fashion)
66. The planets of our ________ system are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiters, Saturn, Uranus,
Neptune and Pluto. (sun)
67. Your rice field is more ________ than ours. (produce)
68. An ________ man has stolen all our money. (know)
69. In some places, the weather changes so quickly that it’s very _______ (predict)
70. They all passed their exams without the slightest ________ (difficult)

Choose the correct answer

1. The little things are infinitely the most _______ .
Important importance importantly
2. Here's my _______ to you: don't marry too early.
Advice advise advisory
3. One must be _______ and _______ in this world.
cunning / wick cunning / wicked cunned / wicked
4. The _______ of my schooldays were no more auspicious than the first.
remain remainder remainding
5. I'm tempting you with fine gifts until your _______ ideals are quite worn away and you are at my
mercy.
Girl girly girlish
6. What is the cause of _______ events?
History historic historical
7. It's _______ kind of you, but I really can't accept anything else.
awful awfully awfulness
8. You see, but you do not observe. The _______ is clear.
Distinct distinction distinctive
9. Why does an apple fall when it is ripe? Because it is dried by the sun, because it grows too _______ ?
heavy ultraheavy heavily
10. Long ago, in a burst of _______ , Aunty and Uncle Jimmy produced a son named Henry.
friend friendly friendliness

The suffixes in the following list combine with nouns and verbs to form new nouns. Write down the
noun or verb they come from.
SUFFIX VERB / NOUN NOUN FORMED
-ANT ....................... defendant
....................... assistant
-EE ....................... trainee
....................... addressee
-ESS ....................... actress
....................... princess
-ER ....................... driver
....................... painter
-IAN ....................... historian
....................... musician
-IST ....................... scientist
....................... novelist
-OR ....................... supervisor
....................... visitor

Each of the sentences below contains a word printed in bold. Complete each sentence by using this
word to form a noun which referts to a person who does a particular thing.
1.- If you are employed by a company, you are one of its ................................
2.- A .............................. is someone whose job is politics
3.- A woman who works as a ......................... does the same job as a waiter.
4.- The ............................. in a discussion are the people who participate in it.
5.- The person who conducts an orchestra is a ..................................
6.- Your .......................................... is the person who teaches you.
7.- A ............................ is someone who earns their living by playing the piano
8.- If someone examines you, you are the ........................................ and he or she is
the .............................................

The suffixes in the following list are used to form nouns that refer to an activity, a process, or a state
or condition. Write down the noun, verb or adjective from which they have been formed.
SUFFIX VERB / NOUN / ADJECT NOUN FORMED
-AL ...................................... arrival
-ANCE ...................................... abundance
-CY ...................................... constancy
-DOM ...................................... kingdom
-ENCE ...................................... independence
-FUL ...................................... mouthful
-HOOD ...................................... neighbourhood
-ING ...................................... dancing
-ION ...................................... invention
-ISM ...................................... criticism
-ITY ...................................... sensitivity
-MENT ...................................... agreement
-NESS ...................................... happiness
-SHIP ...................................... ownership

Write a correct noun derived from the words given.

1.- politics ...................................... 2.- leader ......................................
3.- define ...................................... 4.- dominate ......................................
5.- free ...................................... 6.- encourage ....................................
7.- child ...................................... 8.- lazy ......................................
9.- cynic ...................................... 10.- guide ......................................
11.- manage ...................................... 12. Dismiss ......................................

-en , -ify, and -ize combine with nouns and adjectives to form verbs. Look at the following list of
adjectives and nouns and make them verbs.
ADJECTIVE - VERB NOUN - VERB
Hard ..................... horror .....................
Modern ..................... memory .....................
Deep ..................... beauty .....................
Intense ..................... sympathy .....................
False ..................... apology .....................
Fat ..................... glory .....................
Sterile ..................... length .....................

Now look at the following sentences. Complete them by writing down the correct form of one of the
verbs in the lists above.
1.- He .................................. for interrupting her.
2.- She tried to .................................. her room with posters and plants.
3.- A study has been ordered into the feasibility of .................................... the airport's main run away by
200 mts.
4.- However much they ............................ , they all felt it was her fault.
5.- Soya is excellent food for ........................... cattle.
6.- She laughed and that seemed to .................................. her voice.
7.- $40.000 had been spent on ............................... the station.
8.- ............................... the bottles by immersing them in boiling water.

The following suffixes combine with verbs to form adjectives.

