50 bài tập cách thành lập từ có đáp án

Bài tập cách thành lập từ có đáp án

I. Lý thuyết cách làm thành lập từ

Grammar:

Thành lập danh từ chỉ người

Thành lập danh từ

Thành lập Tính Từ

Thành lập động từ

II. Bài tập cách thành lập từ

Exercise 1. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. Detroit is renowned for the __________ of cars. PRODUCE

2. If you make a good ___________ at the interview, you will get the job. IMPRESS

3. Teaching and medicine are more than __________, they're professions. OCCUPY

4. My history teacher has a vast ___________ of past events. KNOW

5. You are never too old to go to college and gain some ___________ QUALIFY

6. My greatest __________ was graduating from the university. ACHIEVE

7. The weatherman said there is a strong ___________ of rain today. POSSIBLE

8. Some old laws are no longer ___________ EFFECT

9. Athens is___________ for its ancient buildings. FAME

10. He was caught shoplifting so now he has a ___________ record. CRIME

11. Despite her severe _________, she fulfilled her goals in life. DISABLE

12. Being ___________ is the worst thing that can happen to someone. EMPLOY

13. If you buy presents in the summer your ___________ can be very high. SAVE

14. Due to the pilot's __________, the copilot managed to land safely. GUIDE

15. It's important to also see the less_________ sides of the job. DESIRE

16. I was surprised at his__________ to give up. REFUSE

17. Children are by nature__________ of danger. AWARE

18. She is always___________ towards her parents. RESPECT

19. The hospital has the best medical_________ and fast ambulances. EQUIP

20. You can relax in the comfortable__________ of the hotel. SURROUND

21. The ___________ looked dark and there were hardly any other guests. ENTER

22. Artists must be ___________, otherwise they just repeat what they see or hear. CREATE

23. Why are you so ___________ of his work? He's just doing his best. CRITIC

24. Have you made up your mind? We need to know your ___________ as soon as possible. DECIDE

25. He's too shy to look people ___________ when he talks to them. DIRECT

26. Have they put the Christmas ___________ yet? DECORATE

27. They put too many unnecessary ___________ in food. ADD

28. I ___________ think that there's no point in arguing with him. Just ignore him. HONEST

29. Extraterrestrial life has not been ___________ proved yet. SCIENCE

30. Why don't you call the ___________ if the lights don't work? ELECTRIC

31. Music and television are forms of ___________ ENTERTAIN

32. The concert didn't live up to our ___________ EXPECT

33. The electric company admitted their ___________ for the blackout. RESPOND

34. Did you use to have ___________ as a child? ALLOW

35. I don't like those trousers, no matter how ___________ they are. FASHION

36. Life ___________ varies according to country and gender. EXPECT

Đáp án:

Exercise 2. Give the correct form of the word in brackets.

1) We need to find a __________ to the problem as soon as possible. (solve)

2) Juan speaks English fluently and makes very few __________ mistakes. (grammar)

3) The teacher keeps a record of every student's __________ . (attend)

4) Air-conditioning is a ___________ if you live somewhere like the south of Spain. (necessary)

5) Don't be afraid of the dog. He's absolutely __________ . (harm)

6) The company is trying hard to improve customer __________ . (satisfy)

7) Measures were taken around the world to __________ airport security after the 11 September attacks. (tight)

8) We're going to change our suppliers as they have become very __________ in the last year. (rely)

9) Patricia's very __________ . She writes short stories, paints and makes mosaics. (create)

10) We need your __________ at the bottom of the page. (sign)

Đáp án:

1) solution

2) grammatical

3) attendance

4) necessity

5) harmless

6) satisfaction

7) tighten

8) unreliable

9) creative

10) signature

Exercise 3. Give the correct form of the words in bracket.

