💡 Adapted from Close-up (C2) Student’s Book.
Provide the most suitable form of the given word in brackets to complete each space in the passage below. Write no more than ONE word for each space.
According to the dictionary, a 1.
Explanation
Correct Answer: cynical

The noun is changed into an adjective to describe the type of person being defined.

(CYNICISM) person believes that people are 2.
Explanation
Correct Answer: insincere

The prefix in- is added to create the negative adjective required by the context of selfishness.

(SINCERE) and are only interested in themselves. The word originated in the 3.
Explanation
Correct Answer: philosophical

The noun is converted into an adjective to specify the type of thinking (school) mentioned.

(PHILOSOPHY) schools of ancient Greece. Cynicism was a way of life for this unusual and 4.
Explanation
Correct Answer: unconventional

Both a prefix (un- meaning not) and a suffix (-al forming an adjective) are used to describe a group that does not follow standard social rules.

(CONVENTION) group. It derived its name from the Greek word for ‘dog’ (kunos) to denote its indifference to luxury. For this reason, their fellow Greeks considered them a 5.
Explanation
Correct Answer: dysfunctional

The prefix dys- (meaning bad, not normal) and the suffix -al (forming an adjective) are used create an adjective describing a group that does not operate in a normal social manner.

(FUNCTION) lot.

The most 6.
Explanation
Correct Answer: eminent

The noun is transformed into an adjective to highlight that Diogenes was a prominent or famous figure.

(EMINENCE) Cynic was Diogenes. By all accounts, he was quite an 7.
Explanation
Correct Answer: unorthodox

The prefix un- is added to show that his character was contrary to what is usually accepted.

(ORTHODOX) character who chose to live in a storage jar and took the simple way of life to 8.
Explanation
Correct Answer: abnormal

The adjective is modified with the prefix ab- to describe behavior that deviates from the standard.

(NORMAL) extremes. There are many stories about Diogenes, but the most 9.
Explanation
Correct Answer: famous

The noun is changed into an adjective to describe the story that is known by many people.

(FAME) relates to Alexander the Great. When Alexander stood before him and asked if he wanted anything, Diogenes’ 10.
Explanation
Correct Answer: impassive

The prefix im- is added to the adjective to describe a response that shows no emotion.

(PASSIVE) response was to request that Alexander move a little to one side because he was blocking the sun.

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