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Word formation and collocation - THCS

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  • But how could you do it? Really, Mary, I feel quite ........of you! (shame)
    ashamed
  • The children‘s ……………… became greater and greater when it came to the second half of the tale. (curious)
    curiosity
  • Sometimes it may be …… …………to live in the countryside because it‘s hard to find an entertainment center there. (bore)
    boring
  • It is becoming ............difficult to find a job nowadays. (increase)
    increasingly
  • I was kept .......last night by the noise from a party in the flat above. (wake)
    awake
  • The ……………… for the festival must be carried out right now; otherwise, we‘ll be late. (prepare)
    preparation
  • Thank you for your …………… … Your presence at our party is such a great honor for us. (participate)
    participation
  • Whenever I listen to this song, I feel so ……………… (excite)
    excited
  • When I.B.M advertised for a new Production Manager, they received over fifty ______for the job. (apply)
    applications
  • You shouldn't have mentioned death.You know how .......Charles is about that sort of thing. (sense)
    sensitive
  • My wife is ........of spiders. (terror).
    terrified
  • Although the painting looked like a genuine Picasso, the ...........was definitely a fake. (sign)
    signature
  • Each ethnic minority people has its own ………………features.(type)
    typical
  • His talent in writing books for children gained the international ……………… the late 19th century. (recognize)
    recognition
  • I understand your problem, Miss Brown, and don't think I'm not ....., but we really can't allow you to phone up your boyfriend in America using the office phone. (sympathy)
    sympathetic
  • An out-going and friendly person often like to ……………… and make friends. (social)
    socialize
  • The ……………… of national heritages is the job of every citizen of that country. (preserve)
    preservation
  • All of the tangible and intangible heritages that were passed down by our ancestors were _________(value)
    valuable