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Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.

1.By the end of 2002, the corporation had to sell all products cheaply,

prices had fallen catastrophically (catastrophe),as advanced economies had undergone a profound transition.

2.Although a step forward had been taken, their religious convictions

(convict) prevented them from taking up arms.

3.Johnson isn’t tired of Tokyo, it seems, but appearances can be

deceptive (deceive).

4.Many young men are not allowed to go out,apparently(apparent) because

of fears that they may join the army in exile.

5.The ability of perseverance (persevere) despite of obstacles and

setbacks is the quality people most admire in others.

6.Now these are people who have lived with war for more than two decades,

and nobody flinches (flinch) when they hear gunfire unless it’s very close.

7.Few Europeans who have ventured (venture) beyond the Himalayas have

returned to tell the tale.

8.Whoever this woman is, she’s made of sterner (stern) stuff than a

man is when facing unpredictable hardships.

9.The unearthly (earthly) black landscape is the virtual opposite of

the postcard stereotype of lush Hawaii.

10.Rescuers were using blowtorches to cut into wrecked(wreck) train

compartments where more bodies might be found.

11.After an early Saturday robbery and three days of exhaustive

(exhaust) investigation, Atlanta’s Museum of Arts has reopened. 12.The “taking back” of that High School began Monday as 2,000

students returned to school, some eager to resume studies ,others apprehensive (apprehend)about going back inside the scene of last spring’s deadly shooting riot.

13.They voted against the continuation(continue) of the existing tax

system.

14.Accuracy(accurate)of singing depends upon the precision with

which the singer can voluntarily a just the contractions of the muscles related to sound making.

15.Older drivers are more likely to be seriously injured because of

the fragility (fragile) of the bones.

16.Foreign food aid has led to a drastic (drastically) reduction in

the number of people dying of starvation.

17.The 18-year-old pilot made his virgin flight last week as a

replacement (replace) for the injured Gordon Smith.

18.Trendy (trend) teachers are denying children the opportunity to

study classic texts.

19.Starvation and disease over much of Asia and Europe in the 1950s

were Truman’s inheritance (inherit) as President.

20.This is a sensitive and often interesting portrayal (portray) of

a friendship between an 11-year-old boy and an old man.

21.If a friend takes you into her confidence (confident), don’t rush

off to tell other people.

22.The inability of diplomatic policy put the Bonn government in an

embarrassing (embarrass) position.

23.Mr. Smith is maintaining his manner in his peculiar way. He seems

a very dignified (dignify) and charming man.

24.They were busy scrambling (scramble) for power and wealth.

25.What you said put me in an awkward (awkwardness) position.

26.His speech was magnificently and formally written but his delivery

(deliver) was hopeless due to his poor local accent.

27.Before commencing the operation, make sure everything, including

the draining board, sink and plughole are perfectly disinfected (disinfect).

28.The newly-appointed division manager presided over the conference,

in which he showed extreme bashfulness before a public assembly (assemble).

29.The general, who was unexpectedly deceased (decrease) recently,

left the army without a leader.

30.It’s necessary for teachers to have the sense that both spoken

and written language are equally important, so the balance should be redressed (redress).

31.The Ministry of Education needs to offer young people drifting

(drift) into crime an alternative set of values.

32.They’d been a miserable lot when he’d arrived at the shipyard,

but now they sparkled (sparkle) with enthusiasm.

33.Mandela had obviously kept himself fit despite his years of

confinement (confine).

34.As the shipwreck was caused by a hurricane, their claims for

compensation will be fervently (fervent) denied.

35.The deadly virus of SARS incubates (incubate) for up to ten days

after the initial infection.

36.In order to ensure the fulfillment of the task, the CIA sent a newly

(fledge) fledged detective inspector to assist James.

37.Nearby, nestling(nestle) in the Rocky Mountains, was the renowned

climber’s home.

38.The country was ruled by tyrants (tyranny) then.

39.We detected a note of urgency(urgent) in the policewoman’s voice.

40.I am very relieved (relief) that the ordeal is over.

41.His new discoveries will undoubtedly(doubt) add to his reputation.

42.Unless my eyes deceive (deceptive) me, that’s your uncle.

43.The professor total us to disregard (regard) everything we had

learnt so far and start again.

44.It is desirable (desire) that both of them should be recommended.

45.She felt a sense of piquancy (piquant) when her old enemy trued

to her for help.

46.The main beneficiaries(benefit) of the Hope Project are

poverty-stricken children living in remote areas.

47.Traditional herbal medicine is said to have less undesirable

(desire) side-effects.

48.This philosophical (philosophy) essay is beyond my daughter’s

capacity.

49.The southern regions have increasingly(increase) relied on

foreign investment.

50.American Indians are now proud to be the descendants(descend) of

North America’s first inhabitants.