WORDFORMATION

1. A: What is the _______ of the Big Ben? (HIGH)

B: I am not sure but perhaps it is more than fifty meters.

2. My grandparents have great experience and life _______.

(WISE)

3. Don’t go there if you are _______ of mice. There are

thousands of mice there. (FEAR)

4. Don’t be too _______ of her decision. She hates it!

(CRITICISE)

5. My boyfriend is a very _______ person. He will never give up

and keep on fighting to win. (PERSIST)

6. The ______ of all flights was due to the bad weather.

(CANCEL)

7. Joe has great _______ in himself. That is why he never gives

up easily.(CONFIDE)

8. Out of our sheer _______, we started making up silly stories.

(BORING)

9. She is just an _______ of mine. I don’t know her well.

(ACQUAINT)

10. Ithas been snowing all night so there is a great ______ that all
tomorrow’s flights will be cancelled. (LIKE)

11. You may use this computer and this mobile phone
whenever you want. They are at your _______. (DISPOSE)

12. The negotiations have proven more _______ than any of us

expected.(TROUBLE)

13. Marlene Dietrich was _______ through her roles in films like
'The Blue Angel'.(MORTAL)

14. He was _______ in 1965 for attempted murder.(PRISON)

15. He is my _______. He owes me 1000$. (DEBT)

16. I can't get the _______car to start! (BLOOD)

17. He stopped at a bar for a little _______.(FRESH)

18. Although they said nothing, she could sense their _______ of
her suggestion. (APPROVE)

19. I love spending time in _______ regions. (MOUNTAIN)

20. It was _______ not to phone and say you'd be late. (THINK)

KEY:

1. HEIGHT

2. WISDOM

3. FEARFUL

4. Critical

5. PERSISTENT

6. CANCELLATION

7. CONFIDENCE

8. BOREDOM

9. ACQUAINTANCE

10. LIKELIHOOD

11. DISPOSAL

12. TROUBLESOME

13. Immortalized

14. Imprisoned

15. DEBTOR
 16. Bleeding

17. Refreshment

18. Disapproval

19. Mountainous

20. Thoughtless

Vocabulary

Sheer: 1[only before noun] used to emphasize the size, degree or amount of
sth:
The area is under threat from the sheer number of tourists using it. We were
impressed by the sheer size of the cathedral.

2[only before noun] complete and not mixed with anything else
SYN utter:
The concert was sheer delight. I only agreed out of sheer desperation.