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Chuyên đề: Word Form- 2

Exercise 1:Give the correct form of the words in brackets. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)
In an effort to escape from their hectic and (1. MATERIAL) _______________
city lives, more and more Northern Europeans are buying houses in rural areas of France,
Spain, Italy and Greece. Some relocate permanently in search of a more meaningful
existence. Those who cannot afford to give up their jobs seek a (2. THERAPY)
_______________ respite from their stressful lifestyle by relaxing for a few weeks each
year in their second home in the sun.
However, many of those who relocate permanently find that life in the country is
not as quiet and (3. EVENT) __________ as they had anticipated. Aspects of village life
which seemed delightfully (4. ATMOSPHERE) ____________ in the context of a two-
week holiday can grate on the nerves when you love with them on a daily basis. Recently
a group of British residents in an Italian village took local farmers to court because they
found the smell of the villagers’ pigs (5. TASTE) _______________. In other cases,
foreigners have complained to neighbors about the enthusiastic early-morning crowing of
their cockerels, or to village priests about the regular tolling of church bells.
(6. UNDERSTAND)__________, the local inhabitants are somewhat (7.
RESENT) _________ of these attitudes. They argue that the foreigners have an (8. REAL)
___________ view of what country life is like and that, since no one forced them to come
and live in a village, they are being (9. CRITIC) ____________by now complaining about
the (10. CONVENIENT) ____________ of rural life.

Your answers:

1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

Đáp án:

1. materialistic 2. therapeutic 3. uneventful 4. atmospheric 5. distasteful

6. Understandably 7. resentful 8. unrealistic 9. hypocritical 10. inconveniences
Exercise 2: Give the correct form of the words in brackets. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)
We often think of ourselves as living in a time of (1) ____________ (continue)
technological change and development. We tend to believe that we are unique in history in
dealing a constantly (2) ____________ (evolve) world of gadgets, devices and innovations.
However, the end of the nineteenth century and the start of the twentieth was also a time
that saw many (3) ____________ (revolt) changes.
People had needed to show (4) ____________ (flexible) throughout the nineteenth century,
as the effects of the industrial revolution meant constantly making (5) ____________
(adjust) to deal with changing working conditions. Towards the end of the century, though
people had to become more (6) ____________ (adapt) than ever before. The typewriter
(1983), the telephone (1876), the electric bulb (1879) and other (7) ____________
(influence) developments gave people the (8) ____________ (capable) to live and work
in ways their grandparents couldn’t have imagined. Over the next 30 years, little remained
(9) ____________ (alter) as the camera, the cinema, the phonograph all had an (10)
____________ (electric) effect on people and society

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Đáp án:

1.continual/ continuous 4. flexibility 7. influential

2. evolving 5. adjustment 8. capability
3. revolutionary 6. adaptable 9unaltered 10.electrifying
Exercise 3: Write the correct form of the words given in the brackets. Write your
answers in the spaces provided below. (10 points)
New food labelling system
The government may soon forcce restaurants to introduce a “traffic light” labelling
system on menus to help slow down rising levels of (0. OBESE) ______ . Agreen
circle would show food is safe and (1. ADVICE) ______ to eat, while amber foods
should be eaten in moderation and red foods eaten occasionally. Supermarkets
already (2. VOLUNTEER) ______ follow a similar code, but minister believe a
radical (3. EXTEND) ______ of the system to restaurant chains is necessary. They
intend to (4. HARD) ______ government policies on public health as recent statistics
show that two thirds of adults are (5. WEIGH) ______ or worse, obese. Abroad,
New York city has already forced restaurant chains to list calorie content on mennus,
believing this will lead to a dramatic (6. REDUCE) ______ in the number of people
who are obesse or who suffer from diabetes. If the government here goes ahead with
the “traffic light” system it will no doubt face considerable (7. RESIST) ______
from the food industry, which would be forced to spend money on (8. DATE)
______ menus. This new system would also be (9. CONTROVERSY) ______ for
small restaurant chains because menus are (10. SEASON) ______ and constantly
change, and many dishes do not contain standardized levels of ingredients.
Answers:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
Đáp án:

