CAE English in Use   (Exit)

Word Formation (Answers)


Read the texts and then write the correct form of the word in CAPITALS to complete the gaps.

21st Century Workplace
The economy of the 21st century will be based on

skills and (0) knowledge according to a recent report. KNOW
The study shows that there will be more jobs in the  
workplace for those with (1) ... and the right skills, and    QUALIFY
fewer jobs for those with none. The best (2) ... will be EMPLOY
one that can demonstrate a level of academic or (3) ... VOCATION
achievement that can enable the individual to  
support their CV with evidence of desirable personal  
qualities. As well as wanting people who are flexible,  
companies are also looking for evidence of (4) ... ADAPT
It is also (5)............ necessary to be an excellent INCREASE
communicator as the majority of (6) ..... make their ORGANISE
profits from the skills of people selling their goods as  
much as from the producers themselves.  
The new economy is here to stay and unless  
businesses show the (7) ... to adapt they may find they WILL
are (8) ... according to the authors of the report.
SUSTAIN

 
The Internet is 30 Years Old  
The Internet recently celebrated its 30th birthday. Its  
universal (9) ... has made it the most powerful and ACCESS
cost - (10) ... tool for business and personal EFFECT
communication. It currently has 60 million users and  
has a (11) ... rate of 200,000 users per month. Not GROW
(12) ... it has also created the largest number of SURPRISE
(13) ... under the age of thirty. The Internet was MILLION
developed by scientists (14) ... as a way ORIGIN
for the American government to withstand nuclear  
attacks. Who would have thought 30 years ago that  
its (15) ..... would have extended to so many areas APPLY
of our daily life?  
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