1) The index at the back of the book is in __________ order. (alphabet)

2) The fans waved __________ as the film star stepped out of the limousine. (excite)

3) Chickenpox is a highly __________ disease which many people catch as a child. (infect)

4) Matt is very __________ . He wants to be number one at everything. (compete)

5) Harry loves cars and he's so __________ about them. (knowledge)

6) There is little __________ of the president being re-elected. (likely)

7) The prime minister thinks there may be a __________ to overthrow him. (conspire)

8) In __________ with Tokyo, London and Paris are relatively cheap. (compare)

9) The police were unable to __________ that she had committed the crime. (proof)

10) The president's speech went on for so long that I almost died of __________ ! (bore)

Đáp án:

1) alphabetical

2) excitedly

3) infectious

4) competitive

5) knowledgeable

6) likelihood

7) conspiracy

8) comparison

9) prove

10) boredom

Exercise 4. Cho dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc.

1) Naomi and Kurt have three children. Naomi also has a daughter from a previous ________ . (marry)

2) The film was so ________ . You knew exactly how it was going to end. (predict)

3) The government is concerned about the significant rise in ________ . (homeless)

4) It has been ________ proven that stroking a cat can lower your blood pressure. (scientific)

5) Thanks to the large ________ from her grandmother Paula was able to buy a villa in the south of France. (inherit)

6) In the UK it is ________ to sell cigarettes to children under 16. (legal)

7) You can ________ your tea with honey instead of sugar. (sweet)

8) You need to _______ the final point of the presentation. It's rather confusing. (clear)

9) The film turned out to be a big ________ . It was really quite boring. (disappoint)

10) The ________ between the city's two football teams is often quite fierce. (rival)

Đáp án:

1) marriage

2) predictable

3) homelessness

4) scientifically

5) inheritance

6) illegal

7) sweeten

8) clarify

9) disappointment

10) rivalry

Exercise 5. Cho dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc tiếng Anh.

1) Lizzy has just won a ________ to a world-renowned university. (scholar)

2) It's ________ arguing with them. They are not going to change their mind. (point)

3) You will need your parents' _______ if you want to go on the school trip. (permit)

4) It's a wonderful restaurant. Great food and excellent service. We _______ recommend it! (high)

5) Thank you so much for the flowers. It's very ________ of you. (thought)

6) Sarah speaks perfect French as she spent much of her __________ in Canada. (child)

7) I've ________ my wallet. Have you seen it anywhere? (place)

8) Don't forget to ________ the modem when you have finished using it. (connect)

9) Ben sulks like a child when he doesn't get his own way. He's so ________ . (mature)

10) Oliver's CV is truly _______ . He's bound to get the job. (impress)

Đáp án:

1) scholarship

2) pointless

3) permission

4) highly

5) thoughtful

6) childhood

7) misplaced

8) disconnect

9) immature

10) impressive

Exercise 6. Cho dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc tiếng Anh.

1. It's totally ___________ that you stayed home when you were sick.UNDERSTAND

2. Don't laugh at his stupid jokes! You'll only ___________ him to say them again. COURAGE

3. That sidewalk is ___________ (slip), I almost fell!

4. After Monday, I will no longer be a foreigner--I am receiving my ___________ (citizen)!

5. Arthur will be very lonely unless you ___________ (friend) him.

6. Every afternoon, the cooks ___________ (sharp) their knives in preparation for dinner.

7. I hate being around Mary Lou, she is so ___________ (friendly).

8. The stock market crash of 1929 left my great-grandfather ___________ (penny).

9. I have a class at 8:00 a.m. but I always ___________ (sleep).

10. The groom may ___________ (veil) the bride only when their vows have been exchanged

11. I think we should try something else. That strategy seems way too ___________ (risk).

12. My father's death left me with a great ___________ (empty) in my heart.

13. George W. Bush is pretending that he attacked Iraq to ___________ (liberty) the Iraqis.

14. Americans fought hard to earn their ___________ (free) from Britain.

15. When you work at a nuclear power plant, you have to be extremely ___________ (care).

16. Every time I think I've beaten you, you ___________ (do) me!

17. I had to take three months off when I was pregnant, but my boss has been very ___________ (understand).

18. He will ___________ (cork) the wine as soon as we are ready for dinner.

19. You need to work on your orthography so you don't ___________ (spell) these words.

20. The weather ___________ (cast) looks bad for a picnic--rainy and windy!

Đáp án:

1. understandable

2. encourage

3. slippery

4. citizenship

5. befriend

6. sharpen

7. unfriendly

8. penniless

9. oversleep

10. unveil

11. risky

12. emptiness

13. liberate

14. freedom

15. careful

16. outdo

17. understanding

18. uncork

19. misspell

20. forecast!