1. Advisable 2. Voluntarily 3. Extension 4. Harden

5. Overweight 6. reduction 7. Resistance 8. Updating
9. Controversial 10. Seasonal
Exercise 4: Fill each gap of the following passage with the correct form of the word in
brackets. Write your answers in the correspondent numbered boxes. (10 pts)
MEDITATION
People are often put off meditation by what they see as its many mystical associations. Yet
meditation is a (1. STRAIGHT) ..................................... technique which merely involves
sitting and resting the mind. In addition to its (2. SIMPLE) ..................................... , meditation
offers powerful help in the battle against stress. Hundreds of studies have shown that meditation,
when (3. TAKE) ..................................... in a principled way, can reduce hypertension which
is related to stress in the body. Research has proved that certain types of meditation can (4.
SUBSTANCE)..................................... decrease key stress symptoms such as anxiety and (5.
IRRITATE) ..................................... . In fact, those who practise meditation with any (6.
REGULAR) ..................................... see their doctors less and spend, on average, seventy per cent
fewer days in hospital. They are said to have more stamina, a happier (7. DISPOSE)
..................................... and even enjoy better relationships.
When you learn to meditate, your teacher will give you a personal 'mantra' or word which you
use every time you practise the technique and which is (8. SUPPOSE) .....................................
chosen according to your needs. Initial classes are taught individually but (9. SEQUENCE)
..................................... classes usually consist of a group of students and take place over a period
of about four days. The aim is to learn how to slip into a deeper state of (10.CONSCIOUS)
..................................... for twenty minutes a day. The rewards speak for themselves.
Your answers
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
 4. 9.
5. 10.
Đáp án:

1. straightforward 6. regularity
2. simplicity 7. disposition
3. undertaken 8. supposedly
4. substantially 9. subsequent
5. irritability 10. consciousness
Exercise 5: Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals to form a word
that fits in the space. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes.

THE MEANING OF DREAMS

Until the early twentieth century, most scientists argued that dreams were nothing
but a random jumble of completely (1. COMPREHEND) ______________ images
remaining from the sensory accumulation of our daily lives. Since the idea that
dreams have meaning in their own way became popular, (2.
PSYCHOLOGY)_____________ have proposed (3. COUNT)
________________theories to explain the logic of dreams.

The (4.BEWILDER) ______________ nature of this logic reflects the primary

source of the dreams outside the tidy confines of the conscious mind. A dream can
be a response to events in the outside world, or it can originate within, expressing
aspects of the dreamer’s (5. SEAT) ________________ feelings; it can fulfil desires
or (6. LIGHT) _____________unresolved emotions in the dreamer’s life. Not (7.
EXPECT)_______________, the contradictions implicit in these complex processes
are reflected in the syntax of dreams. Often (8.ENIGMA)______________ , halting
and fragmentary, the language of dreams can warp time, bringing together historical
and contemporary figures. It can mix the familiar with the (9.
KNOW)_____________, and work fantastic transformations by its own brand of
magic. Scenes in dreams merge mysteriously into one another, as in certain movies.
People or animals may fly or inanimate things may move independently and talk. It
is out of such complex and contrary (10. HAPPEN) ____________ that the meanings
of dreams have to be teased.

Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Đáp án:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
incomprehensible psychologists countless bewildering deep-seated
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
highlight unexpectedly enigmatic unknown happenings
Exercise 6: Supply the correct form of the words in bracket. Write your answers
in the corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)

In the late 30s, (1. ANALYSE) knew that the centre of the historic town of Coventry
in the West Midlands needed to be redeveloped. Plans had to be (2 . SHELF) when
the Second World War started in 1939. However, the architect’s opportunity (3.
MATERIAL) when the city center was practically destroyed during the war. Many
buildings were (4. REPAIR) damaged and demolition work began. Aiming to create
a much more (5. SPACE) area for (6. RESIDE) to work and shop in, town planners
came up with a radical idea. They would make the city more (7. INHABIT) by
pedestrianising the center, preventing cars entering. There were (8. OBJECT) from
local shopkeepers, who thought that it would have an impact on trade, but the
planners went ahead. What was once a (9. DENSE) populated area became a
pleasant, attractive place to visit. It was a real (10. ARCHITECT) achievement, one
that many British towns have emulated since.

Đáp án:
 1. analysts 3. 5. spacious 7. 9. densely
materialized habitable/inhabitable
2. shelved 4. irreparably 6. residents 8. objections 10.
architectural
Exercise 7: For questions 1 - 10, read the text below. Use the word given in
capital at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same
line.