-able -ible -ed -ing -ful -ive
Now look at the verb printed in bold and write down the appropriate adjective in the space
provided.
1.- Mr Smith has a great many ................................. qualities (ADMIRE)
2.- There was an ................................. story in the paper yesterday. (AMUSE)
3.- I've got extra French lessons with a .............................. teacher. (RETIRE)
4.- He made himself ......................... by handing round the coffee cups. (USE)
5.- Deaths caused by reckless driving are ............................... (AVOID)
6.- He felt very ......................... towards her and loved her dearly. (PROTECT)
7.- The coat was .............................. in shades of blue and green. (PATTERN)
8.- She slept on a ........................ bed with rough prickly sheets. (COLLAPSE)
9.- .................................. paper tissues are more hygienic . (DISPOSE)

Put the correct form of the word in brackets into the blank .
1. The results were very strange! In fact, they were ___________________ ! (BELIEVE)
2. He has an unfortunate ___________________ to understand people’s feelings (ABLE)
3. Due to the clerk’s ______________________ we missed the train (STUBBORN)
4. What we saw was beyond all ______________________ (EXPECT)
5. She is a student of the ______________________ (HUMAN)
6. The book contains some great ______________________ (ILLUSTRATE)
7. Please give us details of your present ______________________ (OCCUPY)
8. What is the ______________________ of the Danube River (LONG)
9. The ______________________ of our agriculture is important if we want to produce more food
(MECHANIC)
10. Drug ______________________ is a problem causing great concern (ADDICT)
11. The ______________________ of the awards is scheduled for next Friday (PRESENT)
12. I have been sworn to ______________________ so I can’t say a word (SECRET)
13. After losing her job she was ______________________ for a month (EMPLOY)
14. Pushing into a queue is considered to be extremely ______________________ (POLITE)
15. The audience gave the violinist a round of ______________________ (APPLAUD)
16. He isn’t happy with his job because he feels he is ______________________ (PAY)
17. We have just been shown another example of ______________________ killing (SENSE)
18. My sister’s ______________________ makes hers social life difficult (SHY)
19. I’m not sure at all I really can’t say with ______________________ (CERTAIN)
20. My ______________________ is the history of Elizabethan England (SPECIAL)
21. The police were told by their ______________________ where to find the criminal (INFORM)
22. He received many medals for his acts of ______________________ during the war (HERO)
23. The ______________________ of the company is said to be dangerous to small firms (EXPAND)
24. For all of us, Marilyn Monroe was the ______________________ of beauty (PERSON)
25. I can guarantee the ______________________ of our new product (RELY)
26. The government is encouraging heavy ______________________ (INVEST)
27. People who suffer from ______________________ should buy themselves a pet (LONELY)
28. George and I have been friends since ______________________ (CHILD)
29. Everybody is worried about the ______________________ of the rain forest (DESTROY)
30. Some MPs are calling for ______________________ without trial (DETAIN)
31. My grandfather was given a medal for ______________________ (BRAVE)
32. My father takes great ______________________ in his work (PROUD)
33. This bag contains all my photographic ______________________ (EQUIP)
34. ______________________ is probably the most useful form of energy (ELECTRIC)
35. John turned up on the wrong day because of a ______________________ (UNDERSTAND)
36. Jake had another ______________________ with his boss (AGREE)
37. The bank robbers were sentenced to twelve years of ______________________ (PRISON)
38. Mary suddenly felt sick, so we needed a ______________________ for her part in the play
(REPLACE)
39. Failure to apply in time may result in a ______________________ of benefits (LOSE)
40. Pat was accused of stealing some ______________________ documents (CONFIDENT)

Fill in the blank with the prefixes or suffixes which correspond to the words given in brackets.
a. This room is so ………………….! Put all your toys away! ( tidy)
b. He doesn’t have a job. He’s ……………………..(employed)
c. I work hard but they pay me little money. That’s……………………..(fair)
d. Be ………………………when you open the door.(care)
e. Could your repeat that ………………….., please? I don’t really understand it.(explain)
f. The receptionist was very……………………. and explained to us everything very carefully.(help)

Fill in the blank with the negative prefixes (im-, in-, il-, un-, dis-) which correspond to the words
given in brackets.
a. The children’s room is usually very…………………. .( tidy)
b. I don’t think so: I……………….. with you.(agree)
c. I usually ………………the suitcases as soon as we arrive home from the airport.( pack)
d. We couldn’t go on holidays last year because I was ………………… for ten months.( employed)
e. He never says anything when he comes into the room. He is very………………..(polite)
f. I never watch plays because I…………………….. going to the theatre.(like)
g. Their dog …………………. while they were walking in the park.(appeared)
h. Making several copies of a CD and selling them is …………………………….( legal)
i. He said it is…………………. to solve the problem and I agree with him: I can’t find a solution.
(possible)

