Exercise 14: Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets.

1. Bell experimented with ways of transmitting...........over a long distance. (SPEAK)

2. The tiger wanted to see the farmer’s............. (WISE)

3. The scouts do the................work (VOLUNTEER)

4. Nowadays, scouting is popular................ (WORLD)

5. After his parents died, he was sent to an……….….. (ORPHAN)

6. Nick makes friends very easily because he is very …………….. (SOCIAL)

7. Cook the meat in the ……………………..for at least 30 minutes. (STEAM)

8. My friend, Nga plays the piano……………………. (BEAUTIFUL).

9. “The lost shoe” is one of the …………………. stories I like best. (TRADITION)

10. Our teacher always………………………. us to work hard. (COURAGE)

KEYS:

1. SPEECH

2. WISDOM

3. VOLUNTARY

4. WORLDWIDE

5. ORPHANAGE

6. SOCIABLE

7. STEAMER

8. BEAUTIFULLY

9. TRADITIONAL

10. ENCOURAGES

Exercise 15: Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets.

1. Bell experimented with ways of transmitting..................over a long distance. SPEAK speech

2. It is........................... to eat too much sugar and fat. HEALTH healthy

3. After having taken an aspirin, her headache........................ APPEAR disappeared

4. Our main............................... to export are rice, coffee and rubber. PRODUCE products

5. This form must have the............................. of the writer. SIGN signature

Exercise 16: Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets.

1. My father has a …………computer. He often brings it with him when he’s away on business. PORT

2. We are all ………..about going on an excursion to Cuc Phuong forest next weekend. EXCITE

3. The room will look brighter if there is a …………..on the wall. PAINT

4. Some of the children …………….boys, play marbles when there is a break. MAIN

5. You shouldn’t eat ……….food. HEALTH

6. We mustn’t be ……………….when we cross busy streets. CARE

7. She often feels …………………when she gets bad marks. HAPPY

8. There are about 200 ………….in this company. EMPLOY

9. Mai is ………….at math than me. GOOD

10. This lovely apartment has two bedrooms and it is ……………FURNISH

KEYS:

1. portable

2. excited

3. painting

4. mainly

5. unhealthy

6. careless

7. unhappy

8. employees

9. better

10. furnished

Exercise 17: Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets.

1. Look! That................................ is going too fast. (cycle)

2. He’s a good................................... He wins all his fights. (box)

3. The hotel...................................asked us to register. (reception)

4. We often end our letters with our................................... (sign)

5. That company has 2000......................................... (employ)

6. So people are being.......................................in the suburbs and have to commute to work (house)

7. I........wrote letter of application, but got no reply. (end)

8. I don’t know why they call him a ……………............ (lie)

9. I live in the.................................part of the country. (south)

10. He suffered from constant.............................. (sleep)

KEYS:

1. cyclist

2. boxer

3. receptionist

4. signature

5. employees

6. housed

7. endlessly

8. liar

9. southern

10. sleeplessness

Exercise 18: Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets.

1. What a very.............old man he is! (learn)

2. That’s the most..........film I’ve seen. (fright)

3. This bottle contains a..................poison (die)

4. The old hotel we used to stay at has been.................... (modern)

5. Conservationists believe that we should preserve the......rainforests in the world. (tropic)

6. The little village is very quiet and.............at night. (peace)

7. Being..............., my mother forbids me to wear short skirts or sleeveless shirts (tradition)

8. Make sure that you...........the electricity before you start mending this light switch (connect)

9. After the explosion, only two people were left....... (live)

10. Her husband’s death made her life........... (mean)

KEYS:

1. learned 2. frightening 3. dead 4. modernized 5. tropical 6. peaceful 7.traditional 8. disconnect  9. alive 10.meaningless

Exercise 19: Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets.

1. The ring was not valuable; in fact it was almost................. (worth)

2. I...........this morning, and was late for school (sleep)

3. The water in this lake is rather................, like sea water. (salt)

4. Put the ice-cream in the................., please. (freeze)

5. She is a..............of theatre programme (collect)

6. Use a bigger screwdriver to............this crew (tight)

7. Bad planning leads to.............later. (difficult)

8. Nam had eaten so much that he had to..............his belt (loose)

9. There is a..................of fruits in Viet Nam (vary)

10. During his speech, he kept on............his tie. (straight)

KEYS:

1. worthless 2. overslept 3. salty 4. freezer 5. collector 6. tighten 7. difficulty 8.loosen 9.variety

10. straightening