Exercise 7. Cho dạng đúng của từ in hoa.

We earn our _____ (LIVE) in America today in peaceful ______ (COMPETE) with people all across the Earth. Profound and _____ (POWER) forces are shaking and _____ (MAKE) our world, and the urgent question of our time is whether we can make change our friend and not our enemy. This new world has already _____ (RICH) the lives of millions of Americans who are able to _____ (COMPETITION) and win in it. But when most people are working harder for less, when others cannot work at all, when the cost of health care devastates families and threatens to _____ (BANK) our enterprises, great and small, when the fear of crime robs law abiding citizens of their _____ (FREE), and when millions of poor children cannot even imagine the lives we are calling them to lead, we have not made change our friend.

Đáp án:

1. livelihood

2. competition

3. powerful

4. making

5. enriched

6. compete

7. bankrupt

8. freedom

Exercise 8. Cho dạng đúng của từ in hoa

It is simply this. That Space, as our _____ (MATH) have it, is spoken of as having three dimensions, which one may call _____ (LONG), Breadth, and _____ (THICK), and is always definable by _____ (REFER) to three planes, each at right angles to the others. But some philosophical people have been asking why THREE dimensions _____ (PARTICULAR) - why not another direction at right angles to the other three?--and have even tried to construct a Four-Dimension geometry. Professor Simon Newcomb was expounding this to the New York Mathematical Society only a month or so ago. You know how on a flat surface, which has only two dimensions, we can represent a figure of a three _____ (DIMENSION) solid, and _____ (SIMILAR) they think that by models of thee dimensions they could represent one of four--if they could master the _____ (PERCEIVE) of the thing. See?'

Đáp án:

1. mathematicians

2. length

3. thickness

4. reference

5. particularly

6. dimensional

7. similarly

8. Perspective

Exercise 9. Cho dạng đúng của từ in hoa

In the centre of the room, clamped to an upright easel, stood the full-length portrait of a young man of _____ (ORDINARY) personal beauty, and in front of it, some little _____ (DISTANT) away, was sitting the artist himself, Basil Hallward, whose sudden _____ (APPEAR) some years ago caused, at the time, such public _____ (EXCITE), and gave rise to so many strange conjectures. As the painter looked at the _____ (GRACE) and comely form he had so _____ (SKILL) mirrored in his art, a smile of ______ (PLEASE) passed across his face, and seemed about to linger there. But he _____ (SUDDEN) started up, and, closing his eyes, placed his fingers upon the lids, as though he sought to _____ (PRISON) within his brain some curious dream from which he feared he might _____ (WAKE).

Đáp án:

1. extraordinary

2. distance

3. disappearance

4. excitement

5. gracious

6. skillfully

7. pleasure

8. suddenly

9. imprisoned

10. Awake

Exercise 10. Cho dạng đúng của từ in đậm.

1. The Sultan spent over fifty million dollars making the capital city's main hotel the most……… in the country. luxury

2. Police working on solving the bank robbery have by chance…………… a plan to murder a leading politician. cover

3. We should go and eat at "Franco's" which is………….. a great little restaurant. suppose

4. I left the house at 8am and stared at the empty garage in………….. My car was nowhere to be seen. Someone had stolen it! believe

5. If you have any problems finding things, just ask Roger. He is very…………… and will tell you where to find what you want. help

6. You paid $25 for a simple breakfast?! They have certainly…………… you! You should go back and complain. charge

7. The gang robbed three banks in the same city and all at about the same time. Not……….., they were caught by the police during the fourth attempt. surprise

8. Sarina is only my half sister because we have………… mothers. differ

Đáp án:

1. luxurious

2. uncovered

3. supposedly

4. disbelief

5. helpful

6. overcharged

7. surprisingly

8. Different

Exercise 11. Cho dạng đúng của từ in đậm.

