1. Does it make any ........................ (differ) to them if we pay by cheque?
2. The two boys should receive a more proper punishment, their .............................. (behave) at the inauguration ceremony was really outrageous.
3. Couldn’t you provide us with a more .............................. (practice) scheme?
The one you have just invented is not sensible at all.
4. As a matter of fact, the realisation of the project itself isn’t so ........................ (trouble) as the initial conditions we have to accept.
5. Jason is the most ......................... (truth) person I know; he never tells lies.
6. Mutual accusations will get you nowhere. You’d better try to find a more reasonable .................................(solve) to your conflict.
7. The main cause of the present crisis in the party seems to be the deep .............................. (divide) between its members.
8. It’s most ..........................(fashion) among the youths these days to spend a lot of time in the cinema watching the latest productions.
9. Unfortunately, none of us managed to convince the director of the benefits that our experiment might bring. His ................... (approve) grew even stronger when Jack mentioned the possible cost of the venture.
10. Cindy and Mike’s close............................... (friend) finally developed into a profound feeling and culminated in their marriage last year .
11. Nobody has applied for the mission knowing how ......................... (hazard) it will be.
12. Tom has lost his .............................. (confide) in conventional medicine after many years of unsuccessful treatment and has opted for acupuncture.
13. ‘What’s the ............................ (long) of this rope?’ ‘It’s six metres long.’
14. Mark’s been terribly busy this week. It’s .................... (doubt) whether he’ll want to attend our performance tomorrow.
15. ‘Why didn’t they react to my warning?’ ‘They might have not understood its discreet .......................... (meaning).
1. Matthew is not a ...................... (decide) person; he can’t make up his mind about anything.
2. Mr Smith’s presentation was so ...................... (impress) that the company bought his product.
3. We gave Howard a special gift to show our .................. (appreciate) for all the hard work he had done for us.
4. His most prized ............... (possess) is a painting by Picasso.
5. She wore an .................... (attract) outfit. Everyone said she looked very smart.
6. They organized a ...................... (demonstrate) to protest against cruelty to animals.
7. An artist needs to be very ..................... (create) in order to be successful.
8. The film had a very ...................... (imagine) plot.
9. The ......................... (construct) of the new shopping centre is expected to be completed in two years.
10. Teachers should be ......................... (object) when it comes to marking their students’ work.
Bruce is definitely a ..................... (social) man. He has a lot of friends because he is always ........................ (cheer), ........................ (rely) and ready to help anyone in need. When it comes to ............................... (danger) situations, Bruce always acts quite ......................... (brave). For example, a few weeks ago he saved a little boy’s ......................... (live) by pulling him out of the path of a speeding truck. When it comes to giving advice, he is always very .................. (help) and .............................. (support). However, he can be rather ........................ (aggression), especially when he is driving - sometimes he drives so ........................... (careless) that his friend are too ........................... (fright) to get into the car with him.
The evening before, Joyce had argued ...................... (terrible) with her children as she had arrived home to find the house extremely ...................... (tidy). Now, with a clear head, she was feeling ..................... (guilt) about it and was trying to think of ways to make it up to them. She decided to cook a lovely meal as a special treat. When she arrived home, she found it .................. (mess) as usual, but didn’t say anything and went upstairs to change. When she came back down half an hour later, she stopped in .................... (belief). The living room was ......................... (surprise) tidy and the kitchen ...................... (spotless) clean. ‘What do you think?’ she heard from behind her, and turn to see her husband and children looking at her with ......................... (beam) smiles on their faces. ‘We though you’d be .......................... (please) to see that’ they said. ‘Why don’t we all go out to dinner?’ her husband suggested ................................ (enthusiastic). She looked at them .......................... (loving) and they all set out.
The island of Madagascar was in a state of total .................... (devastate) yesterday after Hurricane Geralda wrecked millions of dollars worth of land and property over a two-day period. The island was lashed by ..................... (torrent) rain and winds of up to 350 km per hour. Seventy people were killed and 500,000 were left ...................... (home). In the city of Toamasina alone, 80,000 people lost their homes. The main .......................... (commerce) port of the island was almost destroyed and 70 % of the island’s farmland was completely ................... (flood). There were ............................ (heartbreak) scenes as people returned to the .......................... (flatten) ruins that were once their homes. Hurricanes gather speed and strength over water, and Geralda travelled over a large area of water before it hit the island of Madagascar. This is part of the reason why the storm struck so ......................... (severe). Experts say that earlier ............................ (warn) would not have prevented the damage, but steps are now being taken to reinforce many of the ......................... (damage) area in order to be better prepared should such a ...................... (power) storm hit again.