Fill in the blank with the adverb which corresponds to the adjective given in brackets.
Examples:
a. He hit the ball ____. (hard) He hit the ball hard.
b. The newspaper is delivered _____. (daily) The newspaper is delivered daily.
c. She did ____ in the competition. (good) She did well in the competition.
d. Please close the door _______. (quiet) Please close the door quietly.
1. I drove ____________ home. (straight)
2. We came to work ____________. (early)
3. She ____________ filled in the answers. (quick)
4. He like to drive ____________. (fast)
5. We proceeded ______________. (cautious)
6. He threw the ball ____________ into the air. (high)
7. How __________ do you know her? (good)
8. We arrived _________. (late)
9. They did the work ___________. (bad)
10. He spoke ___________. (little)
11. The gathering is held . (annual)
12. They replied _____________. (immediate)
13. The workers met ____________. (weekly)
14. I will deal with that problem ____________. (first)
15. They were ______________ dressed for the occasion. (suitable)

Fill in the blank with the adverb which corresponds to the adjective given in brackets.
Examples:
a. The letter was ________ legible. (scarce) The letter was scarcely legible.
b. He did the work as _________ as possible. (careful) He did the work as carefully as possible.
1. They won the game ______. (easy)
2. She handled the situation very _______. (capable)
3. I _____ expected that to happen. (full)
4. The view was _____ magnificent. (true)
5. The theory has never been ______________ proved. (scientific)
6. Please drive ____________. (slow)
8. She worked _____________ until nine o’clock. (steady)
9. We arrived _____________. (punctual)
10. They ___________ agreed to the proposal. (ready)

Fill in the blank

1. Chestnut honey provides quick and ............. relief.(EFFECT)
2. Come rain, wind or shine these snapdragons give a superb display over an ....................... long period.
(EXCEPTION)
3. Dreaming of a beautiful home for your ........................... .(RETIRE)? Enjoy lifetime ownership of a
luxury home for an ................. price.(AFFORD)
4. The post-war decline in beer ......................... was practically halted last year. (CONSUME)
5. Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and ..................therewith.(HATE)
6. In the first quarter of the 18th century people began to realise the ......................... of hygiene to public
health.(IMPORTANT)
7. The ....................collapse of the Roman Empire lasted for nearly three hundred years before its final
dissolution in AD 476.(GRADE)
8. Jamie’s ....................of the night’s events is hazy but the tabloids will refresh his memory.
(RECOLLECT)
9. We are great ........................ in fate and we believe we’re meant to be together.(BELIEVE)
10. I think your stylist has taken her ............................... from the rubbish dump.(INSPIRE)
11. The statesmen and scholars have made important ................................ on ways Washington could help
Russia control parts of the arsenal. (SUGGEST)
12. After denying the ........................... of any recordings of the UFO abductions, Mr President went on to
talk about the newest tax policy.(EXIST)
13. Your .......................... to me really bothers me. I told you a hundred times that I’m not the guy you
need.(ATTACH)
14. It is an ............................. fact that the search will go on for another couple of months.(DENY)
15. The most important feast of Islam, Eid ul-Adha (which means Celebration of Sacrifice) marks
Abraham’s ...................... to sacrifice his son in ................................ to Allah with a three-day festival.
(WILLING; OBEY)
16. The monitoring programme is .............................. well developed in our school.(SPECTACULAR)
17. For much of the last decade, Italy’s leaning tower of Pisa was a huge .................................. site.
(CONSTRUCT)
18. When planning began in 1989, Prof. Piero Pierotti called the rescue effort
“irresponsible .......................” that would put the tower at risk.(MAD)
19. Once and for all - fingers crossed - the leaning tower has been .................................. .(RIGHT)
20. I ............................. this morning and was late for my English classes.(SLEEP).
21. The film, though poor in artistic values, was a ............................... success. (FINANCE)
22. The doctor ......................................my illness as a rare ape-like syndrome, taking into .........................
my strange facial mimics. (DIAGNOSIS; CONSIDER)
23. The lower salaries would be a slight ..................................... from the original project.(DEVIATE)
24. It is impossible to .............................. everybody. (PLEASURE)
25. There was no ............................. on her side so he proceeded with his work.(RESIST)
26. If you need anything I am at your ......................., madam. (SERVE)
27. ............................... in the wardrobe he waited for her husband to fall asleep. (HIDE)
28. “Will you ............................... your theory?” a curious student asked his professor.(CLEAR)
29. We can’t go together anywhere as my holiday doesn’t ..................................with yours.
(COINCIDENCE)
30. Boozing and clubbing- my two favourite Saturday night .............................. . (ACTIVE)
31. On the Valentine’s day I got a cordless electric drill with .......................... batteries. (RECHARGE)
32. His eyes .......................... with surprise when I told him I was pregnant.(WIDE)
33. That was my hubby, the same man who mopped my floors , who won this year’s Mr
Universe .......................... . (COMPETE)
34. I felt so relaxed and ............................. when Alan said ‘Forget your husband tonight.’(ATTRACT)
35. The drawback for the great sportsmen is that the satisfaction of ......................................... rarely lasts
very long. (ACCOMPLISH)
36. When thugs burst into a man’s flat, beat him brainless with a baseball bat, strangle him, dump him into
a bathtub, drain his blood by slitting his wrists and then saw him into pieces, then it is
called .......................... (SANE)
37. White is the colour of ............................... , so never wear it if you are upset about a bloke- it will only
make you feel worse.(LONE)
38. Food like bananas and oysters are presumed to be aphrodisiac mainly due to their ..................... to
certain body parts. (RESEMBLE)
39. Enjoy nicotine, alcohol and caffeine only in ............................... (MODERATE)
40. His ........................... were not as serious as the previous time. Just broken ribs, dislocated shoulders
and sprained ankles.(INJURE)