For many people Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) is the most 0. influential
(0) ……. figure in the history of western classical music. His (66)
______________ talent was already clearly evident as a young 1. ORDINARY
man, (67) ________________ surviving a somewhat (68) 2. MERCY
______________ upbringing during which his eccentric father 3. CONVENTION
would often force him to take music lessons in the middle of the
night.
The young Beethoven's ability won him the admiration of
the leading contemporary musical figures. Throughout the
1790s he worked hard to secure the interest of wealthy
patrons. Such (69) ______________ enabled him to concentrate 4. PATRONISE
on becoming a successful composer.
Whatever his awe-inspiring musical (70) ______________, 5. ACHIEVE
however, his personal life was something of a disaster. His day-to-
day relationships with people (71) ______________ turned out to 6. VARY
be rather (72) ______________. Although he apparently fell in 7. TURBULENCE
love with a number of society women, the identity of the girl who
lay closest to his heart remains (73)______________ to this day. 8. ELUDE
 However, just at the point when Beethoven was beginning to reap the
rewards of his early endeavours, he had to come to terms with the
(74)______________ realisation that his increasing deafness was 9. CRUSH
(75) ______________ . From that point on, his music displayed a 10. CURE
striking change in style, becoming both heavier in tone and larger
in scale.

Đáp án:
1. extraordinary 2. mercifully 3. unconventional 4. patronage
5. achievement/ achievements 6. invariably 7. turbulent
8. elusive 9. Crushing 10. Incurable.
Exercise 8: Supply the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the
passage.
Ecotourism is a form of tourism involving (1. visit) ................ fragile, pristine, and
relatively undisturbed natural areas, intended as a low-impact and often small scale
alternative to standard commercial mass tourism. It means responsible travel to
natural areas, (2. conserve) ................... the environment, and improving the well-
being of the local people. Its purpose may be (3. educate) ............... the traveler, to
provide funds for (4. ecology) ................... conservation, to (5. direct) ...................
benefit the economic development and political empowerment of local
communities, or to foster respect for different cultures and for human rights. Since
the 1980s, ecotourism has been considered a critical endeavor by (6. environment)
.................... , so that future generations may experience destinations relatively
untouched by human (7. intervene). Several university programs use this
description as the working definition of ecotourism.
 Generally, ecotourism deals with interaction with biotic components of the natural
environments. Ecotourism focuses on socially responsible travel, personal growth,
and environmental (8. sustain) ................... . Ecotourism typically involves travel
to destinations where flora, fauna, and cultural heritage are the primary attractions.
Ecotourism is intended to offer tourists an insight into the (9. impact) ...................
of human beings on the environment and to foster a greater (10. appreciate)
..................... of our natural habitats.
Your answers:
1.................... 2....................... 3...................... 4.................. 5....................
6.................... 7....................... 8...................... 9.................. 10...................
Đáp án:

1. visiting 2. conserving 3. to educate 4. ecological 5. directly

6. 7. 8. sustainability 9. impact 10.