Many people dream of a ............................ (relax) holiday on a tropical island. They imagine .......................... (end) golden beaches, the .................... (warm) of the sea, and clear blue skies. The ........................ (true) is that a tropical holiday is even more .................... (enjoy). Most Carribean islands are very ...................... (peace). They are clean and .......................... (polluted), and the islanders are always ................... (hospitality). Although the hotels are often large and .............................. (luxury), the welcome you receive is far from .............................. (personal). Most visitors don’t want the ............................ (popular) of these islands to increase. They want to keep their secret to themselves.
1. Be careful! The road is ................... . Drive slowly! (ice)
2. This dress is too shirt, Jill. You must have it ........... .(long)
3. They could go skating on the lake because it was ........ . (freeze)
4. The table is about two metres in ............... . (wide)
5. This view is really ........ ! (forget)
6. Their son made ........... progress at school this year. (satisfy)
7. Yes, it’s a lovely old farmhouse, but we can’t afford to ......... it. (modern)
1. This tin contains …………………….. (poison) gas and it should be handled with caution.
2. In my view, he is too ………………. (decide) to be accepted. A good broker must be able to take prompt decisions.
3. The poet’s ……………….. (bury) attracted hundreds of his admirers who came to pay their last respects.
4. One of the local newspapers poured scorn on the referee for his ……………… (part) in the last game. The man was accused of having been in favour of the opposing team.
5. It was impossible to read the pedestal inscription for it had been ……………………… (face) by some mindless vandal.
6. Due to numerous complaints from motorists th Transport Department has administred funds for …………..(wide) the narrow streets in the town.
7. Don’t expect her to conceal her emotions, she’s too ………………. (speak) to refrain from telling what is on her mind.
8. It’s only a three day stay in the hotel and I think we can ignore such small ……………….. (convenient) as the lack of hot water or air-conditioning.
9. My husband is so depressed. He has been ………………… (heart) from continuing his research after his findings were rejected by the experts.
10. Both of the fighting sides have agreed on a temporary ……………….. (arm) just to let the civilains safely leave the place.
11. We are so proud of your most ……………… (credit) academic achievements that we have decided to take you on a trip to Australia.
12. This is the …………………… (remind) I have received from the Telecommunications to settle an overdue bill.
13. A dress …………….. (hear) is the final practice in costumes before staging a play in the theatre.
14. How can you account for Jack’s …………….. (hostile) toward Morris? I thought they were very close friends.
1. Patricia’s skill in playing the piano is quite ......................... (compare). No other child in this group can play the difficult pieces with a similar mastery.
2. Have our argument convinced you or do you need any more ........................ (assure)?
3. Mr. Simpson’s ............................ (devote) to his fishing hobby is absolutely exceptional.
4. His trembling voice and the illogical story prove that his ......................... (sincere) leaves much to be desired.
5. I think Arnold is ................................. (use)his great musical talent by singing in a country band. He should have become an opera soloist instead.
6. The central heating system can easily be ........................ (active) by turning this green knob.
7. Due to my complete .................... (ignore) of the tribal customs I was wrongly considered an enemy rather than a friend.
8. The boy’s account lacked .......................... (accurate). For example, he didn’t mention anything about such a relevant event as the Queen’s presence.
9. You can’t expect to keep healthy for ages if your diet is ............... (deficit) in fruit and vegetables.
10. That vacuum cleaner he showed us was too ....................(cost) and we’ve decided to opt for a cheaper one.
11. What they told us had no ......................... (found) in reality. It was just an imaginary story they made up to deceive us.
12. I wonder if he is ever going to grow out of his ...................... (child) behaviour.
13. One more thing necessary for putting the bill into operation is the prime minister’s ................... (sign).
14. Let’s replace Ann with a more resolute person. I can’t stand her being so .....................(hesitate) about taking every decision.