Fill in the blank

1. Don’t ........................! Nothing bad really happened. (DRAMA)
2. I’m unable to .......................between these perfumes, they all smell the same. (DIFFERENT)
3. We’ve run out of .......................floss so we must remember to buy some. (DENTIST)
4. My grandma .............................. a natural ............................ (DIE)
5. They give her morphine to ...................the pain.(DEAD)
6. The ...................................... of those mountainous villages is the greatest achievement of this
government.(ELECTRIC)
7. With the ............................ of the soup it was a wonderful meal.(EXCEPT)
8. Her ........................ in helping the poor earned her admiration in the neighbourhood. (SELF)
9. Soak the dried mushroom overnight to ..................... them before cooking.(SOFT)
10. They have always wanted to have a baby, but Sue .................each time she got pregnant.(CARRY)
11. Chinese cooking can be ..........................as spicy.(CHARACTER)
12. Don’t be too hasty to pass .............................on other people.(JUDGE)
13. Cut the carrots ............................. and put them into water.(LONG)
14. It’s obviously ......................... behaviour for a son to marry his mother.(NATURE)
15. The ................................... of his work lies in the materials he uses.(ORIGIN)
16. I can understand your arguments only ....................................... .(PART)
17. The pregnant woman talked with her husband about the responsibilities of their future .................
(PARENT)
18. The ............................over, we started serious discussions with the delegates.(PLEASANT)
19. Her designs might look well on paper but they are quite ......................(PRACTICE)
20. Can I find a pencil .........................somewhere in this library? (SHARP)
21. I like him a lot, but I’m not .......................... attracted to him. (SEX)
22. Feel the ......................... moisturisation makes to your hair.(DIFFER)
23. I obviously have very strange morals, or lack of them, because it really doesn’t bother me in
the ........................ (SLIGHT).
24. Am I vain in the fact that I take myself.................... (SERIOUS)?
25. Putting your face on TV doesn’t ....................... make you famous, it makes you ............................ .
(NEED; RECOGNISE)
26. Though Monsters has a great storyline younger ..................may be confused as some facts are never
explained.(VIEW)
27. What should I buy for my girlfriend? Underwear’s too obvious, chocolates are too ......................... and
a book would be a bit boring.(PREDICT)
28. It is better to be divorced and homeless than married and ...........................(HOPE)
29. Off-screen, Simon’s been making a name for himself in the tabloids as a playboy in .................... kiss
and tells by blonde lapdancers.(NUMBER)
30. Scandinavian legend says that when the son of the goddess Frigga was killed her tears
of ...................... became the white berries.(SORRY)
31. After two months of laser treatment I noticed a tiny ....................... and felt a stab of determination.
(IMPROVE)
32. Fed up with your partner’s snoring? A dig in the rib is still probably the most .............................
(EFFECT)
33. Check all bones have been removed from the fish, .......................... the fine pin bones, then place in a
shallow dish.(SPECIAL)
34. If you can’t scuba dive, or if snorkelling limits your ................... , take a trip on a glass-bottomed boat
to view the crystal-clear waters.(EXPLORE)
35. I don’t want my kids to spend their young years under constant ................. to be the best. (PRESS)
36. Clear the path ahead and free your mind of clutter and negative ...................... .(THINK)

