PartⅡ Word Formation

Directions: There are 140 incomplete statements in this part, you should fill in each blank with the proper form of the given wordand write the right answer in the brackets.

1. Liuxiang has been highly praised because of his excellent ______ (perform) in the Olympic Games.  performance

2. It is _________ (character)of a snake to winter sleep through the winter without eating anything. characteristic

3. ________ (forget) as Mr. Smith is, he is by no means an absent-minded professor. Forgetful

4. The ________ (million) donated a large sum of money to the Tsunami stricken area. millionaire

5. The ________ (expect) Tsunami wrecked hundreds of thousands of lives and families. unexpected

6. Following the (settle) _________ of the strike, the train service is now back to normal. settlement

7. We are not short of raw materials at the moment, but we need reliable (equip) ________. equipment

8. Buying a house in such a neighborhood can be a (cost) ________ business. costly

9. With his knowledge and experience, he is no doubt (qualify) ________ for the work. qualified

10. It is (reason) ________ for parents to pay for their children’s education. reasonable

11. Some experts suggest that we slow down the (economy) ________ growth in the country. economic

12. He rushed (danger) ________ across the busy street to catch the bus. dangerously

13.It has been a long winter, and we’re (eager) ________ waiting for the coming of spring. eagerly

14. If a business wants to sell its products (international) ________, it should do some world market research first. internationally

