12. The secretary ordered paper, pens and other …………………………………..for the office. (equip) 13. This is a complicated problem and I can’t find the………………………………………….. (solve) 14. It is difficult to give a speech without…………………………………………………. (prepare) 15. Since …………………………………. has been so poor the class is being closed? (attend) 16. His ……………………………………..has not improved much. (behave) 17. Less public transport is now available because of the ………………………..of staff. (short) 18. The …………………………..of the trains and the buses causes frustration and annoyance. (frequent) 19. She felt a sense of ………………………. when her friend went to live abroad. (lose) 20. You need a lot of ……………………………to be a teacher. (patient) 21. The police are interested in the sudden …………………………of the valuable painting. (appear) 22. They’re going to announce the ……………………….of the Prince. (arrive) 23. They caught him by the wrist and led him away; he went without…………………………………… (resist) 24. She is one of the greatest …………………………to appear in this theatre. (perform) 25. The ……………………………..she gave last night was marvelous. (perform) 26. There were 50 …………………………….in the talent contest. (compete) 27. There’s a lot of …………………………in the show business. (compete) 28. Have you seen the latest …………………………….for Pepsi? (advertise) 29. Conversation in one of the most enjoyable forms of ………………………………….(entertain). Writing 2 30. She’s a ………………………..of theatre programs. (collect) 31. She has one of the biggest …………………………in Britain. (collect) 32. She divorced him because of his …………………… to the children. (kind) 33. The thing I hate about John is his ……………………………..(reliable) 34. Recently health foods have increased in ………………………………(popular) 35. He doesn’t agree with the ………………………………….that there is life on other planets. (believe) 36. The film is about a young police officer and his struggle to expose …………..in the force. (corrupt) 37. Two million people in the city live in serious ………………………….. (poor) 38. Energy ………………………….reduces your fuel bills and helps the environment. (conserve) 39. A ………………………..is a person who takes an active part in the ……………………..of the environment. (conserve, protect) 40. The …………………………………. of the rain forest is an …………………………….disaster. (destroy, ecology) 41. People are becoming far more aware of …………………………………………….issues. (environment) 42. An ………………………………….is a person who is interested in the environment and tries to protect it from being damaged by human activities. (environment) 43. It is their ………………………………….to ensure that the rules are enforced. (responsible) 44. It would be ………………………………to ignore these warnings. (responsible) 45. ………………………………………………is the increase of culture and trade around the world. (global) Exercise 2: Correct the