Fill in the blank

The giant panda has an 1. ____________ (SATIATE) appetite for bamboo. A typical animal eats half the
day—a full 12 out of every 24 hours—and relieves itself dozens of times a day. It takes 28 pounds (12.5
kilograms) of bamboo to satisfy a giant panda's daily 2. ______________ (DIET) needs, and it 3.
____________ (HUNGER) plucks the stalks with elongated wrist bones that function rather like thumbs.
Pandas will sometimes eat birds or rodents as well.
Wild pandas live only in remote, 4. ______________ (MOUNTAIN) regions in central China. These high
bamboo forests are cool and wet—just as pandas like it. They may climb as high as 13,000 feet (3,962
meters) to feed on higher slopes in the summer season.
Pandas are often seen eating in a relaxed sitting 5. ____________ (POSITION), with their hind legs
stretched out before them. They may appear sedentary, but they are skilled tree-climbers and 6.
_____________ (EFFECT) swimmers.
Giant pandas are solitary. They have a highly developed sense of smell that males use to avoid each other
and to find females for mating in the spring. After a five-month 7. ______________ (PREGNANT),
females give birth to a cub or two, though they cannot care for both twins. The blind infants weigh only 5
ounces (142 grams) at birth and cannot crawl until they reach three months of age. They are born white,
and develop their much loved 8. ____________ (COLOUR) later.
There are only about 1,000 giant pandas left in the wild. Perhaps 100 pandas live in zoos, where they are
always among the most popular 9. __________ (ATTRACT). Much of what we know about pandas
comes from study of these zoo animals, because their wild cousins are so rare and 10. ____________
(ELUDE).

Use the word in bold to form the noun which refers to the person who does that job.
1. A person who acts for a living is called an .......... .
2. A ..... is someone who earns money from writing music.
3. She didn't become famous as a ..... until her 17th novel was published.
4. In Part 5 of the FCE Exam your speaking ability will be assessed by the ..... .
5. At the end of the interview the ..... asked if he could be shown around the company.
6. The waiter asked the ..... if she would help him deal with a difficult customer.
7. An ..... is someone who will be able to go through your accounts and work out how much money you
have.
8. ..... to the castle are expected to come during visiting times only.

Type the correct form of the word in the box.

1. My teacher says there has been a big (IMPROVE) .......... in my English lately.
2. The recipe says you only need to add two (SPOON) .......... of salt.
3. Why did you do that? I thought you had more (INTELLIGENT) .......... than that.
4. The singer gave a briliant (PERFORM) .......... on stage yesterday.
5. Have you seen her magazine (COLLECT) ..........? She must have over 200 editions.
6. On hearing the news, everyone was overcome with a feeling of (SAD) .......... .
7. When you take the FCE Speaking paper you will be given marks for your (ACCURATE) .......... and
also on how fluent you are.
8. She has the (ABLE) .......... to pass the exam first time round providing she works hard.

Choose the correct prefix or suffix to form the opposite of the word in CAPITALS.
in- im- il- un- -less dis- ir-
1 When he became a teenager he wanted to be more (DEPENDENT) from his parents.
2 It was really (HONEST) of you to take that money without asking.
3 If you hadn't been so (CARE) with that book you'd still have it now.
4 My broken leg means I'll be (ABLE) to go on holiday with you.
5 In many countries it is (LEGAL) to smoke cigarettes under the age of 16.
6 He waited (PATIENTLY) for the train to arrive at the station.
7 The teacher told me it was (RESPONSIBLE) of me to set off the fire alarm.

