have to be killed for food, then it should be done as (humanly/humanely) as possible.

20. Did you have (an opportunity/possibility) to visit the Louvre when you were in Paris?

Test 17. Choose the correct word in each of the following sentences.

1. There is a very good (Technological/Technical) College not far from where I live.

2. Did you know that Peter had arranged the party (specially/especially) for you?

3. I couldn’t care less one way or the other. I’m completely (uninterested/disinterested).

4. I hear that Manchester United beat Liverpool two – (nil/nought) in the last Cup match.

5. There is a very strong (possibility/opportunity) that man will land on the planet Mars.

6. South Wales was once a flourishing coal-mining area, but today there are hundreds of (misused/disused) coal mines scattered throughout the valleys.

7. My uncle has just got a divorce, which is very strange since he is a marriage guidance (councillor/counsellor).

8. I’m afraid the boot is full. There is no (room/space) for any more suitcases.

9. It’s much too hot. Let’s go and sit in the (shadow/ shade) for a while.

10. I’ll see you next week – (eventually/possibly) on Friday.

11. The tennis match was held up for ten minutes when the (umpire/referee) fainted.

12. Any idea what the present Government’s (politics/policy) is on defence?

13. They climbed up the steep stone (stairs/steps) leading to the old church.

14. I hope he has got a good (solicitor/barrister) to represent him in court.

15. What did you think of the (critic/write-up) we got in the paper this morning?

16. His (financial/economic) worries were solved when he suddenly won $25,000.

17. During the war, Vera Lynn’s songs contributed greatly to the (morals/morale) of the troops.

18. My flat is just around the corner from my office, which is (convenient/comfortable) for me.

19. The house I have just bought is close to shops, schools and other local (amenities/facilities).

Test 1. Add a prefix to the verb and put it in a proper tense. appoint

Attempts to communicate in a foreign language can easily misfire.

My friend is always ___ (1) by his attempts to speak French. understand

Once a waiter in Paris ___ (2) what he wanted and instead of

beetroots brought him potatoes. He ___ (3) potatoes but when like

he asked a waiter to ___ (4) them with beetroots the waiter smiled, place

and ___ (5) with a plate of aubergines. The waiter also ___ (6)  turn

my friend attitude towards everyone he meets and when my take

friend complained that they had ___ (7) the meat, Paul (that was his cook

name if my friend isn’t ___ (8)) grinned. To cap it all my friend take

___ (9) the bill and accused the waiter of ___ (10) him. It was just my read

Test 2. Add a correct prefix to the following adjectives. 1. dependent; 2. polite; 3. logical; 4. historic; 5. Atlantic; 6. moral; 7. national; 8. relevant; 9. regular; 10. direct

Test 3. Add a prefix de-, ex-, multi-, semi-, sub– to the following words. You can use each of them more than once. 1. final; 2. partner; 3. standard; 4. national; 5. section; 6. ethnic; 7. zero; 8. regulate; 9. wife; 10. code

Test 4. Complete the chart with the correct noun. Words in bold will help you.

Test 5. Fill in the spaces in the following text using a suitable form of the words given at the end of the lines to form nouns.

It is no exaggeration to say that the world has become а global

village. Modern methods of ___ (1) have made the world much communicate

smaller and the problems we face such as ___ (2) are not restricted pollute

to one country. The ___ (3) of the rainforests in Brazil is destroy

everyone’s problem and the ___ (4) which is common in starve

many African countries is а challenge for Europe too.

The ___ (5) of rare species is а tragedy for the planet as а extinct

whole and the ___ (6) of oil supplies will shake the ___ (7)  exhaust

of the world’s economy. The ___ (8) of the environment found

is the responsibility of all nations, rich and poor. protect

However, uncontrolled economic ___ (9) between strong compete

and weak nations leads to the ___ (10) of greater inequality create

Test 6. Fill in the spaces in the following sentences with the suitable adjectives formed from given words.

1. It is a very ___ road. danger

2. It was so ___ that she couldn’t see anything. fog

3. Everyone knows this actress. She is very ___.  attract

4. This case is very ___.  comfort

5. He is a ___ politician. fame

6. Great Britain is an ___ country. industry

7. She plays the guitar and she is very ___.  music

8. Her mother is very ___. She economy

always tries to save money.

9. The shop is in the ___ part of the city. centre

10. The people were very ___ and knowledge

Test 7. Fill in the spaces in the following text using a suitable negative prefix of the words given at the end of the lines.

The British government has decided to take the ___ (1) decision

to ban smoking in a lot of public places. Though a popular

lot of people find smoking ___ (2), and though experts please

all agree it is ___ (3) and that it costs the state a lot health

to treat victims of smoking, it is also ___ (4) that many people deny

get pleasure from the habit and find smoking resist

___ (5) when they are in company. However, it is now ___ (6) to possible

deny the antisocial nature of the habit. As advertising

has proved ___ (7) with many smokers, the government effect

has now made smoking ___ (8) in most public places. legal

Smokers who are ___ (9) to stop smoking may feel the ability

new measures are unjust, but for the passive smokers for

whom a room full of smoke is ___ (10) they will come as bear

Test 8. Fill in the spaces in the following text using a suitable form of the words given at the end of the lines.

Speaking English Well

I have a Dutch friend who speaks English ___ (1). I have always beauty

wondered how the Dutch manage to learn languages

so ___ (2). The Dutch, like the Germans, often success

speak English ___ (3) than some native-speakers or well

at least they seem to speak the language more ___ (4) than correct

some English people. Wilfred says that if you

want to speak English ___ (5) with a reasonable fluency

accent, you should listen to tapes as ___ (6) as frequency

possible. If you can afford ___ (7) to go to an occasion

English speaking country, you should go but you should

also study the rules of English ___ (8), especially if care

you want to speak ___ (9). Wilfred also feels accuracy

very ___ (10) that there are no magic solutions strength

Test 9. Fill in the spaces in the following text using a suitable form of the words given at the end of the lines.

Memorial Day in the USA

Honoring the dead has been a practice of many ___ (1).  civil

The ancient Druids, Greeks, and Romans ___ (2)  decoration

the graves of their loved ones with flowers.

In the United States, the ___ (3) have been death

honored on Memorial Day since the time of the Civil

War. In 1967 a ___ (4) of President Johnson proclaim

and a ___ (5) congressional resolution officially join

recognized Waterloo as ‘the birthplace of Memorial

Day’. And the Memorial Day is ___ (6) on observation

the last Monday of May. Each year the President of

the US issues a special Memorial Day ___ (7) which proclaim

includes a call for ___ (8) to observe the city

occasion as a day of prayer for ___ (9).  peaceful

Memorial Day observances are by no means ___ (10)  limit

to the big ___ (11) cemeteries. In towns and cities,

across the land, veterans’ groups, civic ___ (12),  nation

family groups, and individuals decorate graves organize

with flowers or with small American flags. In many

communities there are parades. Parade ___ (13) include participate

veterans and armed forces and a lot of other

people. Memorial Day has also ___ (14)