1. This queue hasn't moved in five minutes. I'm getting a bit………….! (patient)

2. Politicians should spend some time living on the streets like………….. people have to and then they would understand better the problems they have. (home)

3. Carl was calmly taking a photograph as this………….. large bear walked towards the car. It was a terrifying experience...at least for me! (astonish)

4. If you go walking around the factory, ensure you have…………… clothing on. (protect)

5. Are you sure you have cleaned the kitchen? There is still a pretty………….. smell coming from it. (pleasant)

6. Although it isn't definite we will see you tomorrow, it is quite………….. (like)

7. Be sure not to put more than three……………… of vodka into the mix, otherwise it will be too alcoholic. (spoon)

8. Finding a cure for cancer will be a huge ………….breakthrough for mankind. (medicine)

Đáp án:

1. impatient

2. homeless

3. astonishingly

4. protective

5. unpleasant

6. likely

7. spoonfuls

8. Medical

Exercise 12. Cho dạng đúng của từ in đậm tiếng Anh.

1. Buying and selling antiques can be a very …………..hobby if you know how to find a good bargain. (profit)

2. We were left without any money for the last part of our holiday because we had ………… the cost of the train ticket to Norway. (estimate)

3. Mr. Transom stared ………….. at the group of students talking in the corner and they shut up immediately. (cross)

4. Jennings is so …………enthusiastic about the game that his enthusiasm spreads to his team-mates and the result is usually a strong performance. (wonder)

5. I think I was …………. sacked and have decided to bring the company to court. (fair)

6. Have you seen my handbag John? It seems to have totally ………… ! (appear)

7. You know your father is the most ……….. person in the world. He is sure to be wearing one of his old sweaters to the party. (fashion)

8. People will need to see …………. provable information before they can believe in something like life on other planets. (science)

Đáp án:

1. profitable

2. underestimated

3. crossly

4. wonderfully

5. unfairly

6. disappeared

7. fashionable

8. Scientifically

Exercise 13. Cho dạng đúng của từ in đậm tiếng Anh.

1. It isn't very ………..that Paula is at home, is it? She usually works at this time. (like)

2. Megan was told by her dietician that she was becoming …………thin and should eat more. (danger)

3. ……….is the spice of life, says the proverb and everyone should try and do new things and meet new people to avoid becoming bored. (vary)

4. Harry had a difficult …………. and was brought up by an aunt and uncle living in the country. (child)

5. The whole dispute began after a small …………. over the money needed to finance the new company. (agree)

6. The introduction of insecticides in the 20th Century ………agriculture across the world. (revolution)

7. All the coastal towns in this area are …….. by strong tradition of dance and there is a festival of dance that takes place every August. (character)

8. My company has spent a lot of money building a new, ………factory which will nearly double production. (computer)

Đáp án:

1. likely

2. dangerously

3. variety

4. childhood

5. disagreement

6. revolutionized

7. characterized

8. Computerized

Exercise 14. Cho dạng đúng của từ in đậm tiếng Anh.

1. I was just trying to be …….. towards him and he accused me of wanting his money! (friend)

2. The south-west of England, for example Devon and Cornwall, is known as the …….part of the United Kingdom. (sun)

3. What you may think is ……….is really just over-enthusiasm. He would never harm anyone. (hostile)

4. Anyone being rude and ……… to our staff will be asked to leave the premises immediately. (abuse)

5. Men have more of a ……. to put weight on around the waist and stomach areas and this is something they should be aware of. (tend)

6. Three weeks after winning the lottery, Daniel Perkins had the ……. to lose a court case in which he was being sued for nearly $2million. (fortune)

7. The pharmaceutical company's …….. have discovered a better way of combining medicines to create a flu remedy. (search)

8. The babies were put up for ………..when their mother was jailed for her part in the murder. (adopt)

Đáp án:

1. friendly

2. sunny

3. hostility

4. abusive

5. tendency

6. misfortune

7. researchers

8. Adoption

Exercise 15. Cho dạng đúng của từ in đậm tiếng Anh.

