Luyện ngữ pháp - Destination C1 and C2 - (Unit 20: Vocabulary - Power and social issues)


Use the word given in capitals at the end of the line to form a word that fits in the space.

A Reader Writes . . .

We have all had the experience, I am sure, of feeling (1) in the face of civil servants. All nations need bureaucrats, but too many (POWER)
have become (2) and inflexible. While some carry (INSTITUTE)
out their jobs (3) , others apply the letter of the law but (DUTY)
not the spirit, and behave in an (4) manner, relying on (OFFICE)
computers and rules to tell them what is (5) and what is (PERMIT)
not. The number of civil servants has increased (6) under this current government, which I believe is a good (SIGNIFY)
(7) of where their priorities lie. I agree with Jack Turner (INDICATE)
(Letters, 16th May) that it is a (8) waste of taxpayers money and I find his argument that we only need one third of (CRIME)
them very (9) indeed. We in this country have (PERSUADE)
(10) the biggest civil service in this part of the world and it is time something was done about it.
Yours sincerely,
A. P. Kennedy (Mrs) (ARGUE)


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