15. Gordon Ashley is going to stand trial for the daring bank .................... (rob) he made in Southampton in 1993.
1. The terrified lady was asked to give a detailed ...................... (describe) of the attacker.
2. Within the last two decades the computer has become the most .................................... (dispense) piece of equipment in the office.
3. This definition is too long and too complex to be .................... (memory) in full.
4. Don’t enter the enclosed area, it’s ........................ (legal)
5. several guests have expressed their profound .................... (satisfy) about the faulty air-conditioning in their rooms.
6. This car of mine is very ......................... (economy); it only uses three litres of petrol per one hundred kilometres.
7. The announcement says that excellent credentials and a good knowledge of French are ................... (require) for obtaining this job.
8. Excuse me, what is the ..................... (post) for sending a six kilogram parcel abroad?
9. Their trading couldn’t have been very.......................... )profit) otherwise they wouldn’t have closed the firm down so quickly.
10. First, he refused to let us in, but on second ..................... (think) he said we would be welcome.
11. This summer my family is taking a ............................ (pack) holiday in South America with one of the best travel agencies in Europe.
12. According to the cardiologists his heart defect is ............................... (cure) , yet he may live with it until he is hundred.
13. There is no ..................................... (admit) to the museum on Mondays.
14. You needn’t treat my case as ............................... (urge); I can wait with it for a few days.
15. Are you sure it’s such a good idea to make an ................................ (invest) in the company’s shares?
1. Look at those heavy clouds, there is little ...................... (like) that it will clear up by tomorrow.
2. His life was of great .................................... (prosper) as he became an immensely rich actor in his early teens.
3. Nobody takes kindly to Mike’s arrogant behaviour, especially, to his .............................. (offend) remarks.
4. Try being as .......................... (sympathy) as possible considering that Mrs Harkley has suffered from great misery recently.
5. I cannot think why, but the experts have questioned the .................................. (authentic) of the document claiming that it had been faked.
6. Oswald can’t speak English perfectly, but you have to make an ..................................... (allow) for the fact that he had spent his childhood in Hong Kong.
7. They say there’s no need to be afraid, yet the management’s indecision about the increase in wages has caused considerable ...................... (anxious) among the shipyard workers.
8. We have made up our mind to quit co-operating with the Derby wholesaler because of his constant inability to supply the ........................... (satisfy) amount of the ordered goods.
9. I’ve come under a lot of ................................ (press) lately as the dean wants me to take three exams within the next month.
10. The small partisan unit was ............................... (help) in the face of the bigger and better armed invader, and so they surrendered without a fight.
11. I’m sorry madam, but your letter of .........................(complain) hasn’t been dealt with as yet. Would you kindly return in a few days, please?
12. The boy should be given an .................................... (example) punishment so that the rest be afraid of harassing the other little children in the future.
13. Whether there’s life in the other galaxies seems to be an ...................................... (answer) question.
14. ‘What do you call somebody dealing with physics?’ ‘I guess it’s a ................................(physics).’
15. The ...................................... (disaster) force of the tornado sweeping through the coastal area is too powerful to be countered.
1. This year winter is rather mild in ................... (compare) with the last one when temperatures fell below thirty degrees.
2. All the ..................... (reside) of the hotel had been evacuated before the fire spread out.
3. if you want to improve your English I’d recommend your buying a book on grammar .........................(use)
4. Grandfather is so ..............................(fear) of modern technology that he doesn’t even want to have a TV set in this house.
5. The international council has decoded several million dollars for help towards the ......................... (develop) countries.
6. At first, I was against keeping the news secret, but Frank’s ..............................(sense) arguments finally convinced me.
7. That day was the most .................. (memory) in Pamela’s life. She kept reminding us of it almost every day.
8. Working in these conditions may be extremely ............................ (harm) to health, especially if no protective clothes are distributed.
1. The low ............... (attend)at the concert was a result of the organizer’s carelessness about giving it a more extensive publicity.
2. Another attempt to establish a ........................... (last) peace has failed after one of the negotiators refused to sign the treaty.
3. The whole new situations is more than .......................... (advantage) to all the investors. Definietely, it’s a chance not to miss.
4. Besides innumerable human victims, the tornado has caused enormous .......................... (destroy) to the buildings in the area.
5. A sudden ...................... (grow) in food prices will certainly bring about violent protests from the population.