15. We should read more and see more in order to (wide) ________ our horizons. widen

16. They full recognized the enormous (strong) ________ and influence of the union. strength

17. It will be very (help) ________ if each member presents his or her own opinion at the meeting. helpful

18. It is well-known that sports will ________(strength) his friendship between nations. strengthen

19. The flexible working time system will enable the (emply) ________ to work more efficiently. employees

20. The price of the oil in the world market has (great) ________ increased in recent months. greatly

21. With the (develop) ________ of foreign trade, more and more people are doing import and export business. development

22. Going abroad to have a holiday will be an (excite) ________ experience for us. exciting

23. Yao Ming, our favorite basketball (play) ________, is becoming a superstar in the world. player

24. She is well-known for her excellent (achieve) ________ in her career. achievement

25. He is (confidence) ________ even though he has failed several times. confident

26. His suggestions turned out to be very (effect) ________ in the improvement of our production. effective

27. It is difficult for a (foreign) ________ to learn Chinese. foreignor

28. I have decided to accept their (invite) ________ to pay a visit to their factory. invitation

29. He seemed very young, but he was (real) ________ older than all of us. really

30. John’s performance in this exam make us feel rather (disappoint) ________. disappointed

31. It was (luck) ________ indeed for Mr. Fox to have changed his flight and arrived safe. lucky

32. I’m afraid my attempt to make a cake wasn’t very (success) ________. successful

33. The secretary is so efficient that his boss thinks (high) ________ of him. highly

34. In the museum, foreign visitors are especially interested in that ancient (paint) ________. painting

35. There is a rapid increase in population in that country that has caused a food (short) ________. shortage

36. The committee expects to come to a (decide) ________ within this week. decision

37. The woman is (fortunate) ________ in having an ideal husband. fortunate

38. The teacher noticed some (improve) ________ in my speech after I had practised. improvement

39. With the (discover) ________ of the new material, the equipment is greatly improved. discovery

40. The director (definite) ________ told us that a dinner would be given in honor of the guests. definitely

41. Mark should feel ashamed of his (behave) ________ towards the teacher. behaviour

42. Our firm is competitive in markets because we only sell products of (excellence) ________ quality. excellent

43. Her early (arrive) ________ gave everyone a big surprise. arrival

44. A meal containing fish and vegetables is considered a (health) ____________ one. healthy

45. After careful (consider) ________, committee agreed on the proposal. consideration

46. The little girl gave an (extreme) ________ wonderful performance last night. extremely

47. My sister has recently got a job as a (reception) ________ in a hotel. receptionist

48. Provided that there is no (object) ________, we will begin with the next item. objection

49. There has not been a favorable (respond) ________ to your plan so far. response

50. Thanksgiving is a (tradition) ________ festival in the US and Canada. traditional

51. The (village) ________ have made a programme of resharping its rivers and hills. villagers

52. There are a (vary) ________ of books in the library. variety

53. The (month) ________ magazine named “Risk” will be more and more popular. monthly

54. It is said that tea is (effect) ________ on preventing cancer. effective

55. Drinking coffee is not the only way to keep (health) ________. healthy

56. Finally the (conclude) ________ was drawn that the drug can be used to cure bird flu. conclusion

57. When young Emie was caught (steal) ________ he promised he would never do it again. stealing

58. It is such a (challenge) ________ job that many people are afraid of taking it. challenging

59.The personnel manager fired three (employ) ________. employees

60. The teacher’s words of praise were a (stimulate) ________ to study harder. stimulator

61. I have a (prefer) ________ for blue. preference

62. The (encourage) ________ in education is much more important than the knowledge itself. encouragement

63. She often spends a great deal of time (read) ________ novels. reading

64. The (interest) ________ news made everybody there interested. interesting

65. It is not (reason) ________ to judge a person only from the appearance. reasonable

66. Where do you often have your hair (do) ________ recently? done

67. It is reported that elephants are (clever) ________ than any other animals in the world. cleverer

68. I want a job that provide the chance of receiving (promote) ________. promotion

69. English is of great (important) ________ in our modern world. importance

70. It is not (advise) ________ for the job hunter to find a job in a hurry. advisable

71. There will be a (discuss) ________ on how to keep the world peaceful. discussion

72. The room is (full) ________ of smoke. full

73. Chuck, the (old) ________ son in this family, supported his brothers and sisters. eldest

74. My hobbies are (sing and dance) ________. singing and dancing

75. More than one billion ducks (sell) ________ during the past 150 years. were sold

76. In Tiantan Hospital there are about 100 heart operations (perform) ________ every year. performed

77. We can’t move into the new house because it (decorate) ________ now. is being decorated

78. Her (appear) ________ has changed so much that you would fail to recognize her. appearance

79. In 2003, at the (invite) ________ of the American President Bush, President Hu Jintao went to America for a visit. invitation

80. The conference has greatly (deep) ________ the relationship between the two cities. deepened

81. Mr. Druker always hold (regular) ________ scheduled meetings with his subordinates. regularly

82. He is required that he (stop) ________ smoking at once. (should) stop

83. Peter promised (save) ________ the dog in danger. to save

84. This kind of machines is much (fast) ________ than the previous one. faster

85. His motor bike wants (repair) ________. repairing/ to be repaired

86. He came into his room, (follow) ________ by a handsome dog. followed

87. It is rather difficult to make (decide) ________ for others. decisions

88. Once he was a teacher in a poor (neighbor) ________. neighborhood

89. Good morning. I am a (report) ________ from BTV 7. reporter

90. The ________ (serve) is quite good in this bar, so there are always a great number of people there. service

91. (Finance) ________ problems are a big headache for managers and CEOs. Financial

92. Don’t forgot (lock) ________ the door before you go out. to lock

93. They talked as if they (be) ________ friends for years. had been

94. I saw him (steal) ________ the bike and run away. steal

95. You’d better (put) ________ on more clothes. put

96. The (practice) ________ English Test is held once a year. Practical

97. Who will be (response) ________ for the traffic accident. responsible

98. My 18-year-old birthday party is truly a most (memory) ________ occasion for me. memorable

99. He has got accustomed to (speak) ________ in public. speaking

100. (download) ________ from the Internet can be very dangerous. Downloading

101. Here is my car, but it is ____________ (use) without gas. useless

102. We have the ____________ (determine) to win honor for our country. determination

103. In spite of all difficulties, we are sure of ____________ (succeed). success

104. Prof. James became ____________ (patient) with the inattentive students. impatient

105. Rich people are not ____________ (necessary) happy. necessarily

106. He waited ____________ (anxiety) for the arrival of his girlfriend. anxiously

107. In our ____________ (social), the laboring people are masters of country. society

108. Flying across the Atlantic for the first time was a great ____________ (achieve). achievement

109. The room was small, dirty and untidy, and he found it quite ____________ (comfort). uncomfortable

110. Jim ____________ (cover) the box and the sparrow flew away. uncovered

111. If you try to learn too many things at a time, you may get ____________ (confuse). confused

112. The man went back home ____________ (occasion) due to his hard work. occasionally

113. Jim had a very ____________ (disappoint) look when Tom told him Mary was not coming. disappointing

114. He likes classical music since ____________ (child). childhood

115. Henry looked very much ____________ (embarrass) when he was caught cheating in the aptitude exam. embarrassed

116. Gentleman does not have a job. He is ____________ (job). jobless

117. Can you figure out the ____________ (imply) meaning of his statement? implied

118. Hospitals always make me feel ____________ (ease), especially when I am the one who must see the doctor. uneasy

119. A straight line is the shortest ____________ (distant) between two points. distance

120. India gained ____________ (independent) from Britain in 1947. independence

121. You will ____________ (danger) your health if you go on smoking like this. endanger

122. Reading English novels helps ____________ (large) your vocabulary. enlarge

123. I can say with ____________ (certain) that our performance will be a success. certainty

124. Mother put many ____________ (taste) dishes on the table. tasty

125. I could not see the road properly because of the ____________ (dark). darkness

126. Andy seems to take great ____________ (pleasant) in teaching English as a second language. pleasure

127. Most of his books are based on ____________ (history) events. historical

128. Jane was lucky. She got a well ____________ (pay) position in a big company. paid

129. The two brothers are only ____________ (like) in appearance. alike

130. Mother found Mike still ____________ (sleep) when she came into his room at eight in the morning. asleep/ sleeping

131. She is always ____________ (will) to help others. willing

132. Nearly half of the ____________ (bore) audience had left the meeting before the closing address. bored

133. No one knows where he came from. There is, something ________ (mystery) about his family background. mysterious

134. Mary was already an ____________ (experience) primary school teacher at the age of 25. experienced

135. The policeman held up his hand to stop the traffic so that the children could cross the road in ____________ (safe). safety

136. The slightest ____________ (care) in driving can result in a terrible accident. carelessness

137. Susan has obtained her parents’ ____________ (permit) to go camping with her class. permission

138. As neither ____________ (manage) nor labor would give in, the union organized a strike. management

139. Hans went to his dentist for ____________ (consult) because of a bad toothache. consultation

140. In those days, my cousins went to my family to spend holidays ____________ (constant). constantly