1. Herbert has been a(n) ……..member of this company's staff. I don't know what I would do without him! (dispense)

2. The food at the restaurant was simply delicious. I just didn't think there was enough ……. (vary)

3. Even though the actors did quite a poor job of bringing the book to the stage, the ……was of the highest quality. (produce)

4. Even though he is only 17, he is a very ………. tennis player who could have a big future in the game. (promise)

5. The stock market has risen ……….in the last six months and now is a good time to invest. (consider)

6. The …………of the printer is often believed to have been one of the most important of the last 500 years. (invent)

7. My brother chose that university because it does a very well recommended ……. course and that's what he has always wanted to do. (journalist)

8. Hamish had the ………..to lose his job only three weeks after getting married. But things turned out alright in the end. (fortune)

Đáp án:

1. indispensable

2. variety

3. production

4. promising

5. considerably

6. invention

7. journalism

8. Misfortune

Exercise 16. Cho dạng đúng của từ in đậm.

1. There will be a special………….….meeting tomorrow morning at 9a.m which everyone has to attend. (safe)

2. The modernisation of the factory…………….productivity but unfortunately, many people lost their jobs. (double)

3. All students must take English and Mathematics. Then they must choose two other courses, but the course in International Relations is……………. (option)

4. It is my dream to work in the ship-building industry but unfortunately, there is so much…………around that I may have to alter my ambitions. (employ)

5. Too much of the food we eat nowadays is full of chemicals and other…………...(add)

6. Come to my house tomorrow,…………. as early as possible. (prefer)

7. I do like your new friend Jasper. He tells the funniest jokes and seems to be a very………young man. (entertain)

8. He has just asked me for money again. That's the……….time and he doesn't seem to understand the word "no"! (three)

Đáp án:

1. safety

2. doubled

3. optional

4. unemployment

5. additives

6. preferably

7. entertaining

8. third

Exercise 17. Cho dạng đúng của từ in đậm.

1. How long do we have to sit in this police station waiting. It's making me feel very………watching all these criminals walking past. (easy)

2. He did a great report on the future of the ship-building industry but I didn't agree with his……….at all. (conclude)

3. I'm afraid Mr. Perkins is…………..at the moment. He seems to be in a meeting. Is there any message you would like me to pass on to him? (available)

4. People with…………..have been demanding better access to the local government buildings downtown. They want a wheelchair ramp built and electric sliding doors. (able)

5. I don't speak Spanish very well but I can read it quite……………. (easy)

6. I accepted the job without………….when I heard what the wage was! (hesitate)

7. Stop sitting there looking so bored and…………... Get up and find something to do! I don't want you sitting around the house like this all summer. (enthusiasm)

8. Yesterday, the government announced a $10 million increase in the town's budget to try and tackle the …………….problem that exists. (house)

Đáp án:

1. uneasy

2. conclusion

3. unavailable

4. disabilities

5. easily

6. hesitation

7. unenthusiastic

8. housing

Exercise 18:

1. He started the youth group to keep local ____ off the streets. (YOUNG)

2. The price of clay, supplies and equipment is a small percentage of the total cost to ____ pottery. (PRODUCT)

3. Today, _____ Hang Trong paintings are found only in museums or fine art galleries. (AUTHENTICITY)

4. Mass _____ started in 1989 when the first 340 Windsurf guests arrived. (TOUR)

5. The second collection was more decorative, inspired by _____ and pattern. (EMBROIDER)

6. I’d like to thank everyone for helping to make this day ____ for us. (MEMORY)

7. It is forbidden to hunt for that kind of bird. It has been listed as one of the _____ species (DANGER)

8. If don’t go to work regularly, you will be punished for _____ in work. (REGULARITY)

9. Every young man undergoing military training is bound to experience ____ (COMFORT)

10. Tom’s failure was due not to _____ but to his own mistakes. (FORTUNE)

Đáp án:

