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CHECKING TỪ LOẠI KHÓ 7

Complete the following sentences/texts with an appropriate form of the word in block capitals
1. Her _______ was so great that she broke a glass. ANXIOUS
2. The audience burst into ________ at the end of the play. APPLAUD
3. She is extremely ___________ about the history of art. KNOW
4. Are they _______ pearls or are they real? IMITATE
5. Therefore the roads become ______ with private cars as people drive to work. JAM
6. So people are being _______ in the suburbs and have to com-mute to work. HOUSE
7. This leads to more pressure being put on the ________ public transport system. ADEQUATE
8. They caught him by the wrist and led him away; he went without ________. RESIST
9. This poem shows the wonderful _________ of the poet. SENSITIVE
10. Due to the clerk’s ________, we missed the train. STUBBORN
11. The thing I hate about John is his ________. RELIABLE
12. He is completely _______! Not only is he lazy but he is dis-honest too. EMPLOY
13. I wrote ______ letters of application, but got no reply. END
14. There are very few ________ places left on earth. Man has been nearly everywhere.
EXPLORE
15. This matter is very ___________. Don’t discuss it outside the office. CONFIDENCE
16. I think it’s sheer ________ to get married in church if you don’t believe in God. HYPOCRITE
17. I don’t care what you say. I still think it’s very _______ not to want to get married and have
children. NATURE
18. In some areas water has to be boiled to _______ it. PURE
19. He examined the parcel _________, as he had no idea what it could be. SUSPECT
20. That rule is not ________ in this case. APPLY
21. I don’t think Tom’s getting too much sleep lately. His eyes are terribly _________. BLOOD
22. The recent hurricane caused ________ damage. WIDE
23. Industrial robots work with far greater _______ than most men. PRECISE
24. The Army tried unsuccessfully to _________ the Government. THROW
25. There was a heavy ________ yesterday afternoon which com-pletely ruined the church Garden
Party. POUR
26. Although the splitting of the atom was one of the greatest scientific ________ of this century,
there are many people who wish it had never happened. BREAK
27. The new ________ has certainly made things a lot easier in the town centre since it has taken
away all the through-traffic. PASS
28. During a recent ________ at a bank in the West End of London, the raiders got away with
£250.,0.0.0.. HOLD
29. He was very ______ when his cat was run over. SET
30. The price of the book is £10, including ______ and packing. POST
31. In my opion, a large number of parents are quite ______ to bring up children. FIT
32. Although pubs usually close between 10.30 and 11 p.m, they are usually granted an ________
until midnight on New Year’s Eve. EXTEND
33. There was a sudden _______ of clapping and cheering as he rose to receive the Nobel Peace
Prize. BURST
34. Although the police suspected him of the crime, since they had no difinite ______ that he was
involved, they could not arrest him. PROVE
35. The trouble with Mr Brown is that he’s so _________. One minute he goes mad when you come
late; the next he says nothing. You never know where you are! CONSIST
36. You can’t wear those trousers, Sally. They’re far too tight. You look ________ in them.
RIDICULE
37. While walking in the mountains in North Wales, we came across a _______ quarry. USE
38. The ________ staff consists of ten experienced journalists. EDIT
39. My wife is ________ of spiders. TERROR
40. It was ______ of Tom to accuse Bill of having told him a lie. JUSTICE
41. Telling lies is _______. MORAL
42. I have no excuses. My actions were _________. EXPLAIN
43. The heroine had a ________ love affair with the butcher. PASSION
HOME-WORKERS
According to government research, more people are working
from home than ever before. (0) Consequently, there has been CONSEQUENCE
an increase in (1) _______ among those people who no longer LONELY
have to travel to their place of (2) ________. Office workers EMPLOY
spend their day (3) _________ by friends and colleagues, while SURROUND
home-workers (4) ______ meet anyone face to face. The most RARE
direct means of (5) _________ a home-worker has with the COMMUNICATE
world (6) ______ is the telephone. The fax and the internet are OUT
two more (7) _________ links that can be used, although they TECHNOLOGY
still rely on the written, rather than the (8) ______, word. SPEAK
What a home-worker really wants is the (9) ______ of WARM
a human voice, not the (10) ______ bleeps of a computer. DIGIT
HUNTING
In the (0) beginning, humans hunted because they had to. BEGIN
Until the (1) _________ of farming methods, animals had to be INTRODUCE
tracked down and killed in the wild. A (2) ________ hunting SUCCESS
trip would (3) ______ that the hunter’s families did not die of SURE
(4) _______ for another few weeks. STARVE
Nowadays, however, hunting has nothing to do with (5) ______. SURVIVE
Fresh meat is easily (6) _______ from shops. What is more, OBTAIN
people (7) ________ hunt animals which they cannot even eat. FREQUENT
So why do they do it? For some, hunting is a (8) ________ PROFIT
business. But for others, the only (9) ________ seems to be EXPLAIN
that they take some kind of pleasure in (10) _______. CRUEL
KEYS
Complete the following sentences/texts with an appropriate form of the word in block
44. Her _______ was so great that she broke a glass. ANXIOUS (anxiety)
45. The audience burst into ________ at the end of the play. APPLAUD (applause)
46. She is extremely ___________ about the history of art. KNOW (knowledgeable)
47. Are they _______ pearls or are they real? IMITATE (imitation)
48. Therefore the roads become ______ with private cars as people drive to work. JAM (jammed)
49. So people are being _______ in the suburbs and have to com-mute to work. HOUSE (housed)
50. This leads to more pressure being put on the ________ public transport system. ADEQUATE
(inadequate)
51. They caught him by the wrist and led him away; he went without ________. RESIST
(resistance)
52. This poem shows the wonderful _________ of the poet. SENSITIVE (sensitivity)
53. Due to the clerk’s ________, we missed the train. STUBBORN (stubbornness)
54. The thing I hate about John is his ________. RELIABLE (unreliability)
55. He is completely _______! Not only is he lazy but he is dis-honest too. EMPLOY
(unemployed)