6. Let’s stop quarreling about such ................... (relevant) details. It doesn’t matter what we take first, the soup or the second course.
7. The number of nails Harry had bought at the ironmongers’ wasn’t ........................... (suffice) and we had to borrow a few from our neighbour.
8. .................... (obey) at this school is severely punished, so remember to mind your manners both during the lectures and outside the classroom.
9. Some people claim that microprocessor is the greatest .......................... (invent) of the 20th century.
10. The actors received a ............................... (stand) ovation from the enthusiastic audience for their brilliant performance in ‘Othello’.
11. Without the congressmen’s ........................... (value) help we would never have gathered enough money for our son’s operation.
12. It’s ...................... (use) trying to reach the village on foot. The only possible way of getting there is by helicopter.
13. Jack’s initial .............................. (excite) at taking part in the competition died down after he had learned about the extra costs he would have had to cover.
14. The ..................... (please) of spending holidays in the countryside consists in breathing fresh air and being in harmony with nature.
15. You’d better ask Frank, I’m not in .................... (possess) of the manual you are looking for.
1. It’s Frank’s ............................ (obstinate) that drives his parents crazy. They can’t even persuade him to brush teeth in the morning.
2. In spite of having rather small ............... (earn) she lives quite an extravagant life.
3. .................... (offend) such as mugging are quite common in the district. That’s at least what the police reports say.
4. Mr Perkins spent two years in a concentration camp after he had been taken ........................ (prison) in Gdańsk in 1943.
5. How dare you say I’m not ............................... (suit) for the post? Haven’t I got enough experience as a bodyguard?
6. If you don’t remember Ann’s telephone number now, you can look it up in the .......................... (direct).
7. To everybody’s ............................ (amuse), the clown stumbled on the bar and fell flat on the floor.
8. ‘Where’s Peter?’ ‘I suppose he is outside in the .............................. (back) together with the other children.
9. The cost of the summer house shouldn’t be high as I’m going to have it built on a wooden....................... (frame)
10. Fresh air and a dose of relaxation might prove ........................ (benefit) to your health, so don’t hesitate and take a few days off.
11. The energy from the sun, wind or other .......................... (new) sources might represent an alternative to the conventional ones which are causing a lot of damage to the natural environment.
12. The Thompsons have helped us a lot in these hard times. We do feel ......................... (debt) to them for their great support.
13. The process of the evolution of the human ...................... (be) has always been conditioned by the climatic changes.
14. The police car ran into a lamp post while in ................. (pursue) of the stolen van.
15. Unfortunately, the chemist couldn’t offer any effective medicine for my temporary ................... (sick).
1. Don’t be afraid of this small cat, it won’t hurt you, it’s absolutely ............................. (harm)
2. ‘Is it true that two of your reporters have been taken hostage by the guerillas?’
‘Well, I can’t support this ................................ (assume), but I can’t question it, either.’
3. You needn’t have planted the geraniums yesterday. The morning ..................... (freeze) has killed most of them, unfortunately.
4. Burt, you can feel satisfied with your life, can’t you? You’ve got a wonderful wife and sweet kids, your job is very interesting and your high ........................ (come) enable you to spend holidays in Hawaii each year.
5. The doctor has advised Andy to avoid heavy working and consume a ............................ (substance) amount of vegetables every day.
6. According to the map, there is a source of ........................... (pot) water somewhere near the temple ruins.
7. Nobody could believe the news. Yet, all the facts and evidence showed the prime minister’s ............................... (involve) in the affair was unquestionable.
8. Patrick’s inspiring .............................. (speak) at the school anniversary won a generous round of applause from the teachers and the students alike.
9. Let’s do something, I can’t stand being kept in this horrible .......................... (suspend) any longer.
10. Is it .................................... (oblige) for both of us to stay in the office after hours?
11. This red button should only be pressed if a serious ................................ (emerge) arises.
12. I was almost driven crazy by this ....................................... (continue) knocking on the wall.
13. Cigarettes, coffee, alcohol and other ..................................... (add) are known to have an adverse influence upon human health.
14. There are voices saying that the orbital station ought to be ................................ (modern) as soon as possible if a serious tragedy is to be avoided.
15. We place a full ............................... (rely) on George whenever assistance is needed.
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