1) I wrote a letter of _____ to the hotel manager because I wasn’t happy with the service. a) complain b) complaint c) complaining 2) The airline didn’t offer us any _____ for the ten hour delay. a) compensate b) compensated c) compensation 3) Listen! The neighbours next door are having another _____. a) argue b) argument c) argumate 4) If you buy the washing machine today, we can guarantee next-day _____. a) delivery b) deliver c) deliveration 5) The dinner party wasn’t a _____ because Paul was rude to Richard. a) succession  b) success c) unsuccessful  6) My mother learned to swim when she was 67. I think that’s a real _____. a) achieve b) achieves c) achievement 7) What _____ did Anna give you for not finishing her report? a) explanation b) explain c) explaining 8) I got Jason’s email, but he forgot to send the _____. a) attach b) attachment c) attaches 9) We have an _____ at home that if my husband cooks, I do the dishes. a) agreement b) agreed c) agreemation 10) The salesperson gave me a very good _____ of how the gadget worked. a) demonstration b) demonstrating c) demonstrate 11) PayPal is a safe way of making a _____ online. a) paying b) payment c) pay 12) The company showed a _____ for five years and eventually it had to close down. a) loss b) lose c) losing 13) The house next door is for _____ . I’d love to buy it! a) sale b) sell c) selling 14) Having to wait for people has taught me to be _____ . a) patient b) patience c) patiente 15) _____ it rained on our wedding day, but we had a great day anyway. a) Unfortunate b) Fortunately c) Unfortunately 16) The plane landed _____ after the big storm. a) safe b) safety c) safely 17) I don’t know how to explain it _____ , but I think I understood the meaning. a) exactly b) exact c) exacted 18) The knight _____ rode his horse into the battlefield. a) brave b) bravely c) bravingly

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