Choose from one of the endings to create a verb that completes the sentence. Pay attention to tenses
and spelling!
1. He told her that he (SYMPATHY) .......... with her problem but couldn't do anything to help.
-en -ify -ize
2. My belt feels a bit tight after that huge lunch. I think I'll have to (LOOSE) .......... it a little.
-en -ify -ize
3. She was severely (WEAK) .......... by the long illness she had.
-en -ify -ize
4. There are many different ways to (CLASS) .......... areas of English Grammar.
-en -ify -ize
5. If you're really sorry for what you said you won't mind (APOLOGY)..........
-en -ify -ize
6. There's no need to (CRITIC) .......... my work. I'm trying as hard as I can.
-en -ify -ize
7. The pain in his back (LESS) .......... as soon as he took the medication.
-en -ify -ize
8. Everybody was (HORROR) .......... by the news of the earthquake.
-en -ify -ize

Write the correct form of the adjective or adverb of the word in CAPITALS. For questions 5-8 you
will need to make TWO changes to the stem word.
1. Be sure to contact him if you need advice. He's a very (HELP) .......... person.
2. It was a really (ENJOY) .......... party. Thanks for inviting me.
3. He has just taken out a (MONTH) .......... subscription to the magazine.
4. She smiled (HAPPY) .......... when they offered her the new job.
5. (HOPE) .......... we'll have enough money saved to get married next year. (2 changes required)
6. In order for the medicine to work (EFFECT) .......... you must take the correct amount. (2 changes
required)
7. Although our teacher is very strict in class, she is (FRIEND) .......... than you would expect. (2 changes
required)
8. What a beautiful vase! That's the (LOVE) .......... present I've ever had. (2 changes required)

Fill in the blank

Domestic waste is one thing; (01)............................ waste is another. Waste from factories may contain
such nasty things as compounds of heavy metals and dioxins and PCBS. Nobody, but nobody, wants that
(02)............................ stuff in their own backyard. So what do you do? According to one man in the
business: "It's simple - you go to Senegal, Djibouti or somewhere like Mauritania, all poor and semi-desert
countries. You contact the local authorities and they take you somewhere really crazy, out in the middle of
nowhere, just scorpions and snakes. You pay well, and then you start to dig your pit, some 30 metres
down, all (03)............................ and according to the US, Swiss and EC (04)............................ . Finally,
you can start your (05)............................ ."
In Europe it costs about $500 a ton to dispose of (06)............................ waste; in Africa, it can cost as little
as $2.50 a ton. The sums of money involved in the business are (07)............................ : according to a
report in The Independent, an African diplomat in London said he was offered £3 million by a company
dealing in toxic waste for an (08)............................ to his country's president.
A properly organized waste (09)............................ trade could easily wipe out the country's national debt.
From Benin comes the story of the shipment of two cargoes of radioactive waste from France. Reports
that it has been buried in an area known for its (10)............................ to the government have been denied.

01. industry 02. Cancer 03. Water 04. regulate

05. ship 06. Hazard 07. Astronomy 08. introduce
09. dispose 10. Oppose

Use the suffixes “-er/-or/-ee/-ist” to give the names of the following:

a. A person who plays jazz on the piano = a jazz pianist
b. The thing that wipes rain off your car windscreen =
c. Person who plays classical violin =
d. Person who takes professional photographs =
e. Person who acts in amateur theatre =
f. Person to whom a cheque is paid =
g. Machine for washing dishes =
h. Person who donates their kidneys upon their death =
i. Person to whom a letter is addressed =

Rewrite each sentence by changing the underlined words

a. Most of his crimes can be forgiven
Most of his crimes can be
b. The Club refuses to admit anyone not wearing a tie
The Club refuses
c. Her only fault is that she is lazy
Her only fault is her
d. This firm has produced a lot in recent years
This firm has been very
e. I found the book very easy and pleasant to read
I found the book very

Write the abstract nouns of the following adjectives

affectionate > amused > attentive >
original > graceful > excited >
hopeful > equal > happy >
popular > kind > stupid >
resentful > wise > secure >

Complete the following table

abstract noun adjective verb adverb
contentment contented to content contentedly
argument
emptiness
intensity
satisfaction
sentiment
strength

Write the opposite of these words using a correct prefix

___ happy ____ patient ____ polite ___ legal
___ correct ____ regular ____ visible ___ possible
___ legible ____ friendly ____ employed ___ like
___ pack ____ lock ____ agree ___ honest

Replace the underlined words by others with the same meaning

a. He doesn´t have a job, does he? No, he is
b. It´s against the law, isn´t it? Yes, it is
c. He took off his clothes! Yes, he
d. This handwriting is impossible to read Yes, it is
e. She can never wait for five minutes, can she? No, she is so
f. The BBC tries to avoid pronouncing foreign words incorrectly
g. He’s in favour of the American approach
h. Most people say they work too hard but are paid too little
i. He dated his cheque with a date that was later than the real date
j. She’s still on good terms with the man who used to be her husband
k. He made so many mistakes in the letter that he had to write it again