environmentalists intervention appreciation

Exercise 9: Read the text and fill in each gap with the correct form of the word
given in brackets. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
Vitamin Pills
In the fight to stay healthy, the vitamin pill is seen by many as a great ally. Whereas
once upon a time a small (1)___________________ (SELECT) of vitamin bottles
could be found reaching their expiry dates in the dusty corner of a chemist’s shelf,
the market is now a hugely (2)___________________ (PROFIT) one for the
pharmaceutical industry. Interestingly enough, as world obesity rates rise, so does
our (3)___________________ (CONSUME) of these dietary supplements as more
and more shoppers regard them as an absolutely (4)___________________
(VALUE) part of their daily nutritional intake. The vast range of vitamins means
that they are used for numerous reasons, common ones being for the
(5)___________________ (GENERATE) of skin cells, as natural aids to digestion,
cures for (6)___________________ (SLEEP) and for stress-related symptoms such
as headaches, (7)___________________ (IRRITATE) and depression. However,
vitamin manufacturers are (8)___________________ (INCREASE) coming under
attack for making (9)___________________ (REAL) claims about their products.
Can the right mix of vitamins really help you (10)___________________ (LIVE)
your contemporaries and reach great old age? There is no scientific evidence to
support this.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Đáp án:
1. selection 2. profitable 3. consumption 4. invaluable 5. regeneration
/ regenerating
6. sleeplessness 7. irritability 8. increasingly 9. unrealistic 10. outlive
Exercise 10: Give the correct form of each bracketed word in the following
passage. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (1.0pt)
(0. INCREASE)______________, women are taking their holidays without men.
For safety reasons, camaraderie or just plain fun, a growing number of female
tourists are singing up for women-only trips. Twenty years ago only a (1. HAND)
_________________of companies offered such holidays; now there are several
hundred. Travel (2. CONSULT) ______________Andre Littlewood says that the
combination of higher incomes with delayed marriage, divorce, retirement and (3.
WIDOW)____________has enabled more women to travel, often on their own.
They are attracted by the sense of freedom that a holiday without men affords them.
“Women in a group tend to feel (4. INHIBIT)____________and speak more openly
than when men are around”, she adds. “Even on (5.
ENERGY)_____________adventure holidays the atmosphere is relaxed and (6.
OPERATE)___________. It’s also a great deal more fun. Women laugh more (7.
READY)_____________than men, probably because they don’t mind laughing at
themselves.” Since her divorce Janice Cummings has been a regular traveler with
Everywoman Tours, and Oxford-based Company whose very name is a (8.
DETER)___________ to men. “And a good thing too,” she says. “Men simply
cannot resist the (9. TEMPT)_____________to try and take control, no matter where
they are. And that includes on holiday.(10. THANK)_____________, there is none
of that with Everywoman.”

Your answer:
0. Increasingly
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Đáp án:
0. Increasingly
1. handful 2. consultant 3. widowhood 4. uninhibited 5. energy-
sapping
6. cooperative 7. readily 8. deterrent 9. temptation 10. Thankfully
Exercise 11: Give the correct form of each bracketed word in the following
passage. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (10pt)
Levels of literacy and numeracy remain (1. STARTLE) high in the developing
world, and will continue to be so until the West provides or sponsors new education
initiatives, (2. PREFER) also getting directly involved. A better education is a
prerequisite should the (3. POOR) masses of Africa ever wish to hold any genuine
hope of gaining their emancipation from the (4. METAPHOR) shackles of poverty.
Education initiatives for young people as well as life-long learning programmes will
also help to breach the gulf that separates the working classes from their ruling elite,
a (5. PRIVILEGE) few who enjoy the trappings of Western wealth and the lifestyle
that goes with it, while those in their midst are completely (6. OCCUPY) with the
daily struggle for survival. Furthermore, we must promote a culture of (7.
TOLERATE) of corruption, and help to create a new generation for whom education
rather than an (8. SCRUPLE) nature will reap the true rewards. Education will also
help to bridge another gap; that of the cultural one which separates the West from
its brethren in the developing world. The slums and shanty towns are a hotbed of
religious and political (9. EXTREME), but hopefully education will serve to create
a better sense of understanding between all the peoples of the world, (10. RESPECT)
of background.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Đáp án:

1. startlingly 2. preferably 3. impoverished 4. metaphorical 5. privileged

6. preoccupied 7. intolerance 8. unscrupulous 9. extremism 10. irrespective

Exercise 12: Read the text below. Use the word given in CAPITAL at the end of each
line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. (0) has been done as an
example.
TV ADVERTISEMENTS
In most parts of the world, the (0) economic basis of the 0. ECONOMY
television industry is the (1)____________ of advertising time. 1. SELL
This is so important and (2) ___________ that it funds all the 2. PROFIT
technical and staff costs involved in the (3)___________ of 3. PRODUCE
programmes for a variety of audiences. There is no 4. DIFFER
(4)____________ from that employed by newspapers and
magazines when they sell advertising space on their pages, 5. VIEW
except that (5)__________ have little choice but to watch the
advertisements, with the added annoyance of (6)____________ 6. INTERRUPT
during their favourite programmes. 7. EXCEPT
 One (7) ______________ is the BBC which is state funded and 8. COMMERCE
so does not show (8) ____________ . This avoids the situation 9. EASY
where children watching TV(9)______________ influenced by
persuasive advertising for junk food items which their parents 10. HEALTH
may consider (10) ______________ .
Đáp án:

1. sale 2. profitable 3. production 4. different 5. viewers

6. interruption 7. exception 8. commercials 9. easily 10. unhealthily
Exercise 13: Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the space
Lichens are a unique group of complex, (1. FLOWER) _________ plant growing on rock
and trees. There are thousands of kinds of lichen, which come in a wide variety of colours. They
are composed of algae and fungi which (2. UNITY)_________ to satisfy the needs of the
lichens. The autotrophic green algae (3. PRODUCTION) _________ all their food through a
process called photosynthesis and provide the lichen with (4. NUTRITION) _________ element.
On the other hand, the heterotrophic fungus which (5. DEPENDENCE) _________ on other
elements to provide its food, not only (6. ABSORPTION) _________ and stores water for the
plant but also helps protect it. This (7. UNITE) _________ by which two (8. SIMILARITY)
_________ organisms live together is called “Symbiosis”. This (9. SHARE) _________ enables
lichens to resist the most advert environmental conditions found on earth. They can be in some
very (10. LIKE) _________ places such as the polar ice caps as well as in tropical zones, in dry
areas as much as wet ones, on mountain peaks and along coastal areas.

Đáp án:

1. Flowerless 2. unite 3. Produce 4. Nutritional / nutrient

5. Depends 6. Absorbs 7. Union 8. Dissimilar

9. sharing 10. Unlike

Exercise 14: Give the correct form of the words in brackets. Write your answers in
the corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)

The Role of Education in the Developing World

Levels of illiteracy and 1. (number) _____ remain startlingly high in the developing
world, and will continue to be so until the West provides or sponsors new education
initiatives. These for young people as well as lifelong learning programs will also
help to breach the gulf that separates the working classes from their ruling elite, a 2.
(privilege) _____ few who enjoy the trappings of Western wealth and the lifestyle
that goes with it, while those in their midst are completely 3. (occupy) _____ with
the daily struggle for survival. Furthermore, we must promote a culture of 4.
(tolerate) _____ of corruption, and help to create a new generation for whom
education rather than a(n) 5. (scruple) _____ nature will reap the true rewards.
Education will also help to bridge the cultural gap separating the West from its
brethren in the developing world. The impoverished slums and shanty towns are a
hotbed of religious and political 6. (extreme) _____, but hopefully education will
serve to create a better sense of understanding between all the peoples of the world,
7. (respect) _____ of background. Cooperation between people from the different
cultures of the West and the developing world will also, hopefully, help to reduce
levels of prejudice, bigotry xenophobia and racial 8. (tense) _____ . And, last but
not by any means least, educating women will 9. (power) _____ them to claim their
rightful place in the social hierarchy in up-to-now male-dominated cultures. Their
10. (aspire) _____ can shift realistically higher, and young female students can hope
to go on to become tomorrow’s politicians, diplomats and political leaders, or
whatsoever they choose.

Your answers:

Đáp án:
1. innumeracy 2. privileged 3. preoccupied 4. intolerance 5. unscrupulous
6. extremism 7. irrespective 8. tensions 9. empower 10. aspirations
Exercise 15: Write the correct form of the words given in the brackets. Write
your answer in the box provided. (20 pts)
1. The unresponsive audience made the lecturer somewhat ____________
(HEART). What a shame!
2. I have been told that she was quite a(n) ____________ (EYE) in her youth.
3. It appears that what I said was untrue, but I did not____________ (KNOW) lie
to you.
4. The candidate made a(an) ____________ (FLAME) speech that incensed all
those who heard it.
5. It’s common ____________ (COURTEOUS) to give up your seat for elderly
people.
6. Some analysts worry that violence on TV might ____________ (SENSE)
children to violence in real life.
7. The headmistress commended her on her ____________ (EXAMPLE)
behaviour.
8. The newspaper report before the trial may have had a ____________
(PREJUDICE) effect on the verdict.
9. They were attacked without any ____________ (PROVOKE) at all.
10. Don’t ____________ (LITTLE) her piano-playing just because you are jealous.
Answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Đáp án:
1.disheartened 2. eyeful 3. knowingly 4. inflammatory 5. courtesy

6.desensitize/ 7. exemplary 8. prejudicial 9. provocation 10. belittle

desensitise