Exercise 19:

1. The weather was terrible, so we had a very _____ holiday. (PLEASE)

2. ____ to the school is by examination only. (ADMIT)

3. In winter it is important for farmers to provide food and _____ for their animals (WARM)

4. He wanted a divorce because his wife had been ______ (FAITH)

5. He is a notorious _____ who robbed a bank yesterday. (CRIME)

6. These products are called lacquerware because they are ____ covered with lacquer. (DECORATE)

7. These fully ____ craftsmen amazed me with their product (TALENT)

8. When tourist come to a specific place, many of them choose to buy crafts as souvenirs to ____ them of the place they have been to. (REMIND)

9. These _____ live mainly on farming and marking incenses when crops are over. ( VILLAGE)

10. The place has a rich long - lasting ____ (HISTORY)

Đáp án:

Exercise 20:

1. These baskets are ______ from strips of bamboo. (WEAVE)

2. We are impressed by a wide _____ of lacquerwares in the showroom. (VARY)

3. My grandfather has devoted himself to many _____ events in our community. (CULTURE)

4. Do you know that ____ have to follow 15 stages to make a conical hat? (ART)

5. There are a lot of silk _____ such as scarves, ties and dresses in our shop. (PRODUCE)

6. They showed me a marble sculpture which was _____ made by hand. (SKILL)

7. Obviously, our handicrafts are in _____ with those of other villages. (COMPETE)

Đáp án:

Exercise 21.

1. We take _____ in being students of one of the most famous schools in this city. PROUD

2. What is the _____ between the ao dai nowadays and the one 100 years ago? DIFFERENT

3. The government has plans to _____ this city. MODERN

4. Those boys are _____ to talk to. INTEREST

5. The earthquake in Kobe in 1995 caused _____ damage. DISASTER

6. _____, people eat sticky rice cakes at Tet. TRADITION

7. He is an _____ of this newspaper. EDITION

8. This book is not _____.AVAIL

9. It’s an _____ day. ENJOY

10. He _____ answered these questions. EXACT

Đáp án:

1 - pride;

2 - difference;

3 - modernise (hoặc modernize);

4 - interesting;

5 - disastrous;

6 - Traditionally;

7 - editor;

8 - available;

9 - enjoyable;

10 - exactly;

Exercise 22.

1. The _____ of people prefer TV to radio. MAJOR

2. The next stage in the _____ of television is interactive TV. DEVELOP

3. The country's official _____ of Malaysia is Islam. RELIGIOUS

4. I like this website because it is _____ for me. USE

5. I hope to speak English as _____ as my teacher. GOOD

6. The _____ of the new guest caused trouble to my aunt. ARRIVE

7. He learns very well and his parents are _____ of him. PRIDE

8. Many _____ have made lots of changes to The ao dai. DESIGN

9. Thousands of people have been made _____ by the flood. HOME

10. She was _____ because her mother was sick. HAPPY

Đáp án:

1 - majority;

2 - development;

3 - religion;

4 - useful;

5 - well;

6 - arrival;

7 - proud;

8 - designers;

9 - homeless;

10 - unhappy;

Exercise 23.