Write down the name of the person who does these things
act employ football farm
murder phychology translate economics
direct dance manage sing

Complete the table

verb noun adjective noun
educate stupid
improve dark
govern weak
hesitate similar
arrange punctual
elect popular
Complete the chart with the correct form of the words.
Verb Noun Adjective Adverb
advisable
apply
comparison
competitively
comprehend
responsible
perfectly
excitement
practise
persuasive
reliably
succeed

Complete the sentences with the appropriate words from the chart.
1. I had to hand in my job ___________________________ before I went to the interview.
2. You will be a successful leader if you can _______________ people to follow your orders.
3. When you consider who to hire for a job , ___________________ is an important factor.
4. __________________ people usually have successful careers.
5. A teacher has many _________________ apart from teaching.
6. It is important to have a variety of methods to assess a student’s __________________.
7. If you get good grades, you will have a greater chance of being a __________ in the future.
8. I have the ________________ solution to your problem.
9. Today, we want to ________________ technology. Which is more useful, a tablet or a notebook
computer ?
10. The student were very _______________________ when they came to class.
VOCABULARY
1- We like their ___________________ (friendly).
2- The ________________ between Vietnam and Cuba is good. (friend)
3- They seem to be ________________. We dislike them. (friend)
4- There will be a ___________________ in this street. (meet)
5- We saw ___________________ girls there. (beauty)
6- The garden is ________________ with trees and flowers. (beauty)
7- They enjoy the ___________________ atmosphere here. (peace)
8- The ___________________ unit of currency is the Ringit. (Malaysia)
9- In ___________________, there are other religions. (add)
10-The ___________________ anthem of Viet Nam is sung. (nation)
11-There is an __________ match between Vietnam and Lebanon on VTV3. (nation)
12-The language of ___________________ is Bahasa Malaysia. (instruct)
13-Ao Dai is the ___________________ dress of Vietnamese women. (tradition)
14-___________________, Ao Dai is worn by women. (tradition)
15-To Huu is a famous____________ (poetry). His ______________ are interesting.
16-Ao Dai is always ___________________ (fashion)
17-Jeans are ___________________ made from cotton. (complete)
18-The ___________________ from Genoa enjoyed wearing jeans. (work)
19-___________________ of clothes always goes up. (sell)
20-At the ___________________ to the village, we saw the accident. (enter)
21-They had an ___________________ day by the river. (enjoy)
22-They are ___________________ - qualified teachers. (good)
23-We need further ___________________ (inform)
24-This book is very ________________ (inform)
25-Look at the ___________________. Rain Bi looks handsome. (advertise)
26-It is an ___________________ program. (interest)
27-The song is ________________ to me. (interest)
28-We felt ________________ in the show. (interset)
29-English is his ___________________ . (nation)
30-It is cheap. It’s ___________________ (expensive)
31-Libraries are helpful in ________________ children’s love for books. (develop)
32-The Internet has ___________________ developed nowadays. (increase)
33-The Internet is one of the most important ______________ of our life. (invent)
34-Everyone has their ________ which are hardly recognized by themselves. (limit)
35-The website is not _____________ for teenagers. It’s ________________ (use)
36-Their ___________________ is always good. (communicate)
37-She is a ________________ girl. (communicate)
38-Listen ___________________ please. (care)
39-We’re ___________________ that our environment is spoiled. (disappoint)
40-Our boys play ________________ today. (disappoint)
41-We’re worried about the ___________________ here. (pollute)
42-This river is extremely ___________________. (pollute)
43-A ___________________ faucet may waste 500 liters of water a month. (drip)
44-In Viet Nam, electricity, gas, and water are not only _______ but also _____________ (lux/ need)
45-Her appearance is ________________ today. (need)
46-Farm ___________________ are always exported. (produce)
47-This plant’s ____________ is high, so it attracts a lot of investment. (produce)
48-The ________________ of this machine requires the latest techniques. (produce)
49-This energy-___________________ bulb is not cheap. (save)
50-The ___________________ are requiring us to repair the machines. (consume)
51-Watching Korean films on TV is a time-_____________ activity. (consume)
52-Water ________________ is increasing this summer. (consume)
53-The ___________________ of the model attracts us. (efficient)
54-They are working ______________, so we are _____________. (effect / satisfy)
55-Life always needs a lot of ___________________. (innovate)
56-The ___________________ are cleaning the beach. (conserve)
57-___________________, our environment must be protected. (ultimate)
58-Tet is the most important ___________________ in Viet Nam. (celebrate)
59-Fruits’ festival in Suoi Tien park is a very ___________________ activity. (joy)
60-Look at the ___________________ bulbs. They are so beautiful. (color)
61-My ___________________ are so strong that the word “love” can’t describe them. (feel)
62-The ______________ ___________ caused a lot of bad effects. (volcano/ erupt)
63-Our _______have not warned our fishermen about the typhoon carefully. (science)
64-A ________________ eruption occurred here last night. (disaster)
65-The beach is full of all kinds of ________________. (pollute)
66-He used all his ____________ to force the door open. STRONG
67-The police are interested in the sudden ____________ of the valuable painting. APPEAR
68-My teacher ____________ me to take this examination. COURAGE
69-Recently health foods have increased in ____________. POPULAR
70-The old lady hid all her ____________ under the floor. SAVE
71-Your money will be refunded if the goods are not to your complete ____________. SATISFY
72-The council has promised to deal with the problem of _________ among young people. EMPLOY
73-Tung had eaten so much he had to ____________ his belt. LOOSE
74-The dictionaries are with the other ____________ books. REFER
75-I had to check the wages in ____________ to my normal work. ADD
76-He was very ____________ of the work he had done. PRIDE
77-There is a ____________ of 10% in the amount of money available for buying new books.
REDUCE
78-He is interested in the ____________ old buildings. PRESERVE
79-26. Saucepans are sold in the ____________ goods department. HOUSE
80-'Friends of the Earth' is concerned about the __________ of the natural environment. CONSERVE
81-Thousands of people have been made ____________ by the war. HOME
82-He wouldn't listen to her repeated _________, so in the end she went. REFUSE
83-The teacher gave his students ____________ to leave the classroom. PERMIT
84-He grew up poor, but he overcame all difficulties and ____________ to become one of the most
successful actors in Vietnam. HARD
85-They said 'good-bye' to each other just because of some minor _________. UNDERSTAND
86-He is old. He's getting ____, and his _____ often makes a lot of trouble. FORGET
87-This table may break under a lot of ____________. PRESS
88-Dr. Jones is a well-known ____________. He has written several novels, one of which was about the
____________ meeting between the great leaders at Yalta in 1945. HISTORY
89-You should go on a diet. You're a bit ____________. WEIGH
90-The car is a complete write-off. It is quite ______________. REPAIR
91-That little boy has a _____________ of cakes. MOUTH
92-The Saigon Giai Phong is a ____________ newspaper. DAY
93-She is from Tel Aviv. She is ____________. ISRAEL
94-Mary looks ____________ about something. She looks ___________ at everything. WORRY
95-I can't believe you, what you say is quite ____________. LOGIC
He is an _________ doctor who just graduated from the medical school last year. EXPERIENCE
96-There is a __________ that people nowadays get dressed beautifully. (TEND)

