Word Formation

Complete the sentences with the correct option: 1. Her house is [blank_start]beautifully[blank_end] decorated. 2. “Friends” is my [blank_start]favorite[blank_end] TV series. 3. He bought a [blank_start]digital[blank_end] camera last week. 4. The [blank_start]majority[blank_end] of people enjoy watching soap operas. 5. What’s your [blank_start]interpretation[blank_end] of the story? 6. Fill your full name in the [blank_start]application[blank_end] form. 7. Did you have any [blank_start]difficulty[blank_end] doing the exercise? 8. It’s [blank_start]dangerous[blank_end] to cross a street without looking both ways. 9. He likes [blank_start]traditional[blank_end] music. 10. Drain the vegetables [blank_start]thoroughly[blank_end]. 11. Jim seems to have [blank_start]financial[blank_end] problems. 12. Jenny is an [blank_start]attractive[blank_end] woman in her early thirties. 13. They decided to have a [blank_start]security[blank_end] system installed. 14. He was [blank_start]unable[blank_end] to find a solution so he asked for help. 15. After [blank_start]graduation[blank_end] he started looking for a job.

WORKING LIVES Although the majority of people say that they “work for the money”, the [blank_start]financial[blank_end] reward isn’t actually the only thing that they think about. [blank_start]Recently[blank_end], research has shown that people consider many different factors to be of [blank_start]importance[blank_end] when they make their [blank_start]choice[blank_end]. A worldwide survey of students showed that after [blank_start]graduation[blank_end] they would be looking for jobs that allowed them to balance their [blank_start]personal[blank_end] lives with their work lives. It’s not just the younger generation who think like this either. There has been an increase in the number of middle-aged [blank_start]workers[blank_end] who are moving away from highly-paid executive positions into less [blank_start]stressful[blank_end] jobs. They are looking for something which is more [blank_start]enjoyable[blank_end] and gives them more leisure time. All this has meant that [blank_start]employers[blank_end] are realising that they need to do more than just offer good wages if they are going to keep their workers happy and motivated.