1) 1. The results were very strange! In fact, they were ___________________ ! (BELIEVE) a) BELIEF b) BELIEVABLE c) UNBELIAVABLE 2) 2. He has an unfortunate ___________________ to understand people’s feelings (ABLE) a) ability b) capability c) capable d) inability 3) 3. Due to the clerk’s ______________________ we missed the train (STUBBORN) a) stubbornness b) stuboornation c) stubbornly 4) 4. What we saw was beyond all ______________________ (EXPECT) a) expenctancy b) expected c) expectation d) unexpected 5) 5. She is a student of the ______________________ (HUMAN) a) humanist b) humanities c) humankind d) dehumanise 6) 6. The book contains some great ______________________ (ILLUSTRATE) a) illustration b) illustrated c) illutrates 7) 7. Please give us details of your present ______________________ (OCCUPY) a) preoccupation b) occupationally c) occupation d) occupational 8) 8. What is the ______________________ of the Danube River (LONG) a) longest b) longer c) longevity d) lenght 9) 9. The ______________________ of our agriculture is important if we want to produce more food (MECHANIC) a) mechanisms b) mechanical c) mechanically d) mechanistic 10) 10. Drug ______________________ is a problem causing great concern (ADDICT) a) addicting b) addicted c) addictive d) addiction 11) 11. The ______________________ of the awards is scheduled for next Friday (PRESENT) a) presentation b) presenter c) presenting d) presential 12) 12. I have been sworn to ______________________ so I can’t say a word (SECRET) a) secrecy b) secretive c) secrety 13) 13. After losing her job she was ______________________ for a month (EMPLOY) a) unemployed b) unemploy c) employee d) employement 14) 14. Pushing into a queue is considered to be extremely ______________________ (POLITE) a) politeness b) impolite c) impoliteness d) politely 15) 15. The audience gave the violinist a round of ______________________ (APPLAUD) a) applauds b) applause c) applauded d) applauding 16) 16. He isn’t happy with his job because he feels he is ______________________ (PAY) a) overpaid b) repaid c) underpaid d) paid 17) 17. We have just been shown another example of ______________________ killing (SENSE) a) nonsense b) senseless c) senseness d) sensible 18) 18. My sister’s ______________________ makes hers social life difficult (SHY) a) shyer b) shying c) shyness d) shyly 19) 19. I’m not sure at all I really can’t say with ______________________ (CERTAIN) a) certainly b) certainty c) uncertain d) uncertainty 20) 20. My ______________________ is the history of Elizabethan England (SPECIAL) a) specialized b) speciality c) specialty d) specially 21) 21. The police were told by their ______________________ where to find the criminal (INFORM) a) informant b) informer c) informal d) information 22) 22. He received many medals for his acts of ______________________ during the war (HERO) a) heroical b) heroic c) heroism d) heroically 23) 23. The ______________________ of the company is said to be dangerous to small firms (EXPAND) a) expansion b) expanding c) expanded d) expands 24) 24. For all of us, Marilyn Monroe was the ______________________ of beauty (PERSON) a) personal b) personification c) personalization d) personally 25) 25. I can guarantee the ______________________ of our new product (RELY) a) reliability b) reliable c) relying d) unrealibility 26) 26. The government is encouraging heavy ______________________ (INVEST) a) investor b) investment c) investion d) reinvestment 27) 28. George and I have been friends since ______________________ (CHILD) a) childless b) childhood c) childish 28) 29. Everybody is worried about the ______________________ of the rain forest (DESTROY) a) destruction b) destroying c) destroyer 29) 30. Some MPs are calling for ______________________ without trial (DETAIN) a) detainmet b) detention c) detainned d) detainer 30) 31. My grandfather was given a medal for ______________________ (BRAVE) a) braveness b) bravery c) bravely 31) 32. My father takes great ______________________ in his work (PROUD) a) proudly b) proudness c) pride 32) 33. This bag contains all my photographic ______________________ (EQUIP) a) equipment b) equip c) equipped 33) 34. ______________________ is probably the most useful form of energy (ELECTRIC) a) eletricity b) electrical c) electrically 34) 35. John turned up on the wrong day because of a ______________________ (UNDERSTAND) a) misundertanding b) understanting c) misunderstand d) understamble 35) 36. Jake had another ______________________ with his boss (AGREE) a) agreement b) disagreement c) agreeable d) disagreeable 36) 37. The bank robbers were sentenced to twelve years of ______________________ (PRISON) a) imprison b) imprisonment c) prisoners d) imprisoned 37) 38. Mary suddenly felt sick, so we needed a ______________________ for her part in the play (REPLACE) a) replaceable b) replaceability c) replacer d) replacement 38) 39. Failure to apply in time may result in a ______________________ of benefits (LOSE) a) loser b) lost c) loss 39) 40. Pat was accused of stealing some ______________________ documents (CONFIDENT) a) confindently b) overconfident c) confidential

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