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For questions 1- 8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.

Ghost Hunting

 

The (1) ... public interest in Ghost Hunting today makes it easy to forget that not too long ago exploring the paranormal was "taboo". Just twenty years ago, the mere (2) ... of the word, "ghost" sent shivers through a person's spine. A ghost encounter often doomed a person to keep silent about the experience for fear of being labelled "crazy". For those who dared to explore beyond the perceived (3) … of what was considered "normal", society reacted (4) ... to their persistent (5) ... . However, during the last ten years, ghost hunting has changed in leaps and bounds. The (6) ... of television shows with paranormal themes has spawned tens of thousands of ghost hunting groups across America. Now, instead of running from ghosts, people are flocking to "haunted" (7) ... to gather evidence of paranormal activity or to experience a chance encounter. Not only is it a new "sport" for some, but it is also serious research for others. Ghost hunting groups believe they are already using a (8) ... approach to ghost hunting.

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[answer="WIDESPREAD" label="WIDE"]

[answer="MENTION" label="MENTAL"]

[answer="BOUNDARY" label="BOUND"]

[answer="ADVERSELY" label="ADVERSE"]

[answer="ENDEAVOUR" label="DEVOIR"]

[answer=" POPULARITY" label="POPULAR"]

[answer="LOCATION" label="LOCATE"]

[answer="SCIENTIFIC" label="SCIENCE"]

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ANSWER KEYS

 

1)    WIDESPREAD
COMPOUND ADJECTIVE WIDE => WIDESPREAD
WIDE => WIDESPREAD Existing or happening in many places or situations, or among many people.

 
2)    MENTION
ADJECTIVE TO NOUN MENTAL => MENTION
SUFFIX (-TION) A suffix occurring in words of Latin origin, used to form abstract nouns from verbs or stems not identical with verbs, whether as expressing action or state: RELATION

 
3)    BOUNDARIES
VERB TO NOUN  BOUND => BOUNDARY
SUFFIX (-ARY) Thing relating to; a place for: AVIARY

 
4)    ADVERSELY
ADJECTIVE TO ADVERB ADVERSE => ADVERSELY
SUFFIX (-LY) A suffix forming adverbs from adjectives: GLADLY

 
5)    ENDEAVOURS
NOUN TO NOUN DEVOIR => ENDEAVOUR
PREFIX (-EN) A prefix occurring originally in loanwords from French and productive in English on this model, forming verbs with the general sense 'to cause': ENTHRONE 

 
6)    POPULARITY
ADJECTIVE TO NOUN POPULAR => POPULARITY
SUFFIX (-ITY) A suffix used to form abstract nouns expressing state or condition: CIVILITY

 
7)    LOCATIONS
VERB TO NOUN LOCATE => LOCATION
SUFFIX (-TION) a suffix occurring in words of Latin origin, used to form abstract nouns from verbs or stems not identical with verbs, whether as expressing action or state: RELATION

 
8)    SCIENTIFIC
NOUN TO ADJECTIVE SCIENCE => SCIENTIFIC
SUFFIX (-TIFIC) A combining form meaning "making," "producing," "causing," appearing in adjectives borrowed from Latin: PROLIFIC