have to be killed for food, then it should be done as (humanly/humanely) as possible.
20. Did you have (an opportunity/possibility) to visit the Louvre when you were in Paris?
Test 17. Choose the correct word in each of the following sentences.
1. There is a very good (Technological/Technical) College not far from where I live.
2. Did you know that Peter had arranged the party (specially/especially) for you?
3. I couldn’t care less one way or the other. I’m completely (uninterested/disinterested).
4. I hear that Manchester United beat Liverpool two – (nil/nought) in the last Cup match.
5. There is a very strong (possibility/opportunity) that man will land on the planet Mars.
6. South Wales was once a flourishing coal-mining area, but today there are hundreds of (misused/disused) coal mines scattered throughout the valleys.
7. My uncle has just got a divorce, which is very strange since he is a marriage guidance (councillor/counsellor).
8. I’m afraid the boot is full. There is no (room/space) for any more suitcases.
9. It’s much too hot. Let’s go and sit in the (shadow/ shade) for a while.
10. I’ll see you next week – (eventually/possibly) on Friday.
11. The tennis match was held up for ten minutes when the (umpire/referee) fainted.
12. Any idea what the present Government’s (politics/policy) is on defence?
13. They climbed up the steep stone (stairs/steps) leading to the old church.
14. I hope he has got a good (solicitor/barrister) to represent him in court.
15. What did you think of the (critic/write-up) we got in the paper this morning?
16. His (financial/economic) worries were solved when he suddenly won $25,000.
17. During the war, Vera Lynn’s songs contributed greatly to the (morals/morale) of the troops.
18. My flat is just around the corner from my office, which is (convenient/comfortable) for me.
19. The house I have just bought is close to shops, schools and other local (amenities/facilities).
20. Do you think the new tax changes will (affect/effect) you very much?12. WORD FORMATION
Test 1. Add a prefix to the verb and put it in a proper tense. appoint
Attempts to communicate in a foreign language can easily misfire.
My friend is always ___ (1) by his attempts to speak French. understand
Once a waiter in Paris ___ (2) what he wanted and instead of
beetroots brought him potatoes. He ___ (3) potatoes but when like
he asked a waiter to ___ (4) them with beetroots the waiter smiled, place
and ___ (5) with a plate of aubergines. The waiter also ___ (6) turn
my friend attitude towards everyone he meets and when my take
friend complained that they had ___ (7) the meat, Paul (that was his cook
name if my friend isn’t ___ (8)) grinned. To cap it all my friend take
___ (9) the bill and accused the waiter of ___ (10) him. It was just my read
friend’s awful French again! chargeTest 2. Add a correct prefix to the following adjectives. 1. dependent; 2. polite; 3. logical; 4. historic; 5. Atlantic; 6. moral; 7. national; 8. relevant; 9. regular; 10. direct
Test 3. Add a prefix de-, ex-, multi-, semi-, sub– to the following words. You can use each of them more than once. 1. final; 2. partner; 3. standard; 4. national; 5. section; 6. ethnic; 7. zero; 8. regulate; 9. wife; 10. code
Test 4. Complete the chart with the correct noun. Words in bold will help you.
Test 5. Fill in the spaces in the following text using a suitable form of the words given at the end of the lines to form nouns.
It is no exaggeration to say that the world has become а global
village. Modern methods of ___ (1) have made the world much communicate
smaller and the problems we face such as ___ (2) are not restricted pollute
to one country. The ___ (3) of the rainforests in Brazil is destroy
everyone’s problem and the ___ (4) which is common in starve
many African countries is а challenge for Europe too.
The ___ (5) of rare species is а tragedy for the planet as а extinct
whole and the ___ (6) of oil supplies will shake the ___ (7) exhaust
of the world’s economy. The ___ (8) of the environment found
is the responsibility of all nations, rich and poor. protect
However, uncontrolled economic ___ (9) between strong compete
and weak nations leads to the ___ (10) of greater inequality create
between the rich and poor nations of the world.Test 6. Fill in the spaces in the following sentences with the suitable adjectives formed from given words.
1. It is a very ___ road. danger
2. It was so ___ that she couldn’t see anything. fog
3. Everyone knows this actress. She is very ___. attract
4. This case is very ___. comfort
5. He is a ___ politician. fame
6. Great Britain is an ___ country. industry
7. She plays the guitar and she is very ___. music
8. Her mother is very ___. She economy
always tries to save money.
9. The shop is in the ___ part of the city. centre
10. The people were very ___ and knowledge
answered all her questions.Test 7. Fill in the spaces in the following text using a suitable negative prefix of the words given at the end of the lines.
The British government has decided to take the ___ (1) decision
to ban smoking in a lot of public places. Though a popular
lot of people find smoking ___ (2), and though experts please
all agree it is ___ (3) and that it costs the state a lot health
to treat victims of smoking, it is also ___ (4) that many people deny
get pleasure from the habit and find smoking resist
___ (5) when they are in company. However, it is now ___ (6) to possible
deny the antisocial nature of the habit. As advertising
has proved ___ (7) with many smokers, the government effect
has now made smoking ___ (8) in most public places. legal
Smokers who are ___ (9) to stop smoking may feel the ability
new measures are unjust, but for the passive smokers for
whom a room full of smoke is ___ (10) they will come as bear
a breath of fresh air.Test 8. Fill in the spaces in the following text using a suitable form of the words given at the end of the lines.
Speaking English Well
I have a Dutch friend who speaks English ___ (1). I have always beauty
wondered how the Dutch manage to learn languages
so ___ (2). The Dutch, like the Germans, often success
speak English ___ (3) than some native-speakers or well
at least they seem to speak the language more ___ (4) than correct
some English people. Wilfred says that if you
want to speak English ___ (5) with a reasonable fluency
accent, you should listen to tapes as ___ (6) as frequency
possible. If you can afford ___ (7) to go to an occasion
English speaking country, you should go but you should
also study the rules of English ___ (8), especially if care
you want to speak ___ (9). Wilfred also feels accuracy
very ___ (10) that there are no magic solutions strength
but that you simply have to work at the new language.Test 9. Fill in the spaces in the following text using a suitable form of the words given at the end of the lines.
Memorial Day in the USA
Honoring the dead has been a practice of many ___ (1). civil
The ancient Druids, Greeks, and Romans ___ (2) decoration
the graves of their loved ones with flowers.
In the United States, the ___ (3) have been death
honored on Memorial Day since the time of the Civil
War. In 1967 a ___ (4) of President Johnson proclaim
and a ___ (5) congressional resolution officially join
recognized Waterloo as ‘the birthplace of Memorial
Day’. And the Memorial Day is ___ (6) on observation
the last Monday of May. Each year the President of
the US issues a special Memorial Day ___ (7) which proclaim
includes a call for ___ (8) to observe the city
occasion as a day of prayer for ___ (9). peaceful
Memorial Day observances are by no means ___ (10) limit
to the big ___ (11) cemeteries. In towns and cities,
across the land, veterans’ groups, civic ___ (12), nation
family groups, and individuals decorate graves organize
with flowers or with small American flags. In many
communities there are parades. Parade ___ (13) include participate
veterans and armed forces and a lot of other
people. Memorial Day has also ___ (14)