1. The old man walked _____ to the park. SLOW

2. The author’s _____ is communicated through his song. HAPPY

3. We find Huong very _____.COMMUNICATE

4. They went to see most of the __________places. INTEREST

5. His sudden _____ must be a shock to her and her family. DIE

6. The other _____ admired him. COMPLETE

7. We can only get their by plane. There is no _____.CHOOSE

8. Sony is a big firm which is _____ in Vietnamese’s market. COMPETE

9. Doctors and _____ have reported on how we are all affected by the noise around us. SCIENCE

10. The _____ between Vietnam and China is recovered. FRIEND

11. The boss refused to meet the Union’s _____. DELEGATE

12. Many _____ activities will be held tomorrow. CULTURE

13. She _____ with me for an hour about the future job yesterday. REASON

14. The _____ of the moon for the earth causes the tides. ATTRACT

15. Our team played _____. We lost. SUCCESS

16. It is said that Hue is a _____ city. PEACE

17. He came first in the _____.COMPETE

18. Good _____were the keys to the success of the 23th Sea Games. PREPARE

19. We are _____ interested in AIDS. ESPECIAL

20. Women have to keep their _____.GENTLE

Đáp án:

1 - slowly;

2 - happiness;

3 - communicative;

4 - interesting;

5 - death;

6 - completely;

7 - choice;

8 - competed;

9 - scientist;

10 - friendship;

11 - delegacy;

12 - cultural;

13 - reasoned;

14 - attraction;

15 - unsuccessfully;

16 - peaceful;

17 - competition;

18 - preparations;

19 - especially;

20 - gentleness;

Exercise 24.

1. We all have our _____.WEAK

2. It is my great _____ to meet you at this important meeting. PLEASE

3. There were two _____ between the two programs. DIFFER

4. There are many _____ programs at the Festival in Hue. CULTURE

5. That _____ has composed a lot of beautiful songs. MUSIC

6. Lucy got _____ quickly and went for work. DRESS

7. He drives so _____ that he often has accidents. CARE

8. The computer is one of the most marvelous _____ in our modern age. INVENT

9. Housework has _____ been regarded as women’s work. TRADITION

10. You must write your _____ form clearly. APPLY

Đáp án:

1 - weakness;

2 - pleasure;

3 - differences;

4 - cultural;

5 - musician;

6 - dressed;

7 - carelessly;

8 - inventions;

9 - traditionally;

10 - application;

Exercise 25. Give the correct form of the word in brackets.

1. They are going to _____ the town with more trees and parks (BEAUTIFUL)

2. My colleagues are very pleasant, but my boss is very ____ (FRIEND)

3. He would get very angry if you ____ with ( AGREE)

4. She often makes a ____ between English and French (COMPARE)

5. The bad result makes his parents ___ (BORE)

6. They tried to win but their efforts are ___ (SUCCESS)

7. Everyone admires her ___ to help the poor ( READY)

8. We must get rid of the ___ which slows our development (POOR)

9. He cycled ___ and had an accident (CARE)

10. If your work is ____, you won't get a raise (SATISFY)

11. My sister wears nice and new clothes. She looks very ____ (Fashion)

12. She got very angry but later she apologized for her ___ (patient)

13. You must write your ___ form clearly (apply)

14. Jeans made in China are sometimes ___ cheap (surprise)

15. The accident happens because of driving ____ (care)

16. There are ___ about wearing uniform at school (argue)

17. He is very anxious about the ____ of his passport (lose)

18. The athletes take part in the Olympics Games in the true spirit of ___ (Sport)

It’s no use taking such measures. They are all going to be . (EFFECT)

Đáp án:

1 - beautify;

2 - unfriendly;

3 - agreed/ disagreed;

4 - comparison;

5 - boring;

6 - unsuccessful;

7 - ready;

8 - poverty;

9 - carelessly;

10 - carelessly;

11 - fashionable;

12 - patient;

13 - application;

14 - surprisingly;

15 - carelessly;

16 - arguing;

17 - loss;

18 - sporty;

Exercise 26. Give the correct form of the given words.