97-___________________ TV is available now. (interact)

98-The ________________ between this computer and the others is good. (interact)
99-The ___________________ of TV is always fast. (develop)
101He was the _____________(proud) of the school after winning the contest.
102Disneyland is one of the famous areas of _____________(entertain)
103He had no _____________(explain) for his absence.
104We live in a rather rich _____________(neighbor).
105Television is very _____________(popularity) nowadays.
106There is no _____________(entertain) in the countryside
107She has no parents or close _____________(relate)
108People in the country are often more _____________(friend) than people in the city.
109Farmers are always faced with _____________(destroy) brought about by typhoons, floods.
110A lot of people believe that well-paying jobs are _____________(plenty) in the city.
111Increased population is another _____________(please) result.
112The air is heavily _____________(pollute) with traffic fumes.
113They made a decision to close down the factory _____________(permanence)
114Jack thinks her hometown is a very _____________(bore) place. She really gets
_____________(bore) there.
115The remote desert area is _____________(access) only by helicopter.
116He is one of the best _____________(photo) in the world.
117Their first public _____________(perform) was not very successful.
118The shoes were very nice, but they were _____________(comfort)
119Hoa and Nien used to be next-door _____________(neighborhood)
120Surface mail is much _____________(cheap) than airmail
121I can’t see him now; it’s not _____________(convenience)
122They are very busy with _____________(celebrate) the Teacher’s Day.
123Nam thinks the food in this restaurant is _____________(taste)
124_____________, I won’t be able to attend the meeting (fortunate)
125There is a big _____________(differ) between the new shopping mall and the present shopping area.