Thẻ ghi nhớ: WORD FORMATION + SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION MAC DINH CHI OLYMPIC 30/4 | Quizlet

He left us with the _________ impression that we had been speaking to a future leader (eradicate)

ineradicable

At college, I became a social _________ because I didn't like going out in the evenings (fit)

misfit

I'm looking for a travel insurance policy that will cover me for any _________ (event)

eventuality

He has abandoned all ambition to become and president and is now _________ wholly by altruism (actual)

actuated

Of course there were some _________ problems along the way but eventually we got the project finished (look)

unlooked-for

Every attempt is being made to ensure that these works of art are preserved for _________ (post)

posterity

He's been nominated for _________ thanks to his diligence and professionalism (prefer)

preferment

Can't believe her car can be so _________ refuelling once every two days, how costly! (petrol)

petrol-guzzling

The vigorous exercises are designed to be _________. Participants will feel energetic and lifelike after taking them (tense)

tension-relieving

Many MBA courses are highly theoretical, esoteric and impractical, instead of being _________ as they should (business)

business-focused

The English are famous for talking about the weather but listen to any Italian conversation and it will normally be about cookery.

One of the most famous Italian sauces is pesto. Made from a (1) _________ of garlic, basil, pine nuts, cheese and olive oil, it is (2) _________ delicious. We all buy it from the supermarket, but you have to try the (3) _________ from its home, Genoa, to really experience it. The word pesto means to pound and it is the action of the pestle and mortar which is all important for this (4) _________ sauce. Along with the best basil and local olive oil, the pesto makers of Genoa use their wrist action to make an (5) _________ pale, luscious green sauce. Genoans really take their pesto seriously, and the (6) _________ of the Knights of the Confraternity of authentic pesto makers show this. If you want to sample their cuisine, go to Genoa as I did. I visited a (7) _________ village called Vernazza. Sitting in a trattoria in the harbor, the (8) _________ smell of fish frying wafted over us as we tried, amongst other things, a kind of pesto called salsa di noce. It was a true culinary delight, made with the (9) _________ of past Italians who couldn't afford meat. It may sound (10) _________ to those of you who want meat in a meal, but you would be mad to forgo it.

appetite

believe

create

deny

fish

marvel

mix

origin

resist

resource

(1) mixture

(2) undeniably

(3) original

(4) marvelous

(5) unbelievably

(6) creation

(7) fishing

(8) irresistible

(9) resourcefulness

(10) unappetizing

No real sportsman wants to be suspected of crowing over his opponents' misfortunes

Exulting _________

Exulting in his opponents' misfortune is something that no real sportsman wants to be suspected of

Of all the myths of the Welfare State, stories of the work-shy have been the least well-founded on evidence

There is less _________

There is less evidence to support stories of the work-shy than to support any of the myths of the Welfare State

After the strong pressure from Labour councillors, the Council agreed to reconsider the road plan

The Council was _________

The Council was persuaded to reconsider the road plan after strong pressure from Labour councillors

Kip Keino wasn't just the first African international mile winner, he was a national symbol

Not _________

Not only was Kip Keino the first African international mile winner but he was also a national symbol

Sam was really anxious, waiting to see if he had got a place in the cricket team (tenterhooks)

Sam was on _________

Sam was on tenterhooks waiting to see if he had got a place in the cricket team

The heir to the family fortune was eventually found to be an impostor (exposed)

The heir _________

The heir to the family fortune was eventually exposed as an impostor

He claimed my point was not relevant to the proceedings (dismissed)

He _________

He dismissed my point as irrelevant to the proceedings

So completely incompetent was that secretary that we lost heaps of invoices (rank)

Such was rank incompetence of that secretary that we lost heaps of invoices

A lot of the country's two million unemployed will probably never work again (many)

There are two million _________

There are two million unemployed in the country, many of whom will probably never work again

It was difficult to understand her colleagues overt hostility towards her proposal (openly)

That her colleagues _________

That her colleagues was so openly hostile towards her proposal was difficult to understand

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