Word formation
1. The …………… on the Olympic Games was much better on the other channel.
COMMENT
2. Sales are higher by 5 per cent …………… to this time last year. COMPARE
3. It is …………… to arrive 10 minutes prior to the start time. ADVISE
4. Economic conditions may be responsible for the …………… of social unrest.
CREATE
5. We will require 20% of the total …………… and the rest upon the delivery of the
merchandise. PAY
6. A large number of companies are trying to …………… by not taking on new staff.
ECONOMY
7. He has just been …………… director of the publishing division. APPOINT
8. As a student he lived very ……………. , rarely going out and buying very few clothes.
ECONOMIC
9. The environmental argument was a …………… factor in the debate. DECIDE
10. She stopped the car at the petrol station and told the …………… to fill it up.
ATTEND
11. The department provides special …………… to those with large families. ASSIST
12. He is doing an …………… of consumer trends in cellular market such as Japan.
ANALYSE
13. It’ll be a while before the deal starts being …………… . PROFIT
14. We …………… negotiated the inclusion of that amendment. SUCCESS
15. She was asked about the pay increase but offered no …………… COMMENT
16. The letters had been placed in …………… piles, one for each letter of the alphabet.
ORGANIZE
17. If you ………….. a particular project, you provide the money that are necessary to pay
for it. FINANCIAL
18. A machine or piece of equipment that is …………… is working or able to be used.
OPERATE
19. General …………… trends can be traced through government publications.
20. James has the job of ……….. the advertising budget for the next year. MANAGE
21. We are worried because one of our major …………… is growing at a rapid rate.
COMPETE
22. For this product we need to predict some questions that buyers might have and address
them in the ............... . ADVERTISE
23. Roger, …………… by nature, said nothing as usual. COMMUNICATE
24. His achievements are …………… with the best ones in this field. COMPARE
25. I was once …………… for a part in a film. INTERVIEW
26. Being unemployed is a most …………… prospect. ATTRACT
27. The permit doesn’t guarantee the …………. of a parking space. AVAILABLE
28. The interviewer asked the …………… a lot of questions. APPLY
29. He is the only person I know with a real …………… of income-tax legislation.
KNOW
30. The loan was the only temporary …………… to the difficulties. SOLVE
31. Mr Jenkins has considerable expertise in managing difficult situations and shows both
…………… and skill in dealing with staff. SENSITIVE
32. Most …………… believe that the US is poised to make steady progress on this issue.
33. The full ……………of an idea may take years. DEVELOP
34. If you are …………… , you don’t find it easy to make a decision. DECIDE
35. They made a …………… of different countries’ eating habits. COMPARE
36. I’m so sad. The day ended …………… . SUCCESS
37. …………… levels are unlikely to rise significantly before the end of next year.
EMPLOY
38. The grants are ............. to the largely uneducated people in the remote area. ACCESS
39. This is an interesting and highly …............ book. INFORM
40. We provide …………… designed courses in response to the individual needs of our
students. SPECIAL
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