DRILL 1

Ví dụ: They've agreed to give me a up to the job……….(try) - Trả lời: tryout

1. Is inflation………….of economic decline? (symptom)
2. He delivered the (custom) ………….speech of thanks to the chairman.
3. An increase in crime is one of the …………….(produce) of unemployment
4. We listened to the news with a (mix)............... of surprise and horror.
5. It's…….. that she became a teacher, because she used to hate school when she was a
girl. (iron)
6. They had a large……... (major) over the other party at the last election
7. She found that it difficult to……… to children who ………..in class. (hand) - (behave)
8. ………..,he survived the crash without injury. (miracle)
9. They told me the museum was open today but I was obviously (inform) misinformed
10. Men, women and children are facing death by ………… in some parts of the world.
(starve)

DRILL 2
1. She saw the…… (begin) of the scheme from the ………… (possible)
2. The ……….(elaborate) of this needs no further………….. (important)
3. Police rejected a number of ………… ……..……..from the hall where the President
was making the speech. (violence) - (protest)
4. If this news ever reachės her ears, she will be (fury)..............
5. She earned her…………. to support her family by singing in a nightclub. (live)
6. …….. still surrounds the ………..of a new director (certain)- (appoint
7. Periods of great surplus were followed by periods of (short)...............
8. The ……………..of the……………… surpassed all my expectation (beauty)- (scene)
- (expect)
9. I was surprised at his …………….to return. (eager)
10. The regulations are ………………enforced. (rigour)

DRILL 3
1. He must ……………have known you were unhappy. (sure)
2. Don't keep us in ………….any longer tell us what happened! (suspend)
3. I never feel ……………at ease in his company. (complete)
4. Finding a………..house is no……….. matter these days. (suit)-(ease)
5. Though a talented player, he was completely eclipsed by the…………of his brother.
(brilliant).
6. His ………..has suffered something of an eclipse in recent years (repute)
7. Most………. is made of wood. (furnish)
8. Many items in………….. use are made out of plastic. (day)
9. We have…………… for secretaries with word-processing experience (vacant)
10. There were plenty of ……………… at birthday party, but not enough to drink (eat)

DRILL 4
1. The terms of the…………….. were deliberately vague (agree)
2. It is not always……..for buses to run on Sundays (economy)
3. He was always…………..his father's wishes. (obey)
4. The main …………….to the plan was that it would cost too much. (object)
5. The food he gave you last night is almost ………………(eat)
6. It is……………….. to remove your shoes before entering the mosque (oblige)
7. Experts put a high ……………….on the painting. (value)
8. The main ……………of this meeting is to give more information on our plans.
(object)
9. He was clearly relaxed and in an ……………...mood. (expand)
10. The oil spill is an………………disaster for thousands of birds. (ecology)

DRILL 5
1. His …………earned him great respect. (honest)
2. She has a profound …………..of fascism. (hate).
3. The………………..of the accident victims took some time. (identify)
4. Don't wipe your ……………fingers on the tablecloth. (jam)
5. A baby has no …………………. of the difference between good and evil (know)
6. I'm worried about the ………….. of the children. (safe)
7. They are currently negotiating the ……………of one of their subsidiary companies.
(sell)
8. Are you………… dangers of your position? (sense)
9. The ………………of the meeting was against the proposal. (feel)
10. She is……………….. gifted: as a writer and as a painter. (double)

DRILL 6
1. Fatal road accidents have decreased in years……………over recent years (frequent)
2. She gave us a brief……………of the computer's functions. (demonstrate)
3. I was greeted with a show of (cordial) ……………….
4. I keep my reference book near my desk for …………(convenient)
5. The whole building was soon well (blaze).............
6. A dedicate …………………act needed in order to satisfy the two sides. (balance)
7. Our …………..show that the firm made a profit of over $1million (calculate)
8. ……….can be dangerously close to racism (national)
9. How …………..do you think this will be to the Democracy Party? (damage)
10. A good clean will really………..up the house (fresh)

DRILL 7
1. …………..from 1st april, the interest rate will be increased by 1% (effect)
2. I’ve made an appointment for a ……massage next week (face)
3. He gambled all his………..on the last race (win)
4. We used to have………….evenings with the whole family gathered round the piano
(music)
5. You cannot ………about the effects of the drug from the cases of one or two patients
(general)
6. I made a habit of never lending money to……………(strangers)
7. Our house is very………….for the schools and markets (hand)
8. In an ideal world the would be no………and disease (poor)
9. The motive for the murder seemed to have been………..(jealous)
10. Tourism of vietnam is the country’s biggest foreign currency………..(earn)

DRILL 8:
1. Tom is ………..late for school
2. She’s………………about the way she has been treated at work (resent)
3. The security of the whole operation has been jeopardized by their…………(care)
4. The…………….have demanded a ransom of $1 million (kidnap)
5. She drank her wine with small………….sips (lady)
6. He has his……………..habit of never looking at the person as he is talking to (mad)
7. I’m …………in my mind about the risks involved (easy)
8. Finding a job can be a …………… business (chance)
9. He finally rebelled against his strict………………..(bring)
10. Her ………..gives her an advantage over the other runners (young)

DRILL 9:
1. The oil spill caused an…………disaster on this usually clean and beautiful island
(environment)
2. The federal reserve bank denied any…………..(wrong)
3. The earthquake highlighted the ……………of elevated bridges and roads (vulnerable)
4. Your book’s full of lovely pictures but it’s………as a guide (use)
5. Serious events are too often………….by the media (trivial)
6. Would now be a ………moment to discuss my report? (suit)
7. The judicial will be given………………powers to impose fines (sweep)
8. The compliment failed to ………….her deposition (sweet)
9. He glanced briefly towards her but there was no sign of………….(recognize)
10. He carries on writing…………….of whether he’s tired or not (regard)

DRILL 10:
1. Some people are more………than others (demonstrate)
2……………………has no place in modern politics (ideal)
3. The management was …………to the idea of a bonus suggested by the union
(sympathy)
4. It is…………how necessary the changes are (question)
5. He stared at me with a look of ………….on his face ( puzzle)
6. We’ve turned the smallest bedroom into a ………..for our new baby (nurse)
7. ……………., there was no answer when i phoned (mystery)
8. We all have a …………to our country (loyal)
9. If your luggage is very ………………, you’ll have to pay an excess charge (weight)
10. I……………..beg you to reconsider your snap decision (earn)