56. I wrote ______ letters of application, but got no reply. END (endless)
57. There are very few ________ places left on earth. Man has been nearly everywhere.
EXPLORE (unexplored)
58. This matter is very ___________. Don’t discuss it outside the office. CONFIDENCE
(confidential)
59. I think it’s sheer ________ to get married in church if you don’t believe in God. HYPOCRITE
(hypocrisy)
60. I don’t care what you say. I still think it’s very _______ not to want to get married and have
children. NATURE (unnatural)
61. In some areas water has to be boiled to _______ it. PURE (purify)
62. He examined the parcel _________, as he had no idea what it could be. SUSPECT
(suspeciously)
63. That rule is not ________ in this case. APPLY (applicable)
64. I don’t think Tom’s getting too much sleep lately. His eyes are terribly _________. BLOOD
(bloodshot)
65. The recent hurricane caused ________ damage. WIDE (widespread)
66. Industrial robots work with far greater _______ than most men. PRECISE (precision)
67. The Army tried unsuccessfully to _________ the Government. THROW (overthrow)
68. There was a heavy ________ yesterday afternoon which com-pletely ruined the church Garden
Party. POUR (downpour)
69. Although the splitting of the atom was one of the greatest scientific ________ of this century,
there are many people who wish it had never happened. BREAK (breakthrough)
70. The new ________ has certainly made things a lot easier in the town centre since it has taken
away all the through-traffic. PASS (by-pass)
71. During a recent ________ at a bank in the West End of London, the raiders got away with
£250.,0.0.0.. HOLD (hold-up)
72. He was very ______ when his cat was run over. SET (upset)
73. The price of the book is £10, including ______ and packing. POST (postage)
74. In my opion, a large number of parents are quite ______ to bring up children. FIT (unfit)
75. Although pubs usually close between 10.30 and 11 p.m, they are usually granted an ________
until midnight on New Year’s Eve. EXTEND (extension)
76. There was a sudden _______ of clapping and cheering as he rose to receive the Nobel Peace
Prize. BURST (outburst)
77. Although the police suspected him of the crime, since they had no difinite ______ that he was
involved, they could not arrest him. PROVE (proof)
78. The trouble with Mr Brown is that he’s so _________. One minute he goes mad when you come
late; the next he says nothing. You never know where you are! CONSIST (inconsistent)
79. You can’t wear those trousers, Sally. They’re far too tight. You look ________ in them.
RIDICULE (ridiculous)
80. While walking in the mountains in North Wales, we came across a _______ quarry. USE
(disused)
81. The ________ staff consists of ten experienced journalists. EDIT (editorial)
82. My wife is ________ of spiders. TERROR (terrified)
83. It was ______ of Tom to accuse Bill of having told him a lie. JUSTICE ( unjust)
84. Telling lies is _______. MORAL (immoral)
85. I have no excuses. My actions were _________. EXPLAIN (inexplicable)
86. The heroine had a ________ love affair with the butcher. PASSION (passionate)
87. HOME-WORKERS
According to government research, more people are working
from home than ever before. (0) Consequently, there has been CONSEQUENCE
an increase in (1) _______ among those people who no longer LONELY (loneliness)
have to travel to their place of (2) ________. Office workers EMPLOY (employment)
spend their day (3) _________ by friends and colleagues, while SURROUND (surrounded)
home-workers (4) ______ meet anyone face to face. The most RARE (rarely)
direct means of (5) _________ a home-worker has with the COMMUNICATE (communication)
world (6) ______ is the telephone. The fax and the internet are OUT (outside)
two more (7) _________ links that can be used, although they TECHNOLOGY (technological)
still rely on the written, rather than the (8) ______, word. SPEAK (spoken)
What a home-worker really wants is the (9) ______ of WARM (warmth)
a human voice, not the (10) ______ bleeps of a computer. DIGIT (digital)
HUNTING
In the (0) beginning, humans hunted because they had to. BEGIN
Until the (1) _________ of farming methods, animals had to be INTRODUCE (introduction)
tracked down and killed in the wild. A (2) ________ hunting SUCCESS (successful)
trip would (3) ______ that the hunter’s families did not die of SURE (ensure)
(4) _______ for another few weeks. STARVE (starvation)
Nowadays, however, hunting has nothing to do with (5) ______. SURVIVE (survival)
Fresh meat is easily (6) _______ from shops. What is more, OBTAIN (obtainable)
people (7) ________ hunt animals which they cannot even eat. FREQUENT (frequently)
So why do they do it? For some, hunting is a (8) ________ PROFIT (profitable)
business. But for others, the only (9) ________ seems to be EXPLAIN (explanation)
that they take some kind of pleasure in (10) _______. CRUEL (cruelty)

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