1. It’s no use taking such measures. They are all going to be ________. (EFFECT)

2. The _________ problem is that there are not enough good teachers to educate our children (BASE)

3. The parents - teachers association has planned a number of _________ for the foreign students. (ACT)

4. She was the only _________for the job . (APPLY)

5. The plane is scheduled to fly _________ to the Canary Islands nonstop. (DIRECT)

6. He saw her in the crowd but suddenly she _________. (APPEAR)

7. The government must come to a _________ on whether to apply new taxes as soon as possible. (DECIDE)

8. He bought a gas _________ for his camping trips a few years ago (COOK)

9. He has the _________ to play in every position, so he’s a very valuable player. (ABLE)

10. He is very _________ that his team will win the World Cup. (CONFIDENCE)

11. Don’t be such so _________. When are you going to start behaving like an adult? (CHILD)

Đáp án:

1. It’s no use taking such measures. They are all going to be _____ INEFFECTIVE___. (EFFECT)

2. The ____BASIC_____ problem is that there are not enough good teachers to educate our children (BASE)

3. The parents - teachers association has planned a number of ____ACTIVITIES_____ for the foreign students. (ACT)

4. She was the only ____APPLICANT_____for the job . (APPLY)

5. The plane is scheduled to fly ___DIRECTLY______ to the Canary Islands nonstop. (DIRECT)

6. He saw her in the crowd but suddenly she ____DISAPPEARED_____. (APPEAR)

7. The government must come to a ____DECISION_____ on whether to apply new taxes as soon as possible. (DECIDE)

8. He bought a gas ____COOKER_____ for his camping trips a few years ago (COOK)

9. He has the ____ABILITY_____ to play in every position, so he’s a very valuable player. (ABLE)

10. He is very ____CONFIDENT_____ that his team will win the World Cup. (CONFIDENCE)

11. Don’t be such so ____CHILDISH_____. When are you going to start behaving like an adult? (CHILD)

Exercise 27. Complete the passage with the correct form or tense of the words in brackets.

Television first (1) ____________ (appear) some fifty years ago in the 1950s. Since then, it has (2) ____________ (be) one of the most popular sources of (3) ____________ (entertain) for both the old and the young. Television can (4) ____________ (actual) satisfy almost all kinds of taste. It offers cartoons for children, world news, music and many other programs. If someone is (5) ____________ (interest) in sports, for example, he can tune in to a sports channel. There he can enjoy a live broadcast of an (6) ____________ (nation) football match. Television is also a very (7) ____________ (use) way for companies to advertise their products.

It’s not too hard for us (8) ____________ (see) why there is a TV set in almost every home today. And, engineers are developing (9) ____________ (interact) TV which allows (10) ____________ (communicate) between viewers and producers.

Đáp án:

Television first (1) ____appeared________ (appear) some fifty years ago in the 1950s. Since then, it has (2) _____been_______ (be) one of the most popular sources of (3) _____entertainment_______ (entertain) for both the old and the young. Television can (4) ____actually________ (actual) satisfy almost all kinds of taste. It offers cartoons for children, world news, music and many other programs. If someone is (5) _____interested_______ (interest) in sports, for example, he can tune in to a sports channel. There he can enjoy a live broadcast of an (6) ____international________ (nation) football match. Television is also a very (7) ______useful______ (use) way for companies to advertise their products.

It’s not too hard for us (8) _____to see_______ (see) why there is a TV set in almost every home today. And, engineers are developing (9) ____interactive________ (interact) TV which allows (10) _____communication_______ (communicate) between viewers and producers.

Exericse 28: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in bracket

Centuries ago, people didn’t have much (1) ______________ (freedom) time, because everybody was working too hard. In Britian in the nineteenth century, people invented football, rugby and cricket. It was even (2) ______________ (possible) simply to watch a sport and give the (3) ______________ (impress) that you were actually doing something.

Later leisure activities became less demanding, and most people got a (4) ______________ (various) of more or less (5) ______________ (energy) interests and hobbies. But now there is a new type of (6) ______________ (people) who thinks that lying on the sofa watching television is the (7) ______________ (exciting) thing.

This is the twentieth century couch potato. For them, every (8) ______________ (active) is too much trouble, and (9) ______________ (lazy) is an art form!